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** The originally planned sequel to ''IV'' would involved Tawni Balfour as the BigBad attacking the other factions. There would have been a LoveTriangle between Emilia Nighthaven, Lysander and Gauldoth Half-Dead.
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** The originally planned sequel to ''IV'' would have involved Tawni Balfour as the BigBad attacking the other factions. There would have been a LoveTriangle between Emilia Nighthaven, Lysander and Gauldoth Half-Dead.
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* DummiedOut: Sanctuary was considered for inclusion into ''Heroes V'' early during development, but was cut. [[http://images.wikia.com/mightandmagic/en/images/d/d9/NivalNagaConcept.png Some concept art]] (apparently based on India rather than Japan) and references to the faction in the game resources in V are all that was left.
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* DummiedOut: The Sanctuary was considered for inclusion into ''Heroes V'' early during development, but was cut. [[http://images.wikia.com/mightandmagic/en/images/d/d9/NivalNagaConcept.png Some concept art]] (apparently based on India rather than Japan) and references to the faction in the game resources in V are all that was left.
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** Originally, ''Armageddon's Blade'' would have featured a sci-fi town called the Forge as the new playable faction. This was a continuation of ''Might & Magic VII'''s BadEnding, where the necromancer Kastore takes over Deyja with technology from the [[{{Precursors}} Ancients]]. Catherine, Roland, and Gelu would've had to find Armageddon's Blade (originally also Ancient technology) to destroy the Heavenly Forge and end the creation of new Forge towns before Kastore could take over the world. Feelings were extremely mixed, with many fans threatening to boycott the expansion and one even sending death threats. Despite the town and campaign being [[https://mightandmagic.fandom.com/wiki/Forge_(town) fairly well into production]], the devs eventually decided to scrap it all and replace it with Conflux and a totally different story.
** Speaking of Conflux, it was always intended to be added, but was planned for the ''second'' expansion. It's not known what role Conflux would've played in the ''Shadow of Death'' campaign or if that even was going to be the second expansion before things got shuffled around. There's also evidence that the tier order of each creature was significantly different shortly before the town went live, since due to a bug Magma Elementals are considered tier 3, Ice Elementals are considered tier 4, and Energy Elementals are considered tier 5, as opposed to the correct 5, 3, and 4 respectively.
** Speaking of Conflux, it was always intended to be added, but was planned for the ''second'' expansion. It's not known what role Conflux would've played in the ''Shadow of Death'' campaign or if that even was going to be the second expansion before things got shuffled around. There's also evidence that the tier order of each creature was significantly different shortly before the town went live, since due to a bug Magma Elementals are considered tier 3, Ice Elementals are considered tier 4, and Energy Elementals are considered tier 5, as opposed to the correct 5, 3, and 4 respectively.
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** Originally, ''Armageddon's Blade'' would have featured a sci-fi town called the Forge as the new playable faction. This was a continuation of ''Might & Magic VII'''s BadEnding, where the necromancer Kastore takes over Deyja with technology from the [[{{Precursors}} Ancients]]. Catherine, Roland, and Gelu would've had to find Armageddon's Blade (originally also Ancient technology) to destroy the Heavenly Forge and end the creation of new Forge towns before Kastore could take over the world. Feelings were extremely mixed, with many fans threatening to boycott the expansion and one even sending death threats. Despite the town and campaign being [[https://mightandmagic.fandom.com/wiki/Forge_(town) fairly well into production]], the devs eventually decided to scrap it all and replace it with the Conflux and a totally different story.
** Speaking of the Conflux, it was always intended to be added, but was planned for the ''second'' expansion. It's not known what role Conflux would've played in the ''Shadow of Death'' campaign or if that even was going to be the second expansion before things got shuffled around. There's also evidence that the tier order of each creature was significantly different shortly before the town went live, since due to a bug Magma Elementals are considered tier 3, Ice Elementals are considered tier 4, and Energy Elementals are considered tier 5, as opposed to the correct 5, 3, and 4 respectively.
** Speaking of the Conflux, it was always intended to be added, but was planned for the ''second'' expansion. It's not known what role Conflux would've played in the ''Shadow of Death'' campaign or if that even was going to be the second expansion before things got shuffled around. There's also evidence that the tier order of each creature was significantly different shortly before the town went live, since due to a bug Magma Elementals are considered tier 3, Ice Elementals are considered tier 4, and Energy Elementals are considered tier 5, as opposed to the correct 5, 3, and 4 respectively.
** The originally planned sequel to ''IV'' would involved Tawni Balfour as the BigBad attacking the other factions. There would have been a LoveTriangle between Emilia Nighthaven, Lysander and Gauldoth Half-Dead.
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** Both Nival and Ubisoft had some thoughts about possible addition of another water-themed faction - the Sea Elves (with sea monsters like krakens and leviathans) for ''V''. In particular, Nival apparently even created a general lore outline for them - they were supposed to be rather aggressive (but not as cruel as Dark Elves) people who lived in Savage Isles and were Ashan's most notorious pirates and greatest seafarers. They also had contacts with both Sylvan and Dungeon and accepted dissidents from both. Finally, they actually crossed the western ocean and had a freaking colony in the unknown western land. Sea Elves still exist in the current lore but only as a minor race of homeless nomads who live in ships. Savage Isles are populated by Orc and Human pirates. The only mention of the distant western land is a tavern rumor in the last mission of Findan's campaign (H5), where some Wood Elves want to leave Irollan to undead and cross the ocean for a more safe place to live. Considering it was never mentioned since than, the colony is probably non-canon.
