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

This isn't a solution; it will only slightly reduce the problem. You can still receive important information from the chat during your opponent's turn. And the timer doesn't even apply to the final round. In fact, in the final round, you can receive crucial advice from a viewer who is watching the stream from both perspectives. In the final with Twaryna, about 2/3 of the hour was spent on his consultation with the chat and reading the chat messages. A solution would be to add another timer specifically for the final rounds.