[Kalor]

Darren MacLennan, despite your comments, the fact still remains that every person up until this response has in some way, large or small, agreed with me. Furthermore, there is clear evidence of HoMM5 being much better than "1/5" in virtually every professional review (not to mention from the opinions of many people who are fans of the series).

This is not a case of "every perspective is valid as long as it agrees with mine;" you must have missed one of my earliest statements: "Your naked opinion counts, but not when submitting a public review." When submitting a public review, you must keep the public in mind.

And yes, that paragraph I wrote with the list of questions was rather silly. I admit that; I wasn't pleased with the wording much myself. But it was to illustrate a point by asking a few rhetorical questions I never really expected answers for. If you feel the need to mock me for trying to make a perfectly reasonable point in a calm and civilized manner, I'm forced to question your ability to fairly moderate these forums.

And I'm not looking for a fight: my main goal has been to defend the makers of HoMM5 who have produced a game that is almost universally considered good. These people put years of work into the game, and I felt that giving them a 1/5 for their efforts was like giving them a undeserved kick in the teeth.