We all played HOMM V for some time and it's time to choose..

The new Heroes games produced by Ubisoft. Please specify which game you are referring to in your post.

What is your favorite faction in HOMM V?

Heaven
16
10%
Inferno
20
12%
Necropolis
39
24%
Dungeon
37
23%
Sylvan
27
16%
Academy
25
15%
 
Total votes: 164

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Unread postby Omega_Destroyer » 23 Jul 2006, 23:11

The Academy campaign isn't anything to get too excited about ThunderTitan. It did do a good job at depicting the heroes as fairly clueless. Also, the usefulness of Artificier takes quite a hit in the campaign.

Additionally, "it's time to party" or whaver they say, seems really out of place.

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Unread postby ThunderTitan » 24 Jul 2006, 00:32

Omega_Destroyer wrote:The Academy campaign isn't anything to get too excited about ThunderTitan.
I hate leaving stuff unfinished. Then again i should try geting past m.8 of Homeworld again. At least that one i stopped because i got my @$$ kicked, and not because it annoyed me.
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Unread postby cooper82 » 24 Jul 2006, 08:47

Voted Inferno.

IMO, it's a very tactical faction. Gating is very powerful. Deleb and Nymus are great heroes.

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Unread postby howgrizzly » 24 Jul 2006, 18:18

Wonder why people don't choose Haven as their favorite. Is it beacose they are plain OLD humans??? And why didn't anyone make a Haven Strategy Guide?? The faction is hevy nice and if noone is going to create it than I'll write it. If ANYONE is in progress post the message so i won't have waste my time.
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Unread postby thecheese » 24 Jul 2006, 18:51

Haven units are probably the most basic and straightforward of the races. And they really didn't very creative with them, once again, since they basically have no new units and employ few unique (i.e. racially based) tactics.

Peasants/Conscripts - Been around forever.

Archers/Marksmen - Been around forever, though their specials are unique this time around, which is nice.

Footman/Squire - Take on a relatively new incarnation this time, unless you go back to H2, in which they are basically Swordsmen with beefed up specials.

Griffins/Imperial - Been around forever. Battle Dive gives them more versitality, though.

Priest/Inquisitor - Basically these are monks/zealots from 3 and 4. Spellcasting to the upgraded form is nice, though.

Cavalier/Paladin - Been around forever. Lay of Hands is nice, but their main purpose hasn't changed much.

Angels/Arch Angels - Been around forever.

Not that there's anything wrong with any of the units, but if there had to be a reason, I think it's the units.

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Unread postby berntie » 24 Jul 2006, 18:51

omegaweix wrote:Voted Academy....
but this decision didn't need "some time", since H2 wizards are my all time faves.... but in this game Sylvan caught quite up with them (if the Avenger special skill was more comfortable to use maybe they'd be on par with Acad. ) .
You always go with those sissy wizards :disagree: *sigh*.

I prefer the scary looking type of creatures ... for example pixies and elves :creative:. So, Sylvan is my choice :-D.

Seriously, I'll stick with Necropolis. My all time favorite since HII.
omegaweix wrote: p.s. minor typo i've encountered very often, i think the castle faction is spelled "Haven" instead of "Heaven" .
Why are you being so anal on a single additional letter? Aren't you supposed to be the alternative type of guy, who would rather chill out instead of being bothered with negligible things like proper spelling?

It's _my_ job to supervise people's orthography.

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Unread postby LordErtz » 24 Jul 2006, 19:19

omegaweix wrote: p.s. minor typo i've encountered very often, i think the castle faction is spelled "Haven" instead of "Heaven" .
berntie wrote: Why are you being so anal on a single additional letter? Aren't you supposed to be the alternative type of guy, who would rather chill out instead of being bothered with negligible things like proper spelling?

It's _my_ job to supervise people's orthography.

It's not a misspelling. It's HAVEN, which is a completely different word AND meaning than HEAVEN.

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Unread postby Grumpy Old Wizard » 24 Jul 2006, 19:29

LordErtz wrote:
omegaweix wrote: p.s. minor typo i've encountered very often, i think the castle faction is spelled "Haven" instead of "Heaven" .
berntie wrote: Why are you being so anal on a single additional letter? Aren't you supposed to be the alternative type of guy, who would rather chill out instead of being bothered with negligible things like proper spelling?

