Haven discussion.

Regarding taking out Haven early on, this can only be done by a very skilled mage. A hundred archers, surrounded on all sides by swordsmen who are using the Defence skill, are too tough for a warrior to handle. Because of this, Haven is the most difficult opponent for Sylvan. But rushing humans with our forces is a different story. I recently played a hotseat game on the small "Peninsula" map; I was playing as Weshahn, and my opponent was playing as Rutger. We met on the 4th week, and both of us had very little money, so our armies were incomplete. He had 4 cavalry, 9 monks, 23 swordsmen in three stacks, surrounding 98 archers in a corner. He had Expert Attack, Advanced Light Magic, the Frenzy ability (+1 damage), Mass Bless, and an artifact that gives +1 to damage. His hero was 6 9 2 4. I had 6 witches, 16 Grim Raiders, 2 Furies, and 53 Assassins. I had Expert Luck, an advanced racial skill, Advanced Witchcraft, Advanced Chaos Magic, the Sorcerer's Luck ability, Enhanced Spells, and Elemental Vision, and I had built a Primeval Chaos Altar. I also had an artifact that gives +50% cold damage. My hero was 6 1 17 4 (with two artifacts on spell power). I won, losing 7 Raiders and 22 Assassins.