Ubisoft poll, build it and they will come. Well, fill it in

[GrowlingDog]

If you wish to comment on a point, keep it very brief and only comment on the poll questions not on whether you agree with someone else, what game you like better or that you just hate Nival/Ubisoft. This post is for Ubisoft to look at and act on quickly, not a chat room discussion. Sorry if that sounds a bit harsh but if you really want this game to get better, you will need to do more for Ubisoft than tell them that the game "sucks".
If the question just calls for a yes or no, please just give a Yes or No, Save your comments till end. If you dont have an opinion on a question, dont answer.
place a number 1-10, 1 you dont care at all, 10, its vital
Being able to choose more options on single player maps-
An engrossing and rich storyline-
Top class graphics-
Super sounds-
Re-playability-
Multi-player-

Random Yes/No Questions:
Should summon creatures stack?
Should flagged creature dwellings stack each week?
Would you like to be able to summon creatures from flagged dwellings?
Would you like to see a map size even bigger?
Did you pay for H5?
Is the game getting better with the patches?
Are you happy with AI?
Are you happy with Multi-player setup?
Are you happy with Hall of fame?
Comments-

Balance:
1. What town is too strong-
too weak-
2. What hero is too strong-
weak-
3. What creatures are too strong-
weak-
Comment on Balance-

Creatures:
1. Are there enough neutral creatures?
2. What creature would you like to see in H5-
3. What creature would you dislike to see in H5-
4. Should neutral creatures be able to move on the adventure map?
5. Should H5 have neutral creature dwellings that can be flagged-
Comment-

Spells&Artifacts:
1. Are there enough spells?-
2. What spell is too powerful-
too weak-
3. What spell would you like to see-
not like to see-
4. Is the mana cost too little-
Comment-
5. Are there enough artifacts?
6. Would you like to see combo artifacts?
Comment-

Movement:
1. Are you happy with the speed\initiative setup-
2. Are you happy with Summon creatures from towns setup-
3. Are you happy with the Town Portal setup-
4. Would you like to see caravans-
Comment-

Type of Heroes Game:
1. What heroes game of the past would you most like H5 to emulate-
Comment-
Ultimate ability,Racial skills & secondary skills:
1. in general is the Ultimate ability worth getting?
2. What racial skills are good-
What racial skills are no good-
3. What secondary skills are good-
What secondary skills are no good-
4. In general are you happy with the lvl up options?
Comment-
General:
1. What 1 thing would you like in H5-
What 1 thing would you NOT like inH5-
2. Is a Map Editor the most important feature needed in H5
Comment-

Ok, well you will note that i have not put anything in here about bugs as it is fairly obvious what the answer would be. The same applies to Map editors. Please take the time to answer these rather simple questions as i have to believe that this is what Nival/Ubisoft is most interested in. If you have suggestions or comments about the poll, please point them out. Thanks

[GrowlingDog]

Damn i pressed Submit before i'd even come close to finishing this but hey, you may as well answer the poll Questions here any way. Just copy and paste or maybe just list the numbers with the answers next to them.

[Kalah]

You know you can use the "edit" button and add whatever you want to your own posts, right? Anyway, polls are nice and if you want to poll these issues one by one (one a week, maybe?) that's fine too.

[GrowlingDog]

ok ive edited the poll a bit and i guess i'm gonna have to get the ball rolling as well so here are my answers.
Balance:
1. What town is too strong-Necropilis
too weak-Academy, only at 1st
2. What hero is too strong-
weak-
3. What creatures are too strong-Skeleton archers
weak-Arch Devils
Comment on Balance-Quite well balanced & it would seem Ubi is already changing some of the imbalances

Sounds\Graphics:
1. Do the graphics in battle scenes need to look better?
yes-
no-l
2. Do the graphics of the map play need to look better?
yes-
no-l
3. Do the cutscenes need to look better?
yes-l
no-
4. Are the sound effects good enough?
yes-l
no-
5. Is the music good enough?
yes-l
no-
Comment-Cant stand the battle cry by some factions at end of a battle, plus the shield banging etc in cut scenes is, well bad.

