The third joint tournament for the three forums, dedicated to the second installment of the Heroes series!

Yes, completely. Thanks to vbn , it's now much more comfortable to play in duels "while enjoying a cup of coffee."

Unfortunately, despite all the convenience of the digging mechanic, it only works intermittently for me, sometimes even less. Therefore, I don't always have the opportunity to use it in every Tournament.
Regarding the arguments about dismissed heroes. This has all been discussed many times. Various arguments were presented. In joint Tournaments, we unified the rules that apply on different resources. None of the organizers expressed dissatisfaction with this option.
And in general, as an additional argument for those who support bans. There are only 54 heroes in Might and Magic II. Not all maps can be completed in a week. There are Tournaments (for experience, arenas, etc.) that last for a fixed time (three to four weeks). Considering the ban on buying companion heroes and then also on buying dismissed heroes, by the end of the Tournament, there will simply be no one left to hire.
We try not to restrict the game, but only to ban what really creates an imbalance.

P.S. By the way, in Might and Magic II, I somehow decided (misunderstood the organizer's explanation) that dismissed heroes cannot be hired, and like an idiot, I dug up a bunch of Warlocks and Barbarians, trying to make sure that each time it wasn't a dismissed hero. Later, when I realized that I had made a mistake (after the Tournament), I cursed myself for a long time, because I wasted an extra couple of hours on these excavations.