Posts from Heroes 6 - Discussion

2) That’s what it boils down to. The game’s style has been changed, which is bad. Changes, especially radical ones, should only be made when (almost) everything possible has been extracted from what is available.
For example, the style of the Undead, Demons, and Orcs has been radically changed. The Demons, for example, have changed from rather pleasant-looking, beast-like hellish creatures, which is approximately what demons should be, into a motley crew of aliens and magma elementals. In other words, they have lost their appeal and have simply become monsters that one just wants to destroy.
The Undead have also adopted some kind of repulsive style; some elements (ghouls, lamassu) make you want to vomit, and others (the spider) make you want to smash your monitor. In other words, they are generally not appealing and are repulsive in appearance.
The Orcs have also been disfigured in some units (shamans, cyclops); the cyclops has lost all resemblance to its former self, and the shaman is not an Orc, but rather, excuse me, some kind of prototype; you know what I mean.
Where is the fantasy? Where is the captivating, all-consuming, fairy-tale spirit of fantasy? Only the Humans remain… and that’s it. Two out of my three favorite factions have been disfigured. Fail.

Actually, the mountains look a bit strange in the new screenshot. They remind me of deserts.

1) Regarding the statement that the Sorceress in the first game was a prototype for the Mages, I think I misspoke. It's more of a mix, with units from the Elves, but with a meaning, and, by the way, with a hero from the Mages. If you compare it to Ashan, then that's approximately what the Mages are.
Good Mages are not good, someone said? And are the Empire people really so good that they drove the Orcs away for no reason, making them slaves? And what makes the Dark Elves evil, that they chose their own path, different from others? No, morality has nothing to do with it. The fact that the Mages use darkness and chaos is a flaw of the authors. The Terrors, who are supposed to revere darkness, ultimately don't use it at all. So, you need to use a very clear table:
Humans-Demons
Mages-Necromancers
High Elves-Dark Elves
Dwarves-Orcs
Logically, good magic is closest to the Mages and High Elves.

2) Here's the thing. The game's style has been changed, which is bad. Changes, especially radical ones, should only be made when (almost) everything possible has been squeezed out of what's available.

For example, the Demons have become a bunch of rather unpleasant-looking, beastly hellish creatures, which is approximately what demons should be, along with a random assortment of aliens and magma elementals. In other words, they have lost their appeal and have simply become monsters that just make you want to destroy them.
The Necromancers have also switched to some kind of disgusting style; some of the elements (ghouls, lamassu) make you want to vomit, and others (spiders) make you want to smash your monitor. In general, they are also not appealing and are repulsive in appearance.

Where is the fantasy? Where is the captivating, all-encompassing, fairy-tale spirit of fantasy? Only... that remains in the Humans. Two out of my three favorite factions have been disfigured. Fail.

They already showed the Cyclops, they discovered America...

2) So, what's the deal? The game's style has been changed, which is bad. Changes, especially radical ones, should only be made when almost everything possible has been squeezed out of what's available.

Let me continue my argument.
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No credit.

It's still the rambling of someone trying to justify their mistake.

That's your opinion. I, for example, believe that endlessly grinding the same thing is absolutely not worth it. A crazy fan of one part will always return to it; a person open to new things will accept it if the implementation is good.
Apparently, you would like the sixth game to be exactly like the fifth, but with TEN MORE RACES. In my opinion, this is a rather stupid approach that would only work for a few games.

The ramblings of a schizophrenic.

And here is the reason for all the long texts and, I hope, the trolling - a simple fanboy's hurt feelings. Deal with it.

2) No, I don't need Heroes 5 with new factions. I need a game that is a logical continuation of the series. Changes are needed, definitely, but not on such a scale. Radically changing the game's style is simply stupid. Why do this if there is already a ready-made, more interesting, and less absurd one?

3) Explain yourself in Russian; I don't understand your lurid language.

There's a handy "collapse" button to the right of the section title; I use it for sections where I know I won't have anything to do. It's a useful feature.

It all boils down to the fact that you shouldn't make a new game; there's already a ready-made one.

Learn the basics!

For those who don't understand, let me explain: add a new faction or not, improve the quality of the graphics, make cosmetic changes to the style, add some unique feature, rework the faction composition, add new units, new skills, artwork, magic, hero abilities, objects on the map, and possibilities in battle and on the map.

This is exactly the section where there's something to do, just as I thought. But there are some rather inadequate people here who consider anyone who thinks differently to be a troll and try to belittle them. Are they just internet bullies, or is it a Russian mentality?

When the fifth installment came out, I didn't have internet access, and I didn't even know about the game. I also wasn't interested in fantasy. For me, the fifth game is like the third game for others – that is, an idol that should be followed.