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How often do you get Necropolis as a starting castle in a game?
This is purely a rhetorical question... This castle is given as a starting castle very rarely, and only in fun games...
I suggest giving this castle a chance on our forum - making the hero selection random (OR OTHER OPTIONS THAT WILL HELP INCREASE THE NUMBER OF GAMES PLAYED WITH THIS CASTLE). Perhaps this topic has already been discussed. This was a significant difference from friendly neighboring forums. But we played, played, and started eliminating Necropolis with Galtran almost immediately...
But at the moment, we have quite a few excellent players on our forum with a cool head, who may now pay more attention to this issue. After all, there are almost no reports of games played with Necropolis...
So let's discuss Necropolis again and vote on introducing a random hero at the start for this castle.
Thank you all in advance!! Sincerely, OUTLAW!!!

So, let's discuss Necropolis one more time and vote on introducing a random hero at the start for this faction.
Thank you all in advance!! Best regards, OUTLAW!!!

Yes, I agree that it would be better to have a random hero for Necropolis.
However, I still won't give Necropolis to my opponent.:)

Do you often get Necropolis as a starting castle in the game?
Let's discuss Necropolis again and vote on introducing a random hero at the start for this castle.

I'm in favor of a random hero for Necropolis.

Good!! The first reviews are already here....
Those who are willing, please elaborate on the arguments for and against....
This is an extended poll aimed at proving that Necropolis without a starting hero won't be as scary, especially since it's likely to be blue and end up in the bottom ranks....And it's not always easy to climb out of there in the first week....And in the second week, a rival with a rush strategy might appear through the secondary market....
Vote!!!!:

I don't often get to play as Necropolis. But it has happened a few times...
I don't think it's worth making the hero random, because Isra and Vidomina are no longer played, plus Galtaran, and there won't be anyone to play as Necropolis with... unless you take Tamika.

I'm also generally in favor of random heroes, but Vitaly is right that Izra and Vidomina are limited, and their appearance wouldn't be very welcome. Although, I think people play with Necromancers and random heroes on the Portal. So, I think it's worth at least trying.

Depending on the map template, you can have fun playing against Necropolis, especially if it's blue (in color:D). As for Panic, I'm not sure about the balance; let's just have a random hero for both players.

since Isra and Vidomina are no longer playing

Actually, Isra and Vidomina are a pretty good starting option for Necropolis... not in every game do heroes level up to 22-24 to max out all their skills... so it's unlikely to level up the Necromancy skill to expert (which is banned for them at the expert level). And their bones accumulate very quickly! And if you also have some artifact that gives 10 or 15% to Necromancy, it's just AMAZING!!! There's Clavius, Tamika, Tant... There are enough opportunities to get a decent starting Necromancer in the tavern, and the chance of finding Gosh within a week is still there... and there have been games where Gosh was started to be leveled up from the 2nd week...

What if Galtran shows up??))... or maybe someone like Claudius, Tamika... you can also get a lot of skeletons, even if their attack power isn't as high, but it's still decent...

With any castle, any hero (main) becomes dangerous with the Bone Raise skill, and that's a fact! Even starting with Gosh, you can become very strong (much depends on the first week's events), and suggesting to start with a random Necropolis hero won't significantly increase the number of reports about his participation!!! Maybe this castle should have fewer and weaker heroes? Gosh - can't be promoted to level 131 (or is it 121?) in the folders (only a few battles, max). Tant - well, he's not a strong hero. If Necropolis didn't have Earth and Air magic available for upgrading, maybe that would lower its rank among the strong castles (a joke with a grain of truth). A mandatory condition is that the opponent's Necropolis has a strong castle (Conflux/Rampart/Dungeon) - but this is already the case. 'The possibility of Necropolis playing against Necropolis?'

It would be good to add a poll to the post. Otherwise, I'm definitely in favor of a random hero for the Necropolis faction.

It depends on the map template; you can definitely have fun playing against Necropolis, especially if it's blue (in color:D). As for Panic with balanced settings, I'm not really interested. Let's have a random hero for both players.

In my opinion, the color doesn't matter at all)))):D :D :D ...I've had great setups even when playing as blue...:rolleyes:

Although on the Portal, people seem to be playing Necropolis with random heroes. So, I think it's worth at least trying.

It was on the Portal that I realized how difficult it is to start with a blue Necropolis and a random hero. I lost several times because I couldn't get out of the starting area (strong ranged units), and the generator's gifts, like Tanta or Tamika, were restarted by my opponents....
Perhaps it would be worth doing such an EXPERIMENT temporarily and observing the games with a blue Necropolis and a random hero....I think the games will speak for themselves....
Moreover...I am ready to play N number of games against a blue Necropolis with a random hero, using any suggested Castle (Castle, Tower, Swamp, Rampart). I don't think Dungeon or Fortress will be a good match....
I play Necropolis quite confidently, but it's sometimes difficult to counter the generator's strong arguments in the starting area, which doesn't allow you to develop much in the first or even the second week with, say, a Vokial....And then, in the secondary phase, a mage or an expert archer with a decent group of archers appears, and you can start losing.:D

P/S: I hope a poll will appear later. I'm not very good at this, but I hope that more advanced people will help!!!!

I also agree that Gosh shouldn't be a starting hero. Dirty previously suggested an option: simply choose a different hero, not randomly. In my opinion, this is very correct. P.S.: Today I played as Gosh, and on map 126, I captured the Utopia with the minimum required units. However, I lost the game; Kirr caught up with me at the most unexpected moment (I made a mistake and went in the wrong direction). But Galtran is very strong. I'm for choosing a hero, but without Gosh!

I also don't like giving out Negroes; some players craft skeletons so meticulously that the turn lasts an incredibly long time.

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In my opinion, the color doesn't matter at all. I've gotten great results even with blue.

Yeah, we made it to 112 together.