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Originally posted by PrinzMegaherz:
Imho a hero should be as strong as one of the better summons. Why? They are unique and should
be capable of doing some heroic deeds.
Those guys that are only a bit better than your average commander aren't worth the title.

So the champion of a nation should rival Abomination, you say? Or maybe you mean King of Elemental Earth.

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Yeah, sure, there is only one dude who was born that night and given that name and who found a unicorn when he was a kid, while there are *3* dudes who are embodiment of the Earth, Stone and Rock (or Magma) itself! And he is *weaker* than *them*! What fun is in a free commander, better than your own, often expensive ones, when after 25-35 game turns, level 5 mage and 50 gems you will have a better fighter anyway!
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Those heroes *are* capable of doing heroic deeds. But they are mortals, and won't be able to kill hundreds or thousands other mortals all alone (except when pillaging for several years). Some might have survived through hundreds of gladiatorial battles and will still give any human a good fight, and who might stand on his own (for a short while) even after several if he was given even the simpliest protective gear.

And Spornsjarl (I think, the Vaetti hero for Jotunheim) is not only a *stealthy* commander, but also much better at it than other stealthy commanders available to Jotunheim AND also has *standard*. No more routing! He won't be *as* *good* as stealthy Holy-4 prophet would, but he might be just enough.

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Star Control 2 is *good*.