After all, what actually happened?

This program simplified the offline mode. And no catastrophe occurred for the third game. If before, only a few people knew about the tricks for getting morale and luck, now the algorithm has become widely known. Is the key to a high result in a tournament really a month of real time to generate the right "battle map"? It is much more important and interesting to come up with the right unit placement before the battle, the moves in the battle itself, strategies for upgrading heroes, and their advancement on the map. I think this is the essence of the offline mode.

What do hero-farming, ballista-killing, and the "morale traffic light" have in common? All these programs simplify routine and uninteresting actions that take up a lot of real time.

Battles in canned scenarios and with titans – in my opinion, this is not where the highlight of completing a given map lies. With the "morale traffic light," now everyone can win such battles (albeit with different losses). BUT, figuring out how to make the titans circle around – that's where true imagination comes into play! And at the same time, destroying all the ships and nagabanks on the water with one centaur (from DmitriyAS's walkthrough). That's a sign of skill, not forcing morale in battles!

And in this regard, the creation of a program for catching BDs only evokes positive feelings. Now, more attention can be paid to thinking about the strategy for completing the map, rather than tedious reloads. And the choice is up to the organizers of offline tournaments and map creators: either increase the strength of the monsters on the map fourfold, or cover everything with cursed land. And it will still be possible to play offline with interest.

Changing the structure of the game? This was possible even before. Those who wanted to probably used it. The only method of fighting this is to require a detailed description of the walkthrough. Only now, it will not be possible to cheat with BDs and luck. And this is a big plus for the offline mode. So, I think nothing terrible has happened, and the third game's offline mode will continue to thrive. :smile01:

As for online... nothing has changed either. You should still only play with those you don't doubt.