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But it plays quickly. And the imbalance isn't that extreme. In HL+U, luck plays just as much a role, if not more. This is Heroes, after all; very few games depend on skill. It's better to lose in 2 weeks due to bad luck than in 2 months.

I completely agree with this point of view. I would also add that HL+U is very dependent on the road network, which is not often equally distributed, and sometimes even makes an early encounter on the second week a one-sided affair for one of the players. And the infamous "late-game matches" are often doomed due to the inability to gain control for one player or the early, easy opportunity for another.