Speed factor.

Dragonflies against dragons... are you serious?

You said it yourself:

I want to discuss a completely different aspect: the impact of the speed of the fastest unit on the course of the battle.

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Most often, the first round is decisive.

I disagree.

Everything I said applies to playing on large maps.

In online games on medium-sized maps, and in general during the final battle in the middle of the 2nd week, things are naturally different.

In online games and on HL+U, an encounter can occur in the second week.

But the worst are the Stronghold and Fortress: their level 7 units are not the fastest, they don't fly, and their magic is limited to 3 levels!

If you want, we can play for fun. You can choose any faction, and I'll take one of the "worst" ones. ))))

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You see, the thing is... take the Swamp, for example. These factions lose in speed, but they maintain the PACE, and pace is the most important thing. (despite your signature :D)

Yes, they are not as fast, but they are strong, they can break through various guards, and they can be upgraded well.

High speed is the key to success (remember: "White starts and wins"?)

But on the map, it is even more important than in battle.

Because they might simply not let you do what you want. Because they are faster, they develop, they upgrade, etc., they come and kill you. And then it depends on skill. By the way, the computer opponent completely lacks this skill. And it doesn't matter how many there are: 7 or 1, what difficulty it is, 200 or 160.

In general, it's NOT an indicator.

But TC3 is a different story. (Although I don't play it very well.)

Well, and the computer won't play at all: D. How can you force it to be stingy with 2 cities and be at 117 in teleport? :D And in general, it won't be able to counter anything. Because it is stupid and predictable.