HoMM5 Multiplayer: Questions | Forums

[MelonWasHere]

I've been trying this game for a few days, both campaign and skirmish (or "hotseat"? seen the word float around but don't know what it refers to.). And i actually enjoy the quite deep sense of tactics that this game contains with how you build and fight with your army. I've played some earlier game of HoMM way back, don't remember which number but i got the interest from there to try this new version.

Anyhow, to the point: I was wondering how the multiplayer "scene" is?

Does it have a ladder?
How many actually play competitively?
How are turns treated? Time based?
What modes are most popular?
Can you modify your own army for Duel Mode?

I'd like to get some insight in these things before i actually buy the game. I do like to live in my own world with my character like a nerd but i also enjoy competitiveness, alot.

[C.in-fvr3]

Curious about that too

[unreal_az]

1.Does it have a ladder?
2.How many actually play competitively?
3.How are turns treated? Time based?
4.What modes are most popular?
5.Can you modify your own army for Duel Mode?

1. Yes it does. Dunno if it works or how, game is out for a few days now didn't have time to play.
2. If you talk about players i guess all on ubi servers that aren't in training channel play copetively.
3.There are 2 options for the map and 2 for the battle: Time limited for adv map (ex you have 6 mins to finish turns excluding battles(the 6 minutes can be changed to whatever you like) or non time limited. In battles you have Dynamic mode so it will speed up the battles each player having about 5~10 secs to move a troop,use a spell, ability or atack.
4.I guess the duel mode is the most popular and for normal games ghost mode will be the most (it allows you to play when it's the oponent turn with a ghost that can take mines posses creatures and other things).
5.Armies cannot be modified yet.
Hotseat is the mp mode where 2 or more players play from the same computer.
They plan to add simultaneous turns to speed up the game but in the future.

[MelonWasHere]

Okey, thanks.

Too bad with the Duel Mode, that you can't do the armies yourself. Would open a boatload of combos and strategies.

Like, you get a set amount of gold and XP points to spend on whatever you want.

[unreal_az]

Well i gave the idea the first time i played it but ... :|.