Creatures:
1. Are there enough neutral creatures?
yes-
no-l
2. What creature would you like to see in H5-Cyclops, Behemoths
3. What creature would you dislike to see in H5-Fairy Dragons
4. Should neutral creatures be able to move on the game map?
yes-l
no-
Comment-I'm hopin that Nival will bring some of the Barbarian creatures back in an Expansion game

Spells:
1. Are there enough spells?-
yes-l
no-
2. What spell is too powerful-Phantom forces
too weak-
3. What spell would you like to see- a spell that affects speed & initiative
not like to see-
4. Is the mana cost too little-
yes-l
no-
Comment-Some spells like Haste & Slow should affect speed at expert lvl

Movement:
1. Are you happy with the speed\initiative setup-
yes-l
no-
2. Are you happy with Summon creatures setup-
yes-l
no-
3. Are you happy with the Town Portal setup-
yes-l
no-
4. Would you like to see caravans-
yes-l
no-
Comment-TP should be town specific after reaching certain lvl, caravans should not get blocked by neutrals

Type of Heroes Game:
1. What heroes game of the past would you most like H5 to emulate
H1-
H2-
H3-l
H4-
Comment-
Ultimate ability & special skills:
1. in general is the Ultimate ability worth getting?
yes-
no-l
2. What racial/special skills are good-Teleport Assault
What racial/special skills are no good-Estates, any mana bonuses, Stand ground, Mana Burst and more
3. In general are you happy with the lvl up options?
yes-l
no-
Comment-Why do i sometimes only get 2 options at lvl up. Makes it feel like my hero is being created without me
General:Some skills like Estates should increase with lvl
1. What 1 thing would you like in H5-Tier 8 Neutral creatures or a way to unlock tier 8 town creatures
What 1 thing would you like out of H5-bugs hehee
2. Is a Map Editor the most important feature needed in H5
yes-l
no-
Comment-Still believe until the Map Editor arrives, i'm not playing the full game.

[DaemianLucifer]

Add also one about separate adventure map movement for creatures and heroes.This one should be separate from heroeless armies.For example:

Should only heroes have adventure map movement,only creatures,or both?

FoW should also be the questioned(although making it an option is the best solution imo),as well as LoS and ZoC on BF(wow,so many abbrevations )

[GrowlingDog]

yea i'll say, in fact you used so many i dont have a clue what yor talking about. But as far as adding a Q regarding something. You could always put that in the comments section. Either way, no one is filling it out so Nival is still none the wiser really

[DaemianLucifer]

Fog of War,Line of Sight,Zone of Control,Battlefield.

[LordErtz]

Seems I can't agree with your poll

[GrowlingDog]

Ummm ok, thats fine. I tried to do something to get information to Nival but i've lost interest now, I thought one of the H5 forums main goals (if it had any) would be to improve the game. Providing easily accessible information to Nival seemed like a good idea. Frankly tho, after comments like yor own "Seems i cant agree with your poll", what sought of pointless waste of time comment is that? it's almost like your saying it in a condescending way. Is there any aim with this forum, there certainly doesnt seem to be any plan to get information to Nival on a regular basis and after seeing that 95% of posts are coming from the same 40 or so people, there doesnt seem to be any efforts to find out what new fans of H5 are thinking. Thanks again Lord Ertz for your thoughtful and incisive comment. It's really made a difference. Now i think i'll just go back to playing Heroes 5.

[mr.hackcrag]

I agree with most of the things in you chose in your poll.

Maybe you could add that the they actually design artificial intelligence, instead of the current artificial stupid.

A larger battle field is also nice to give a little breathing room before a blood bath. Too many units can cross the battlefield in one turn. Also, siege battles should actually provide some defense for those under siege. Maybe by adding more types of defenses that would add a tactical element into assaulting a castle of a specific faction.

More adventure buildings. There are plenty to take inspiration from between H3 and H4.

Less emphasis on luck/morale.

There used to be thread about a knight hero who specialized in paladins that was too strong.

I'd like to see a return of stronghold and fortress. That's probably more for an expansion pack though.

As for your question about what H5 should emulate, the answer is a little bit of all of them, along with it's own special uniqueness through new innovative ideas. I like chaotic upgrades from H2 which would add a lot of diversity between factions. It would certainly spice things up if done properly. But it'll never happen, and their is much more need to get the game functioning on a basic level first.

There's a lot more, but I don't want to take up too much space yet.

And Lord Ertz, after the fiasco that was "give ubi a breath" thread, it's certainly not helpful to waste space with meaningless posts. At the very least, say why you don't agree or offer an alternative. It's not worth having another 150+ post thread over nothing. I thought we would all have learned a little something from that spectacle.

[Ryder]

Balance:
1. What town is too strong-
too weak-Maybe the Necros
2. What hero is too strong-
weak-
3. What creatures are too strong-
weak-Black Dragons

Sounds\Graphics:
1. Do the graphics in battle scenes need to look better?
Who cares about graphics, it's the gameplay that matters.
2. Do the graphics of the map play need to look better?
as above
3. Do the cutscenes need to look better?
as above
4. Are the sound effects good enough?
Could be better but doesnt bother me
5. Is the music good enough?
Never heard it, take it out if you want.
Comment- Graphics and sounds are okay but if they are made to look and sound better then you'd get no complaints.

