Well I had trouble getting used to the "permanent" stuff too.
Immortal pretenders r pretty neat in keeping those away. Heal afflictions, respawn if horrors manage to kill em etc.
Im slowly starting to like the permanent stuff alot. Mass horror mark ur enemies SCs
I almost laugh when i think about it.
Its truly a wargame in terms of having to really cope with losses instead of just clicking respawn button and losing 2 gold pieces. Or loading.
Only game I have ever played this much is warcraft 3.