NO WAY
don't sell hades short.
sentinel prevents raids
then, u can use pestilence to get the military advantage (important, when u're booming with hades)
in heroic, u get UWP or curse.
UWP is PERFECT for hades cuz u'll prob be booming towards heroic and UWP allows u to plop that pumped-up army wherever their military bases or primary econ are...
curse can win u battles. use it half-way through when HP are reduced to see their army turn into pigs... it's VERY satisfying...
i think that hades has the potential to be the best greek god when played properly...
ares allows u to upgrade tox, hops, and hyps
hipps are a tough unit w/out upgrades
apollo pimps-out ur archers...
mass them tox and use ur hops to control the cavalry which they'll throw at u as a counter...
make some hips in case they bring slingers/taxmen/etc and, if u run out of slingers/taxmen to fight, send ur hips to raid their econ...
i'd recommend 2 archery ranges, 1 military academy, and 1 stable in classical. the wood cost is no big deal cuz u'll be going wood-heavy with hades.
in mid-classical add an archery range and military academy. u can afford to lose the couple troops the wood would've got u cuz u'll have a bit of a military advantage with pestilence.
salt and pepper ur army with MU and u can do really well.
with a wood-gold econ, u should have no problem controlling town centers and spamming towers as needed.
don't let ur opponent get to heroic before u (if u can help it), get the military advantage with pestilence. set up ur UWP between ur temple of healing and his econ or military. have two military parties. when one is a bit damaged, switch them with the other through the UWP. heal, and repeat.
i think the problem people have with hades is that they forget to be a bit aggressive.
get the military advantage with pestilence and press that advantage.
make hipps when they don't expect it and raid.
use curse to turn the tide of a critical battle.
and, above all else, remember that mass tox can create hell for an econ. 30 tox coming through an UWP to where their primary gold mining operation is set up can be GAMEOVER...
also, with aphrodite, u can have one of the best econs in the game, helping u get to mythic b4 ur opponent allowing u access to artemis' uber-archers and earthquake which can level an enemy's primary base...
hope this helps...
fh