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

You can't have too many dogs, especially upgraded ones, and they're not needed for Efreet, while fairies are available from the start, and it's more fun to walk the path with a fairy, plus she's a single-unit creature, which is also a factor. Plus, upgraded dogs are unrealistic for the first day, and you need to start expanding earlier. IMO, it's a correct ban, especially since noobs with a speed of 9, which is practically FREE (!!!!!!), have an advantage and, on top of that, a not-weak castle.

Dogs are fine, but what about harpies? They are also often built from the start and have a speed of 9, and here's what's interesting: upgrading harpies isn't as critical for the tempo in the Dungeon, as dragons are still unrealistic, but you still need to aim to get birds in the Conflux on the first day, and upgrading fairies when air units aren't built from the start is an overpowered advantage for the birds on the first day, and if they are built, I would strongly argue against the effectiveness of upgrading fairies compared to upgrading air units. I've never understood and still don't understand the point of banning the upgrade of fairies:confused: