I love the Age II hero system. You level your heros to 100 (easily done in a couple days of hitting NPC's) and you're done. No more constant leveling heros like Age I. Major Kudos to Evony for the Age II hero idea and the workshop/hero gear/star thing. It makes the game much more enjoyable.
If I lost a hero I spent an entire year leveling I would poke my eyes out with a rusty spoon. It also helps to level the playing field so heros are not SO far above others.