It's _my_ job to supervise people's orthography.

It's not a misspelling. It's HAVEN, which is a completely different word AND meaning than HEAVEN.
I don't think anyone was confused about what town he was refering to. :)

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Unread postby russianspy5727 » 24 Jul 2006, 19:45

necropolis is definitly the best for these reasons

cheap
vampires
raise dead
3 dragons per week
raise dead
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shrine of the netherworld
necromancy
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Unread postby berntie » 24 Jul 2006, 20:07

LordErtz wrote:
omegaweix wrote: p.s. minor typo i've encountered very often, i think the castle faction is spelled "Haven" instead of "Heaven" .
berntie wrote: Why are you being so anal on a single additional letter? Aren't you supposed to be the alternative type of guy, who would rather chill out instead of being bothered with negligible things like proper spelling?

It's _my_ job to supervise people's orthography.

It's not a misspelling. It's HAVEN, which is a completely different word AND meaning than HEAVEN.
Keep cool.

I don't care if it was a misspelling, misunderstanding, or something else (well, I'd prefer if people would express themselves in an exact way; see my last sentence ;) ).

It was just a joke. Omegaweix knows that.

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Unread postby Gaidal Cain » 24 Jul 2006, 20:39

thecheese wrote:Griffins/Imperial - Been around forever. Battle Dive gives them more versitality, though.
Yup. Before H3, there were noting. After H3, there were nothing...
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Unread postby Swordchewer » 24 Jul 2006, 21:17

berntie wrote:You always go with those sissy wizards *sigh*.
How dare you! Wizards are the best and will always be! never muck the wizards!

voted for academy...
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Unread postby Meandor » 24 Jul 2006, 21:21

Swordchewer wrote:
You always go with those sissy wizards *sigh*.
How dare you! Wizards are the best and will always be! never muck the wizards!

voted for academy...
Wizards are the best and you have ugly barbarian as your avatar? :|
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Unread postby Swordchewer » 24 Jul 2006, 21:25

temporarily... actually, he is pretty ugly... will change that later

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Unread postby DaemianLucifer » 24 Jul 2006, 21:29

Gaidal Cain wrote: Yup. Before H3, there were noting. After H3, there were nothing...
Well since nival says it is like that,then it certanly is like that.

Hmmm...Maybe the game should be called Heroes of Might and Magic III 2 :devious:

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Unread postby howgrizzly » 25 Jul 2006, 11:33

LordErtz wrote:
omegaweix wrote: p.s. minor typo i've encountered very often, i think the castle faction is spelled "Haven" instead of "Heaven" .
berntie wrote: Why are you being so anal on a single additional letter? Aren't you supposed to be the alternative type of guy, who would rather chill out instead of being bothered with negligible things like proper spelling?

It's _my_ job to supervise people's orthography.

It's not a misspelling. It's HAVEN, which is a completely different word AND meaning than HEAVEN.
If you guy would read the WHOLE topic than you wouldn't even write this %#&@
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Unread postby howgrizzly » 27 Jul 2006, 07:43

DaemianLucifer wrote:
Gaidal Cain wrote: Yup. Before H3, there were noting. After H3, there were nothing...
Well since nival says it is like that,then it certanly is like that.

Hmmm...Maybe the game should be called Heroes of Might and Magic III 2 :devious:
I must say that they really were something in HoMM 3 and they even got better in HoMM 5. They even look nice but i don't like the upgraded version. I love the www.elrath.com version with no Armor but with more white feathers.
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Unread postby LindaG » 28 Jul 2006, 13:05

omegaweix wrote:
Am i the only one around here who is not offended by the look and feel of the gargoyles? :|
Not at all. I think they are just wrong, actually. Animated bookends is how they look to me. 8|

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Unread postby Zombie_Inc » 28 Jul 2006, 13:21

Necro. I've been a sucker for dead guys ever since HII's 'Blah!!'...

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Unread postby Night_Heaven » 28 Jul 2006, 15:35

I can't belive Necropolis is on first place.... 8| .Now that is weird..They are soo weak and still they have 25 votes..Ntz ntz ntz :-D

On topic- I like Sylvans and Academy ..I can't choose...buhuu


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