"Mirrors"

Okay, before the tournament starts, I'll share my thoughts on the hero trading system one more time. :smile30: I played a bit of mirror matches with full random...

If we talk about the feeling: a mirror match should be a place where you can perfectly realize your potential, get the most out of the situation, and push the limits (it's somewhat similar to offline play). If some factions are deprived of their main strengths, the gameplay becomes somewhat poorer, and the potential decreases, and you no longer have the feeling of amazing efficiency in everything you do, because "the Moon faction could have been better" or "if only there was Shakti...". Of course, in the case of trading, only one player gets the desired hero, but the other player, firstly, receives at least some compensation for it, and secondly, gets not complete garbage, but the second-best hero in that faction.

If we look at it from a slightly stricter perspective: "imbalanced" heroes (heroes that significantly increase a player's potential tempo) are not limited to those that are currently banned in mirror matches. Powerful mages (Moon, Solmyr, Tant) and, as far as I understand, unconventional specialists (Bron, Illor) are also not taken into account. As a result, by default (with a probability noticeably greater than 50%), both players start with weak heroes, but with some equal probability, one player gets a one-sided imbalanced advantage. If we introduce trading, then one player is guaranteed to start with some advantage, and the other buys a better hero. But both players are guaranteed not to play with completely useless heroes. In my opinion, this is a healthier situation.

Well, okay, this is probably the last time I'll talk about this.