Unfortunately, in my opinion verschlimmbessert.

Nevertheless, I feel involuntarily recalled.

Point 1 .: The Resource System.

A .: There are now only 4 Resources ... Gold, bronze, wood and crystal.
Theoretically, a neutral point, but ... for me the distinction between the groups was just partly so given what resources they needed primarily. So that other strategies have arisen against / with different groups, because a fraction as sulfur, the other, however, has required gems on 1 and the same card. After it is now uniform, this variance is likely to be eliminated.

b .: The production sites are all linked to local towns or forts.
Also a mixed point, it is quite to be seen as positive that no longer "catch" must be played, and held eternal skirmish to mines. Again, a but: by simply allowed to stand on the mine a freshly purchased hero, you can force a reaction again. And targeted "gathering" of resources or delivery to an ally are just too complicated.

Point 2 .: The city display and cities.

A .: Yes, that is purely subjective, but I have very "enjoyed" the magnificent Instead screens just in the last part. When my little early city developed over various buildings add to a powerful bastion of my group, I was filled with the with a feeling of having accomplished something. That was it for the mood of the game, a significant advantage. Who came up with the idea that what now serves as town popup instead to fabricate, belongs in my opinion delivered by the other game development.

b .: Massive and tactile feedback: counter pocket money can be "converted" towns, forts, and unit generators. That has all his own faction.
That means you mus eg do not mix units of different factions, because just include 3 different cities on the map, but has just always his same old. A big minus for diversity.

c .: The recruitment pool. We must now in a city all units that are available throughout the "empire", buying. Of course, saving the running around and heroes, which are only used as errand boys. And again: Thus there is no "supply routes" more. A "to venture far" there is not so, as soon as one takes on the front a city (well almost), to convert them to approve your faction and buys a Hundreds of units before a counterattack can take place. A point at which lost a lot of strategic depth.

Point 3 .: diversity unit.

1 unit and upgrade them are available. Was not there something?
Yes, there were times 2 different upgrades for units! Especially in a game that is so heavy online that all Dynasty objects, start bonuses etc. go only when connected to the Internet at all, it should be no problem, subsequently rectify here at the balance. At the last part of it was in fact often the case that a type of upgrade over the other turned out to be strong advantage. Right here you would have been easy to rectify can, however, has decided to have only 1 upgrade per unit. Too Bad.

Point 4 .: Online "duty"

Was manipulated so that the strongest objects and practical, sometimes quite significant bonuses that can be used only when connected to the Internet. I am personally concerned that not so strong, but I find the way not good. If I want to play online, I play online. If I want to play offline, that should also be possible (which it is here also, but only with restrictions).

Point 5 .: hero

On the one hand well, that chance now plays no such role anymore. You get skill points and chooses freely from Might and Magic Trees. A hero with Might affinity can not be learned as the strongest spells (Level 3), but well-Level 2. On the other hand, I find it a pity that the balancing seems a bit weak and the trees are so flat (only 3 levels, and a few shortcuts.) , Until now, each has my heroes (allowed to arrange the troops before the fight) his first two point for tactics and scouting 1 1 (allows you to see the exact number of creatures in stacks) output. Whether mage or warrior. A deeper, verschachtelterer tree would have made more sense. Also, that there are no differences in fraction (or I have not seen) it, I am sorry. Here a lot of potential is wasted. And by eliminating the chance you can now skillen every hero the way it works best for you. I have the chance always damned if I got a choice between 2 senseless skills, but I'm actually not clear whether I would not have even preferred ...
This would not affect the fight the hero, in my view, not true, there are quite useful skills, but of the power of earlier heroes they seem far away.

In spite of this and even more (bugs etc .... which I entrust to the patch), it's fun. If a person appeals to the concept, will again turn night into day, and you think: The city still there, until suddenly the sun rises and you realize that you have to work soon. The old addictive despite all problems as well.
BUT: One would have so much more to do with it, and "good" is not "good enough" when many changes have meaningless or halfhearted. It makes "fun", but it will really seduce me neither to LAN parties / online games, nor to Skirmishen.
I'm done playing the campaign, and then when I still feel like Heroes feeling had, one of the older parts of one or Kings Bounty games dig out.
Ie -1 star for all missed chances that certainly stand out in the flow of the game "disturbing" and diminish the experience, and -1 other for the absolute lack of long-term motivation (sometimes also by the extreme Streamlining and reducing the options).