BelovedNVC

Eternal Lords provides a lot of contents that makes the base game very close to perfect. Both new races (Tigrans and Frostlings) are really different compared to other races and adds several unique units to the game. Personaly I love throwing iceballs to my enemy in the hope they freeze - and then go in for the kill :) The new class (Necromancer) plays completely different than the other classes as all your units are undead and/or ghouls. For example it costs more effort to heal your units and grow your cities. On the plus side you can quickly raise a huge undead army by turning your enemies into ghouls. It is fun :) Then there are more treasure sites to explore, there is Race Governance (providing neat bonusses to your races), there is a new dwelling and there are cosmic events (events that effect everything in the world and can have a huge impact on your strategy). Probably I forgot other things but in short I love this expansion!!

This game really captures the 'just one more turn!'-feeling. It is addicting and the game becomes better with each patch & DLC. Pros: - A beautiful strategic map - Combat is fast, brutal and entertaining - It is fun to level your Heroes and Leader; it adds RPG to the game. Also quests that can be gained from independent cities or dwellings add to RPG-feel. - Concept of Race & Class for your Leader provide much variety in play. For example, you can play as a Orc Sorcerer, Dwarven Warlord, Elven Rogue, Goblin Dreadnought etc. - Classes are really different from each other; this applies to gameplay, spells and units. . - Nice campaigns with different outcomes - A pretty good Random Map generator with tons of options - Users make custom scenarios and challenges with Map Editor - Great music - The developer (Triumph Studios) listens really well to the community; as of patch 1.4 it has fixed (almost) all bugs/issues and in the next patch there will also be much new functionality. Cons: - In general races could be more varied. The good news is that the Devs are working on this and is expected to improve in the next free patch. - Although the idea behind alignment is nice (good/neutral/evil is based on your actions and not on your race choice), it remains a bit shallow imo. But also this will be addressed in next patch, making alignment having more impact. - MOD-tools are not released at this moment (feb 2015). They most probably will in the future though. Other comments: - For new-comers to the game it can be difficult to learn and to master. It is recommended to watch some videos on YouTube if you are new to the Age of Wonder-series. For example: How to play Age of Wonders 3-videos by iHunterKiller. - I cannot comment on Multiplayer as I don't have much experience on it. Overall I recommend this game to anyone who has an interest in Turn Based Strategy games.