Extremely bad AI
One thing which spoils the game is the extremely bad battle AI.
Just a couple of examples (my hero is mid-levels wizard):
1. Several times I battled with potent wizards having 120-150 mana in their 12+ levels... only to find out they cast the same stupid spells which cast the warriors and paladins with 20-30 mana. Like "pygmy" (the AI all time favorite and a champion for useless spell), slow, haste and magic shackles. Slow and haste may be good for a warrior or paladin but who the f..k needs them when you are a powerfull wizard? Untill the enemy casts slow and haste I simply blast their troops off.
The only enemies which use high damage spells are the evil gremlins.
2. Being married and with lots of leadership artefacts I managed to accumulate 10,000+ leadership and found 4 black dragons in the elven lands. I still have to find a ressurection spell so I thought the dragons will be dead in a couple of battles. Only to find out the enemy NEVER EVER attacks them. Basicly the AI attacks only stacks which units can be killed in one hit. Obviously the concept of concentrated fire is something the devs didn't implement in the AI.
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