Posts from Heroes of Might and Magic V [Game Discussion]

2 STRANGER
You've expressed a very interesting opinion about the game...
Let's clarify who a "veteran" is. Does this concept include years and years of conscious, thoughtful play, worrying for every hero throughout the intertwining plot lines, feeling the pain and resentment of an ordinary orc killed by the arrow of a treacherous crossbowman, etc., etc.???
Maybe it's not about being a "veteran" here, but about a subjective IMHO??? Because if you proceed from the notion that "veteran = someone who has played all the parts for GOD knows how many years," then you certainly cannot "speak for" all of them...
For example, I can say that all the "veterans" I know consider H5 to be a f***ing great game.... While they spit at H4.... But again—this is just the subjective opinion of some of the people I communicate with.... Without real facts, both your and my opinions will simply be IMHO%)

OOOOO!!! Then I'm not a Veteran. I've never delved into the storyline.

Ellin
I thought you had an idea about the approximate composition of veterans. If you want, I can list some.
Representatives of the French league Archangel Castel, as their leader Pacobac summarizes, think that Heroes 5 is a stupid game for children.
Players, and not only, perhaps the most popular rating system in the world, Tournament of Honor, Camoes, Szigi, Kaki, and others, believe that the fifth part is clearly not a development of the game as a whole.
Go to the domestic Heroes League, I hope there you will determine who is a veteran, and ask for their opinion about the game.
I'm not even talking about those gamers who are immediately in several "schools" and who have vast experience.

2 Wanderer
Even if we gather all the "veterans," newcomers, and just fans of the game from all the websites, we wouldn't even get 1/10 of the actual number of game enthusiasts... Due to its specific nature, Heroes 5 is popular among people who "earn a living with their minds"... or those who will be "earning" in the near future... Out of this entire "army," only half have the constant opportunity to freely access the internet... and out of that half, only a third have the free time to visit the French website to learn the authoritative opinion of Michael Dudikov, the head of the fan club of the Might and Magic fan association in Bangladesh... and out of that number, only 2/3 can freely "speak" English or another language...
What I'm getting at is, why should I care about some supposedly widely recognized and authoritative opinion that someone, somewhere, has? I have my own opinion... My friends and like-minded people have their opinions... And believe me! 100% one of them would "outperform" your Wesley Snipes (i.e., Archangel-Castel)... and for me, that's the best indicator of "VETERAN STATUS":)

Ellin
Since these names only make you laugh, I can't help you; it's your right. But you should know that in Heroes, as in any field of human activity, there are experts, and their opinion should be taken into account. This doesn't mean that you should bow down and praise them; it's about respect. And if the time comes when you have to defend the honor of your school against the people I wrote about, you will realize this personally.

a crypt "alive," but I haven't seen any dwarven treasure vaults or cyclops lairs.

Well, the dwarves had their time and went to Oblivion. That is, they are not in the game, just like cyclops. That's why there is no cyclops lair or dwarven treasure vault.

Ellin
I thought you had an idea of the approximate composition of veterans. If you want, I can list some.
Representatives of the French league Archangel Castel, their leader Pacobac summarizes that h5 is a stupid game for children.
Legionnaires and others, perhaps the most popular rating system in the world, Tournament of Honor, Camoes, Szigi, Kaki and others believe that the fifth part is clearly not a development of the game as a whole.
Go to the domestic Heroes League, I hope there you will determine who is a veteran, and ask for their opinion about the game.
I'm not even talking about those gamers who are listed in several "schools" at once, and who have vast experience.

Well, for "veterans" the trees were taller, the elves were fatter, the humans were more arrogant, and the undead were more dead :)
And the fact that the leader of some, even "Archangel Castel," said that the Fifth is a stupid game for children cannot be a reason for universal dislike. He just got cocky, he didn't get from the game WHAT he wanted, but excuse me, the developers can't read everyone's minds and make a game individually for everyone.
Even if the game was MADE for veterans, the series would kick the bucket, everyone would blame the developers for everything, and now "it's better to die than choke on crap"?!
What all sorts of ToH and others think, I DON'T CARE!!!!!! Let them not [lie], let them make their own game, we'll watch and say "it sucks," they'll start banning everyone, and someone will start making a game again, and again for eternity, is that it?

2 Wanderer
I certainly don't deny that every field has its own "gurus." At the same time, in any case, each person makes decisions based solely on THEIR OWN conclusions.
Let's start with the fact that the world of Heroes is UNREAL... So! In this UNREAL world, someone created their own UNREAL school, with a charter, ranking, and so on, far removed from REAL LIFE.
Why should I now consider their opinion? Why should I think that these people are "authorities" for me as a player?
In this case, authority and respect are earned not by the number of battles, posts, analysis, a line in the ranking, etc., but first and foremost by CREATION!
What significant thing has Mr. Pacobac, the leader of the French Archangel Castel league, created? Hmm... I have no idea... I know that, for example, Michelangelo created something... and believe me, even though I don't paint, build aircraft, or go to museums, his opinion will be very authoritative for me. Because before expressing his opinion, the person CREATED SOMETHING!
Otherwise, it's all empty formalities... Have you ever watched a movie that didn't win an Oscar? And have you smoked cigarettes not recommended by the Ministry of Health? And so on and so forth?
In short, setting aside all the philosophical nonsense, I'll say it again: Heroes 5 is a BRIGHT GAME. +VETERANS, who have been playing Heroes for about 10 years and whom I know personally, think the SAME WAY!!! Well, and of course, "AT THE SAME TIME, veterans of the French Archangel Castel league, Legionnaires, and others, perhaps the most popular ranking system in the world, Tournament of Honor, Camoes, Szigi, Kaki, and others, clearly believe that the fifth part is not a development of the game as a whole EVEN THOUGH MY OPINION IS DIFFERENT FROM THEIRS."

But why is something still missing to make the game a complete masterpiece? And what about further development of the game?

But why, what is missing for the game to become a complete masterpiece? And for the game to develop further?

I don't understand either; in my opinion, this is the development. All these "advanced individuals" can only complain.
I know! The system has been changed, and now all these ToH players have lost their skills in the new game. So why switch from a tricycle to a bicycle? They could just continue playing the previous Heroes and grumble to themselves:)

In principle, I believe that there will be a separate patch for the "veteran" players, just like there was for Heroes 3 back in the day. I think this separate patch will maximize the number of duel-oriented heroes (there are relatively few in version 1.0), and there may be other changes as well. In general, I believe that all Heroes games had both "veteran" players and regular players. The same applies to Heroes 5. That's how it is.

In the DATA folder, there is an archive with the same name. Inside, in the maps folder, there are 10 more unused maps for multiplayer and one scenario map. To make them work, you need to copy the MAPS folder from the archive into the DATA folder. Then, in the folders with the inactive maps, create a file named map-tag.xdb and fill it in similarly to the files with the active maps.

In the DATA folder, there is an archive with the same name. Inside, in the maps folder, there are 10 more unused maps for multiplayer and one scenario map. To make them work, you need to copy the MAPS folder from the archive into the DATA folder. Then, in the folders with the inactive maps, create a map-tag.xdb file and fill it in similarly to the files with the active maps.

It would be even better if the multiplayer also worked.

These maps can be played against the computer and in hot-seat mode.

These maps can be played against the computer and in hot-seat mode.

I know. Thanks for the maps anyway, but why are they hidden like that? Where did you even read that?