Reports on victories and defeats in online games of Heroes of Might and Magic V.

As part of the "To Each His Own" tournament

Vip.rus (blue, t elves, Iranna) def / lose Primus (red, t elves, Wyshan) - 1-4-3, Chaos template

The setup turned out to be a mirror match; I got lucky with the main hero (Iranna). I immediately leveled Enlightenment, then Luck, couldn't get Chaos for a long time, but eventually got it. In 17 levels, Logistics never dropped :(
I really liked the map—plenty of resources and various bonuses. I leveled up calmly, without rushing (everything was at hand, no need to hurry).
I was just about to head to distant lands when the opponent's main hero jumps out of a mage's mirror and attacks me, presumably relying on magic (the army was about one and a half to two times weaker). I had the Ring of Frost in my arsenal, and that proved more than enough for victory. I lost about 11 assassins.
After talking to Primus, it became clear he was unlucky; he decided to capitulate, and I agreed.

Enlightenment - Attraction - Revelation
Luck +3 - Resistance - Lucky Travel
Chaos Expert - Fire

Among the artifacts, I got Boots of Speed +1, a very nice artifact for the start!

Thanks for the game, Dima!

That happened. I can't remember having such a terrible game in a long time. I was unlucky in many ways. I took Enlightenment at level 3, then Chaos, then Logistics. Thought things were looking up, but it turned out the opposite. In 9 levels, I was never offered Advanced Enlightenment, which made me realize in the first skirmish that there was no point in continuing—since Iranna was already level 17, and I was level 12, with spell power 17 against my 8. In the first week, I cleared almost the entire first zone; the cockroach pushed into the second, and the main hero went into the third. And here I made a mistake—I ended up on snow, decided to keep leveling, forgetting that roads don't work, so even with Logistics I was just bogged down. Almost two weeks I ran like a turtle; in the fourth week I went into another zone where I met my opponent. I was surprised that Iranna was doing great. But that's how it often is—one gets everything, another gets jack squat. I managed to uncover almost the entire map, but it gave me no advantage. After much torment and deliberation, I decided to capitulate. Didn't want to drag things out; the odds were just too heavily in the opponent's favor. Thanks for the game.