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** Both Nival and Ubisoft had some thoughts about possible addition of another water-themed faction - the Sea Elves (with sea monsters like krakens and leviathans) for ''V''. In particular, Nival apparently even created a general lore outline for them - they were supposed to be rather aggressive (but not as cruel as Dark Elves) people who lived in Savage Isles and were Ashan's most notorious pirates and greatest seafarers. They also had contacts with both the Sylvan and the Dungeon and accepted dissidents from both. Finally, they actually crossed the western ocean and had a freaking colony in the unknown western land. Sea Elves still exist in the current lore but only as a minor race of homeless nomads who live in ships. The Savage Isles are populated by Orc and Human pirates. The only mention of the distant western land is a tavern rumor in the last mission of Findan's campaign (H5), where some Wood Elves want to leave Irollan to the undead and cross the ocean for a more safe place to live. Considering it was never mentioned since than, the colony is probably non-canon.
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* TheWikiRule: [[http://www.heroesofmightandmagic.com/ Age of Heroes (for 6 and 7)]], Wikia [[http://mightandmagic.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page Might and Magic Wiki]], and the [[http://heroes.thelazy.net/wiki/Main_Page The Heroes of Might and Magic III Wiki]], among many others.
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** Speaking of Conflux, it was always intended to be added, but was planned for the ''second'' expansion. It's not known what role Conflux would've played in the ''Shadow of Death'' campaign or if that even was going to be the second expansion before things got shuffled around.
** There are actually two more heroes with original scenarios planned for ''IV'', Genievieve Seymour, a Mage, and Dogwoggle, a Barbarian. Time constraint led them to not get their own campaigns in favor of Emilia Nighthaven and Waerjak, but they still appear as recruitable heroes in Taverns. They finally got their scenarios restored or sorts as DLC in ''VII''.
** There are actually two more heroes with original scenarios planned for ''IV'', Genievieve Seymour, a Mage, and Dogwoggle, a Barbarian. Time constraint led them to not get their own campaigns in favor of Emilia Nighthaven and Waerjak, but they still appear as recruitable heroes in Taverns. They finally got their scenarios restored or sorts as DLC in ''VII''.
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** Speaking of Conflux, it was always intended to be added, but was planned for the ''second'' expansion. It's not known what role Conflux would've played in the ''Shadow of Death'' campaign or if that even was going to be the second expansion before things got shuffled around.
around. There's also evidence that the tier order of each creature was significantly different shortly before the town went live, since due to a bug Magma Elementals are considered tier 3, Ice Elementals are considered tier 4, and Energy Elementals are considered tier 5, as opposed to the correct 5, 3, and 4 respectively.
** There are actually two more heroes with original scenarios planned for ''IV'', Genievieve Seymour, a Mage, and Dogwoggle, a Barbarian. Time constraint led them to not get their own campaigns in favor of Emilia Nighthaven and Waerjak, but they still appear as recruitable heroes in Taverns. They finally got their scenarios restoredor sorts as DLC in ''VII''.
** There are actually two more heroes with original scenarios planned for ''IV'', Genievieve Seymour, a Mage, and Dogwoggle, a Barbarian. Time constraint led them to not get their own campaigns in favor of Emilia Nighthaven and Waerjak, but they still appear as recruitable heroes in Taverns. They finally got their scenarios restored
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The expansions of ''III'' were left off the UpdatedRerelease on Steam and mobile due to the fact that the source codes were lost. PC users at least can purchase the original release with the expansions off GOG.com, but mobile users are out of luck,
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The expansions of ''III'' were left off the UpdatedRerelease on Steam and mobile due to the fact that the source codes were lost. PC users at least can purchase the original release with the expansions off GOG.com, but mobile users are out of luck,luck.
* KillerApp: Next to ''VideoGame/TheWitcher3WildHunt'', ''III'' tends to serve as ''the'' reason to use the Website/GOGDotCom store. This is mostly thanks to GOG having the original complete collection while places such as Steam has the often considered inferior HD version.
* KillerApp: Next to ''VideoGame/TheWitcher3WildHunt'', ''III'' tends to serve as ''the'' reason to use the Website/GOGDotCom store. This is mostly thanks to GOG having the original complete collection while places such as Steam has the often considered inferior HD version.
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** There are actually two more heroes with original scenarios planned for ''IV'', Genievieve Seymour, a Mage, and Dogwoggle, a Barbarian. Time constraint led them to not get their own campaigns in favor of Emilia Nighthaven and Waerjak, but they still appear as recruitable heroes in Taverns. They finally got their scenarios restored or sorts as DLC in ''VII''.
