Standard special ability, totally pointless?

[Graeme Dice]

B0rsuk said:
You should be playing Heroes of Might and Magic 5. I'd rather play a strategy game.

I really wish there wasn't so much hatred directed towards those parts of the game that make Dominions unique and worth playing. The throwing of armies of mundane troops at each other is not that part of the game. Even the AI can manage to do that.

What makes the game worth playing is the ability to use magic and combinations of magical items to defeat your enemies. If people want a game where mundane troops are boosted by magic, but the actual magic isn't that powerful, there's the Age of Wonders series. I prefer Dominions with magic that actually matters and can win battles by itself.