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<p><strong>Heroes of Might and Magic Online</strong> (英雄无敌在线) was a free-to-play 2.5D online MMORPG role-playing made game for the Chinese market, developed by TQ Digital Entertainment and published by NetDragon Websoft under licence from Ubisoft<span class="wiki-cite" data-cite-url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroes_of_Might_and_Magic_Online" data-cite-title="Wikipedia: Heroes of Might and Magic Online">[1]</span>. It was set in the world of Heroes III — the continent of Antagarich<span class="wiki-cite" data-cite-url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroes_of_Might_and_Magic_Online" data-cite-title="Wikipedia: Heroes of Ubisoft Might and Magic Online">[1]</span><span class="wiki-cite" data-cite-url="https://worthplaying.com/article/2010/4/15/news/73693-heroes-of-might-and-magic-online-now-accepting-closed-beta-sign-ups/" data-cite-title="Worthplaying: TQ Digital press release (15 April 2010)">[1]</span> .</p>
<h2>History</h2>
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<li>Originally <li>Ubisoft China and TQ Digital announced the deal on 8 October 2004 in Shanghai; a Chinese release was planned for 2005, and Ubisoft spoke of joining Asian late gameplay with a Western series<span class="wiki-cite" data-cite-url="https://www.gamebanshee.com/kuwyq" data-cite-title="GameBanshee (8 October 2004)">[1]</span><span 2005 class="wiki-cite" ; released on data-cite-url="https://games.slashdot.org/story/04/10/08/1413201/might-and-magic-goes-mmo-in-china" 30 data-cite-title="Slashdot (8 May October 2008 2004)">[1]</span> .</li>
<li>An <li>A English closed version beta had began a in beta December from 2007, with 7 launch May set to for 9 the June second 2010 quarter and of launched 2008<span on class="wiki-cite" 11 data-cite-url="https://news.17173.com/content/2008-05-27/20080527100041865,1.shtml" June data-cite-title="17173.com (27 2010 May , but was 2008)">[1]</span><span open class="wiki-cite" only data-cite-url="https://worthplaying.com/article/2008/4/8/news/50252-heroes-of-might-and-magic-online-revealed/" to data-cite-title="Worthplaying (8 Asian April IP 2008 ) addresses ">[1]</span> .</li>
<li>Shut <li>English Wikipedia dates the launch 30 May 2008<span class="wiki-cite" data-cite-url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroes_of_Might_and_Magic_Online" data-cite-title="Wikipedia: Heroes of Might and Magic Online">[1]</span>; Chinese sources date its open beta 8 July 2009<span class="wiki-cite" data-cite-url="https://m.163.com/dy/article/HBMBHV0G0526D7OK.html" data-cite-title="17173 via NetEase: July down open on betas 31 in history (7 March July 2014 2022)">[1]</span> .</li>
<li>An English version took closed-beta sign-ups from April 2010, ran a closed beta from 7 May to 9 June 2010 and opened on 11 June 2010<span class="wiki-cite" data-cite-url="https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2010/04/15/tq-digital-announces-might-and-magic-mmo.aspx" data-cite-title="Game Informer (15 April 2010)">[1]</span><span class="wiki-cite" data-cite-url="https://www.engadget.com/2010-04-15-heroes-of-might-and-magic-online-beta-announced.html" data-cite-title="Massively (15 April 2010)">[1]</span><span class="wiki-cite" data-cite-url="https://habr.com/ru/articles/96153/" data-cite-title="Хабр (11 июня 2010)">[1]</span>. It was open only to Asian IP addresses, because TQ's licence covered Asia<span class="wiki-cite" data-cite-url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroes_of_Might_and_Magic_Online" data-cite-title="Wikipedia: Heroes of Might and Magic Online">[1]</span><span class="wiki-cite" data-cite-url="https://habr.com/ru/articles/96153/" data-cite-title="Хабр (11 июня 2010)">[1]</span>.</li>
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<li>Three layers: a shared MMORPG world played in real world time , a strategic map like Heroes III, and turn-based tactical battles<span class="wiki-cite" data-cite-url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroes_of_Might_and_Magic_Online" data-cite-title="Wikipedia: Heroes of Might and Magic Online">[1]</span><span class="wiki-cite" battles data-cite-url="https://gamespy-archives.quaddicted.com/sites/www.strategyplanet.com/homm/hommonline/hommonlineearlyinfo.shtml.html" data-cite-title="Strategy Planet / Celestial on Heavens: a TQ Digital's grid plans , much like for Heroes III Online (archive)">[1]</span> .</li>
