And as for what you say about there being a lot of "freebies," it's not just against one opponent, but against two. And in roughly the same conditions for both players.
For example, the Balance and Panic template is recommended to be played at 130% (turns). And that's fine! But what's the point of starting this boring game at 200%, when one player finds a chest and immediately buys a second hero, while the other has to wait 5 days to buy a second hero and attack someone? Where's the fairness in that? That's why people play at 130%.
You should look at the game not only as a way to bully the bots. "To make it harder," I set it to 200% and play on a poor map, yeah, and I only develop through the town hall - capitol :D, and so on. And also, look at it from another perspective, where PEOPLE play against each other, who want roughly equal combat conditions, so that the strongest wins, and not the luckiest.
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PS: Have you tried playing on my map? :D
За то что нейтралы не бегают за единичкой, для меня это уже стоит того