by Jan Tuijp
We like Runewars in our group, though recently we switched to Twilight Imperium 3E (and will never look back probably).
Heroes do not play an important role in the game. IMHO that's not a drawback, it's just a given. If you want heroes to play with, buy Descent. Runewars is about conquest.
I would have liked dice in stead of the fate deck, though. If only to avoid shuffling the deck every so often. It's not a major problem, but the dice in TI3 did feel like a warm bath... :)