And since we are talking about Heroes 3.5, the Inferno commanders, with their diplomacy skill, can lure a lot of creatures to your side, and if you attack dwellings of level 7-8, in addition to the creatures you can hire, a considerable number of their guards will join you for free:smile49:

That's absolutely correct! And not only when attacking level 7-8 hiring halls, but also when attacking ordinary units that are blocking your way... their numbers decrease significantly. And the artillery skill is simply indispensable for Inferno, and here's why: having expert diplomacy and artillery, I attacked 100-249 hobgoblins and ended up with 44 of them in my army, and 60 were simply shot down by ballistae before the battle even started! And we have a clear 50% reduction in neutral creatures. :smile23:


And in general, at the tournament in Krasnoyarsk in 2002, diplomacy was prohibited, and if you had to choose between "Eagle Eye" and "Diplomacy," you had to choose "Eagle Eye":smile10: