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Basically, it's a 2v1 online game, and the opponent, who's practically grown up playing Heroes, is very skilled (I think that's clear). He always plays as Conflux and uses Grindann. What two factions would you recommend we choose to play against him?

2 Confluxes.

))) No, we have an agreement not to play with the same faction. Oh, by the way, I forgot to mention that the map is of medium size and randomly generated. I'd like to know which faction experienced players would choose and what tactics they would use.

Are you playing without any rules? What difficulty level? How quickly does he defeat you? :)

200%, no rules. Well, when we play against Dungeon, we do it because I play as Grindan. We once played Dungeon against Rampart, and he beat us somewhere in the middle of the second month.

Maybe I'm playing the wrong game. Is this map M? Is it the middle of the second month? :smile07: Are you just standing in your castle, skipping turns, until someone gets tired of it and attacks first? :)
You should be taking it down within two weeks of the first month. Upgrade your main army and go for it.

You need to improve your gameplay. Watch the tutorial video.

Unfortunately, we only had stone and wood on our territory, while he had a ton of resources. So, yes, we basically waited for him to come...

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And I would be grateful for a link to a tutorial video.

Here's how I envision it. Since it's a small map, three of you will be quite cramped. It's highly unlikely that he'll place his birds on the first week, so the *maximum* you can expect is a hundred griffin fairies, three dozen archers, and maybe 5 psionicists and a mace-bearer. The Barbarossa plan is to eliminate him by week 2. Here are some possible matchups: - Barbarians (Gurnisson, Kreg). We'll kill him with ballistas and upgraded griffins, which move faster than fairies. If we're lucky with crystals, we can also count on bears; this is more realistic than relying on his birds. - Elves with Ivor. With a good starting position, a group of elves, a couple of unicorns, and a group of centaurs, you can defeat him in a 1v1. - Castle with Vale, similar to Ivor, but slightly more difficult. However, there's a higher chance that your own heroes will arrive, bringing us archers. They're definitely better than his archers, and the fairies can be dealt with in a round or two. With an external stable and a couple of horses, you can also manage a 1v1. As an alternative, you could use Mullich and attack the psionicists head-on (using "Blink?"), without waiting for the mace-bearer. - Less effective options (in my opinion) are Shakti or Necromancers. You can hope for hives and take Tazik or Brok. - Another option is for one of you to take Solmyr, Deemer, or Aislin, attack him, deal significant magic damage, and then surrender, allowing you to finish him off. Of course, we won't build any towns, we won't skip turns, we won't take experience from chests, we won't be afraid of crypts, etc. Waiting for 5 weeks for him to build up his bird army, which will be twice as large as yours, is not an option. :smile32:

Castiel
Thank you very much! That's exactly what I wanted to read, so I guess we can close the topic now. =)

Http://rutracker.org/forum//topic/2173255/

Another option is to invite him here, have him play one game against an average player, and his perspective will change. Otherwise, he's winning maps with Conflux in just two months.

and there's not much else to add.

The Stronghold would be the best choice, due to the Gurnisson ballista.

I agree, two months is too long. It's strange why he didn't choose Haven! If you're on a team with a friend, take Necropolis, and let him take Inferno. Choose Tanta, and within a week, build skeletons, clothiers, zombies, a Citadel, a Converter, and, if possible, a Castle. Let Inferno send you resources, artifacts, gold, and meat for the skeletons; set up a chain of heroes. On the eighth day, pass the chain's growth to Tanta and attack first with clothiers (7 stacks of one unit each) until you run out of mana, if possible, attack them all. Aislin often drops for Necropolis; they are ideal for controlling clothiers, and Meteor will reduce the fairies. Then attack with Tanta, and it's the end for Grindan the Small. Without mana, this mage will have a hard time. The main thing is to work together. Remember: Inferno is the supplier of meat and gold, and Necropolis is the striking force. Good luck.