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Antikouras23
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posted August 07, 2015 06:20 PM |
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but jokes aside i can live with them, and the other 2 units look very good
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Sleeping_Sun
Promising
Famous Hero
Townscreen Architect
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posted August 07, 2015 06:21 PM |
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properkheldar said:
Minastir said:
Something I remembered from the beta, the only "big" creatures in dungeon (except champions of course) are minotaur and strider, which now when i saw it seems weird because it is so thin and tall it's going to occupy 2x2 ? hmmm
Well, it could look quite imposing if its really tall and needs 2x2 squares for its "bizare" movement over the battlefield.
Comparable to that of a Gargoyle in the beta? 
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Datapack
Famous Hero
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posted August 07, 2015 06:24 PM |
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The all the units look very bad and lack purple.
I am very dissapointed in Limbic.
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properkheldar
Famous Hero
Keeper of books
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posted August 07, 2015 06:27 PM |
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Sleeping_Sun said:
Comparable to that of a Gargoyle in the beta?
Indeed! Or the air elemental for that matter.
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alcibiades
Honorable
Undefeatable Hero
of Gold Dragons
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posted August 07, 2015 06:31 PM |
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Elvin said:
3lion said:
Minastir said:
Strider - very mixed feeling about it, even though it fits dungeon as a puppet of faceless it lacks something, idk maybe with some weapon or another set of arms, it's just right now it doesn't seems like a elite creature
I believe that the point is to make it a little bit mysterious.
Also a little bit stupid. Disappointed, the unit had so much potential and they went with creepy mime.
I disagree. No matter whether you go with "mysterious" or "creepy", this is a generic creature which comes across as a filler, even if you manage to give it a look to convey one feeling or another. If you want a "creepy" atmosphere in the line-up, find an actually creature in some mythology/fairytale/fantasy universe that is actually creepy. Same if it's mysterious that you want. Making up random creatures and putting them instead of established creatures just makes people frustrated.
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Storm-Giant
Responsible
Undefeatable Hero
On the Other Side!
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posted August 07, 2015 06:40 PM |
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LizardWarrior said:
Medusa occupies only 1 square but strider 2x2 ?!
Which such a thin model? please no.
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Zeki
Supreme Hero
sup
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posted August 07, 2015 06:40 PM |
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Edited by Zeki at 18:43, 07 Aug 2015.
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Minastir said:
Strider - very mixed feeling about it, even though it fits dungeon as a puppet of faceless it lacks something, idk maybe with some weapon or another set of arms, it's just right now it doesn't seems like a elite creature, maybe it's just concept
Another set of arms for the upgrade would fit perfectly with the design and would actually make them different from basic version.
Storm-Giant said:
LizardWarrior said:
Medusa occupies only 1 square but strider 2x2 ?!
Which such a thin model? please no.
It may be thin but very big so it's Fitting
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Minastir
Promising
Famous Hero
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posted August 07, 2015 06:47 PM |
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Storm-Giant said:
LizardWarrior said:
Medusa occupies only 1 square but strider 2x2 ?!
Which such a thin model? please no.
yup 2x2, beta:
@Zeki You have actually played the duel, how big strider was, compared to other creatures ? 
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3lion
Known Hero
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posted August 07, 2015 07:14 PM |
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alcibiades said:
. Making up random creatures and putting them instead of established creatures just makes people frustrated.
Strider doesn't look like a random creature to me. The population of Dark Elves is not very big. So they must use some extra forces in theirs army. But there are not so many creatures underground, minotaurs are few and Medusas are just an occasion. So they were forced to create something new. And they invented.. this. I consider this as a part of evolution. Yeah, I know there are still beholders and Manticoras but Striders are more comprehensive way to fulfill the army than taming some new creatures.
