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To improve your gameplay, you don't need games, but practice. Playing against strong opponents fosters a broader understanding of the game and the will to win. Simple tactical and strategic actions are developed and practiced in a calm environment. And these are the foundation for victories.
I completely agree, so I try to do that (when time allows, of course).
1) Analyzing a game after it's finished, including by other players. You can simply give another player your save from day 1 and ask them to play it for a week or two. Then compare.
i.e., you can send it to me ;) or maybe you can recommend someone else specifically??
2) Practicing capturing various types of towns. This is roughly what I did when I was writing the article about Castle. It greatly improved my understanding of the game with Castle during this process. You create a map-polygon and practice capturing various towns with an army from week 1, with an army from week 2, etc. You can post specific battle-tasks on the forum, and their solution and analysis greatly expands your horizons in the area of methods for the genocide of the native population of maps.
Moreover, you should practice capturing with both the main hero and weaker heroes. In games of good players, having two or three heroes of level 7++ (and often 10++) is normal - because, in order to save time in advancing the main hero, many battles are not fought by him, but by weaker heroes. Sometimes it happens that weaker heroes even outpace the main hero in terms of leveling up.
I agree. I do it too, or at least I'm trying to.
the main focus is on building chains to consume as many resources as possible. Many players have a significant weakness in this area.
I've been looking for a place where I could learn from examples for a long time, but unfortunately, I haven't found one yet. I would be very grateful for good examples (in the form of specific games, for example, where this can be clearly seen).
4) And simply discussing game strategies on the forum. Lately, this is not very popular; the main topic of the forum is reports and organizational issues. However, if you browse through the old threads of many Heroes forums, you can gather material for several good articles on strategies, with plenty of facts and ideas unfamiliar to the modern generation.
I've been browsing. I've found a lot, but most often it's pieces that are written at a (personally for me) not entirely understandable level, and even if I manage to understand them, it's difficult to put them together.
For example, I was personally interested in hearing not only facts (most of which, especially without saves, remain beyond understanding) in reports, but also the ideas that guide certain players in specific situations, in other words, their plan for the game or at least for some period of time. After all, a plan is very important in strategies, in my opinion!