Creatures:
1. Are there enough neutral creatures?
yes- Amount is fine but more wouldnt hurt.
2. What creature would you like to see in H5-Cyclops
3. What creature would you dislike to see in H5-Anything mechanical
4. Should neutral creatures be able to move on the game map?
no-Prefer not, but wouldnt bother me either way.
Spells:
1. Are there enough spells?
no-Never enough spells but what is there is pretty good
2. What spell is too powerful-
too weak-
3. What spell would you like to see-
not like to see-Dimension Door, Fly
4. Is the mana cost too little-Just right
too much-
Comment-

Movement:
1. Are you happy with the speed\initiative setup-
yes-Is nice to have something different
2. Are you happy with Summon creatures setup-
no-Stacking is a good thing
3. Are you happy with the Town Portal setup-
yes-Not a game breaker
4. Would you like to see caravans-
yes-Bloody oath
Comment-Caravans will allow your Heroes to concentrate on more important things.

Type of Heroes Game:
1. What heroes game of the past would you most like H5 to emulate
H1-Yes
H2-Yes
H3-Yes
H4-Yes
Comment-The games got better with each instalment so picking some of the best things from previous versions would be a good way to start.
Ultimate ability & special skills:
1. in general is the Ultimate ability worth getting?
no-By the time you get it the game is over.
2. What racial/special skills are good-Gating is a good idea while Necromancy is a given. Elemental Chains go alright too.
What racial/special skills are no good-Not a big fan of Artificer. Counterstrike doesnt excite me and selecting your favored enemy for Avenger is a huge pain in the ass.
3. In general are you happy with the lvl up options?
yes-Very good
Comment-
General:
1. What 1 thing would you like in H5-Was going to say line of sight but without doubt I would like atleast 4 miscellaneous slots for artifacts just like H4. Some places where artifacts have to go now is absolutely ridiculous.
What 1 thing would you like out of H5-Retaliation how it is now
2. Is a Map Editor the most important feature needed in H5
yes-Given the pathetic amount of maps we have then this is a definite yes.
Comment-The game is good but it can be so much better.

[atma6]

Balance:
1. What town is too strong- No Town pulls too far ahead of the rest
too weak- The Inferno is a little weaker than average
2. What hero is too strong- Jhora (counterspell is broken by her)
weak- Deirdre make her banshee howl do something better than just a better duration.
3. What creatures are too strong- Paladin
weak- Djinn
Comment on Balance-

Creatures:
1. Are there enough neutral creatures?
yes-More would be good, although at this time there are enough
2. What creature would you like to see in H5- Troglodyte
3. What creature would you dislike to see in H5- Another dragon
4. Should neutral creatures be able to move on the adventure map?
no- There would be another set of people complaining about the randomness of the movement of neutrals, its not worth changing.
Comment-

Spells&Artifacts:
1. Are there enough spells?-
no- More is good
2. What spell is too powerful- Phantom forces
too weak- Wasp storm
3. What spell would you like to see- Mirth
not like to see-
4. Is the mana cost
Good
Comment-
5. Are there enough artifacts?
no
6. Would you like to see combo artifacts?
yes-
Comment-

Movement:
1. Are you happy with the speed\initiative setup-
yes-
2. Are you happy with Summon creatures from towns setup-
yes-
3. Are you happy with the Town Portal setup-
yes-
4. Would you like to see caravans-
yes-
Comment-

Ultimate ability,Racial skills & secondary skills:
1. in general is the Ultimate ability worth getting?
no- Save for a couple they aren't that good and the prerequisites are rarely worth it.
2. What racial skills are good- Necromancy,Gating,Training,Avenger,Artificier
What racial skills are no good- Elemental Chains
3. What secondary skills are good- All
What secondary skills are no good- None
3. In general are you happy with the lvl up options?
yes-
Comment-
General:
1. What 1 thing would you like in H5- More heroes
What 1 thing would you like out of H5- Balance
2. Is a Map Editor the most important feature needed in H5
yes-

[GrowlingDog]

Thanks for posting your responses guys. I have added a few more questions if you feel like answering those and i am keeping a record of the answers and when a few more responses come in i'll let you no what the consensus is. Cheers

[DaemianLucifer]

Being able to choose more options on single player maps- 7
An engrossing and rich storyline- 7
Top class graphics- 4
Super sounds- 8
Re-playability- 9
Multi-player- 4

Random Yes/No Questions:
Should summon creatures stack? yes
Should flagged creature dwellings stack each week? yes
Would you like to be able to summon creatures from flagged dwellings? no
Would you like to see a map size even bigger? yes
Did you pay for H5? yes
Is the game getting better with the patches? no
Are you happy with AI? no
Are you happy with Multi-player setup?
Comments- Summon spells should give you less creatures,but they should be stackable;external dwellings shouldnt be summonable,but there should be a caravan;I havent played MP,so I cannot say anything about it