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** There are actually two more heroes with original scenarios planned for the fourth game, Genievieve Seymour, a Mage, and Dogwoggle, a Barbarian. Time constraint led them to not get their own campaigns in favor of Emilia Nighthaven and Waerjak, but they still appear as recruitable heroes in Taverns. They finally got their scenarios restored or sorts as DLC in ''VII''.
** Both Nival and Ubisoft had some thoughts about possible addition of another water-themed faction - the Sea Elves (with sea monsters like krakens and leviathans). In particular, Nival apparently even created a general lore outline for them - they were supposed to be rather aggressive (but not as cruel as Dark Elves) people who lived in Savage Isles and were Ashan's most notorious pirates and greatest seafarers. They also had contacts with both Sylvan and Dungeon and accepted dissidents from both. Finally, they actually crossed the western ocean and had a freaking colony in the unknown western land. Sea Elves still exist in the current lore but only as a minor race of homeless nomads who live in ships. Savage Isles are populated by Orc and Human pirates. The only mention of the distant western land is a tavern rumor in the last mission of Findan's campaign (H5), where some Wood Elves want to leave Irollan to undead and cross the ocean for a more safe place to live. Considering it was never mentioned since than, the colony is probably non-canon.
** Both Nival and Ubisoft had some thoughts about possible addition of another water-themed faction - the Sea Elves (with sea monsters like krakens and leviathans). In particular, Nival apparently even created a general lore outline for them - they were supposed to be rather aggressive (but not as cruel as Dark Elves) people who lived in Savage Isles and were Ashan's most notorious pirates and greatest seafarers. They also had contacts with both Sylvan and Dungeon and accepted dissidents from both. Finally, they actually crossed the western ocean and had a freaking colony in the unknown western land. Sea Elves still exist in the current lore but only as a minor race of homeless nomads who live in ships. Savage Isles are populated by Orc and Human pirates. The only mention of the distant western land is a tavern rumor in the last mission of Findan's campaign (H5), where some Wood Elves want to leave Irollan to undead and cross the ocean for a more safe place to live. Considering it was never mentioned since than, the colony is probably non-canon.
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** During production of ''VII'', the Ubisoft blog released the "Shadow Council" [[http://www.heroesofmightandmagic.com/heroes7/Community_Engagement voting element]], where fans voted for which factions, character and town designs, and {{Feelies}} they want. Two factions, the Inferno and Fortress, lost to Dungeon and Sylvan respectively, and while the Fortress was later added in the ''Trial by Fire'' expansion, the cease of support for the game meant that the Inferno faction would never be added.
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* TheWikiRule: The Celesial Heavens [[https://wiki.celestialheavens.com/ Might and Magic Wiki]], Wikia [[http://mightandmagic.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page Might and Magic Wiki]], and the [[http://heroes.thelazy.net/wiki/Main_Page The Heroes of Might and Magic III Wiki]], among many others.
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* TheWikiRule: The Celesial Heavens [[https://wiki.celestialheavens.[[http://www.heroesofmightandmagic.com/ Might Age of Heroes (for 6 and Magic Wiki]], 7)]], Wikia [[http://mightandmagic.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page Might and Magic Wiki]], and the [[http://heroes.thelazy.net/wiki/Main_Page The Heroes of Might and Magic III Wiki]], among many others.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The expansions of ''III'' were left off the UpdatedRerelease on Steam and mobile due to the fact that the source codes were lost. PC users at least can purchase the original release with the expansions off GOG.com, but mobile users are out of luck,
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* DummiedOut: Sanctuary was considered for inclusion into ''Heroes V'' early during development, but was cut. [[Some http://images.wikia.com/mightandmagic/en/images/d/d9/NivalNagaConcept.png]] ConceptArt (apparently based on India rather than Japan) and references to the faction in the game resources in V are all that was left.
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* DummiedOut: Sanctuary was considered for inclusion into ''Heroes V'' early during development, but was cut. [[Some http://images.[[http://images.wikia.com/mightandmagic/en/images/d/d9/NivalNagaConcept.png]] ConceptArt png Some concept art]] (apparently based on India rather than Japan) and references to the faction in the game resources in V are all that was left.
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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: In Russia and Poland. Especially the third installment. Interestingly enough, the fifth game of the series (which is spiritual successor to Heroes III) is created by russian gaming company Nival Interactive.
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* RunningTheAsylum: ''Heroes V'' was developed by Nival Interactive, a Russian company. The game's creators confessed having "grown up" on the franchise and being happy to leave their mark on its history.
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* RunningTheAsylum: PromotedFanboy: ''Heroes V'' was developed by Nival Interactive, a Russian company. The game's creators confessed having "grown up" on the franchise and being happy to leave their mark on its history.
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* DummiedOut: Sanctuary was considered for inclusion into ''Heroes V'' early during development, but was cut. Some [[http://images.wikia.com/mightandmagic/en/images/d/d9/NivalNagaConcept.png concept art]] (apparently based on India rather than Japan) and references to the faction in the game resources in V are all that was left.
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* DummiedOut: Sanctuary was considered for inclusion into ''Heroes V'' early during development, but was cut. Some [[http://images.[[Some http://images.wikia.com/mightandmagic/en/images/d/d9/NivalNagaConcept.png concept art]] png]] ConceptArt (apparently based on India rather than Japan) and references to the faction in the game resources in V are all that was left.
