Posts from Reports on victories and defeats in online games of Heroes of Might and Magic V.

As part of the "Something for Everyone" tournament. Mister_X (Humans, Rutger) won against Igrok v geroev (Elves, Ossir). Smaile template (similar to Dungeon), week 5. The opponent moved quickly and finished in 8 minutes, which resulted in a pleasant gaming experience. Thank you. I think he was just unlucky.

I confirm that the map made a good impression; near the castle, there was a ring of speed, boots of the open road, and good weather, all guarded by zombies of various modifications. Overwhelmed by such happiness, I started collecting resources. Then, I realized that the opponent's artifact situation was no worse, and I panicked and, in my foolishness, killed all the hunters, leaving only one. Then, with that one hunter, I attacked a horde of orcs, having previously run to a mana well. In the battle with the orcs, somehow, I found out that there was no mana((( while pondering this dilemma, I wandered around with the hero, and that was the end of my hunter)).
And that's the end of the story, and whoever read it, well done!

Primus (Dwarf, Inga) def Lok1978 (Dwarf, Ingvar) - Sun, 2-4-1

At the start, I received Ibbu and Brand. On the second day, I bought Inga in the tavern without an army. The clearing was difficult; the computer generated strong monsters. Logistics were a problem (I received it at level 17, I think), so I wandered for a very long time. In the second week of the second month, our interests intersected. I realized that the opponent's Castle was nearby, so I went to his Town. Ingvar pursued me with a superior army. While fleeing, I collected many good artifacts. Without logistics, Ingvar couldn't catch up, so he turned around and went in another direction. While the opponent was leveling up, I was feasting on excellent artifacts in the Town. I couldn't find my way home, so I decided to continue leveling up, and if the opponent attacked my Castle, I would defeat him on neutral territory. The final battle was quick, which wasn't very satisfying, as my army was stronger and Chaos dealt more effective damage. Thanks for the game!

Inga, level 25, 12 18 27 19 0 1
Perfect Rune Knowledge
Higher Education - Scholar - Magic Attraction - Graduate
Skilled Offense - Archery - Hornets - Ballista
Skilled Mechanics - Ballista - Rapid Fire - Tent
Skilled Logistics
Skilled Chaos Magic

As part of the "Everyone Gets What They Deserve" tournament:
Leolopus (Mage, Djinn) won, ArhLich (Necromancer, Wyvern) lost, Legacy of Deléb, 2-1-4
I started with Djinn and decided to develop him, considering I was playing against a Necromancer; this hero was perfect. I cleared everything around. The Witches offered Chaos twice, but I decided to develop Darkness. I upgraded it, but then I built the Guild up to level 5 and realized I had made a mistake. Luckily, in the artifacts, there was one Chaos item: Ice Block, Ring of Cold, Chain Lightning, Freezing Touch, and the Mage's Treasury also gave me Armageddon. So, even without Chaos magic, the artifacts were "just right" ((. When I was breaking through the portal, which was guarded on my side by not-so-tough priests, I couldn't even imagine that on the other side, I would be met by 35 Blood Cyclops. Fortunately, my hero was already level 20, and even without combat magic and an army consisting of creatures of levels 1-3, I was able to defeat them with relatively small losses. I decided to return to the castle and try to break through to my opponent's side, and that's where we met. There wasn't a final battle; my opponent had 5 mana, and judging by what he didn't use in the battle, he also had Shackles on (I sold mine at the beginning of the game). Thanks to Lich for the game!!!
Djinn, level 23, 11-20-11-23 (6-4)
Expert in Luck - Magic Resistance
Expert in Education - Magic Attraction - Witch's Reward - Mentorship
Expert in Mechanics - Ballista - Rapid Ballista - Tent
Expert in Logistics - Finding the Way - Surprise Attack
Expert in Darkness
First racial skill - Magic Mirror

As part of the "Something for Everyone" tournament:
Leolopus (Mage, Djaylib) won, ArhLich (Town, Vaishan) lost, Legacy of Deleb, 2-1-4

Confirmed. Leo, thanks for the game!

As part of the "Something for Everyone" tournament: ArhLich (Dwarf, Helmar) lose Primus (Inferno, Nimus) - Art of Strategy, 1-3-5 The clearing went well, but there were many archers on the necessary mines and chests. I was waiting for a machine to take the tent, but by level 12, it wasn't offered, so the losses were significant. The final battle was a one-sided affair. Throughout the game, I didn't understand why the opponent didn't level up Inga! Thanks for the game! Nimus, level 13 (I don't remember the stats) Absolute opening of the gate - hellfire Constant luck - magical resistance - soldier's luck - wide gates of hell Artful attack Artful logistics

As part of the "Something for Everyone" tournament:
ArhLich (Dwarf, Helmar) lose Primus (Inferno, Nimus) - Art of Strategy, 1-3-5

Confirmed, it was my loss. Primus, thank you for the game!