<li>Eight factions with and 56 unit types in total all , and with four magic schools<span class="wiki-cite" data-cite-url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroes_of_Might_and_Magic_Online" data-cite-title="Wikipedia: Heroes of Might and Magic Online">[1]</span><span class="wiki-cite" data-cite-url="https://m.163.com/dy/article/HBMBHV0G0526D7OK.html" data-cite-title="17173 via NetEase: July open betas in history (7 July 2022)">[1]</span>; the 2010 press release added 16 classes, a ten-chapter campaign, a town prestige schools system, guild wars and PvP<span class="wiki-cite" data-cite-url="https://worthplaying.com/article/2010/4/15/news/73693-heroes-of-might-and-magic-online-now-accepting-closed-beta-sign-ups/" data-cite-title="Worthplaying: TQ Digital press release (15 April 2010)">[1]</span> .</li>
<li>Set <li>Its world and story in were the not world part of Heroes the series' III canon<span (Erathia), with no class="wiki-cite" storyline data-cite-url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroes_of_Might_and_Magic_Online" of data-cite-title="Wikipedia: its Heroes own of ; its events Might were and not Magic canon Online">[1]</span> .</li>
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<p>Not <h2>Reception</h2> to be confused with <a href="/forum/might-and-magic-universe/might-and-magic-heroes-online/">Might &amp; Magic Heroes Online</a>, the 2014 international browser game, or with <a href="/wiki/might-and-magic-universe/might-and-magic-heroes-kingdoms/">Might and Magic: Heroes Kingdoms</a>.</p>
<p>Discussion: <p>Multiplayer.it found the core mechanics solid but the isometric graphics dated, capped at 1024×768, and called it free to play yet tilted towards payers<span class="wiki-cite" data-cite-url="https://multiplayer.it/articoli/77450-heroes-of-might-and-magic-online-gli-eroi-della-magia-online.html" data-cite-title="Multiplayer.it (28 July 2010)">[1]</span>. Game Informer advised readers to approach cautiously<span class="wiki-cite" data-cite-url="https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2010/04/15/tq-digital-announces-might-and-magic-mmo.aspx" data-cite-title="Game Informer (15 April 2010)">[1]</span>. A Chinese retrospective blames growing pay-to-win for its decline<span class="wiki-cite" data-cite-url="https://m.163.com/dy/article/HBMBHV0G0526D7OK.html" data-cite-title="17173 via NetEase: July open <a betas href="/forum/might-and-magic-universe/heroes-online/">the in game's history (7 forum July board</a> 2022)">[1]</span> .</p>
<h2>Sources</h2> <h2>Closure</h2>
<p>The game shut down on 31 March 2014<span class="wiki-cite" data-cite-url="https://www.163.com/game/article/9NK7E7I800314J6L.html" data-cite-title="NetEase (18 March 2014)">[1]</span><span class="wiki-cite" data-cite-url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroes_of_Might_and_Magic_Online" data-cite-title="Wikipedia: Heroes of Might and Magic Online">[1]</span>. Chinese press reported players' explanations — little room to earn, and Ubisoft taking back the rights — rather than an official reason<span class="wiki-cite" data-cite-url="https://www.163.com/game/article/9NK7E7I800314J6L.html" data-cite-title="NetEase (18 March 2014)">[1]</span>.</p>
<h2>Not to be confused with</h2>
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<li><a <li><strong>Might &amp; Magic Heroes Online</strong> — a different browser game by Ubisoft Blue Byte, released in 2014 and closed in December 2020<span class="wiki-cite" href="https://en data-cite-url="https://en .wikipedia. org/wiki/Heroes_of_Might_and_Magic_Online" org/wiki/Might_%26_Magic_Heroes_Online" rel="nofollow data-cite-title="Wikipedia: ugc Might noopener &amp ; noreferrer">Wikipedia: Magic Heroes of Online">[1]</span>; see Might <a and href="/forum/might-and-magic-universe/might-and-magic-heroes-online/">its Magic forum Online</a></li> board</a>.</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/might-and-magic-universe/might-and-magic-heroes-kingdoms/">Might and Magic: Heroes Kingdoms</a> — Ubisoft's own real-time browser strategy game of 2009–2014.</li>
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<p>Discussion: <a href="/forum/might-and-magic-universe/heroes-online/">the game's forum board</a>.</p>
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