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Hi,
I like very much 4x games in general, played a lot CIV games, galciv, ...
In that respect, FE looks really promising but i'd like to know how does it compares to Heroes of Might & Magic 6 ?
- I found HoMM6 lacking depth and i hope this one will be waaay more complex -
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HoMM6 is shallow compared to FE. FE has a lot more RPG elements and even units in the wild can gain experience. You just have to try it 
Homm6 is almost completely focused on the tactical aspect of the game. Strategy-wise (outside battles) it's a poor joke. But the tactical aspects in Homm6 are far superior to FE.
In short, FE has a better game in the strategic area, and HoMM6 has a better game in the tactical battles. This is mirrored in the gamemplay as well. In FE, the large decisions that you make on the strategic map are far more important than the ones you make in tactical battles.
I think they have little to do with eachother, the focus of FE seems to be rather different from that of HoMM6.
HoMM6 focus a lot on the single hero, doing... everything, and heavy on the strategic combat, they have tried to give each unit a separate ability that is interesting (don't agree with all of them), but worst part in HoMM is the online "conflux" crap (yea im sorry, but it really is crap). Also the poor AI programming made so the map designers had to artificially inflate the difficulty by increasing AI's ability to produce troops the longer you go into the game.
FE Focus on Strategic Depth, every choice should have meaning, you mess up in the start you can feel it lategame. (depending on the mess up ofcourse).
Right now its still in beta, so the Tactical combat is not too interesting, and missing some stuff overall that gives depth. But still have a very decent city system, a huge research tree, and interesting encounters on the overland map. There is only skirmish maps in the current beta, but the maps are randomly generated to provide lots of fun!. Balance is ofcourse not too highly prioritized yet, so you may encounter something ridiculously easy to beat, or something that seems majorly unfair.
On average, the FE beta is slightly better than HoMM6 if HoMM6 conflux works properly (does at my home... now)
Best part of FE right now is it gets better as they patch it 
Sincerely
~ Kongdej
You have found the game you're looking for. Get Elemental; Fallen Enchantress.
diddo
(not to mention the modding capabilities of E:FE)
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