- What are the drawbacks of Heroes 3? (What didn't you like about it?)

I don't like useless features in the third game, just like everywhere else.
For example, the skills "Keen Eye" and "Scouting".
Or spells like "Protection from...", "Remove Obstacle", or "Berserk", for example.
There are also artifacts that aren't even worth picking up.
In general, I don't like anything that seems pointless.
I also don't like the need to buy a spellbook for non-mages.

Actually, if you think about it, you can come up with a lot of minor things that are annoying. But overall, the third game is the best.

I agree with the last sentence 100%, but not with the first part:
Scouting is one of the best skills for scouting. And if there's a hut with scouting next to the castle, EVERYONE except the main hero will visit it.
Berserk is also great when a unit is guaranteed not to be attacked. It really almost doubles or triples the damage for archers, for example.
The question is that there are usually other spells that are more suitable and effective.
And artifacts are at least worth the gold you get from selling them to a merchant, not to mention that they can be found through quests.

Can anyone name a game where there's absolutely nothing лишнего (superfluous) and useless? It's hard enough to get rid of clutter and "just in case" items in real life