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Message from Dirty_Player:
Your posts contain a minimum of constructive content and a lot of fluff.

That's why the ability to extract the main points from what is said is not a trait of everyone...

Message from Dirty_Player:
The art of a good speaker is to convey the necessary information to the listener using a minimum of text.

You are mistaken. The art of a speaker is to win people over. And the art of conveying information to those who are won over is the art of experienced and wise speakers.

Message from Dirty_Player:
Now about the timer. Let's compare it to chess. In chess, there are time controls: 2 hours for the entire game or 1.5 hours + 30 seconds per move. Even blitz exists: 3 minutes, 5 minutes, or 3 minutes + 2 seconds per move. This does not change the gameplay in any way. The same is true in Heroes. There is a 1-minute control, a 6-minute control, and a 4000+400 control. The heroes, like chess, do not become different.

I agree, but there is a small BUT, and it's quite significant, and it stands out in at least two ways, and they overshadow your statements:
1. Map + Battle (here it's a game of skill, not the speed of Warcraft)
2. The overall picture of the map - (minus) the one you see. In chess, there is the possibility to observe the entire battlefield COMPLETELY. I hope you will forget about chess, unless you play with an open map.

Message from Dirty_Player:
Changing the gameplay is a slow on level 2 or 30% resistance on expert.

At least I agree with this.

Message from Psyche_7:
I'll take a risk and suggest that you've never played with a chess timer.

Risky guy. Don't drink champagne after reading the message.

Message from Psyche_7:
Therefore, I'll risk again and advise you to play a couple of games in Warlords (with a chess timer), maybe it turns out that you won't experience any discomfort.

Thank you for the advice, but I already understand that discussing something without having at least a minimum of experience is stupid. Don't risk jumping off a Tarzan swing in the hope that the safety harness will hold :) You didn't guess even :)

Message from KINB:
P.S. R55Max, thanks for defending SOD, but still try playing with a timer, and then make such categorical statements.

I've played with different options. There was one time crunch with 4000+400 and one close call in a delayed game. The other 3 out of 5 were not even close. With 4500+500 it's much easier, but I don't support this system in any case. And it's not about liking or disliking. Read above, extract the main points :)