I confirm, thank you to Primus for the game.

As part of the "Something for Everyone" tournament. Vasja. (Dungeon, Iranna, Sinithar) def | los Igrok_v_geroev (Necropolis, Lucretia, Ravenna, Dwarf) - "The Art of Strategy," I don't remember (5 or 7 game MONTHS!!!) The game was intense! Full of passion, skirmishes, and clashes of personalities! It's for games like these that I love OUR hobby!!! At the beginning, I developed, I think, successfully. I immediately maxed out intelligence, irresistible magic, and Chaos - all on expert. I arrived at the opponent's castle. Because of this, he threw all his troops into defending the castle on the island with gold mines. And I..., forgetting about caution, put ONLY scouts into the battle. I wanted, as is typical for Shadowmancers, to "disrupt" as much as possible what he could buy in the castle. The calculation was simple - he only had 5 knowledge... But he turned out to be... wearing bracers! After losing my main hero, I thought for a long time about whether to continue or not. I continued because the opponent had almost no army and little knowledge. I took a second hero, leveled him up a bit, took the maximum amount of troops accumulated in the castle, and defeated his main hero, taking all the artifacts (which are so necessary for Dungeon). In this battle, fighting me to the very end, he hoped that the zombies would "last" until the hero's turn so they could run away (he probably didn't put on the bracers on purpose), but the Shadowmancer's morale triggered at the moment of the penultimate attack, and they attacked again! The situation changed completely, but the opponent didn't give up, probably hoping for another of my mistakes, or that he would buy my initially lost 17th-level hero in the tavern. I didn't give him that chance... Sanya, thank you for the game! :smile14:

As part of the "Everyone Gets What They Deserve" tournament.

Mister_X_ (Humans, Rutger) won / Igrok v geroev (Elves, Ossir)
smaile template (similar to Underground), week 5

The opponent moved quickly, in 8 minutes, and didn't manage to complete his turn, which resulted in a pleasant gaming experience, thank you.
I think he was just unlucky.

I confirm, as part of the "Everyone Gets What They Deserve" tournament, Igrok_v_geroev (Elves, Ossir) lost to Mister_X_ (Humans, Rutger), smaile template (similar to Underground), week 5.

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As part of the "Everyone Gets What They Deserve" tournament.

Vasja. (Dungeon, Iranna, Sinistar) def | los Igrok_v_geroev (Necropolis, Lucretia, Ravenna, Karl) - "The Art of Strategy," I don't remember (5 or 7 game MONTHS!!!)

The game was intense! Full of passion, prophecies, and character clashes! It's for games like these that I love OUR hobby!!!

At the beginning, I developed, I think, successfully. I immediately boosted intelligence, irresistible magic, and Chaos - all to expert level. I arrived at the opponent's castle. Because of this, he threw all his troops to defend the castle on the island with gold mines. And I..., forgetting about caution, put ONLY scouts into battle. I wanted, as is customary with shadows, to "disrupt" as much as possible what he could buy in the castle. The calculation was simple - he only had 5 knowledge... But he turned out to be... - with bracers!

After losing my main hero, I thought for a long time whether to continue or not. I continued because the opponent was almost without an army and had little knowledge. I took a second hero, leveled him up a bit, took the maximum amount of troops accumulated in the castle, and defeated his main hero, taking all the artifacts (which are so necessary for the Dungeon). In this battle, fighting me to the last, he hoped that the zombies at the end would "last" until the hero's turn so that they could run away (he probably didn't put on the bracers on purpose), but the Shadow Lords' morale triggered at the moment of the penultimate hit, and they attacked again!

The situation changed completely, but the opponent didn't give up, probably hoping for another mistake from me, or that he would buy my initially lost 17th-level hero in the tavern. I didn't give him that chance...

Sanya, thank you for the game!

:smile14:

I confirm, he lost, you're welcome, Vasya)))

As part of the mod tournament, denden (Dungeon, Marbas) defeated Leolopus (Stronghold, Haggeesh). Week 7 of the summer season. He assembled some crazy offensive build: BDP-tent-vampirism. But towards the end, the BDP didn't allow me to go to the super treasury for some fun. Instead, they preferred to waste half their army on breaking through their own Guardian. I won't post the final battle because the Orc had very few troops left. And I, focusing on breaking through zones with cockroaches, managed to recruit and upgrade everyone I could. There was also a tactical attack, but again, I didn't manage to get the artifacts.