Balance:
1. What town is too strong-
too weak-
2. What hero is too strong- Vlad and Klaus
weak-
3. What creatures are too strong- all spellcasters
weak- giants,black dragons,zombies
Comment on Balance- Though it is nice to balance creatures among the levels,making level 7s so weak is unacceptable.They should be much stronger,but expensive.And they should move farther(on bigger BF of course);Towns are pretty much balanced,although I havent played academy a lot,so I cannot comment on that,though they seem very expensive.

Creatures:
1. Are there enough neutral creatures? no
2. What creature would you like to see in H5- medusas,orcs,trolls,nagas,azure dragons
3. What creature would you dislike to see in H5- any new dragon(except for azure one)
4. Should neutral creatures be able to move on the adventure map? yes
Comment- More neutrals is always a good thing,as long as we dont get flooded with the same type of them(like the dargons).

Spells&Artifacts:
1. Are there enough spells?- no
2. What spell is too powerful- raise dead,phantom forces
too weak- mines
3. What spell would you like to see- morale/luck altering ones
not like to see-
4. Is the mana cost too little- no
Comment- Spell system should be more like the one in HV,and spells should not be learnable by heroes that have no magical training.More spells would be nice,as long as all of them are usefull.Phantom forces and raise dead could be easilly nerfed if they worked like in HIV
5. Are there enough artifacts? no
6. Would you like to see combo artifacts? yes
Comment- Though artifacts should be precious and less of them should be on a map,there should be a big variety of them.A good path was taken by making the artifacts with multiple powers.

Movement:
1. Are you happy with the speed\initiative setup- no
2. Are you happy with Summon creatures from towns setup- no
3. Are you happy with the Town Portal setup- yes
4. Would you like to see caravans- yes
Comment- Though the initiative is a great addition,it needs to be polished a bit.For example,make the initiative range from 100 to 150(or maybe 200).This way the creatures would differ quite a bit,and haste and slow would be much better.Speed,however,isnt ok.An angel should move much farther than a pixie,or(especially)cerberus.The devils should teleport everywhere.And the BF should be bigger in order for speed to be more meaningfull;Summon creatures should be a last resort spell,and caravans should be the priority in creature transportation.Also,SC should cost tier level mana per creature.

Type of Heroes Game:
1. What heroes game of the past would you most like H5 to emulate- all of them
Comment- The base should be HII,and good things from all the sequels should be used.
Ultimate ability,Racial skills & secondary skills:
1. in general is the Ultimate ability worth getting? no
2. What racial skills are good- all
What racial skills are no good-
3. What secondary skills are good- luck,leadership,logistics
What secondary skills are no good- enlightment
4. In general are you happy with the lvl up options? no
Comment- Though its nice to have racial skills,advanced classes dependant on the skills would be a nice addition.More useful abilities is always good.The ultimates should be more stronger,especially the knight and warlock one.Irresistable magic needs to be tweaked a bit.
General:
1. What 1 thing would you like in H5- Caravans
What 1 thing would you like out of H5- Hero chaining
2. Is a Map Editor the most important feature needed in H5
Comment- Currently yes

Also,fog of war should return.Best would be to return it with an on/off option.Also,line of sight and zone of control on the battlefield,which needs to be bigger.Scalable battlefields was a nice idea,Id like it to return.The combat grid tiles are too big.Making them smaller would allow for much more creature sizes,and thats a good thing.

[Orfinn]

Being able to choose more options on single player maps- 7
An engrossing and rich storyline- 8
Top class graphics- 4
Super sounds- 8
Re-playability- 10
Multi-player- 9

Random Yes/No Questions:

Should summon creatures stack? Yes
Should flagged creature dwellings stack each week? Yes
Would you like to be able to summon creatures from flagged dwellings? Yes
Would you like to see a map size even bigger? Yes
Did you pay for H5? Yes
Is the game getting better with the patches? No
Are you happy with AI? Yes
Are you happy with Multi-player setup? No

Comments- Summon creatures should stack, because it have worked before, without overpowering the spell.
Flagged creature dwellings should stack so you wont miss any creatures from the past week if you didnt reach the dwelling(s) in time. Summon creatures from dwellings should be in and included in a option menu along with wich town you want creatures to summon from, combined as this would be neat.
But I wouldnt mind seeing an separate adventure like "Summon dwelling troops" spell for it.
Yes, I would like to see even bigger maps, even if I cant run like 8 players on a gigantic one, 2 players on it would be just fine. The game isnt exactly getting better with patches as I have until now seen, a good patch is fixing past bugs and errors and improve further, not as it is now, making wounds worse and healing less.
Im happy with the A.I, it reminds me of the H3 ai. Of course there are a few bugs with it but then, improve it further wont hurt. The multiplayer both online and hot-seat isnt too good. First off there should be an direct IP option, there should be allied play in any MP form, there are still out of sync or other weird errors which ruin the online experience. The game overall runs too slow online.

