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I'm a realist and I have a pretty good idea of what happens, for example, after a critical vulnerability in Windows is made public (if you don't live on a deserted island, you've probably heard about it).
The same applies to "Heroes": such a bug is not just theoretically convenient - once it's discovered, EVERYONE who wants to will use it (and they probably already are)! In a single-player game for fun, okay, let it be, but now the vast majority of players are online. You can simply ban it with tournament rules (and it seems that it is already banned), but it is difficult to keep track of all players to ensure they comply with the ban.
Are you playing solo or against other human players, for fun or for a result? Using bugs in "Heroes" is the same as using doping in sports. Would you be happy and agree if someone repeatedly beat you not because they are better than you, but because they are using something you don't know about and that gives them an advantage over you? Rules exist so that all players are on as equal footing as possible.
If the game continued to be supported by the developers, it would be enough to simply report it to them, they would release a patch, everyone would install it, and the issue would be completely resolved. But the development company has ceased to exist, and no one has the source code for "Breath of Death" or "Complete Collection". All hope now rests on Baratorcha and his HD mod.
Interesting comment, yes, I know that a hero without an army is prohibited. I play online, but I have never used this bug, adhering to the rules.
However, I would like to note that there are game features that we use, although they should also be fixed. For example, when playing in "Complete Collection," there's a trick with a hero who can be bought back, and he gets movement points again. This is almost the same as removing the last unit from a hero (if he's in a Castle) to speed up the horses.
On the other hand, despite the simplicity of the trick and the possibility of using it in a balanced way for ANY Castle, it is quite logical to ban it in view of the game's concept. I agree with that too.