Vanechka
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And some questions arose:
1. Is it possible to play without "optimizing" the heroes (taking a more or less decent mage and that's it), and still achieve a similar result?
2. How much time and how many restarts does it take on average for a battle like the "duel," and how often do they occur?
As for the frequency, it all depends on you. As soon as you feel ready, the "duel" will appear; the question is, when will you feel ready?
If you noticed, Dmitry immediately threw all his forces at the garrison, and then wasted a day because he couldn't get Ignessa... I don't know if it made sense to put the army under the Red Dragon right away, or under the "Flight" spell... I think the difference between these two options is at most a couple of days (and I don't know which way), but definitely not 10...
Regarding the third question, the "heroes" also round things off, so it won't exactly match the formula.
P.S.:
Regarding the second question, again, "how often"... If it's in the TOP-10, then once every 10 (?? or when the third heroes are released) years....
Added 16 minutes ago
Honestly, I didn't initially plan for the option of defeating two stacks of sprites...
I made the map in half a year, without rushing...
Initially, there wasn't a Swamp city there, the one on the left. There, on the "goat path," stood a hero with an army. But he was a nuisance; he would get stuck on the fifth day, so I replaced him with a town with a "clock" on the tavern. And I forgot about the sprites... I added Ivora, developing dendroids, but I forgot about the sprites...
Moreover, I even gave Sandro the Admiral's hat instead of the Amulet of the Sea Oracle out of kindness at the last moment; I was afraid that no one would find the hut for the "summon boat" spell right away...
In short, it's a mystery: the path wasn't measured for Dmitry, but he decided to go there... And he even broke the Necromancer's garrison... Well, he defeated everyone, including me, as the map creator. So, all the best to him. In short, I wouldn't have had such a battle...
Added 1 minute ago
Kamikaze, please calculate the rating.