Balance:
1. What town is too strong-NONE
too weak- NONE
2. What hero is too strong- Deleb, Vladimir, Ossir, Klaus maybe Jhora, Havez
weak- NONE, others are too strong.
3. What creatures are too strong- Black Dragon, Titans, Demons (Horned and Overseer) Hunters and Master Hunters, Paladins -Look below for details-

weak- Djinn/Djinn Sultan, Bone/Spectral Dragon, Wraiths, Devils/Arch Devils. -Look below for details-

Comment on Balance- Klaus cavalier/Paladin special should be tuned down a bit, but also the paladins themself, their bonus is way too high.

Lvl 7 creatures dont actually cost to much, they are overall weaker than before, as the bone, spectral dragon. If not improving them at least remove the mercury requirment for Bone dragon and only have to pay +1 mercury for the spectral dragon.Black Dragons should have 300 HP, 11 in initiative OR 10 in speed and add more max dmg, they had 45-70 but should be 45-75. Titans should have 250 in HP and like 10 shots.
The Devil and Arch Devil on the other hand should be able to warp to any point on the battle field, or at least increase their speed and initiative. They should also cost less, like 2666 for Devils and 3666 for Arch Devils, the sulfur requirements are acceptable. The Devils hp should beef up from 166 to 170 and the Arch Devils from 199 to 210. Overall all lvl 7 units could have some more HP.

As for lower-level creatures: Hunters should have 3-6 in dmg and Master hunters 4-7 since they have double shot the previous 4-7, 5-8 were a bit overpowered. Horned Demons should have 2 in attack, 2-4 in dmg, the overseer : 3-4 in dmg and they both should be beefed up with 6 in speed.
And the Djinns should have increased HP. Djinns 50 hp instead of poorly 33 and Djinn Sultans from 40 to 55 or 65 HP, maybe even 70. And please make them look better, normal sized hands and bigger head, so you could see their faces! Gargoyles are OK in look but should have a bit more in defense.

Creatures:
1. Are there enough neutral creatures? NO

2. What creature would you like to see in H5- Werewolves as lvl 4 or 5 Neutral creature, aligned with Sylvan, or one of the new Dwarf and Barbarian factions.

3. What creature would you dislike to see in H5- Anything mechanical, like the dragon golem from H4.

4. Should neutral creatures be able to move on the adventure map? yes, not only would that be funny, but also add a touch of strategy to avoid them for both allies and enemies alike.
5- What about neutral creature dwellings?- yes That should be possible, even for the mighty phoenix.

Comment- I really miss werewolves in a heroes game, why they ahvent been included besides the WOG mod is beyond me, cant imagine there would be too much balance issues with them either. They should be neutral because upg or basic name for the creatures except "Werewolf" would be way to lame. So they as a neutral creature would fit best. Also neutral creature dwellings would be great to see, they have been in from previous games why not now?

Spells&Artifacts:

1. Are there enough spells?- No, but balance are always important.

2. What spell is too powerful- Meteor shower, circle of winter,, raise dead they should cost a bit more

too weak- Instant travel maybe, make you be able to move a few points more over distance wouldnt hurt the balance, just dont go back to the previous dimension portals which were way to powerful. Neither DONT add a fly spell.
Firewall should be a bit beefed up. Summon creatures is also weird. It should be like this: For a level 1 creature it should cost 1 mana, for a lvl 2, 2 mana points, for a lvl 3 creature, 3 mana points and so on, get the point? The summon creature spell should on higher level of summon magic be able to summon creatures from any town and creature dwellings.
Word of Light and Curse of the Netherworld should also be alot better, since they are dealing with just a few races.
Town portal should also on higher level of Summoning magic, make you able to travel to any friendly, yours or allies towns.

3. What spell would you like to see- Giants strenght, Dragon stenght, cat reflexes,
not like to see- Dimension door and Fly.

4. Is the mana cost too little- Yes for some spells like raise dead, meteor shower, circle of winter, etc

5. Are there enough artifacts? Naha, more the better, more cursed artifacts would be neat.

6. Would you like to see combo artifacts? yeah, that was a great feature back in H3, making your collection of a specific armor/item/weapon type worth the effort getting them.


