24-11-2003 15:43									#1
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This is from a fansite forum:

quote: Hi I am Ubisoft's producer for Heroes oMM 5. Thanks a lot for your mail We are still very early in the process of developping this title, however every help is welcome. We are very interested in all the community contribution to the design of the next instalment in the serie ! It will be Thomas Legrand's core job on this title, to be the point of contact for all such discussions with the fan community. He is assisting me in producing the game. Feel free to send us (to Thomas and me in cc) any idea and proposal you have. I cant promise we would include it, but it will definitely be considered For later stages processes like polls we would also be interested in any help of course. _________________________ Fabrice Cambounet Senior Producer

So...Ubisoft is going to publish it. Okay...nice. I like the job they did with Warlords IV, allthough many disagree with me there. No word yet, on who the developer will be.

Does Ubisoft have a record of in-house developing?

Anyway...this is one I am looking forward to. According to Ubisoft, they will announce the title about this time next year. This means release in a couple of years or so

Asmodean

	24-11-2003 15:48									#2
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If it follows the recent trend of increasing eye candy and fripperies while decreasing the opponent AI then it won't be getting my money. In HOMM4 I never felt challenged by the opponents at all, just at a disadvantage due to massive disparity of starting resources or map setup.

	24-11-2003 15:52									#3
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Well....since it's now a new producer and a new developer. Who knows where this is heading.

I am definately going to follow this. But you are right. HOMM IV was not a good game

Asmodean

	24-11-2003 16:01									#4
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Yes I agree, worth a watch. Its just that its always a lot easier on a design document to list more buildings, monsters, spells etc as a step forward and than to just say "make the AI kick ass and fun to compete against" and really expect to deliver it.

	24-11-2003 18:50									#5
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quote: Originally posted by Grumbold If it follows the recent trend of increasing eye candy and fripperies while decreasing the opponent AI then it won't be getting my money.

Increasing the eye candy? No, I don't think so. HoMM2 looks a hell of alot better then any of the ones that came after it, even if it is in a low resolution. HoMM2 was the highpoint of the series, and I really doubt the fifth will be able to recover it.

	24-11-2003 20:53									#6
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I guess HoMM5 was inevitable........it has quite a fanbase I think; I hope they don't screw it up.

	24-11-2003 21:45									#7
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Hoping for the best.

	24-11-2003 22:43									#8
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I used to play HOMM2 MP with friends. That was real fun!

But the AI has never been too bright in any game of the Heroes tetralogy. Zero challenge really. I don't think things are going to improve in that sense.
I hope for more cursed artifacts in Heroes 5 (Artifacts that have both good and bad features). Like: The Great Mogul, second largest diamond in the world, increases your spell power by 4 but reduces your luck by 3.

	24-11-2003 23:20									#9
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The rather poor AI makes it an ideal game for children, though. I imagine that many children's first venture into strategy gaming has been done with HoMM.

Asmodean

	24-11-2003 23:30									#10
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Asmodean, do you play HOMM multiplayer?

	24-11-2003 23:43									#11
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HOMM3 was a fine game, with charming graphics and enjoyable gameplay.

HOMM4 had worse graphics, and for that reason alone I found it unplayable, although there was other stuff I didn't care for as well. Fortunately I swapped it for Baldurs Gate 2, a nice RPG.

	24-11-2003 23:54									#12
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Ah, the good ol' days. I played HoMM2 "multiplayer" with a friend of mine, too. We didn't have the Internet, so, we'd call each other on the phone and then start the same scenario on the same settings as different factions and then tell each other what we were doing. That was even fun. For some time...

I still like HoMM2 most... Any way, I'll keep an eye on this fifth installment.

Question: so, Ubisoft is the publisher? Who's the developer then?

	25-11-2003 02:24									#13
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quote: Originally posted by ljcvetko Asmodean, do you play HOMM multiplayer?

No..not a lot. Only sometimes hotseat with my brother.

Asmodean

	25-11-2003 02:38									#14
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quote: Originally posted by vovan Ah, the good ol' days. I played HoMM2 "multiplayer" with a friend of mine, too. We didn't have the Internet, so, we'd call each other on the phone and then start the same scenario on the same settings as different factions and then tell each other what we were doing. That was even fun. For some time...

