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Magnus, I don't feel like retyping the article from LKI. It's very long.
And regarding the militia – there's always an ugly duckling in the family... Or should I remind you about the gargoyles of your beautiful mages? Or about the rotten zombies of the Necropolis?
Rider, how can we understand what you are referring to then? And is there no way to find this article online? Or at least tell us the key points. We can't just agree with something we haven't even heard of.
Well, she compared militia to gargoyles (elemental protection, speed, initiative) or even zombies (protection, weakening the enemy). And militia are only good as fodder for a Necromancer, I swear... even the taxes from their un-upgraded version don't help, the income is just too meager.
my version of the factions' strength:
1. Dwarves (it's okay, their 15 minutes of fame won't last long; a patch will probably nerf them soon)
2. Wizards (mana, the main strength lies in the hero)
3. Dark Elves (magic, powerful spells, strong units)
4. Elves (speed, initiative, luck)
5. Demons (opening portals, chaos magic)
6. Necromancers (their capabilities have been reduced, and that's why they are now in the shadows, but their time will come again, as they say, the griffin sets, the undead rises)
7. Humans (weak, because their capabilities have been reduced)
I will allow myself to disagree with the great emperor.
Dwarves are good, but it is convenient to play as Necropolis against them, especially after the patch, because it is not very effective to shoot them, but the increased number of vampires is just what is needed. Although, in general, Necromancer has become weaker (I nostalgically remember version 1.2 with the already nerfed Paladins by Axel at Heaven and the "teapot" at Dungeon, but with a complete Necromancy and Raise Dead. Then, the undead had no equal, and the fools who tried to fight it replenished its army).
Mages start to stand out with the appearance of Titans and at least a few self-made artifacts. And before that, you have to wait quite a long time for the hero to level up, and the mage needs to be eliminated faster.
Dark Elves are strong, but if you are unlucky with knowledge, it's over. Such wonderful magic turns out to be useless; this is not like Necromancer with a constant source of mana.
Light Elves are a race with almost no weaknesses, except for the wild stagnation in development due to resources, although the same applies to mages.
Inferno is a specific castle, but it is difficult for them against Necropolis and completely impossible against mages, only on a fast map.
Heaven is a very balanced castle; in my opinion, it doesn't matter who they play against.
Necropolis is not that weak, but not very strong either, but that's for the better.
Personally, I cannot honestly single anyone out; the balance is definitely improving.
Well...
Gnomes are good when defending their own Castle.
They have the following abilities:
Pillage (which makes life easier), Mentorship, Eternal Light, Pyrokinesis, Diversion, which is useful against Mages and Necromancers, especially considering they also have Keen Mind, so it's a fairy tale, Empathy, and Rune Harmony.
Mages are also good when they have a lot of mana, and of course, it is assumed that they will level up.
Dark Elves:
To have mana, they need: Mana Drain and also Mana Regeneration, and Arcane Knowledge.
Necromancers don't have a mana source, except for Spiritual Link.
This is not disputed. But still, the Phoenix and Vampire are quite effective when besieging Gnomes.
Their abilities are indeed the best in the game, but their units are not. However, Pillage and Keen Mind come from Logistics, and the chance of obtaining it is only 2%. Mentorship is a 3rd-level ability, and therefore it is not always easy to obtain, just like Empathy. Rune Harmony is often completely useless considering the presence of Leadership. Pyrokinesis and Eternal Light are very strong, but if you take all of the above, you will be left without Attack and Defense.
Exactly, it's hard to level up, who will let them. Given the current state of affairs, they need to be killed almost first.
And they also really need Chaos Magic, Attack, and Luck. There are clearly not enough levels. And prolonging the game is risky.
And that's all you need. 1 mana for 10 units of damage dealt is a lot. This is considering that it is also not difficult to obtain Magic Attraction.
Have you ever encountered a Dungeon player who focuses on summoning magic? It seems so ridiculous, and there's no alternative to Chaos for them. BUT when, with a magic skill of 25-30, they summon a Phoenix (the main thing is for the Warlock to find knowledge or develop education/spellcraft with skills to increase mana), you stop laughing. All that's left is to look for Valocardin... 8))
P.S. Of course, against Necropolis, Inferno, and partially Academy, Phoenix is useless, but it's very difficult for the others to stop it. And a really strong one can be summoned, and what's even more important, obtained in a guild: Mages, Necromancers, Dungeon, Sylvan.
You can't use Phoenix against Necropolis anyway. There are Death Harbingers for such cases; will you say that you'll destroy them before releasing the Phoenix? And I'll raise them at the right moment and still kill the Phoenix. And the spell costs too much for repeated use.
P.S. Of course, against Necropolis, Inferno, and partially Academy, the Phoenix is useless, but it's very difficult for the others to stop it. And a really strong one can be summoned, and what's even more important, obtained in a guild: Mages, Necromancers, Dungeon, Sylvan.
