New Idea about battlefield size.

[Omega_Destroyer]

I would like to see elevation figured into the field somehow. Something similar to the towers in Heroes 4.

[Kilop]

yup that would be a great idea ....
maybe a special building buyable in town ...

[DaemianLucifer]

Anyway, so since it is mostly the same in HIV and it almaost worked... why not try yet a different but quite similar approch , why couldn t it work ?

Because of the rule

[Gaidal Cain]

without it really adding anything to the game

Are you kidding, half the game is duels...
And what problems would it make if that didn t change anything ??
You ve just contradict yourself ... in the same sentence !!!!

I said "adding", that is, making the game different in a positive way. The game would be different with variable field sizes, but I can't see anything positive about it under the current system, but a lot of extra work needed for balancing etc.

Want details?Imagine HIV BF in full 3D,and with a bit nerfed casters,and there you have it.

The H4 battlefield would suffer from the exact same problems as the H5 one when allowing different sizes. You'd have to increase the effective size by several orders of magnitude and basically turn it to something AoW/Total Wat-esqua to be able to change the size without shifting balance around too much, and then the shifting would be pretty pointless anyway.

[ThunderTitan]

The H4 battlefield would suffer from the exact same problems as the H5 one when allowing different sizes.

You know, my actual preference is a biger BF, with more tiles.

Your argument is still the same: "I don't think they can do it".

And if they don't change the balance it could change the strategies involved. Not in H5, that boat has sailed, but it's an interesting ideea. Each race could have different strategies depending on the BF size (which could be limited at 2 or 3 sizes to cut down on the balancing).

[Kilop]

exactly , but even in HV two diferent size COULD work, heck , it already works with siege...!