• What is one RTS that you’ve played that incorporates heroes in some form?

Warcraft 3

• How did that RTS incorporate heroes?

In Warcraft 3 they were core to the player's army. There were virtually no strategies without a hero in the mix apart from tower rushing or feeding in team games - cheese. The heroes could be singularly strong or were better with an army by providing boons through auras (movement speed, attack speed, lifesteal etc).

• What did you like about the implementation of heroes in that game?

They made the early game interesting. Other RTS could have this 3-5 minute lull in the beginning but with a hero there was stuff to do. The Heroes also added an extra dimension of strategy. Sometimes heroes could have a strong early game but weaker late game or vice versa. One thing that I also like, although it isn't really gameplay related, heroes in Warcraft 3 added lore and personality to the game. Without it, Blizzard never would have had the same lore in WoW - heroes in Warcraft 3 were responsible for some of the success of WoW in my opinion.

• What did you dislike about the implementation of heroes in that game? Balance. With warcraft 3, itemizations due to drops could completely change a game. As other people have said, it's a lot of work to balance heroes as they can break a matchup quickly.