Runic magic

This isn't cheating! It's a faction ability.
If we follow your logic, then all factions are cheaters.
They all have special abilities.
And also, don't forget that runes require resources. That's not cheating anymore. + it also needs to be UPGRADED to the level you mentioned. So...

Come on, runes are an interesting new feature that is very effective in battle! :smile20:

Now, go to the duel server, resources are no longer needed there, but there are many of them, and gnomes become cheaters. If on regular maps, it might be annoying, but there it's not. And besides, these runes greatly simplify the lives of gnomes. Look at the other faction abilities. Especially the energy rune, it simply elevates gnomes, considering that they should be slow, with 3-4 movement points, but why doesn't it give a blessing to defenders for other factions, or why don't other factions have a watchtower? And why is the magma dragon 280 HP, but its price is lower than the emerald dragon? And what about the mentor ability, or eternal light, which has now been fixed? Of course, one could assume that Nival wanted to make people interested in gnomes so that everyone would play them, but it's a pity. I wouldn't be surprised to see a cyclops with 300 HP