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** NWC actually had concept art for ''V'', rendered in isometric 2D in ''IV'''s engine rather than 3D like Ubisoft and Nival's version ended up being.
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* TheWikiRule: The Celesial Heavens [[https://wiki.celestialheavens.com/ Might and Magic Wiki]], Wikia [[http://mightandmagic.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page Might and Magic Wiki]], and the [[http://heroes.thelazy.net/wiki/Main_Page The Heroes of Might and Magic III Wiki]], among many others.
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* TheWikiRule: The Celesial Heavens [[https://wiki.celestialheavens.com/ Might and Magic Wiki]], Wikia [[http://mightandmagic.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page Might and Magic Wiki]], and the [[http://heroes.thelazy.net/wiki/Main_Page The Heroes of Might and Magic III Wiki]], among many others.others.
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* OrphanedReference: The opening cinematic for ''Armageddon's Blade'' has Gelu, Roland, and Catherine running through an underground bunker that's lit with electric lamps and finding the titular blade there. Nothing like this ever happens in the campaign. The cinematic was based on the original ScienceFantasy plot where Armageddon's Blade was actually LostTechnology and the heroes were trying to find it rather than stop its creation.
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* FanNickname: "Ubival" (Ubisoft and Nival, the publisher and developer of ''V'', respectively).
** Funnily enough, "Ubival" is the male third person singular past tense form of "kill", [[{{LaymansTerms}} i.e. "he was killing"]], in Russian. Seeing as Nival is a Russian developer and the entire HOMM series is quite popular in Russia, it might not be a coincidence. There are numerous players, both Russian-speaking and not, who dislike the changes in ''V'' (either the gameplay or the art style or the completely different universe).
** And now "Ubihole" from, you guessed it, Ubisoft and Black Hole.
** Funnily enough, "Ubival" is the male third person singular past tense form of "kill", [[{{LaymansTerms}} i.e. "he was killing"]], in Russian. Seeing as Nival is a Russian developer and the entire HOMM series is quite popular in Russia, it might not be a coincidence. There are numerous players, both Russian-speaking and not, who dislike the changes in ''V'' (either the gameplay or the art style or the completely different universe).
** And now "Ubihole" from, you guessed it, Ubisoft and Black Hole.
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* DevelopmentHell / ExecutiveMeddling: ''Heroes VI'', And HOW.
** ScrewedByTheNetwork: ''VI'' did not receive the patch support it needed. The game was released in October 2011; patch support was stopped in September 2013, less than ''24 months'' later, ''and'' with outstanding bugs unresolved. With a buggy release plaguing ''VII'', and ''Might and Magic X'''s short support period, things don't look good. The fact that Limbic Entertainment is behind all three products [[note]]Limbic was brought in to help patch ''VI'' after the fallout with Black Hole.[[/note]]is another strike against success.
** Speaking of ''VII'' - Ubisoft ending development cycle for the game ''two months after Trial by Fire was released'' is a bit of a screwage.
** ScrewedByTheNetwork: ''VI'' did not receive the patch support it needed. The game was released in October 2011; patch support was stopped in September 2013, less than ''24 months'' later, ''and'' with outstanding bugs unresolved. With a buggy release plaguing ''VII'', and ''Might and Magic X'''s short support period, things don't look good. The fact that Limbic Entertainment is behind all three products [[note]]Limbic was brought in to help patch ''VI'' after the fallout with Black Hole.[[/note]]is another strike against success.
** Speaking of ''VII'' - Ubisoft ending development cycle for the game ''two months after Trial by Fire was released'' is a bit of a screwage.
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** ScrewedByTheNetwork: ''VI'' did not receive the patch support it needed. The game was released in October 2011; patch support was stopped in September 2013, less than ''24 months'' later, ''and'' with outstanding bugs unresolved. With a buggy release plaguing ''VII'', and ''Might and Magic X'''s short support period, things don't look good. The fact that Limbic Entertainment is behind all three products [[note]]Limbic was brought in to help patch ''VI'' after the fallout with Black Hole.[[/note]]is another strike against success.
** Speaking of ''VII'' - Ubisoft ending development cycle for the game ''two months after Trial by Fire was released'' is a bit of a screwage.
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* RunningTheAsylum / PromotedFanboy: ''Heroes V'' was developed by Nival Interactive, a Russian company. The game's creators confessed having "grown up" on the franchise and being happy to leave their mark on its history.
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* RunningTheAsylum / PromotedFanboy: RunningTheAsylum: ''Heroes V'' was developed by Nival Interactive, a Russian company. The game's creators confessed having "grown up" on the franchise and being happy to leave their mark on its history.
* ScrewedByTheNetwork:
** ''VI'' did not receive the patch support it needed. The game was released in October 2011; patch support was stopped in September 2013, less than ''24 months'' later, ''and'' with outstanding bugs unresolved. With a buggy release plaguing ''VII'', and ''Might and Magic X'''s short support period, things don't look good. The fact that Limbic Entertainment is behind all three products [[note]]Limbic was brought in to help patch ''VI'' after the fallout with Black Hole.[[/note]]is another strike against success.
