Should we ban the Griffin Conservatory and the Hive of Serpents?

Perfect balance will never exist in Heroes. If we ban cons and hives, then external dwellings and secondary skills will start to decide the outcome. Then there are artifacts; someone suggested banning the teapot, but probably didn't consider that there is a sword +5 for all, shield +4 for all, necklace +3 for all, sandals +2 for all, and you can keep banning until it becomes absurd. Even artifacts in the same weight category have different power levels. Look at the troops: few units deal fixed damage (angels, nagas, for example), mostly there is a damage range! If every unit dealt fixed damage (under a blessing :D), the game would hardly be interesting and would quickly become tedious!

If you love conducting final battles, then Tactical Corners is for you. "Tactical Corners is a brainstorming session. The pinnacle of mastery" (c) Forrest

If you want more even balance—fixes. And pay special attention to THE ones!!!

If you want perfect balance—chess, undoubtedly.



Imho, if cons/hives are completely banned, the game will become boring. Cons/hives, like Dragon Utopia, have become elements of strategy and the "joy" of the random-seeker. Just playing to meet with native troops on the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th week and bash each other—well, again, there is Tactical Corners. And various arenas.

The factor of randomness itself is pleasant. But a lot also depends on the distribution (if playing for the win). However, winning with a worse layout—now that is mastery! (reports from Paladin, Pete, Lesgor... and other strongest players).

And seeking the reasons for every single defeat only in the fact that the opponent "got better distribution" of cons/hives/(Dragon Utopia) just looks like bruised ego from the outside.