"only XL-5"

I wanted to refrain, but after reading some posts (especially those of the highly respected Sanin), I'll explain why I'm NOT signing up. Currently, there's an opportunity to play HotA without anti-magic artifacts, which makes playing on these maps truly easy. The other factors are generally irrelevant. But the eternal noob strategy of "level up 1 warrior, gather a stack of vivs, and find a Castle" – well, is that really HotA?