** Speaking of ''VII'' - Ubisoft ending development cycle for the game ''two months after Trial by Fire was released'' is a bit of a screwage.
** ''VI'' did not receive the patch support it needed. The game was released in October 2011; patch support was stopped in September 2013, less than ''24 months'' later, ''and'' with outstanding bugs unresolved. With a buggy release plaguing ''VII'', and ''Might and Magic X'''s short support period, things don't look good. The fact that Limbic Entertainment is behind all three products [[note]]Limbic was brought in to help patch ''VI'' after the fallout with Black Hole.[[/note]]is another strike against success.
** Speaking of ''VII'' - Ubisoft ending development cycle for the game ''two months after Trial by Fire was released'' is a bit of a screwage.
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** There are actually two more heroes with original scenarios planned for the original game, Genievieve Seymour, a Mage, and Dogwoggle, a Barbarian. Time constraint led them to not get their own campaigns in favor of Emilia Nighthaven and Waerjak, but they still appear as recruitable heroes in Taverns. They finally got their scenarios restored or sorts as DLC in ''VII''.
* TheWikiRule: The Celesial Heavens [[https://wiki.celestialheavens.com/ Might and Magic Wiki]], Wikia [[http://mightandmagic.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page Might and Magic Wiki]], and the [[http://heroes.thelazy.net/wiki/Main_Page The Heroes of Might and Magic III Wiki]], among many others.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** The data of the Sanctuary faction in ''V''. Having nagas would've been cool.
*** Wish granted in ''VI''.
** According to WordOfGod, there were never plans af having the Sanctuary in H5. The data people found was basically rough drafts for potential H6.
** Both Nival and Ubisoft had some thoughts about possible addition of another water-themed faction - the Sea Elves (with sea monsters like krakens and leviathans). In particular, Nival apparently even created a general lore outline for them - they were supposed to be rather aggressive (but not as cruel as Dark Elves) people who lived in Savage Isles and were Ashan's most notorious pirates and greatest seafarers. They also had contacts with both Sylvan and Dungeon and accepted dissidents from both. Finally, they actually crossed the western ocean and had a freaking colony in the unknown western land. Sea Elves still exist in the current lore but only as a minor race of homeless nomads who live in ships. Savage Isles are populated by Orc and Human pirates. The only mention of the distant western land is a tavern rumor in the last mission of Findan's campaign (H5), where some Wood Elves want to leave Irollan to undead and cross the ocean for a more safe place to live. Considering it was never mentioned since than, the colony is propably non-canon.
* TheWikiRule: The Celesial Heavens [[https://wiki.celestialheavens.com/ Might and Magic Wiki]], Wikia [[http://mightandmagic.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page Might and Magic Wiki]], and the [[http://heroes.thelazy.net/wiki/Main_Page The Heroes of Might and Magic III Wiki]], among many others.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** The data of the Sanctuary faction in ''V''. Having nagas would've been cool.
*** Wish granted in ''VI''.
** According to WordOfGod, there were never plans af having the Sanctuary in H5. The data people found was basically rough drafts for potential H6.
** Both Nival and Ubisoft had some thoughts about possible addition of another water-themed faction - the Sea Elves (with sea monsters like krakens and leviathans). In particular, Nival apparently even created a general lore outline for them - they were supposed to be rather aggressive (but not as cruel as Dark Elves) people who lived in Savage Isles and were Ashan's most notorious pirates and greatest seafarers. They also had contacts with both Sylvan and Dungeon and accepted dissidents from both. Finally, they actually crossed the western ocean and had a freaking colony in the unknown western land. Sea Elves still exist in the current lore but only as a minor race of homeless nomads who live in ships. Savage Isles are populated by Orc and Human pirates. The only mention of the distant western land is a tavern rumor in the last mission of Findan's campaign (H5), where some Wood Elves want to leave Irollan to undead and cross the ocean for a more safe place to live. Considering it was never mentioned since than, the colony is propably non-canon.
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** There are actually two more heroes with original scenarios planned for the original fourth game, Genievieve Seymour, a Mage, and Dogwoggle, a Barbarian. Time constraint led them to not get their own campaigns in favor of Emilia Nighthaven and Waerjak, but they still appear as recruitable heroes in Taverns. They finally got their scenarios restored or sorts as DLC in ''VII''.
* TheWikiRule: The Celesial Heavens [[https://wiki.celestialheavens.com/ Might and Magic Wiki]], Wikia [[http://mightandmagic.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page Might and Magic Wiki]], and the [[http://heroes.thelazy.net/wiki/Main_Page The Heroes of Might and Magic III Wiki]], among many others.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** The data of the Sanctuary faction in ''V''. Having nagas would've been cool.
*** Wish granted in ''VI''.
** According to WordOfGod, there were never plans af having the Sanctuary in H5. The data people found was basically rough drafts for potential H6.
