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VokialBG
Honorable
Legendary Hero
First in line
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posted December 20, 2010 05:30 PM |
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Quote: Zenofex, and Tolkien got his creatures from somebody who got them from somebody but that is beside the point .
And whats the problem with that. One of the things I find cool in the fantasy is the creatures from the myths, and I like it better than creating some new lamy creatures.
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Yaeliccc
Known Hero
Undead, but warm and fuzzy
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posted December 20, 2010 05:36 PM |
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Quote: New Elite unit of the 7th faction "The Terribles" revealed for the very FIRST time!
Elite unit
Anti-Bishop
Physical description:
Wears green swim briefs, has a tattoo of a dead unicorn on his left arm. Stares and whistles at Succubi, Centaurs, Priestesses.
Special ability:
Hates Angels.
Also hates: broccoli, waking up early, being called a "dude".
Upgrade:
Anti-Pope
Physical description:
The Anti-Pope looks young, fit, enjoying life.
Special ability:
The Anti-Pope does not molest young children.
Niceeee !!!!
except the fact that i'll have nightmares about anti-bishop and centaures getting kinky one with the other LOL
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DarkLord
Supreme Hero
Fear me..
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posted December 20, 2010 05:49 PM |
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Quote:
Quote: Zenofex, and Tolkien got his creatures from somebody who got them from somebody but that is beside the point .
And whats the problem with that. One of the things I find cool in the fantasy is the creatures from the myths, and I like it better than creating some new lamy creatures.
I 100% agree with VokalBG..
and i clearly do not understand why people even rise arguments about when and where the creature was created.. Seriously who cares if it is mythology, warcraft, warhammer, whatever!!! If it is a good creature then let it be wow like.. What is the difference??? If somebody hate warcraft that much that he/she can not stand any creature look alike, then don't play HoMM6.. If not then what's the point of putting 20 post per day of how much bad is Wow and how stupid are Dwarfs, and instead offering a game universe which he/she favours, but that doesn't mean that everybody should agree, as everyone here has his own opinion.. What is important that if the creature is good or bad in YOUR HUMBLE OPINION.. I mean valid points skills, abilities, artwork, mechanics etc..
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SwampLord
Supreme Hero
Lord of the Swamp
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posted December 20, 2010 08:21 PM |
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After seeing that Cyclops speed drawing video posted in the News & Information topic; what do you guys think the music is?
Sounds like it could be a Stronghold combat theme to me.
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They can take my swamp, they can take my town, but they will never take my FREEDOM!
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Elvin
Admirable
Omnipresent Hero
Endless Revival
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posted December 20, 2010 08:23 PM |
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Dark messiah if memory serves, cyclops battle maybe? I love watching speed drawing plus it's a creative way to reveal a unit
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SwampLord
Supreme Hero
Lord of the Swamp
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posted December 20, 2010 08:25 PM |
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Ah, thanks; makes sense. Can't wait for the town theme reveal, then!
And I do like the look of that cyclops a lot; the behemoth arm is quite cool, and it looks very ugly and menacing; exactly as it should. Black Hole continues to greatly impress me with their creature designs; I'm very, very pleased with the direction they took this game artistically.
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Jabanoss
Promising
Legendary Hero
Property of Nightterror™
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posted December 20, 2010 08:27 PM |
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Yup it's Dark Messiah, when battling Cyclops(fitting huh?)
Awesome soundtrack, awesome game
I really like that the Cyclop looks a lot more demonic in this game then in H5
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"You turn me on Jaba"
- Meroe
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Elvin
Admirable
Omnipresent Hero
Endless Revival
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posted December 20, 2010 08:29 PM |
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Hmm nope, it's another track. Here is the cyclops battle, I really liked it
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Rayquest
Hired Hero
uuugggggghhhh....
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posted December 20, 2010 08:32 PM |
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I don't understand why everybody keeps referencing Tolkien as a fantastic source for original mythological creatures. You have your standard humans, elves, hobbits, dwarves, ents, orcs and uruk-hai. After that, you have the Maia, which are either evil or good spirits, which includes all wizards, and balrogs (sauron also falls under the category of a Maia). Above the Maia, there are Valar, but they're basically Gods, which isn't really ever SOOO original, though one can appreciate the story of creation Tolkien offers in The Silmarillion. Then there are the few random creatures, like goblins, wargs, the giant eagles, the fell beasts, the Mumakil (oliphaunts),that thing that guarded the entrance to moria, and the dragons (and by the time the Lord of the Rings came about, there were no dragons left, as a side-note).
The only truly unique creatures are:
1. The creature at the gates of moria
2. The Uruk-hai
3. Maia as a whole, as this actually physically sets wizards apart from petty humans
4. Orcs (only due to the story of their origin in Middle earth)
One can well see that even if you try to use J.R.R. Tolkien as a standard for originality in mythical creatures, you cannot. One can clearly see that most creatures seem a little bit derived and not necessarily original.
