Azuth

Excellent in every way, one of the best strategy games I have ever played. Armies are more manageable than ever and the policies add an interesting meta. (It would have been a 10 with the xpack included)

Interesting idea, wonderfully written stories with a lot of choices to be made and a world that initially seems interesting to travel in. The problem is that after a while (and a couple of captain deaths) the game starts to feel really repetitive and slow. You more or less repeat the things you did with the last captain hopping to progress a bit more. Trade is also limited and upgrades few and far apart. All in all this is better appreciated as a piece of art rather than a game.

After trying dota2 and LoL and not especially liking them, I was convinced that the genre just wasn't right for me. However HoTS is a blast up to now, nice heroes, manageable fight completion times, focus on the team and fun arenas. It has that Blizzard "something" that makes a game feel polished. On the down side ... some of the heroes costing 9 euros? Sure it can be acquired through in game gold but it sends the wrong message.

The best expansion so far, hands down. Compelling storytelling, beautiful world, excellent music and the most enjoyable questing we have seen in wow up to now, especially in the main story line. Garrisons are (surprisingly) very well done and fit nicely into both the story and gameplay. Dungeons are a bit harder than MoP and require some strategy, boss mechanics matter again which is a good thing. The new character models and many outdoor elites are also nice touches, in an expansion that is overall FUN to play.

The game is just pure fun to play. It has improved a lot over D2 while keeping true to the hack-n-slash-n-loot original and the overall quality is Bliz typical. It becomes actually less repetitive as you level up with new abilities, runes etc. People (me included) were not happy with the server issues of day1 but this does not have anything to do with the game in the long run.