** Both Nival and Ubisoft had some thoughts about possible addition of another water-themed faction - the Sea Elves (with sea monsters like krakens and leviathans). In particular, Nival apparently even created a general lore outline for them - they were supposed to be rather aggressive (but not as cruel as Dark Elves) people who lived in Savage Isles and were Ashan's most notorious pirates and greatest seafarers. They also had contacts with both Sylvan and Dungeon and accepted dissidents from both. Finally, they actually crossed the western ocean and had a freaking colony in the unknown western land. Sea Elves still exist in the current lore but only as a minor race of homeless nomads who live in ships. Savage Isles are populated by Orc and Human pirates. The only mention of the distant western land is a tavern rumor in the last mission of Findan's campaign (H5), where some Wood Elves want to leave Irollan to undead and cross the ocean for a more safe place to live. Considering it was never mentioned since than, the colony is propably non-canon.probably non-canon.
* TheWikiRule: The Celesial Heavens [[https://wiki.celestialheavens.com/ Might and Magic Wiki]], Wikia [[http://mightandmagic.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page Might and Magic Wiki]], and the [[http://heroes.thelazy.net/wiki/Main_Page The Heroes of Might and Magic III Wiki]], among many others.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** The data of the Sanctuary faction in ''V''. Having nagas would've been cool.
*** Wish granted in ''VI''.
** According to WordOfGod, there were never plans af having the Sanctuary in H5. The data people found was basically rough drafts for potential H6.
* TheWikiRule: The Celesial Heavens [[https://wiki.celestialheavens.com/ Might and Magic Wiki]], Wikia [[http://mightandmagic.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page Might and Magic Wiki]], and the [[http://heroes.thelazy.net/wiki/Main_Page The Heroes of Might and Magic III Wiki]], among many others.
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* DummiedOut: Sanctuary was considered for inclusion into ''Heroes V'' early during development, but was cut. Some [[http://images.wikia.com/mightandmagic/en/images/d/d9/NivalNagaConcept.png concept art]] (apparently based on India rather than Japan) and references to the faction in the game resources in V are all that was left.
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* CreatorKiller: ''VI'', which killed its developer, Black Hole Entertainment.
* DevelopmentHell / ExecutiveMeddling: ''Heroes VI'', And HOW.
** ScrewedByTheNetwork: ''VI'' did not receive the patch support it needed. The game was released in October 2011; patch support was stopped in September 2013, less than ''24 months'' later, ''and'' with outstanding bugs unresolved. With a buggy release plaguing ''VII'', and ''Might and Magic X'''s short support period, things don't look good. The fact that Limbic Entertainment is behind all three products [[note]]Limbic was brought in to help patch ''VI'' after the fallout with Black Hole.[[/note]]is another strike against success.
** Speaking of ''VII'' - Ubisoft ending development cycle for the game ''two months after Trial by Fire was released'' is a bit of a screwage.
* FanNickname: "Ubival" (Ubisoft and Nival, the publisher and developer of ''V'', respectively).
** Funnily enough, "Ubival" is the male third person singular past tense form of "kill", [[{{LaymansTerms}} i.e. "he was killing"]], in Russian. Seeing as Nival is a Russian developer and the entire HOMM series is quite popular in Russia, it might not be a coincidence. There are numerous players, both Russian-speaking and not, who dislike the changes in ''V'' (either the gameplay or the art style or the completely different universe).
** And now "Ubihole" from, you guessed it, Ubisoft and Black Hole.
* DevelopmentHell / ExecutiveMeddling: ''Heroes VI'', And HOW.
** ScrewedByTheNetwork: ''VI'' did not receive the patch support it needed. The game was released in October 2011; patch support was stopped in September 2013, less than ''24 months'' later, ''and'' with outstanding bugs unresolved. With a buggy release plaguing ''VII'', and ''Might and Magic X'''s short support period, things don't look good. The fact that Limbic Entertainment is behind all three products [[note]]Limbic was brought in to help patch ''VI'' after the fallout with Black Hole.[[/note]]is another strike against success.
** Speaking of ''VII'' - Ubisoft ending development cycle for the game ''two months after Trial by Fire was released'' is a bit of a screwage.
* FanNickname: "Ubival" (Ubisoft and Nival, the publisher and developer of ''V'', respectively).
** Funnily enough, "Ubival" is the male third person singular past tense form of "kill", [[{{LaymansTerms}} i.e. "he was killing"]], in Russian. Seeing as Nival is a Russian developer and the entire HOMM series is quite popular in Russia, it might not be a coincidence. There are numerous players, both Russian-speaking and not, who dislike the changes in ''V'' (either the gameplay or the art style or the completely different universe).
** And now "Ubihole" from, you guessed it, Ubisoft and Black Hole.
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* RunningTheAsylum / PromotedFanboy: ''Heroes V'' was developed by Nival Interactive, a Russian company. The game's creators confessed having "grown up" on the franchise and being happy to leave their mark on its history.
** Several well known fans are actually part of the development team on ''VI''.
** Several well known fans are actually part of the development team on ''VI''.
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* TheWikiRule: The Celesial Heavens [[https://wiki.celestialheavens.com/ Might and Magic Wiki]], Wikia [[http://mightandmagic.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page Might and Magic Wiki]], and the [[http://heroes.thelazy.net/wiki/Main_Page The Heroes of Might and Magic III Wiki]], among many others.
