Which castle is the most difficult?

I reread the correspondence. I'm still glad that Heroes is alive and kicking.

Me too :smile20: :D Check out this website http://heroes3.tv/ from time to time; you can watch how others play. When you don't have enough free time or don't feel like playing, you can watch others. In the evening, there are always games going on, so you have plenty to choose from.

Everyone now understands that I am one of those players who likes to play slowly on an interesting map against the AI.

That's your choice. But the AI cannot provide decent resistance in principle. It's incredibly stupid.

and I believe it

That's exactly the point.
No, of course, if you manage to get that mage you're talking about into a real game by the second or third week, it will be very difficult for everyone. But you have to manage to do that. And that's impossible in such a short time. And in general, stats of 99 are impossible to achieve in any game on random maps.

Everyone who plays online knows the game's pattern, everyone acts the same way, and often everything depends on the starting conditions? Does the one who encounters more Pandora's Boxes and Conservatories win? Then that's sad...

That's not true. Not at all. And the beauty of random maps is that, even though they are generated according to a certain pattern, they are still different each time. We used to play on fixed maps. But I didn't experience that time. They were more balanced, but there, too, grinding was very important; if you didn't move 200 turns correctly, you lost (at least, according to one player who played all of that).
And besides, as far as I'm concerned, playing the same map or the same maps is just boring.

Of course, random maps are much more unbalanced, and many people, after a game (especially if they lose), curse the generator. But still, the rules of online games + skill still determine that the skill of the player wins more often than luck.

Then I'm for interesting user-created maps, where you can enjoy the beauty and originality of the idea, laugh at a joke, and replay a difficult battle...

I understand perfectly. I used to play that way myself, but there's one drawback: the computer can't respond adequately. You can give it a much larger army or stats at the start, but it will still remain a stupid log.

And by the way, those who taste the "forbidden fruit" and play online for a certain time (about 50 games) will no longer be able to play against the computer. It will simply be uninteresting. What used to lead to addictive behavior will become dull, boring, predictable, and monotonous. So think about whether you need it.

but I don't have time to play against real players, so is it worth switching?
P.S. If I do decide, will an hour and a half in the evening (from 10:30 PM to 11:30 PM Kyiv time) be enough to play online? And will I be able to find a patient player who will agree to a game? :D

It all depends on you. I don't think it's worth starting with an hour and a half. You need to have 5-6 hours.
But if you still decide and want to do it as quickly as possible, I recommend templates from the M200 series. It seems like nothing is faster than that. You should be able to play a game in about 2-3 hours.