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

I'm a newbie, of course. But I think Oelm is right in some ways! It's one thing to have a big game (let's say, the 3rd game in a best-of-three series in the playoffs after a tough group stage), and another thing to have a regular season game where it's not enjoyable to sit and wait 30+ minutes for each turn on the 1st week. For a big game, you can sit and concentrate for 8+ hours. But if a person wants to just play an interesting game, that's different. Of course, limiting the time of battles will limit the possibilities and won't allow the player to fully reveal their skill, but when a person takes a mini-break during a game, that's also not pleasant. I wouldn't be against having a sand timer in the game.