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

I'd like to make a small comment...

This is one of the variations of tactics. Personally, I don't see anything wrong with it that would warrant a ban. Rushing the opponent in the early stages of the game, catching them with an incomplete army, is like earning some extra gold. Trust me, after such a "payoff" in the first 1-2 weeks, the opponent won't have an easy time. And if you want to surprise them, look for shackles, and they won't be able to escape.
I would rather ban the red orb with the cloak of defiance, so that players would occasionally play as mages in random games.