Posts from All castles in Heroes 3.

Gentlemen! The Barbarians, in the form of battle mages, seize a Castle early on and learn levels 4 and 5 in it, rather than in their native Stronghold! And level 5 is almost unnecessary! The main spells are available at levels 1-4!

The Tower is not a good town; it's very expensive! The Dungeon is cheaper and slightly stronger!

Fortress is good, but Barbarians are better: they develop faster, their units are stronger, and they move faster.

Yes, Barbarians might have better attack, but their defense is terrible compared to the Fortress.

Well, excuse me, but that's exactly how it's designed...Barbarians get attack, Fortress gets defense...The game is actually quite enjoyable: some people like to rush the opponent, while others prefer to wait and slowly but surely defeat the enemy...In my opinion, that's how it should be! Each faction has its own strengths...
P.S. I've never liked playing as Dungeon – I don't think it's a very strong faction... And Darklings aren't among my favorite creatures...(THIS IS MY PERSONAL OPINION...and you shouldn't try to convince me otherwise!)

But one can't deny that Barbarians develop much faster: Orcs, Ogres, and Cyclops don't need buildings for their creatures, and Hydras only need the Gorgon's building! Also, the creature ignores part of the Hydra's defense and deals significant damage, while the Hydra also attacks creatures, and it's more expensive! The creature defeats an Archangel one-on-one – I personally verified this!