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historical background:
The XL format with an underground and 6 bots was adopted for club tournaments, i.e., for games on a local network!
The L format without computers was used for playing online in the old days, when the vast majority of players had, at best, dial-up modems with a snail's pace. The core rules for playing on these templates were proposed by the respected Armageddon (back then, still Eugene))). Then, Balamut picked up the banner of Armageddon and made the main contribution to the development of hiros.by.
The reason for the reduced maps and number of computers was precisely the narrow bandwidth; therefore, minimizing the waiting time for data transfer was necessary. The Belarusians could easily play XLs in offline tournaments. But the point is that online communities attract Heroes players from all over the web, and online, the SM format has simply become a priority over time. However, now that most people have dedicated internet connections, there is no point in saving traffic, even online, let alone in a club! :)
For my part, I am ready to play SM with the respected Pete, but only on an individual basis; I cannot vouch for the others (although the last time I came to Kingisepp, I absolutely didn't know this template and, of course, failed on it – nevertheless, I played it in half of the cases))))).
My opinion is that XL is more varied, and skill plays a greater role there. Skill is also important in SM, but it depends much more on the initial distribution of resources. You might not have time to realize an advantage in class if someone attacks you early with a powerful hero.))))
As for TE-Lite, there is really no difference in gameplay compared to SoD (if there are any discrepancies, they lie in the area of insignificant factors). But there are many advantages! If this is not the case, provide at least one confirmed (and not mythical TE-specific) difference between Lite and SoD – then we will think about how much it can disrupt the well-tuned and polished gameplay of modern masters! :D :D :D
The XL format with an underground and 6 bots was adopted for club tournaments, i.e., for games on a local network!
The L format without computers was used for playing online in the old days, when the vast majority of players had, at best, dial-up modems with a snail's pace. The core rules for playing on these templates were proposed by the respected Armageddon (back then, still Eugene))). Then, Balamut picked up the banner of Armageddon and made the main contribution to the development of hiros.by.
The reason for the reduced maps and number of computers was precisely the narrow bandwidth; therefore, minimizing the waiting time for data transfer was necessary. The Belarusians could easily play XLs in offline tournaments. But the point is that online communities attract Heroes players from all over the web, and online, the SM format has simply become a priority over time. However, now that most people have dedicated internet connections, there is no point in saving traffic, even online, let alone in a club! :)
For my part, I am ready to play SM with the respected Pete, but only on an individual basis; I cannot vouch for the others (although the last time I came to Kingisepp, I absolutely didn't know this template and, of course, failed on it – nevertheless, I played it in half of the cases))))).
My opinion is that XL is more varied, and skill plays a greater role there. Skill is also important in SM, but it depends much more on the initial distribution of resources. You might not have time to realize an advantage in class if someone attacks you early with a powerful hero.))))
As for TE-Lite, there is really no difference in gameplay compared to SoD (if there are any discrepancies, they lie in the area of insignificant factors). But there are many advantages! If this is not the case, provide at least one confirmed (and not mythical TE-specific) difference between Lite and SoD – then we will think about how much it can disrupt the well-tuned and polished gameplay of modern masters! :D :D :D