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Zenofex
Responsible
Legendary Hero
Kreegan-atheist
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posted May 19, 2011 10:34 AM |
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Quote: I myself preferred Griffin Undying.
To which the other person answers "You know Jeremiah, you talk too much!" and sweeps with the scythe. That'd be nice.
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Avirosb
Promising
Legendary Hero
No longer on vacation
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posted May 19, 2011 10:46 AM |
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Edited by Avirosb at 10:49, 19 May 2011.
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Clive Barker's Might & Magic Heroes 7
Hero Class - Warlock:
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MattII
Legendary Hero
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posted May 19, 2011 11:15 AM |
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Quote: I don't think I've ever heard those Blizzard phrases before nor do I think they are popular outside of Blizzard games.
True, but Starcraft sold 11 million copies, as compared to 21 million for the whole Command and Conquer series prior to Generals, and about the same for the whole Age of Empires series. Regardless, admira has a point, the HoMM series has yet to produce a short, catchy battle-cry.
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MrDragon
Supreme Hero
Eats people with Ketchup
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posted May 19, 2011 11:21 AM |
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Well seems we got a Siren in the game then!
Mystery solved, all non-boss creatures have been identified then.
6 elementals, 1 phoenix, 1 siren and 70 faction creatures (that includes upgrades).
Ok people that's a wrap!
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War-overlord
Responsible
Undefeatable Hero
Presidente of Isla del Tropico
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posted May 19, 2011 11:22 AM |
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So, a new screenshot has been posted in the artwork thread.
Judging from that, I think that the redhaired neutral shown looks particularly fishy. Wink wink, nudge nudge.
I think it is now fairly safe to assume that this particular neutral is some form of mermaid.
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Avirosb
Promising
Legendary Hero
No longer on vacation
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posted May 19, 2011 11:22 AM |
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Quote: The HoMM series has yet to produce a short, catchy battle-cry
BLAH!
By the way, here are your Disney-princesses, NightTerror
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Adrius
Honorable
Undefeatable Hero
Stand and fight!
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posted May 19, 2011 11:25 AM |
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Edited by Adrius at 11:26, 19 May 2011.
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Those sirens would make an awesome replacement for the Spring Spirits in Sanctuary imo...
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MrDragon
Supreme Hero
Eats people with Ketchup
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posted May 19, 2011 11:31 AM |
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I'm really liking their look actually, they look surprisingly dangerous for mermaids.
Pretty certain they'll come with a Siren label.
And yes, they totaly would fit the Sanctuary faction better then the Spring Spirit.
Call em Ningyo and stick em in there, done deal, nobody would question their "appropriateness" for the faction.
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foxxxer
Promising
Famous Hero
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posted May 19, 2011 11:37 AM |
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There is a change in the creature compared with those screenshot from February. The redhead feathered hag looked better (although on a low resolution) than this creature. Now we have fishy siren (mermaid). This is terrible because the fights with her will be only in the water.
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War-overlord
Responsible
Undefeatable Hero
Presidente of Isla del Tropico
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posted May 19, 2011 11:42 AM |
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Quote: And yes, they totaly would fit the Sanctuary faction better then the Spring Spirit.
Call em Ningyo and stick em in there, done deal, nobody would question their "appropriateness" for the faction.
I would. Seriously, what link is there, other than water. Both like water, but that's not explanatory enough to make Mermaids fit into Sanctuary.
And where I would certainly not protest the scrapping of either the Spring Spirit or the Ice Maiden, I don't think that shoehorning in a Mermaid would make it any better. I would prefer another Naga, if I am honest. And You'd have to jump through a lot of hoops to explain away the fact that fishy Mermaids are actually reptilian Naga.
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Avirosb
Promising
Legendary Hero
No longer on vacation
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posted May 19, 2011 11:54 AM |
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Hmm... looks like their panthoses are sewn together
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Wckey
Famous Hero
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posted May 19, 2011 12:00 PM |
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Edited by Wckey at 12:12, 19 May 2011.
