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[Kalah]

After days of <a href="/https://www.celestialheavens.com/1404820775" target="_blank">speculation</a>, it is now clear that something Might & Magic related is scheduled for

<a target="_blank" href="/http://www.gamescom-cologne.com/en/game ... amesCom</a> next week. Someone at Ubisoft have set up <a target="_blank" href="/http://mightandmagic.com/gamescom14/">this counter</a> along with a quote from the Griffin story line.



We wait eagerly for the counter to reach 0 and for news about what's coming to reach us. <img src="/images/smiles/smile9.gif">



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[Avonu]

I think we all know by now what is coming. The question is, will this Ubisoft product be good or another bugged piece of...

EDIT:
Thx to Strom Giant from HC:

[Kalah]

Cool, I didn't notice that.

[Kalah]

Probably the guy who made that quote on the Facebook page, no?

[vicheron]

Darn, I was still hoping that they'd drop the stupid Asha world/story. It's just way too poorly developed to be salvaged.

[Red_Flag]

Of course he's Duke Ivan Griffin, look at this picture from the teaser web page, there you can see scenes from civil war that happened after 4th eclipse:


843 YSD 4th Eclipse - Falcon's Last Flight
Total eclipse. This time, the Demons storm the capital of the Falcon Empire and massacre the royal house. As soon as the Demons are repelled, fighting breaks out as the various noble houses attempt to claim the throne. Duke Ivan of Griffin conquers the bloody crown. The Empire is renamed Holy Griffin Empire.

[crees0921]

We've seen and heard little from Ubi on the HOMM front. I for one am thrilled to see a glimmer of hope.

[JSE]

We're seeing a glimmer of something -- very probably Heroes 7 -- but what kind of hope are you talking about? The hope that this one will be a lot better than Heroes 6? That would be great of course, but all I've seen so far are some cryptic Ubi lore hints.

[Qurqirish Dragon]

As I said with MM X, I don't care. Unless they release it in physical form, I cannot and will not play it, since I can't spend a week to download over a slow (DSL) flaky internet connection.

[Kalah]

If you want, QD, I can send you a copy in the mail.
We need your map reviews.

[Avonu]

Too bad that since H5 map editors (or modding tool in case of MMX) were always user-unfriendly and general in bad shape or just unfinished.

[Wizard of Soz]

Prediction time! Given it looks to take place at a time of civil war its possible we are going to see game play sub factions within the usual factions. They have already sort of started to do this in H6 and Dual of Champions.

This may just be in the form of different unit colours and appearances, but perhaps there will also be different unit types or upgrades, (much like in Tribes of the East).

[jeff]

Well despite their obvious attempts to stir up excitement in a Heroes product; I find myself not really caring. They have produced one disappointment after another and for some reason cannot sell in physical form in NA a game they own. They will have to do a lot more than teasers to get my interest.

[Variol]

I kinda liken it to our Province building the new "Bluenose" sailing ship.

They're up to about 20 million and the thing is still not right.

So, we could build great sailing vessels hundreds of years ago, but today we haven't got a clue.

[Fuddelbaerentatze]

I wouldn't mind if they try some different genre this time. Still haven't digested H6 and didn't even start with MM10. For me another clash of, messiah or whatever type of game would be most welcome just to have something different this time. How about a Trine like game?



OT @ Variol

"They're up to about 20 million and the thing is still not right."

- 20 million does not sound like much money for some refit/rebuild like this. Especially if they try to do it with methods of traditional craftsmanship. But even if they use modern building methods, 20 millions is like barely enough just to get started ... here some pics of a project of similar scope, different size but too a two masted schooner:



http://www.yachtathos.com/gallery-building.htm



Edit: Wrong Version Number
Edited on Sun, Aug 10 2014, 09:56 by Fuddelbaerentatze

[GreatEmerald]

> I wouldn't mind if they try some different genre this time. Still haven't digested H6 and didn't even start with MM11. For me another clash of, messiah or whatever type of game would be most welcome just to have something different this time. How about a Trine like game?

What about a sequel to Legends of Might and Magic?

[Avonu]

How about proper LoMM first, you know with story-line and characters?

[grendel99]

Well I'm excited Each new attempt is the possibility of them getting it right! Heroes 5 was close but the graphics and design just weren't right. Heroes 6 was better with graphics but they got rid of all the classic gameplay that made it great. Maybe they'll mix the two this time and it will be playable

[JSE]

You seem to have a lot of patience with a publisher whose three major attempts at continuing an established franchise (Heroes 5, Heroes 6, and M&M 10) have failed to please the majority of the fanbase.



In my view, we have every reason to be very skeptical and cautious about any future M&M releases until Ubisoft have proven that they can do *much* better. Proof first, excitement second -- not the other way round. Wouldn't you agree?

[Kalah]

@JSE: One thing we should note is that none of the three games you mention here were made by the same developers. While we can certainly be unhappy with Ubisoft's overall management of the franchise, and definitely with the quality of the games, a lot of the responsibility must also lie with the decelopers. I am not entirely happy with these three games myself (H6 being the worst of the bunch), but I remain hopeful that Ubisoft will find a developer that they are happy with and will allow them to have free reins to develop the best games possible. Changing developers all the time is not a good model for creation.