How does Reputation work in Heroes VI? (Blood and Tears)

Question

In M&M Heroes 6, there seems to be a type of alignement, one side is called blood, and the other is called tears.

Am I correct in assuming this is an either/or choice and that you can only be on one side?

The spells you take also seems to be affected by this, and my main hereos passive abilities.

Answer

It is an either/or choice, as reputation controls the class of your hero. Once you have enough Blood points or Tears points, your hero changes class and gains a new ability. You then get the chance to fill the points bar a second time (but only with the same type of points), which gives you an advanced ability for your class.

As in previous Heroes games, each faction has a might based hero and a magic based hero. In Heroes VI, each faction also has a might or magic based Blood hero and a might or magic based Tears hero, for a total of six classes per faction.

Shamelessly stolen from the Heroes VI website, the following table lists all the hero classes available:

Haven

Name           Type      Reputation
Knight         Might     Neutral
Cleric         Magic     NeutralPaladin        Might     Tears
Confessor      Magic     TearsVindicator     Might     Blood
Inquisitor     Magic     Blood

Inferno

Name           Type      Reputation
Heretic        Might     Neutral
Warlock        Magic     NeutralHellcaller     Might     Tears
Demonist       Magic     TearsChaos Lord     Might     Blood
Pyromancer     Magic     Blood

Necropolis

Name           Type      Reputation
Ebon Knight    Might     Neutral
Necromancer    Magic     NeutralBone Guard     Might     Tears
Embalmer       Magic     TearsDeath Knight   Might     Blood
Reaper         Magic     Blood

Stronghold

Name           Type      Reputation
Barbarian      Might     Neutral
Shaman         Magic     NeutralChieftan       Might     Tears
Earth Shaper   Magic     TearsWarmonger      Might     Blood
Storm Caller   Magic     Blood

Sanctuary

Name           Type      Reputation
Samurai        Might     Neutral
Monk           Magic     NeutralShogun         Might     Tears
Tide Master    Magic     TearsWarmaster      Might     Blood
Flood Conjurer Magic     Blood

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