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Quote: There is a change in the creature compared with those screenshot from February. The redhead feathered hag looked better (although on a low resolution) than this creature. Now we have fishy siren (mermaid). This is terrible because the fights with her will be only in the water.
They are the same creature? O.O
Maybe they'll look diferent when they're on the land.
Also, is it me or the graphic quality of the Stronghold creatures is better now?
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MattII
Legendary Hero
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posted May 19, 2011 12:16 PM |
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Quote: I'm really liking their look actually, they look surprisingly dangerous for mermaids.
Pretty certain they'll come with a Siren label.
Probably not, because while sirens were originally avian, they became mermaids in medieval times (The French, Spanish, Portugese, Italians, Polish and Romanian words for mermaid all derive from siren).
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Dave_Jame
Promising
Legendary Hero
I'm Faceless, not Brainless.
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posted May 19, 2011 12:39 PM |
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Soo.. we got the nice redheaded girl. I actually like the a lot. Wonder i thy are a Naga type. A Beastman or a magic compound like the Gryf or manticora.
There appirence is made quite well. I like all the fins around the lower body and the split tail fin. Also there blue see like scale color creates a camouflage image.
But I have to say I think the model has been changed since its first appirence. For one because of the color of their hair, and also I can't Identify the upper body part on the older picture.
And I hope they will be called Sirens, just for the more "Battle" apropriet sound.
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I'm just a Mirror of your self.
We see, we look, we gather, we store, we teach.
We are many, and you can be one of us.
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MrDragon
Supreme Hero
Eats people with Ketchup
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posted May 19, 2011 12:55 PM |
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Quote: Probably not, because while sirens were originally avian, they became mermaids in medieval times (The French, Spanish, Portugese, Italians, Polish and Romanian words for mermaid all derive from siren).
I never said Sirens were mermaids in the original myth, I know they were more like well.. harpies, but as you indicated yourself, the name has been used for mermaid-like creatures as well.
As we allready have Harpies in the game and their upgrade is sitting on "Fury" as a name, it seems hihgly plausible they'll slap the name Siren onto this neutral.
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DoubleDeck
Promising
Legendary Hero
Look into my eyes...
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posted May 19, 2011 01:04 PM |
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Yes the graphics do look different to the Feb screenshot, maybe it's improved or maybe it was just too small in Feb....
Notice that the mermaid was on water in Feb as well, so this neutral we'll only fight on water...
The screenshot looks a little wierd...why are orc troops running towards the mermaids? Is this in battlescreen or a movie clip...cos it can't be on the adventure map..
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Avirosb
Promising
Legendary Hero
No longer on vacation
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posted May 19, 2011 01:08 PM |
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Edited by Avirosb at 13:08, 19 May 2011.
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Properkheldar
Famous Hero
Keeper of books
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posted May 19, 2011 01:12 PM |
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On facebook now, seems like they will be called mermaids after all *bracing for nightterror reaction*
Discover the new screenshot of the week.
Mermaids are beautiful daughters of the sea… but they are also treacherous and deadly. Two poor guys are going to learn it the hard way…
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MrDragon
Supreme Hero
Eats people with Ketchup
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posted May 19, 2011 01:40 PM |
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We have no reason to believe they will only function in battle on water tiles, especially seeing as the ship boarding battlefield is still the deck of a ship, they will be capable of functioning on land.
The screenshot was obviously made in a similar fashion to cutscenes, it is shot on the adventure map with the unit auras disabled and the units frozen during a certain part of their animations.
To put it simply, it is not a gameplay shot, it's a posed shot.
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Nelgirith
Promising
Supreme Hero
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posted May 19, 2011 01:41 PM |
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Quote: On facebook now, seems like they will be called mermaids after all *bracing for nightterror reaction*
Well, these are actually mermaids. Mermaids are half-woman and half-fish. Sirens are half-woman and half-birds (like the H3/H4 harpies).
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