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Heroes of Annihilated Empires

A hybrid RTS/RPG about army economy, hero progression and large-scale battles.

Here's the argument for where this game sits - disagree freely.
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EXECUTION4 /10READS3 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10

the cheat-test profile

The four axes - the argument

Each axis is rated on its own - how far one cheat would trivialize the game here. They don't trade off; low on all four means the game is an experience, not a contest.

  1. Execution

    cheat: Aimbot - perfect inputs

    4/10

    Unit micro under battle matters but isn't twitch-dominant

  2. Reads

    cheat: Out-predict an adaptive opponent

    3/10

    AI opponents use scripted tactics, not adaptive modelling

  3. Variance

    cheat: See what's hidden / map the RNG

    2/10

    Some randomness in combat and quests, bounded

  4. Optimization

    cheat: A perfect solver / coach

    8/10

    Army building, hero upgrades and resource management lead

How to read this

Each axis is named by the cheat that would break the game along it. Execution is the hands. Reads is out-thinking an adaptive opponent. Variance is hidden information & RNG. Optimization is the solvable systems layer. A game's region is the top one or two axes.

These four aren't one rating split four ways - they're independent 0-10 questions. A 9 on one axis takes nothing from the others, and a game low on all four isn't missing data: it's telling you there's no skill here to cheat.

The basis is how the majority actually plays this game - not a niche mode or a personal run. For a game with very different modes (a story campaign versus ranked multiplayer), that's the version most people mean.

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Game details

Released
2006
Developer
GSC Game World
Platforms
PC
Modes
Single player, Multiplayer
IGDB critics
60/100
IGDB users
73/100
Strategy