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verriker
Honorable
Legendary Hero
We don't need another 'eroes
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posted August 07, 2015 07:14 PM |
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Avonu said:
Shadowsteel - Faceless' blood
Flamegold - used by Dwarves
Starsilver - used by Irollan Elves
Dragonblood Crystals - at least 8 variations (one per Dragon God)
Moonsilk - used by Necromacers
Moonsilk Crystals - Moonsilk crystalizied during Full Moon. 
Dragonsteel - used by Bloodsmiths from Hammer Fall (Dragonblood + steel)
EDIT:
Mercury - was in MMX
Sulfur - was in MMX
cheers, thanks for the handy guide lol
btw not to be a hypocrite, I remember Enroth and Axeoth technically also used made up minerals like kergar, stalt and thjorad, but yeah for the HoMM games they should keep this over involved trash out of things lol
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GenyaArikado
Bad-mannered
Supreme Hero
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posted August 07, 2015 07:25 PM |
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Everything about LotR must suck then, i guess.
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verriker
Honorable
Legendary Hero
We don't need another 'eroes
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posted August 07, 2015 07:29 PM |
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GenyaArikado said:
Everything about LotR must suck then, i guess.
if you say so mate lol
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sandro400
Promising
Supreme Hero
Shadow of Death
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posted August 07, 2015 07:46 PM |
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Well, tbh, the names of resources made by Ashan are pretty simple: a combination of 2 words. You know, Shadow + steel, Star + silver etc are easier to remember than stalt and thjorad. ^^ It doesn't even sound like authors "made" those words.
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GenyaArikado
Bad-mannered
Supreme Hero
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posted August 07, 2015 07:48 PM |
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_constructed_by_J._R._R._Tolkien
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvish_languages_%28Middle-earth%29
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sandro400
Promising
Supreme Hero
Shadow of Death
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posted August 07, 2015 07:50 PM |
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Genya, what is the purpose (if there is any of course) for posting these links? I'm confused.
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kiryu133
Responsible
Legendary Hero
Highly illogical
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posted August 07, 2015 07:56 PM |
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Something many made up words something something bad work
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Kimarous
Supreme Hero
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posted August 07, 2015 07:56 PM |
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sandro400 said:
Well, tbh, the names of resources made by Ashan are pretty simple: a combination of 2 words. You know, Shadow + steel, Star + silver etc are easier to remember than stalt and thjorad. ^^ It doesn't even sound like authors "made" those words.
I agree. "Word plus word" does not equal "made up word" - might be a made-up term (like "Airbender") or a fictitious substance (like "Moonsilk"), but saying that's a made up word? Just saying, I can figure what Shadowsteel is much faster that Bauxisiateraxite. What is the latter? I don't know, because I made it up on the spot and it sounded like a mineral.
sandro400 said:
Genya, what is the purpose (if there is any of course) for posting these links? I'm confused.
I think he was trying to dispute the notion of "more made-up words = worse story" by showing off the elven linguistics Tolkien invented for the Lord of the Rings.
With that said, I don't know if that's an appropriate point of comparison, since "fictitious language" oftentimes means "taking existing words and giving them a new spelling, pronunciation, and/or grammatical structure".
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GenyaArikado
Bad-mannered
Supreme Hero
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posted August 07, 2015 08:27 PM |
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sandro400 said:
Genya, what is the purpose (if there is any of course) for posting these links? I'm confused.
verriker said:
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sandro400
Promising
Supreme Hero
Shadow of Death
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posted August 07, 2015 08:29 PM |
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Kimarous said:
I think he was trying to dispute the notion of "more made-up words = worse story" by showing off the elven linguistics Tolkien invented for the Lord of the Rings.
But Verriker explicitly stated "probability book is good", not something like "direct relation between the number of made-up words and a book's quality"...
So, my question remains open, I hope the one who posted the links will answer them. ^^ Oh, I just received it. ^^
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GenyaArikado
Bad-mannered
Supreme Hero
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posted August 07, 2015 08:33 PM |
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This MEGA THREAD is pages long: 
