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I think that's the exact issue, how you wish to portray the heroes. In H1, 2, 3, and 5, they are more like generals. In H4, they are heroes.

I guess it depends on your definition of hero. In my personal definition, in fantast context, a hero is someone who survives a snowload of dangerous situations (either luck or skill), and has something to serve, like a Kingdom.

In that light I obviously favour the H4 way, but it's still meh.

Heroes 3
Pros:
- Possibility of casting spells anywhere through combat, once per round.
Cons:
- Without spells, a hero can't do anything but stand there.

Heroes 4
Pros:
- Far more realistic portrayment.
Cons:
- Severe balance issues due to unlinear power growth of the "hero stack"
- Severe balance issues due to Combat skill.

Heroes 5
Pros:
- Heroes without spells are no longer useless.
Cons:
- Not as realistic as the H4 variant.

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