Alternative Rules (Draft)

In connection with the HW vs LT League match, the topic of rules has come up. Maybe this match will at least speed up some reforms of the online game rules for Heroes Of Might And Magic 3 on our resource:rolleyes:. I will highlight only those points from the Lithuanians' rules that seemed preferable to me compared to the current analogous World rules.

LT League Rules:
SoD:
It is forbidden to use level 4-5 scrolls. [and why not simplify? they simplified the butterflies and the rest of the Conflux swarm, didn't they...]

It is forbidden to take Mullich as a starting hero and it is forbidden to use him in final battles. A final battle is considered one in which more than 50% of the army's HP was involved from both sides. [in my opinion, the Mullich rule is well stated – simpler than ours and what I proposed. True, a new headache arises – counting HP:) ]

Hit-and-run is forbidden. Both players must have a chance to cast magic (literally). [also more correct, in my opinion, than ours! there have been precedents where games ended with a not-so-objective result due to our interpretation of hit-and-run]

It is allowed to attack a slowed stack with a non-slowed unit that has a slowed stack and retreat. The effect is known to all.

Restarts – a player may take one restart on the first day without reason and up to the third day if the castle is blocked by the following number of animals:
Level 1 Shooters >100
Level 1 Neutrals >200, but Centaurs >70, Pikemen >100, *upgraded Pixies >100
Level 2 Shooters >50
Level 2 Neutrals >100, but Harpy Hags >50, Air Elements >30, Storm Elements >25, upgraded Wolves >40
Level 3 Shooters >30, but upgraded Elves and Ice Elements >20
Level 3 Neutrals >40, but Golems >40, Three-headed Cerberi >25
Level 4 Shooters >15
Level 4 Neutrals >25, but Vampire Lords >15
Level 5 Shooters >10,
Level 5 upgraded Neutrals >10
Level 5 non-upgraded Neutrals >15
Level 6 and 7 Neutrals
Snipers >8, Nomads >30 [not entirely in agreement with the overall restart system – but "for" an additional mandatory restart due to blocking, and also one restricted road in ГО – that would be nice...]

Players must take a restart if the starting heroes are not level 1 and on slow roads.[that, of course, is already a bit too much. but a restart on slow ones wouldn't hurt either]

Anyway, I've given my opinion. What I absolutely disagree with – this is primarily the rule about native secondary skills, this is exactly the case where "the road to hell is paved with good intentions":D . The most stupid example – Valya vs Kirya: both have native secondary skills from week 1, but Valya easily builds his Citadel or Castle and from the second week has a HUGE force of his high-damage-stack Marksmen, whereas Kirya – he absolutely cannot build the 3rd level:smile04: ; and how will their meeting in 90% of cases end in the 2nd, or even the 3rd week?:rolleyes: Balance, dammit:smile50: !!!:D :D :D