The weakest castle in Heroes of Might and Magic IV! — General

Zdob

2/19/2007 4:28 PM UTC

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Necromancy for the Necromancer is the same as summoning for the Druid, resurrection for the Priest, etc. :D And it's possible to manage without them! :D
What? Is it getting difficult? :D Without necromancy? That's the point! :cool:
Conclusion: The Castle of Death isn't the best! :D :cool:

HMM4 The Gathering Storm : BEST!:cool:

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OptiMAL

2/19/2007 5:18 PM UTC

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Each castle has its own unique features, as Zdob said. However, for some, these features are more advantageous than for others.

:D

Пандора

2/19/2007 8:53 PM UTC

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Necromancy for the Necromancer is the same as summoning for the Druid, resurrection for the Priest, etc. And it is possible to manage without them!
What? Is it getting difficult? Without necromancy? Well, there you go!
Conclusion: The Castle of Death doesn't rule!

I never said it ruled! Haven (and Nature, and Chaos) rules :) You can manage without necromancy, but who would want to. It's a really powerful skill. Why deny yourself it.
But if you've decided to give it up, magic won't suffer because of it. There's still the Hand of Death spell.

Zdob

2/20/2007 4:55 AM UTC

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I've seen it many times: a Necromancer just stands on the battlefield and does nothing (because he doesn't know how to do anything! :D), but he raises vampires! And if you convert it to gold, he gets 2.2K gold for free per battle! :mad: Play as Tacticians; otherwise, a Necromancer without Necromancy skills is useless! :D :cool:

HMM4 The Gathering Storm : BEST!:cool:

Пандора

2/20/2007 10:47 AM UTC

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I'm sure that those who know how and love to play as Necropolis can manage even without Necromancy. But there are many who only boast about Necromancy. In this, I completely agree with Zdob. These are not true connoisseurs.

Zdob

2/20/2007 2:20 PM UTC

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Exactly! We started talking about death... and no one can say anything (except Pandora :D)! :D It seems people can't even play without necromancy! :D And without necromancy, the Necropolis is just a castle! :D And why isn't anyone else saying anything? Is it because of personal feelings, and they're deliberately ignoring the downsides? :D I feel like I've hit a nerve! :D :cool:

HMM4 The Gathering Storm : BEST!:cool:

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OptiMAL

2/20/2007 2:34 PM UTC

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Well, death is known for that. It's pointless to play without necromancy. It's just for fun, but you won't win against anyone with such tactics (except against the AI).

:D

Zdob

2/20/2007 2:37 PM UTC

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Go ahead and try it! It's a perfectly normal, fully functional Castle! :D
And it was even called the strongest Castle! :D :cool:

HMM4 The Gathering Storm : BEST!:cool:

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OptiMAL

2/20/2007 2:42 PM UTC

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It’s not interesting to play without Necromancy. Well… it’s just not interesting.

:D

Zdob

2/20/2007 2:57 PM UTC

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You're all like that, and you can't defend yourselves! :D
Well, let's talk about Chaos then! :D :cool:

HMM4 The Gathering Storm : BEST!:cool:

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OptiMAL

2/20/2007 3:12 PM UTC

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I haven't played much with the Inferno faction. I only won thanks to Necromancy and Demonology.

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Пандора

2/20/2007 8:22 PM UTC

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Zdob, you're right! When you play as Haven, for example, some players upgrade Charm as one of the last skills. First, they focus on upgrading magic.

Zdob

2/20/2007 9:40 PM UTC

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Exactly, and when it comes to death, people immediately prioritize Necromancy! :D :cool:

HMM4 The Gathering Storm : BEST!:cool:

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BASON

2/20/2007 10:22 PM UTC

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Pandora;68974

Zdob, you're right! It really is the case that when you play as Haven, for example, some players develop Charm as one of the last skills. First, you level up magic.

Magic or Necromancy? It's very risky to level them up simultaneously. Necromancer is especially vulnerable in the early stages of development, and a weak mage will only worsen the situation. But you can acquire spells later, while you can't bring back potential vampires... Whatever you choose, you'll always make a mistake. In this case, you can and should summon Death to battle. Further delay is fatal! :)

Fireball

2/20/2007 10:47 PM UTC

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Exactly, and death immediately makes people prioritize Necromancy.

Indeed, why would a Necromancer develop Necromancy? It doesn't make sense. This development path should be deemed unworthy and strongly discouraged, and even better, banned, just like building Vampires, as they are too resilient. Then, Life will show everyone who is the weakest.