Man, that's almost as sad as the story about the two old ladies roleplaying Happy Days fanfic over the phone.

	25-11-2003 03:37									#15
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quote: Originally posted by vovan Ah, the good ol' days. I played HoMM2 "multiplayer" with a friend of mine, too. We didn't have the Internet, so, we'd call each other on the phone and then start the same scenario on the same settings as different factions and then tell each other what we were doing. That was even fun. For some time...

In my day...............

	25-11-2003 12:58									#16
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quote: Originally posted by vovan Question: so, Ubisoft is the publisher? Who's the developer then?

That, my dear Watson, still remains to be seen

Asmodean

	26-11-2003 06:33									#17
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nothing will beat homm3

	26-11-2003 06:35									#18
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I don't like fantasy games

	26-11-2003 12:48									#19
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homm 2 and 3 are about the same quality, with an advantage to homm 2.

	26-11-2003 20:02									#20
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quote: Originally posted by Osweld Increasing the eye candy? No, I don't think so. HoMM2 looks a hell of alot better then any of the ones that came after it, even if it is in a low resolution. HoMM2 was the highpoint of the series, and I really doubt the fifth will be able to recover it.

Each to their own. I thought 3 and 4 did an okay job of prettying up the game (which includes upping the resolution) but fell flat on the gameplay. The poor AI just couldnt cope with all these new buildings and would drift aimlessly between them instead of persuing a long term strategy.

	26-11-2003 21:14									#21
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I look at Homm2 and 3 the same as Moo1 and 2. I can't pick one any more than I could pick one of my grandkids over the others.

	26-11-2003 22:29									#22
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My favourite game in the series is HoMM 3. It had great graphics and cool gameplay. I didn't particularly care for the isometric view in 4 but othervise I thought that it looked great.

I hope that the developers of HoMM 5 (whomever they are) will pay more attention to developing a strong AI without cheats.

Asmodean

	01-12-2003 10:47									#23
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* vovan wonders if HoMM5 will follow the suit of many other recent sequels and go 3D.

	01-12-2003 11:22									#24
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quote: Originally posted by vovan Ah, the good ol' days. I played HoMM2 "multiplayer" with a friend of mine, too. We didn't have the Internet, so, we'd call each other on the phone and then start the same scenario on the same settings as different factions and then tell each other what we were doing. That was even fun. For some time... I still like HoMM2 most... Any way, I'll keep an eye on this fifth installment. Question: so, Ubisoft is the publisher? Who's the developer then?

that's just like what I did with the original Civ

JOn Miller

	01-12-2003 11:23									#25
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I like Master of Magic best

HOMM 2 (And 3) were both good

Age of Wonders was nice (but just didn't catch me the same)

Lords of Magic was a disappointment

I am trying Shadow Magic (Age of Wonders 2 addon) now

Jon Miller

	01-12-2003 14:51									#26
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quote: Originally posted by Jon Miller I like Master of Magic best HOMM 2 (And 3) were both good Age of Wonders was nice (but just didn't catch me the same) Lords of Magic was a disappointment I am trying Shadow Magic (Age of Wonders 2 addon) now Jon Miller

So what do you think about Shadow Magic?? I am having a blast. Great game, right up my alley

Oh...and Jon: Your avatar is a pain in the butt

Asmodean

	01-12-2003 22:14									#27
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quote: Originally posted by Asmodean So what do you think about Shadow Magic?? I am having a blast. Great game, right up my alley Asmodean

You're welcome.

	02-12-2003 00:35									#28
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quote: Originally posted by DrSpike You're welcome.

HeHe...yeah. If it hadn't been for you, I would never have started playing this one

Asmodean

	02-12-2003 12:42									#29
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Vovan:



I did the same thing with a good friend of mine. We'd conquer the world and then go at each other. Quite fun.

I'd settle for finding a copy of Heroes Millennium edition since my new computer is now fast enough to run Heroes 3, rather than a Heroes 5.

Now if they made it so that it could run off a Pentium 2.

	03-12-2003 05:49									#30
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Shadow Magic is what Age of Wonders should been like in the first place to be honest... They're asking the full price for this new title, while it's just been updated (Okay I have to admit, a lot of things have been improved, such as the 2 gates/wall etc, but nevertheless, it should be a simple expansion pack instead of a standalone product)