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by E. L. Koba 08/31/2010, 10:34pm PDT |
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It's trying to be more of an RPG strategy game (which I guess is what Heroes of Might & Magic was), and not vice-versa like MoM, which isn't necessarily a bad thing.
But, the UI is a clusterfuck (took me 5 minutes to figure out how to cast a spell), a lot of gameplay elements are totally unexplained and inexplicable, and it feels like it takes way too long to complete each turn. They finally broke down and made the tactical battles turn-based and MoM like. Except groups of soldiers act like one single bad-ass unit, instead of a squad of individuals.
The factions all seem to be pretty much the same, but with some minor pluses or minuses. Your choice of race is Men, or Fallen. With like 5 different factions each. You can design your on Sovereign and Faction though. One of the Sovereign perks is a 3% chance to avoid defense ratings. 3%!!!!!.
Lots of gameplay and AI bugs - my last game I was playing against Karavox, Karavox II, Karavox III. And their border/unit colors were the same as mine.
They are however changing very many things with every patch, so there is still the possibility of something good coming out of it.
Some things I do like:
- As you research "Quest" technology it reveals more quest locations on the map, so you always have something to for your armies to do
- Any equipment that you have unlocked from researching is available to purchase for your heroes (but the UI for buying and trading between heroes is terrible)
- You design your own units
- Your spell damage is multiplied by the # of magic shards (think MoM nodes) you control, so they are hugely important.
Still no halfling slingers. :( Going to give it another try.
On the plus side, there is some Qt3 drama involved in the release. |
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It's kind of a mess by E. L. Koba 08/31/2010, 10:34pm PDT 
Re: It's kind of a mess by jeep 09/04/2010, 1:13am PDT 
This is funny, maybe by laudablepuss 09/04/2010, 1:28am PDT 
Please just whatever you do don't spend $50 on the game NT by jeep 09/04/2010, 2:55am PDT 
Okay, but here's another thing. by laudablepuss 09/04/2010, 4:21am PDT 
he laid off them dudes by jeep 09/04/2010, 7:12am PDT 
MOTHERFUCKER NT by laudablepuss 09/04/2010, 3:19pm PDT 
Qt3 traits: make horrible posts, then make equally horrible apologies later NT by Noi Dau Don 09/04/2010, 3:32am PDT 
The second is the same as the first. O_O NT by Jhoh Cause..... 2 09/04/2010, 3:22pm PDT 
Re: It's kind of a mess by laudablepuss 09/04/2010, 4:25am PDT 
The wheels start to come off by E. L. Koba 09/07/2010, 10:19pm PDT 
This is my favorite part by laudablepuss 09/08/2010, 1:20am PDT 
'Destiny's Embers'!? AHhahahahahahahaha! NT by Last 09/08/2010, 2:56am PDT 
Elemental: Destiny's Embers' top 1-star review is from Matthew Gallant NT by QT3 Reporter 09/08/2010, 7:01am PDT 
At one point Wardell's wife was in there white knighting him NT by jeep 09/08/2010, 9:55am PDT 
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