As part of the mod tournament,
denden (Inferno, Marbas) defeated Leolopus (Orcs, Haggesh). Week 7 of the season.
He got some crazy offensive build: BDP-tent-vampirism). But in the end, the BDP didn't let me go to the super treasure to have some fun. Instead, he preferred to sacrifice half of his army to break through his own stronghold. I won't post the final battle because the Orc had very few troops left. And I, focusing on breaking through zones with cockroaches, managed to recruit and upgrade everything I could. There was also an attack with tactics, but again, I didn't manage to get the artifacts...

I confirm, it all started well. Haggesh came as a starting hero, so I didn't have any problems with clearing the map. But on level 19, while near the castle, I decided that it would be good to reach level 20, buy a travel spell, and, with a portal in my pocket, move to distant lands, not worrying that the opponent might suddenly appear near my castle. In general, the battle with 68 black dragons turned out to be not the best way to achieve this. As a result, I was left without warmongers (110 of them), 20 Daughters of Earth, 17 Wolf Riders, and 3 Gryphon Riders, which will forever remain in my memory. And on the next turn, the opponent broke through to me. I decided not to delay the inevitable and, having bought everything that was left in the castle, I went to meet him, and he met me with all his might. denden, thank you for the game!

As part of the "Everyone Gets What They Deserve" tournament: Lok1978 (Wizard, Nur) lose Alex_nv (Wizard, Jhalib) - Dragon Pass, 3-1-7 The initial setup was not in my favor ("the French" were superior in every way): firstly, the opponent naturally chose the red color; secondly, I got Jhalib (Hafiz and Kifra in the tavern) - a hero with no options, while my opponent got Nur :(; thirdly, the tent was guarded by Free Cyclops, and the relic was the Staff of Sar-Iss, and shortly after, I found out that the guild had Summoning, Anti-Magic, Berserk, Magic Shield, Resurrection, and Subjugation (on the clearing, Dispel; in the secondary town, Dodge), and the hut had Chaos! Not knowing the spells, I decided to level up Summoning. But it leveled up poorly :( Before I reached Expert in Summoning, Luck, Chaos, and my native skill leveled up :rolleyes: Thus, I ended up with Summoning and Chaos, and judging by the magic, I should have had Light and Darkness. Accepting the initial disadvantage and the fact that I wouldn't be able to break into the treasury first, I simply started clearing my territory. I was glad when the shop offered the Robe of Sar-Iss. Even more so when the Ring of Sar-Iss was given on 2-1-1, and finally, reaching level 15 (seeing that my stats were 7 points lower than each of the opponent's stats), I decided to check out the secondary town before the opponent came to kill me. And it turned out to be a magic town :) And the relic there was the Crown of Sar-Iss :) Thus, I ended up with the Sar-Iss Regalia. After building the Mage Guild in the secondary town, I realized that there was nothing useful here either, approximately the same :D But the shop had manacles and boots +1 speed, and among the other artifacts, it's worth noting a shield -50% fire resistance. The main events took place on the eighth week. The opponent, having feasted in the treasury, decided to "cross the Rubicon" and jumped over the fence that I hadn't opened yet! My hero was finishing clearing the secondary town at that time. Quickly buying whoever was possible and leaving the rest of the troops in the castle, my armies left "Moscow," and the headquarters moved to p. Fili (the second town)! After capturing the capital and buying the remaining of my troops there (I must say, not insignificant remains - almost a weekly increase, except for the mages), "Napoleon"/Nur moved to the secondary town. What comforted me in this sad moment? It was the fact that I had a little more meat and the magic stats weren't much worse. While the opponent was moving towards me, I was preparing for the decisive battle. As a result, in the "Battle of Borodino," approximately the following participated: 380 elite gremlins, 190 great ghouls, 70 elite golems, 70 great mages, 30 great djinn, 12 elite Rakshasas, and 5 Titans. Jhalib (level 20, 2-9-19-23 +1 +3, Expert Summoner - Mirror - Mark, Permanent Luck - Soldier's, Expert Summoning - Lord of Magic - Elemental Equilibrium - Fire Warriors, Expert Chaos - Magic Drain - Fire {Fireball and Wall}, Advanced Spellcasting, Basic Light). Opponent: 300 elite gremlins, 20+20 great mages, 45 great djinn, 13 elite Rakshasas, and 9 Titans. Nur (level 23, 7-14-20-27 +4 +5, Expert Summoner - Mirror - Mark - Absorption, Expert Spellcasting - Replenish -..., Expert Summoning - Lord of Magic - Elemental Equilibrium -..., Expert Chaos -...{Shock, Freezing Wind, etc.}, Higher Education -..., Advanced Leadership - Diplomacy - Machine Loyalty). The replay of the battle can be found in the attachment . As a result, thanks to deflecting the attack on the opponent three times and using shackles, Nur was defeated, but I was left with 70 ghouls and practically everything else. The opponent had 100,000 gold, 3 towns, a double weekly increase + ghouls + golems in his main town, and no hero :D. And I had a hero and artifacts of any color and taste, but no towns, money, and practically no army :( Another decisive battle was ahead in a week. But the month started with a pleasant surprise. When Marabas, who had passed by my hero going to liberate "Moscow" (I thought it was another complication), went to the liberated p. Fili, I found Nur in the tavern! :smile44: So, I already had two heroes, and Marabas was left out in the cold! Nur also helped in weakening the army of Oory, who was going into the last battle. Well, there's no point in describing the battle itself (Jhalib's magic and the town against the weakened army led by not the strongest Oory). Thank you to my opponent for his patience (the game lasted 9 hours) and the game itself! As he said to me, "you had ONE chance out of ten, and you used it." There is no better praise than praise from an opponent. Thank you! p.s. This is my first victory in online network games!

