Even during the "spring 2007" season, there were suggestions to ban logistics and diplomacy skills, with heroes having starting diplomacy skills being prohibited in the tournament. I personally have nothing against these skills; if there's an opportunity to improve diplomacy, I think it should be done. That's why some monsters have an "aggressive" status specifically left or assigned to them. Simply put, if the creators of Heroes made this skill, it means it's needed, and it should be used. But I remember that the tournament is primarily created for players, and as soon as there are requests from 5 players in this thread to ban diplomacy, I will do it without changing the rules, simply by changing the map settings. All games already played with additions will still be considered valid and will not be replayed.