DISCUSSIONS on “Rules for online games in HoMM3 and formulas for calculating player rating.”

Regarding the rules, I've had this idea for a while, and I think not only I, but many others share it: let's put the question to a vote – should the red orb be banned?

It's more of a mockery in the game than an artifact. You level up your hero, build a guild of mages, sometimes even more than one, hoping for magic, but then your opponent shows up with a red orb, and that's it – game over. And if some kind of defense specialist like Tazar shows up, it becomes virtually impossible to kill a well-leveled hero. And then we wonder why mages aren't dominant? Warriors are dominant. This is a stereotype that everyone has subconsciously accepted. I also want to draw attention to the poor AI with the red orb. On one side, a tank; on the other, you. No creativity whatsoever.

I'm sure this won't diminish the game in any way, but will only add more variety to it.