Posts from Ina, the cheating heroine.

I don't know where to start... So, I'm playing with a friend online, I'm playing as Necropolis, and he's playing as Fortress. The map is "Lands of Outcasts." The conditions are: we don't attack each other for the first 5 months, and we clear out the neutral creatures. He only has one Fortress castle, and a second one for income. I have a Necropolis castle and a second one for resources. I've lost to him twice already:mad:. The first time, he completely crushed me, and the second time, I almost won, but he had no magic and he set a condition: no Berserkers and no Mind Control:eek:. My army was much larger than his, but I still lost. He always plays as Inga, and he levels up Retribution, Empathy, and Battle Fury. As a result, with all the runes, his dragons and eagles deal a lot of damage. But he hasn't played against me with other heroes (yet). Now I'm puzzled - how does he defeat superior Necropolis forces? Based on this, I've come to the conclusion that Inga is an overpowered hero:smile48:. If anyone has any good counter-arguments, please respond, and also give some useful advice on how and with which heroes to defeat her with that build.

You can win with any hero – just prevent Inga and her troops from using runes (let her learn, though).

I think that Ingvar, like any other dwarven hero, can be defeated by a well-developed Necromancer. For example, using heroes like Lucretia, Orson, or Zoltan. In the late game, the dwarf will inevitably go for Light magic, unless he wants to surprise you with Armageddon and Pyrokinesis. If he goes for Light, it's best to take Zoltan to avoid duplicate core Light spells – Antimagic, Divine Retribution, and Resurrection. You definitely need to develop Darkness and Summoning magic. Darkness is obvious – for Domination, and in Summoning – the core spells are Phantom and Phoenix. I bet you don't use them, and therefore you don't know what a Phoenix under Vampirism or a Phantom Vampire with Soldier's Luck is like, especially if you combine it with Lucretia (I didn't want to say it... but you absolutely have to try it, you'll be pleasantly surprised). In addition to Summoning up to Master of Magic and Darkness up to Cursed Land, you definitely need to take Enchantment with Secret Knowledge, Luck with Soldier's Luck, and also Education with Master of the Dead, artifacts for spell power and mana, and, of course, more units to withstand while the Necromancer casts spells. In total, you get to level 27, and in the Outlands, with Education, you'll have at least 28, so it's perfect. I think it's all logical. I suspect that after this post, your opponent will hardly want to play against you again under these conditions, because, in my opinion, 5 months with two castles means that no army, no race can withstand the legions of Necromancers and the arsenal of magic of the Necromancer hero, which, in my opinion, will gather approximately – 60 Dracols, 350 Vampires, 1500 Skeletons, under 1000 Zombies, under 500 Specters, over 200 Liches, and over a hundred Deaths!

This might not be so bad, especially regarding light – it’s the most effective spell against Necropolis, in my opinion, but there’s magical resistance against it. And besides, if you focus on luck, sorcery, education, and summoning, you won’t have anything left for defense and attack, so the skeletons will be weak and you’ll lose. You can summon even more legions if you take leadership early on, plus the Death Herald, then you can count on not a hundred, but 500 banshees, but that’s problematic due to the low chance of getting leadership. If there’s a phoenix under vampirism, then you just need to destroy the other Necropolis units, and then the phoenix will disappear. Luck is also difficult to obtain. But what worries me most is how to ban runes, so antonag07, I’m eagerly awaiting your post.

All of this might be good, and regarding light – I think “Bless” is the most effective spell against Necropolis, but there is magic resistance against it. And besides, if you focus on luck, spell power, education, and summoning, you won’t have anything left for defense and attack, so the skeletons will be weak and you’ll lose. You can summon even more legions if you get Leadership early on, plus the Death Herald, then you can count on not a hundred, but 500 banshees, but this is problematic due to the low chance of getting Leadership. If there is a Phoenix under Vampirism, then it is enough to destroy the rest of the Necropolis creatures, then the Phoenix will disappear. Luck is also difficult to obtain. But what worries me most is how to ban runes, so antonag07, I eagerly await your post.

The boss is the boss.

But what worries me the most is how to ban runes, so antonag07, I'm eagerly awaiting your post.

Just like your opponent banned you from using "Subjugation" and "Berserk";)
But seriously, read, for example, my guide on Necromancers, written in August 2008 and published here: http://heroes.ag.ru/heroes5/advices/11. If you have any questions after reading it, feel free to ask, and I'll try to answer them.

Thanks a lot. By the way, it's a great guide on Necromancers; I learned a lot from it, but there's not much written about leadership, and in my opinion, it's one of the most important skills for Necromancers.

and what is the Northern Lights o_O!

what is the Northern Lights o_O?

The Northern Lights are a very beautiful natural phenomenon when observed in nature. However, it can also be seen in the fifth installment of the Heroes series – I had the opportunity to see it while taking screenshots from a replay. And since I have seen the Northern Lights not only in pictures or on TV, I can assure you that the similarity when taking a screenshot with the natural process was striking ;) so I couldn't resist the temptation to include this picture in my work (especially since it is directly related to the topic of the article).

Antonag07, can I ask you a question (sorry for the off-topic)? How long have you been playing Heroes?

Inga seems like a cheating hero, although she isn't one in principle. The chance of getting a new rune isn't that high; sometimes, you won't get any runes at all by level 20, or you might get a rune that's exactly the same as one you already have in the city, and otherwise, the character doesn't level up at all:smile38:.

Inga seems like a cheating hero, although she isn't one in principle. The chance of getting a new rune isn't that high; sometimes, you won't get any runes by level 20, or you might get a rune that's exactly the same as one you already have in the city, and otherwise, the character doesn't level up at all:smile38:

In reality, to get new runes, you need to teach her education. So, I assure you, because I've played with her myself, that by level 26, she will have access to ALL runes. Plus, with retribution and antimagic skills, it's hard to defeat her.

Hey forum users! It's been a while... well, let's get to the point.
Regarding Inga, yes, she's a cheater, completely relentless, or maybe I was just incredibly bad... but I remember clearly when I was playing with Mishgan, it definitely ruined a couple of days:)
To play against her on a map like Outlands, you need to know several capable heroes who, according to one player, could probably defeat her)). Think about what faction they're from... (but the most important thing is leveling up)... I don't know how long you've been playing Heroes, Lordset, but there's still time to learn...
I have an idea on how to try to defeat her, maybe with a Castle, although when I tried to reach her myself, I didn't have luck with two skills ((:smile05:

Yes, it’s been a while since you last visited the forum. Your answer doesn’t give me much hope, as I don’t know about any heroes from certain factions. I mainly play as Necropolis (although recently I’ve switched to playing as Dwarves – they’re just too overpowered, and I’m looking for their weaknesses). I haven’t tried the Strategic AI myself, but believe me, with Heroes of Might and Magic VII, Dwarves won’t get much benefit from it.

For example, I'm a Dwarf, you're a Necromancer:
I've learned the "Chain Lightning" spell, and you have it too. You need to have decent luck to defeat me, and for it to trigger as often as possible. Even then, it's just luck, like a regular attack, and all regular attacks will be unsuccessful. So, "Chain Lightning" from Dwarves is very useful!))) But a lot also depends on the artifacts; who knows, maybe I'll collect a Knight set, or you'll collect a Necromancer set... then it's a different story.