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First, "The Saga of the Squiggle":
The map was terrible, generated in the form of a squiggle... It wasn't exactly poor, but to get to the place where the treasure was, you had to walk along this squiggle for a week... On the first secondary map, there was also a swamp in the form of a squiggle. I never found the Guardian of the Oasis during the whole game; it turned out it wasn't on the road, but at the very end of my home map-squiggle...
How he wandered around the swamp with skeletons is impossible to describe in words... at least in polite ones...
Suddenly, he saw a red sphere behind a group of titans... The thought that it might somehow get to the opponent made him attack and lose all his skeletons there... Why did I do that! It could have just stayed there. The treasure was also located in the form of a squiggle.
He lost because of his forgetfulness; Valeska replenished mana in the well, not wearing a hat, but a cap...
He started transferring troops to the capital, but when he was almost done, he saw Ciel, who was standing next to the Castle, and immediately stopped transferring.
They started playing, and there was no starting area (there was a place where the sawmill, mine, crypt, several piles of gold, and a chest were located; nothing else could fit there).
He scouted with a scout and saw that there was no one in the Necropolis; he approached, and there was Ivor in the gate with 1-4 archangels. He was happy - Ivor is about to be defeated.
In my opinion, this entire Stronghold is held together by a bird! What if they kill the bird? It's all over...
I also lost in the first week playing as the Crusaders, who acted as if they knew leadership, not Turis.
But the reason for the defeat, of course, was only the cap.
But still, it was a bit too... much.
For its level, I think the pace of development is normal.
P. S. It turns out that opponents also get bad starting maps!
Except the ones we've made

Барон "Vampires"
Отдай свои прошлые сны,
В сомненьях себя обрети,
В бешеном танце душа кружится!
Не думай, что будет потом,
Здесь и сейчас мы живем,
Стань хоть на миг сам собой, слышишь!
But you're not reading the "reports on Heroes 3" thread. I read it, sometimes laugh, and just wanted to share; it turned out to be a bit clumsy...
Maybe we should move the thread to a more obscure section?
Except the ones we've made
Bow down and hear our cry,
Our earthly rulers falter,
Our people drift and die,
The walls of gold entomb us,
The swords of scorn divide,
Take not thy thunder from us,
Take away our pride.
G.K. Chesterton: English Hymnal
And this might be a repost, but it's funny: "Don't brag before going into battle, but brag after returning from battle":rolleyes:
Наше оружие - неожиданность! Неожиданность и страх, страх и неожиданность - это два наших оружия! Плюс безжалостность - три наших оружия: страх, неожиданность и безжалостность! И ещё фанатичная преданность Папе - четвёртое! Наше оружие включает в себя... наше оружие включает в себя... страх, неожиданность... я сейчас!
Небо – угроз не слышит
Небо – ведёт особый счёт
Небо – тебя найдёт
Except the ones we've made
