ehh, vampires are over-rated, IMO.
sure, its nice having a couple small hordes available for internal security, but otherwise they definitely seem to lack in punch. or as a takedown squad for a couple SC's, sure.
Devils are tougher, have far higher attack and defense, better MR, and vastly superior morale. Sure, vampires come back if they're fighting in your dominion, and they aren't taken over by undead mastery, but it seems to me a strategy that takes as it's premiss the fact that you are already winning by dominion push is, well, somewhat optimistic.
and the cold susceptibility, while potentially deadly, just doesn't seem to come into play so much; so many things are immune to cold that it is the least used of the battlefield attack magics.
the only time i've encountered vampire hordes I used undead mastery myself. Vamp's usually have a 14 MR or so, undead mastery is usually cast for a base 11, and easy to cast two times in a row. that will generally do a number on the invading horde, especially as it stops to fight amongst itself, all the while taking some sort of battlefield damage hopefully.
using vampire hordes against pythium is especially amusing.
Re: lategame balance . are my concerns true ?
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