All this aside, I still think that J.R.R. Tolkien is bloody brilliant. Favorite fantasy author ever.
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Jabanoss
Promising
Legendary Hero
Property of Nightterror™
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posted December 20, 2010 08:32 PM |
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Edited by Jabanoss at 20:33, 20 Dec 2010.
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Quote: Hmm nope, it's another track. Here is the cyclops battle, I really liked it
haha did you have to do that, now I feel stupid
yeah yeah, dramatic music for a dramatic scene in the game at least. hmm wonder if it is the when facing the Poakai or the Giant Worm...
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Elvin
Admirable
Omnipresent Hero
Endless Revival
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posted December 20, 2010 08:37 PM |
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I didn't know, I killed him the old fashioned way. Since paokai won't be returning.. Think we'll get it as a boss battle? Would bring back good memories. No wait I hated the ballista sequence
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blizz
Known Hero
of temper grace
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posted December 20, 2010 08:38 PM |
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Edited by blizz at 20:41, 20 Dec 2010.
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enraged cyclops looks great, much better than h5 one, i like how tough it looks this time. Laser beam ability is back
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Jabanoss
Promising
Legendary Hero
Property of Nightterror™
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posted December 20, 2010 08:48 PM |
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Yeah I can't state enough How cool I think the Cyclop is. I mean I thought they where cool in H5, but now oh god! Kinda glad they didn't look like that in DM, that would have been too scary
I hope the Poakai will return in the for of a boss, considering their size in DM I think it's very likely.
And yeah the ballista sequence was pretty lame and the first encounter was way too easy
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"You turn me on Jaba"
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Alustor
Famous Hero
ooo da :)
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posted December 20, 2010 08:52 PM |
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that s one cyclops-behemont combination cool thing
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Elvin
Admirable
Omnipresent Hero
Endless Revival
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posted December 20, 2010 09:27 PM |
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The H6 facebook group has posted a closer view of the stronghold town from the screenshots we've already seen.
Basic town.
Other screens from necro and haven here. Again nothing you haven't seen already.
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DarkLord
Supreme Hero
Fear me..
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posted December 20, 2010 09:33 PM |
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Edited by DarkLord at 21:36, 20 Dec 2010.
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Quote: If you like warcraft than play warcraft, but don't put warcraft into HOMM games, that is cheap stealing, and i'm sure nobody wants that to happen.
First of all i wasn't refering to you
And i don not play Warcraft, i play HoMM!
but i do respect Warcraft universe, as it has strong storyline and interesting creatures, plus it is one of the most famous universes in fantasy games along with Warhammer..should be a reason behind it, don't you think?
You can find weak points in any game or universe even your beloved D&D has IMO some stupid creatures like Ooze, Lion head with 8 hands, "Cocroaches" with 35 legs.. that's not the point. The point is inspite some creatures that i do not like, there are still awesome creatures as well, so i do respect D&D universe, even though i am not fan of it, some people may really love it..
I would reccomend you to respect HC members a little bit more, as some may take your comments personal (thanks God i am not amongst them)..
As i can see some of your post are really interesting and relevant but Unfortunately it is very hard to establish a good dialogue with you, as i can see you prefer monologue..
Anyways Hakuna Matata! Long live Warcraft!
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whiterider
Known Hero
death walks with me
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posted December 20, 2010 10:09 PM |
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Looking at the Cyclops and the Shaman... was the x-ray and nuclear radiation invented in Asha? I can see the point that devs have - orcs are failed experiment and they evolved since then until the time we know them in H5, but still, mutated arms, looking like tentacles... too much Half-life I think. Radiation and aliens (I never liked the whole tech-alien kreegan story behind M&M) dont have a place in Asha
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Zenofex
Responsible
Legendary Hero
Kreegan-atheist
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posted December 20, 2010 10:30 PM |
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The "ugly" arm of the Shaman could be part of the demonic mutation. What's so wrong about it anyway?
The difference between the basic and the upgraded Shaman is hardly visible though. That's lazy.
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War-overlord
Responsible
Undefeatable Hero
Presidente of Isla del Tropico
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posted December 20, 2010 10:46 PM |
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Just seen the Cyclops-speedpaint vid.
By the Gods, the Cyclops is a pure monstrocity and I'm lovin' it. That is one creature I do not want to meet in a dark alley. Can't wait to batter down a castle with one. I'm liking the new Stronghold more every day.
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Jabanoss
Promising
Legendary Hero
Property of Nightterror™
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posted December 20, 2010 10:48 PM |
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It's really GREAT that the towns on the adventure map are huge, so that you can see what they contain building-wise.
And I expect that big elephant skull on the main tent to be that of a boss, in a living or undead state. That would be nice, nice indeed.
I think it's fitting that the Orcs looks a bit "mutated", it shows that they are a rather "young" race in Asha and it tells of their somewhat strange origin. It also makes them more visually different from the other races and that's good.
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"You turn me on Jaba"
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