Movement:
1. Are you happy with the speed\initiative setup- Yes, its great but should be a bit more polished. Like increasing speed and initiative for some creatures, like devils.

2. Are you happy with Summon creatures from towns setup- NO, for more info see my comments above about it, under spells.

3. Are you happy with the Town Portal setup- Same as question 2 see under the spell section

4. Would you like to see caravans- Not if they improve the summon creature spell ALOT.

Type of Heroes Game:
1. What heroes game of the past would you most like H5 to emulate-

Heroes 2 and 4 when it comes to dwelling systems. H4 because of its great map editor.


Ultimate ability,Racial skills & secondary skills:
1. in general is the Ultimate ability worth getting? No, because some ultimates are near impossible to get!

2. What racial skills are good- All

What racial skills are no good- NONE

3. What secondary skills are good- Most, except luck

What secondary skills are no good- Arcane instutition (eagle eye) should give a bit better benefit, like + 1 knowledge same for Scholar. Diplomacy should have a bigger chance for neutrals to join. Luck shouldnt have so awarding abilitites, maybe lower the % for some etc.

4. In general are you happy with the lvl up options?

Comment- Yes, but being offered up to 4 skills and abilities each and be able to choose 1 ability and 1 skill woould be great, giving better chance to get ultimate if the chance for getting it by shorten the skill req way wont be a reality.

General:
1. What 1 thing would you like in H5- Werewolves
What 1 thing would you like out of H5- The linear and tiresome upg system which plagues H3 and H5.

2. Is a Map Editor the most important feature needed in H5
Comment- Yes! Its just as important as to keep the series alive!

[omegaweix]

place a number 1-10, 1 you dont care at all, 10, its vital
Being able to choose more options on single player maps-6
An engrossing and rich storyline- 5
Top class graphics- 6
Super sounds- 9
Re-playability- 9
Multi-player- 6

Random Yes/No Questions:
Should summon creatures stack? yes
Should flagged creature dwellings stack each week? yes
Would you like to be able to summon creatures from flagged dwellings? yes
Would you like to see a map size even bigger? yes
Did you pay for H5? yes
Is the game getting better with the patches? can't answer that: partially
Are you happy with AI? yes
Are you happy with Multi-player setup? -
Comments- patch 1.1 was nice, 1.2 made many things worse. And i do not play in multiplayer, so ihaven't got an opinion on this


Balance:
1. What town is too strong- depends on the playstyle- maybe Sylvan a bit
too weak- Inferno a bit
2. What hero is too strong- Valdimir, Deleb
weak- Yrbeth, Lethos, Orson
3. What creatures are too strong- -
weak- Djinn, Hell hound, Devil, Bone Dragon,
Comment on Balance- Though some creatures appear to be weak itself, embedded in their factions they do quite well

Creatures:
1. Are there enough neutral creatures? no
2. What creature would you like to see in H5- Cyclops, Fairy Dragon, Harpies, Medusa, Goblin, Nagas
3. What creature would you dislike to see in H5- all Swamp Town creatures from Heroes 3, except the gorgon
4. Should neutral creatures be able to move on the adventure map? no
Comment-

Spells&Artifacts:
1. Are there enough spells?- yes
2. What spell is too powerful- raise dead (should be level 3)
too weak- wasp swarm
3. What spell would you like to see- a wasp-swarm-like spell of higher level that really does something with initiative
not like to see-
4. Is the mana cost too little- no
Comment-
5. Are there enough artifacts? no
6. Would you like to see combo artifacts? yes
Comment- want to see much more different "low to mid level" artifacts... even if they would have same effects, at least different appearance and/or different places to equip them, i'm bored having 3 to 6 cleavers of fortune in my inventory

Movement:
1. Are you happy with the speed\initiative setup- yes
2. Are you happy with Summon creatures from towns setup- yes
3. Are you happy with the Town Portal setup- no
4. Would you like to see caravans- yes yes yes
Comment- Balance it but i want to choose where i town portal to!

Type of Heroes Game:
1. What heroes game of the past would you most like H5 to emulate- ???
Comment- Don't understand? Emulate an old Heroes game with the new engine? Why? for example I like the Heroes 2 graphic style so much, don't want it 3d

Ultimate ability,Racial skills & secondary skills:
1. in general is the Ultimate ability worth getting? depends
2. What racial skills are good- Artificer, Necromancy, Gating
What racial skills are no good- Counterstrike, Avenger
3. What secondary skills are good- All have their pro's and con's
What secondary skills are no good-
4. In general are you happy with the lvl up options? in general yes
Comment-

