DISCUSSIONS on “Rules for online games in HoMM3 and formulas for calculating player rating.”

The maps are identical, so what's the problem?

Yeah. Mirror maps were created, among other things, to eliminate such restrictions.

Verbal restrictions that create controversial borderline situations are a burden on the player's and the judges' minds. Therefore, if a restriction can be removed without harming the gameplay, it should be done.

It's also unclear why red-rushing is prohibited on h3dm1, even with trading for colors.