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* TheWikiRule: The Celesial Heavens [[https://wiki.celestialheavens.com/ Might and Magic Wiki]], Wikia [[http://mightandmagic.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page Might and Magic Wiki]], and the [[http://heroes.thelazy.net/wiki/Main_Page The Heroes of Might and Magic III Wiki]], among many others.others.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** The data of the Sanctuary faction in ''V''. Having nagas would've been cool.
*** Wish granted in ''VI''.
** According to WordOfGod, there were never plans af having the Sanctuary in H5. The data people found was basically rough drafts for potential H6.
** Both Nival and Ubisoft had some thoughts about possible addition of another water-themed faction - the Sea Elves (with sea monsters like krakens and leviathans). In particular, Nival apparently even created a general lore outline for them - they were supposed to be rather aggressive (but not as cruel as Dark Elves) people who lived in Savage Isles and were Ashan's most notorious pirates and greatest seafarers. They also had contacts with both Sylvan and Dungeon and accepted dissidents from both. Finally, they actually crossed the western ocean and had a freaking colony in the unknown western land. Sea Elves still exist in the current lore but only as a minor race of homeless nomads who live in ships. Savage Isles are populated by Orc and Human pirates. The only mention of the distant western land is a tavern rumor in the last mission of Findan's campaign (H5), where some Wood Elves want to leave Irollan to undead and cross the ocean for a more safe place to live. Considering it was never mentioned since than, the colony is propably non-canon.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** The data of the Sanctuary faction in ''V''. Having nagas would've been cool.
*** Wish granted in ''VI''.
** According to WordOfGod, there were never plans af having the Sanctuary in H5. The data people found was basically rough drafts for potential H6.
** Both Nival and Ubisoft had some thoughts about possible addition of another water-themed faction - the Sea Elves (with sea monsters like krakens and leviathans). In particular, Nival apparently even created a general lore outline for them - they were supposed to be rather aggressive (but not as cruel as Dark Elves) people who lived in Savage Isles and were Ashan's most notorious pirates and greatest seafarers. They also had contacts with both Sylvan and Dungeon and accepted dissidents from both. Finally, they actually crossed the western ocean and had a freaking colony in the unknown western land. Sea Elves still exist in the current lore but only as a minor race of homeless nomads who live in ships. Savage Isles are populated by Orc and Human pirates. The only mention of the distant western land is a tavern rumor in the last mission of Findan's campaign (H5), where some Wood Elves want to leave Irollan to undead and cross the ocean for a more safe place to live. Considering it was never mentioned since than, the colony is propably non-canon.
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* TheWikiRule: The Celesial Heavens [[https://wiki.celestialheavens.com/ Might and Magic Wiki]], Wikia [[http://mightandmagic.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page Might and Magic Wiki]], another [[http://mightmagic.wikia.com/wiki/Might_and_Magic_Collection_Wiki Might and Magic Wiki]], the [[http://heroes.thelazy.net/wiki/Main_Page The Heroes of Might and Magic III Wiki]], another [[http://heroes-of-might-and-magic-3.wikia.com/wiki/Heroes_of_Might_and_Magic_3_Wiki Heroes of Might and Magic III Wiki]], the [[http://heroesofmightandmagic.wikia.com/wiki/Heroes_Of_Might_And_Magic Heroes of Might and Magic Modding Wiki]], [[http://mightandmagicheroesvi.wikia.com/wiki/Might_and_Magic_Heroes_VI_Wiki Might and Magic Heroes VI Wiki]], [[http://pl.mightandmagic.wikia.com/wiki/Portal Polish Might and Magic Heroes Wiki]], and the [[http://heroes-online.wikia.com/wiki/Might_%26_Magic:_Heroes_Online_Wikia Might & Magic: Heroes Online Wiki]].among many others.
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** The "Forge" town in ''III'', and NWC's artwork for their version of ''V'' (which was supposed to be made on the Heroes IV engine, in isometry rather than 3D, before 3DO went bankrupt and Ubisoft and Nival started from scratch).
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** The "Forge" Originally, ''Armageddon's Blade'' would have featured a sci-fi town in ''III'', called the Forge as the new playable faction. This was a continuation of ''Might & Magic VII'''s BadEnding, where the necromancer Kastore takes over Deyja with technology from the [[{{Precursors}} Ancients]]. Catherine, Roland, and NWC's artwork for their version Gelu would've had to find Armageddon's Blade (originally also Ancient technology) to destroy the Heavenly Forge and end the creation of ''V'' (which new Forge towns before Kastore could take over the world. Feelings were extremely mixed, with many fans threatening to boycott the expansion and one even sending death threats. Despite the town and campaign being [[https://mightandmagic.fandom.com/wiki/Forge_(town) fairly well into production]], the devs eventually decided to scrap it all and replace it with Conflux and a totally different story.
** Speaking of Conflux, it wassupposed always intended to be made on added, but was planned for the Heroes IV engine, ''second'' expansion. It's not known what role Conflux would've played in isometry the ''Shadow of Death'' campaign or if that even was going to be the second expansion before things got shuffled around.
