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

NO! Monster Week is an integral element of the game! The fact that it seems to bring imbalance to the game — well, we aren't simplifying it to the level of classic checkers.

An element of randomness should be present everywhere ...

We don't place restrictions on cans or Dragon Utopia, do we? Why is it considered normal if one person gets 3-5 cans and another gets 1, but if Monster Week occurs — then it's an imbalance?

Regarding the unbanning of all magic specialists — I am absolutely for it!
Competitors will appear for Galtran, Nella, Shakti.

Also, once again I propose to make the starting hero random for all Castles, which will lead to a greater equalization of faction strength during the same turn, especially regarding Dungeon, Rampart, Castle.
Dungeon with a random hero is no longer as imba as it is with Shakti.
Castle with a random hero will actually lead to people searching for paths to angels in the fort more often due to the absence of the imba Valeska.
As a result — a new format of building up castles, new faces among main heroes (especially for Dungeon and Castle, etc.).

On pro-tournaments and other sites, let there be strict rules, but on ХВ I believe there should be rules for game connoisseurs; moreover, I am sure that skill will not be lost because of this.
For the new add-on to SoD, there are ideas regarding returning diplomacy to the game.
Regarding hero redemption, everything remains as is, and when joining troops, create a script so that for full price, for example 5% or 10% of the total number is joined ... (exclude free joining entirely!)
Again, competitors may appear for Valeska, Nella, and Kirya with Ivor in the form of Adele, Kira, and Roland (respectively).
Even if diplomacy remains a desired skill — it's not a problem, because it certainly won't be imba; after all, everyone strives to get Earth, Offense, Logy too, and nothing is banned!
On the plus side, we can count on the variety of monsters in the army, otherwise skeletons, wyverns, and angels loom in every game with numbers from 20% to 80% of the total number of monsters.
P.S. Everything should be allowed except for bugs, and it must be done intelligently!