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

By the game developers. Yes, is it really the case that heroes like Tazar, Crag Hack, Kirr, and many others are meant to be used when they are around level 6-8? And what is the point of having 8 skill slots for a hero, just for show?

If we follow your logic, it's unclear why heroes are given troops from the start, a spellbook, and so on. After all, they can use these to break through to a neighboring town and fight. I believe that Heroes is designed for games of varying lengths – both long and short. This is what tournament practice shows.