Posts from Walkthroughs for custom maps.

Morality isn't the issue here; the important thing is that they stay in place. In online play, this is needed to immediately place two walls (for example, in a choke point) or sometimes used in a "wall, damage spell, wall" combination. When damage is insufficient, they need to start immediately behind two walls. From the starting positions, almost all units take significant damage. Then, when they move back through the two walls, the units will die.

Yes, but I've never seen such tactics used online. Online, if more than two wall segments are needed, they don't use a single stack; instead, they send units in groups of one, which is what your initial battle scenario shows. Staying behind a single wall to unleash a powerful spell on the second turn and reduce the problem to two walls – yes. Staying behind a wall to cast something unpleasant, like Slow or Curse – yes. But I haven't seen a case where a wall is placed right next to the enemy, and then two other walls are placed somewhere else. Yes, I don't watch everything, but the most interesting battles are usually highlighted. If you can provide a real example from online games, that would be a different story. But I don't understand the reference to online play.

I assume Obi and Marlo were on the same wave with Dirty, and Obi's solution involves an instinctive first move, which is more important for some. But the strategy of looking for the "brightest" spot isn't always a good approach.

I apologize, is it just me, or does page 243 not open? For some reason, any attempt to open it opens page 242.

I think this puzzle with the walls has many more solutions than just one. The fact that at least three people solved it without hints, independently of each other, and obviously in different ways, suggests that the puzzle is not extremely difficult.
And could you provide a link to the author's solution, which is hard to find?

Actually, the old guard, represented by Dirty, has already shown that the new additions aren't ready to compete with them yet.

I have no doubt that the first 5 rounds, everyone will make the same decision.
And yes, it's tied to the cavalry bonus.

If that's the case, then it's easily discoverable.

Actually, the old guard, represented by Dirty, has already shown that it's too early for the new players to compete with them.

Yes, due to the "default" "obvious" first move.
But if you change one hex of obstacles in this battle and set a much stricter mana limit, such a first move would be incorrect.

I haven't shown anything for many years, but I dream that someday there will be a tournament where the strongest players of the past and present will meet, and there will be an opportunity to show something. But I'm afraid that this is unlikely in the current reality.

You can set conditions that make the battle completely impossible (for example, give mana for only 1 wall).

, but why? I am generally in favor of giving more opportunities for solutions; even extra units would provide many options. Everyone would benefit from this, both beginners and experienced players. But the question is, who is this map for? For the masses or a challenge map where you need to find a single solution?

Or is there some kind of "old guard" of true Heroes masters, and everyone else isn't "true" and generally plays somehow "wrong."

Dirty is a player who appeals not only in online but also in offline games; at least, he occasionally tackles interesting challenges related to battles or small sections of the map.
However, the problem is that these challenges are very rare. Over the past 5 years, since I registered on this forum, I only remember 2 instances: exploring a quick walkthrough for the Limes map, starting with the cow rush – but that walkthrough wasn't even close to being completed, and now he's trying it again. He hasn't completed any difficult maps or puzzle maps that require understanding the mechanics – at least, I haven't seen any feedback about it here.

So, the battle would still be passable.

For the masses, I would probably only name Paragon. And that's only because it has a plot + the circumstances were favorable from a marketing perspective. The difficulty of Paragon is not high, but it was a revelation for these very masses. In my opinion, you need to engage the masses with something, and from my point of view, the beautiful and elegant solutions that can be found in half of the battles in this map are definitely the right step towards recognition.

The events of the last few days in this thread give the impression that the single-player community (that is, the one that plays Heroes in single-player maps, and not in Multiplayer) lacks some kind of competitive spirit.

Can Dirty and representatives of the old guard easily outperform the new generation? Leaving aside the question of who the old guard is and what the new generation is, I don't see any obvious prerequisites for this yet.

Or that there is some "old guard" of true Heroes masters, and everyone else is not true and generally plays somehow wrong.

Can Dirty show a good result in a hypothetical offline tournament?

Does anyone else find the writings of this witness from DmitryAS's sect about horses and electric pumps strange? It would be good to exclude him from the topic, because you can't expect anything sensible from him in the future.

Suddenly, people appear who say that someone is playing unfairly (unfairly to whom?).

Or that there is some "old guard" of true Heroes masters, and everyone else is not true and generally plays somehow wrong.

You don't need to ask me. Simply presenting a position in the spirit of "let me just throw it out there and see how it sticks" doesn't make it more convincing.

//I understand.

with somewhat out-of-place mentions by respected people in this topic

I still understand when complaints are made to players if they are unable to complete a map without using bugs, there is some reason for that.

In that case, let them make Walkthroughs, even if they're standing on their heads, it won't say anything about their skill level, and even less about the skill level of other people in the topic.