as part of "to each their own"
Primus (Inga Gnomes) lose Alex_R (Light Elves of Talanar/Ilfina) week 6, I think (smiling emoticon)

I don't remember much anymore, we started about 2 weeks ago...
By week 3, Ilfina was level 16. In the capital, I had monsters from level 1-7, and nothing in the secondary city.
Before the final battle in the treasury, I built a guild up to level 5 in both cities, and there I had resurrection and other stuff...
Ilfina, level 23, 10-22-10-10 +1 defense and +3 luck
Expert racial + enchanted + rain of arrows
Expert Light + wrath and blessing
Expert logistics + search and path of war
Expert education +50% mana
Expert luck
Expert attack + battle frenzy.
180 grade-fey, 150 alt-dancers, 48 alt-elves, 28 grade-druids, 18 alt-unicorns, 14 grade-ent and 7 green ones
Thanks for the game!

as part of "to each their own"
Primus (Inga's Dwarves) lose to Alex_R (Light Elves of Talanar/Ilfina) week 6, I think (smiling template)

I don't remember much anymore, it started about 2 weeks ago...
By week 3, Ilfina was level 16. In the capital, there were 1-7 monsters, and nothing in the secondary town.
Before the final battle, I built up both guilds to level 5 and added resurrection and other stuff...
Ilfina level 23, 10-22-10-10 +1 defense and +3 luck
Expert racial + enchanted + arrow storm
Expert light + wrath and blessing
Expert logistics + search and path of war
Expert education +50% mana
Expert luck
Expert attack + battle frenzy.
180 grade-fey, 150 alt-dancers, 48 alt-elves, 28 grade-druids, 18 alt-unicorns, 14 grade-ent, and 7 little green ones
Thanks for the game!

That happened. I was left with nothing but negative feelings about the game.:mad: First, there was only one way out of my starting area, and it led to a desert.:( After that, there was no grass for half the map, only a way to the large treasure rooms on the right, but it was too early to go there in the second week, so I had to move around like a turtle. Second, I learned all five runes in Inga's castle by day 3-4 of the second week. I thought that now my beauty would acquire new ones. But here's the catch - in 10-12 levels, she didn't learn a single rune (it remained the same as at the beginning of the game - five). People, is this a pure bug or just bad luck? In several years of playing the fifth installment, I'm encountering this for the first time (Inga always had about 8, or even all 10)!!! Third, an elf with logistics and path of war against a dwarf in the desert is just a circus!:D Fourth, I didn't learn Armageddon anywhere, and I really needed it, and all five runes were not for fighting the elf, so the final battle didn't go very well. I didn't even fight to the end, because it was clear what would happen. Of course, I could have stayed in the castle and waited for my opponent, and then I would have had more chances to win (one stopping cold spell took out 4 dragons or 5 ents, and I would have had enough mana for 13 casts), but I didn't want to drag out this terrible game. Thanks for the game and good luck in the future!;)

Inga level 21, 7 8 20 15 5 1
perfect knowledge of runes (rune of energy, exorcism, elemental immunity, resurrection, dragon form)
higher education - scholar - guardian of secrets
skilled machines - ballista - rapid fire - tent
skilled leadership (I didn't understand why I took it)
skilled attack (they didn't offer shooting or swarm:() skilled chaos (it didn't give any boost:mad:) about 250 warriors, about 200 spear masters, about 60 berserkers, about 60-70 bears, 26 archon priests, 10 jarls, and 5 little dragons