General:
1. What 1 thing would you like in H5- Caravans
What 1 thing would you like out of H5- A.I cheating of any kind
2. Is a Map Editor the most important feature needed in H5 HELL YESSSSS
Comment- I really rather strongly hope that the map editor will be good.... when (if ) it (ever) gets released


soooo , now Ubi only needs to read all this.... and some divine entity needs to give 'em a tender smack on the back of the head, so they adopt some of the suggestions here

[LordErtz]

My bad...I couldn't understand your original post, it said something like say yes or no, only comment at the end...I had no clue you wanted US to fill out YOUR poll. It seemed like you wanted me to say yes or no to YOURS. After re-reading your post and untangling the words, I see that you wanted us to fill one out but it isn't that obvious. It was because I read it before you posted your comments about your own poll, so I was confused. I'll fill one out now.


place a number 1-10, 1 you dont care at all, 10, its vital
Being able to choose more options on single player maps- 8
An engrossing and rich storyline- 9
Top class graphics- 5
Super sounds- 7
Re-playability- 10
Multi-player- 7

Random Yes/No Questions:
Should summon creatures stack? -
Should flagged creature dwellings stack each week? no
Would you like to be able to summon creatures from flagged dwellings? yes
Would you like to see a map size even bigger? -
Did you pay for H5? yes
Is the game getting better with the patches? no
Are you happy with AI? no
Are you happy with Multi-player setup? no
Comments-

Balance:
1. What town is too strong- dungeon
too weak- academy
2. What hero is too strong- klaus
weak- the one's where I don't even know their names or specialties.
3. What creatures are too strong-
weak- tier 7
Comment on Balance-
some of the bugs actually destroy the balance of the game (like irresistible magic)Creatures:
1. Are there enough neutral creatures? no
2. What creature would you like to see in H5- some from HOMM 3 or 4
3. What creature would you dislike to see in H5-
4. Should neutral creatures be able to move on the adventure map?
Comment- not sure

Spells&Artifacts:
1. Are there enough spells?- no
2. What spell is too powerful-
too weak- wasp swarm
3. What spell would you like to see- some from homm 3 or 4.
not like to see-
4. Is the mana cost too little- sometimes, yes for certain factionsComment- the spellbook is out of order for all spells.
5. Are there enough artifacts? no
6. Would you like to see combo artifacts? yes
Comment- maybe at least ONE misc inventory slot?????

Movement:
1. Are you happy with the speed\initiative setup- somewhat
2. Are you happy with Summon creatures from towns setup- no
3. Are you happy with the Town Portal setup- no
4. Would you like to see caravans- yes, or similar
Comment- summon creatures depends on MANA!!!! talk about unbalanced

Type of Heroes Game:
1. What heroes game of the past would you most like H5 to emulate-
Comment- HOMM 3
Ultimate ability,Racial skills & secondary skills:
1. in general is the Ultimate ability worth getting? not really
2. What racial skills are good- necro, gating, training but not counterstrike
What racial skills are no good- the other ones are unbalanced (cost money or bugged)
3. What secondary skills are good-
What secondary skills are no good- diplomacy, estates
4. In general are you happy with the lvl up options? yes
Comment-
General:
1. What 1 thing would you like in H5- MORE ADVENTURE MAP PLACES
What 1 thing would you like out of H5- bugs
2. Is a Map Editor the most important feature needed in H5
Comment- that and random map generator[b[/b]

[mr.hackcrag]

Being able to choose more options on single player maps- 9
An engrossing and rich storyline- 6
Top class graphics- 6
Super sounds- 9
Re-playability- 10
Multi-player- 2

Random Yes/No Questions:
Should summon creatures stack? yes
Should flagged creature dwellings stack each week? yes
Would you like to be able to summon creatures from flagged dwellings? no
Would you like to see a map size even bigger? yes
Did you pay for H5? no
Is the game getting better with the patches? no
Are you happy with AI? no
Are you happy with Multi-player setup?
Comments-

Balance:
1. What town is too strong-
too weak-
2. What hero is too strong- Klaus, Vlad3.
weak-
What creatures are too strong-
weak-
Comment on Balance-

Creatures:
1. Are there enough neutral creatures? no
2. What creature would you like to see in H5- behemoth, medusa, cyclops
3. What creature would you dislike to see in H5- green dragon, spectral dragon
4. Should neutral creatures be able to move on the adventure map? no
Comment- Sylvan and Necropolis should have new level 7 units that are unique to them. If neutral stacks do move on map, there should be option to turn it off.

Spells&Artifacts:
1. Are there enough spells?- no
2. What spell is too powerful- phantom force, animate
too weak-
3. What spell would you like to see-
not like to see-
4. Is the mana cost too little- yes
5. Are there enough artifacts? no
6. Would you like to see combo artifacts? yes
Comment- Artifacts should be few and far between in maps, with no repeats.