** NWC actually had concept art for ''V'', rendered in isometric 2D in ''IV'''s engine rather than3D, before 3DO went bankrupt and 3D like Ubisoft and Nival started from scratch).Nival's version ended up being.
** Speaking of Conflux, it was
** NWC actually had concept art for ''V'', rendered in isometric 2D in ''IV'''s engine rather than
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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: In Russia and Poland. Especially the third installment. Interestingly enough, the fifth game of the series (which is spiritual successor to Heroes III) is created by russian gaming company Nival Interactive.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The "Forge" town in ''III'', and NWC's artwork for their version of ''V'' (which was supposed to be made on the Heroes IV engine, in isometry rather than 3D, before 3DO went bankrupt and Ubisoft and Nival started from scratch).
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** The "Forge" town in ''III'', and NWC's artwork for their version of ''V'' (which was supposed to be made on the Heroes IV engine, in isometry rather than 3D, before 3DO went bankrupt and Ubisoft and Nival started fromscratch).scratch).
** There are actually two more heroes with original scenarios planned for the original game, Genievieve Seymour, a Mage, and Dogwoggle, a Barbarian. Time constraint led them to not get their own campaigns in favor of Emilia Nighthaven and Waerjak, but they still appear as recruitable heroes in Taverns. They finally got their scenarios restored or sorts as DLC in ''VII''.
** The "Forge" town in ''III'', and NWC's artwork for their version of ''V'' (which was supposed to be made on the Heroes IV engine, in isometry rather than 3D, before 3DO went bankrupt and Ubisoft and Nival started from
** There are actually two more heroes with original scenarios planned for the original game, Genievieve Seymour, a Mage, and Dogwoggle, a Barbarian. Time constraint led them to not get their own campaigns in favor of Emilia Nighthaven and Waerjak, but they still appear as recruitable heroes in Taverns. They finally got their scenarios restored or sorts as DLC in ''VII''.
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* FranchiseKiller: ''VII'''s poor sales and reception combined with [[DevelopmentHell expansion pack delays]] pretty much buried the series for good in October 2016 with the announcement that development has ceased entirely. The reason why the overall series is still remembered today is because of fan-mods bringing the older games which has surprisingly aged well to the present, with ''III'' being the most prominent example.
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* TheWikiRule: The Celesial Heavens [[https://wiki.celestialheavens.com/ Might and Magic Wiki]], Wikia [[http://mightandmagic.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page Might and Magic Wiki]], another [[http://mightmagic.wikia.com/wiki/Might_and_Magic_Collection_Wiki Might and Magic Wiki]], [[http://heroes.thelazy.net/wiki/Main_Page The Heroes of Might and Magic III Wiki]], another [[http://heroes-of-might-and-magic-3.wikia.com/wiki/Heroes_of_Might_and_Magic_3_Wiki Heroes of Might and Magic III Wiki]], the [[http://heroesofmightandmagic.wikia.com/wiki/Heroes_Of_Might_And_Magic Heroes of Might and Magic Modding Wiki]], [[http://mightandmagicheroesvi.wikia.com/wiki/Might_and_Magic_Heroes_VI_Wiki Might and Magic Heroes VI Wiki]], [[http://pl.mightandmagic.wikia.com/wiki/Portal Polish Might and Magic Heroes Wiki]], and the [[http://heroes-online.wikia.com/wiki/Might_%26_Magic:_Heroes_Online_Wikia Might & Magic: Heroes Online Wiki]].
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*** Wish granted in VI.
*** Wish granted in VI.
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* RunningTheAsylum / PromotedFanboy: Heroes V was developed by Nival Interactive, a Russian company. The game's creators confessed having "grown up" on the franchise and being happy to leave their mark on its history.
** Several well known fans are actually part of the development team on ''VI''.
** Several well known fans are actually part of the development team on ''VI''.
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** Several well known fans are actually part of the development team on ''VI''.''VI''.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The "Forge" town in ''III'', and NWC's artwork for their version of ''V'' (which was supposed to be made on the Heroes IV engine, in isometry rather than 3D, before 3DO went bankrupt and Ubisoft and Nival started from scratch).
** The data of the Sanctuary faction in V. Having nagas would've been cool.
*** Wish granted in VI.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The "Forge" town in ''III'', and NWC's artwork for their version of ''V'' (which was supposed to be made on the Heroes IV engine, in isometry rather than 3D, before 3DO went bankrupt and Ubisoft and Nival started from scratch).
** The data of the Sanctuary faction in V. Having nagas would've been cool.
*** Wish granted in VI.
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* NoExportForYou: Funnily enough, the Final Chapters of the ''Heroes Chronicles'' weren't released in North America until GOG.com made them available on their website.website.
* RunningTheAsylum / PromotedFanboy: Heroes V was developed by Nival Interactive, a Russian company. The game's creators confessed having "grown up" on the franchise and being happy to leave their mark on its history.
** Several well known fans are actually part of the development team on ''VI''.
* RunningTheAsylum / PromotedFanboy: Heroes V was developed by Nival Interactive, a Russian company. The game's creators confessed having "grown up" on the franchise and being happy to leave their mark on its history.
** Several well known fans are actually part of the development team on ''VI''.
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