Movement:
1. Are you happy with the speed\initiative setup- no
2. Are you happy with Summon creatures from towns setup- no
3. Are you happy with the Town Portal setup- yes
4. Would you like to see caravans- yes
Comment- Initiative needs tweaking for balance.

Type of Heroes Game:
1. What heroes game of the past would you most like H5 to emulate-
Comment- Elements of all of them, along with it's own uniquness.
Ultimate ability,Racial skills & secondary skills:
1. in general is the Ultimate ability worth getting? no
2. What racial skills are good- all
What racial skills are no good-
3. What secondary skills are good- most of them are good.
What secondary skills are no good- enlightenment
4. In general are you happy with the lvl up options? yes
Comment-
General:
1. What 1 thing would you like in H5- caravans are most feasible
What 1 thing would you like out of H5- all of it's problems.
2. Is a Map Editor the most important feature needed in H5
Comment- For now, Yes

[Alamar]

Being able to choose more options on single player maps- 9
An engrossing and rich storyline- 10
Top class graphics- 3
Super sounds- 4
Re-playability-7
Multi-player- 7

Random Yes/No Questions:
Should summon creatures stack? YES
Should flagged creature dwellings stack each week? YES
Would you like to be able to summon creatures from flagged dwellings? No
Would you like to see a map size even bigger? YES
Did you pay for H5? YES
Is the game getting better with the patches?
Are you happy with AI? NO
Are you happy with Multi-player setup? Yes
Comments- WORK ON THE AI PLEASE!! .. ESP AI bonuses in $/resources and hero building

Balance:
1. What town is too strong- Necropolis on Heroic
too weak- Inferno on Heroic
2. What hero is too strong- Vlaad/Deleb/Klaus
weak- Too many to list
3. What creatures are too strong-Master Hunters
weak-Spectres/Spectral Dragons
Comment on Balance- Please try to balance factions based on rich vs. poor maps, large vs. small maps, and heroic vs. easy difficulty maps. Some differences are OK but the swings currently along these lines are too large.

Creatures:
1. Are there enough neutral creatures? No
2. What creature would you like to see in H5- Bandits / Orcs / Medusas
3. What creature would you dislike to see in H5- N/A
4. Should neutral creatures be able to move on the adventure map? NO!!
Comment- This can be done in an expansion ... I'm in no hurry

Spells&Artifacts:
1. Are there enough spells?- NO
2. What spell is too powerful- Phantom Forces
What spell is too weak - Summon Elementals
3. What spell would you like to see- Mass Cure
not like to see-
4. Is the mana cost too little-Yes
Comment-Mana costs are a little low for my tastes ... some increase would be fine
5. Are there enough artifacts? No
6. Would you like to see combo artifacts? Yes
Comment- Combo artifacts should be disabled by default ... they should only be enabled by specific actions of map makers to enable them!!!!!

Movement:
1. Are you happy with the speed\initiative setup-Yes
2. Are you happy with Summon creatures from towns setup-Yes
3. Are you happy with the Town Portal setup-Yes
4. Would you like to see caravans-No
Comment- Some tweaking needs to be done with speed & init setup. Also a way [setting waypoints?] for secondary heroes and giving them the ability to repeat paths would be good.

Type of Heroes Game:
1. What heroes game of the past would you most like H5 to emulate- H2&H3
Comment- I'm all for more chatotic approaches to upgrades. Also being able to build additional towers & fortifications to a castle is cool. Also loosen up the restrictions that each faction must have exactly 3 large creatures .... Add in some 1x2 creatures and spice things up more than what's here now.

Ultimate ability,Racial skills & secondary skills:
1. in general is the Ultimate ability worth getting? No
2. What racial skills are good- Necromancy / Training / Artificer / Gating
What racial skills are no good- Avenger & Irresistable Magic
3. What secondary skills are good-ALMOST ALL ARE GOOD!
What secondary skills are no good- Warmachines && Destruction aren't as good as other skills
4. In general are you happy with the lvl up options? Yes
Comment- Most skills & abilities are good.

General:
1. What 1 thing would you like in H5- Better AI
What 1 thing would you like out of H5- A great single player experience
2. Is a Map Editor the most important feature needed in H5? YES
Comment- Restructuring AI bonuses and having AIs build better heroes are vital to me. As far as adding features the map / campaign editor is at the top of my list.

[GrowlingDog]

Hey guys thanks, its starting to com together and is actually producing some interesting results, please if the Q calls for a yes/no answer just giv that. When i am tabulating i cant consider what "yes but only if" or "no, except for". leave all the comments in the comments section, Sorry to be so harsh but i want to get some results back soon, especially to Ubisoft.