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Well, it seems like only Turis.

Fafnir, Rashka, Synka, and Yog are weak even with new builds, although I remember someone trying to make Yog work.



Don't guess, that someone is Bayazet.
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Quite the opposite. New ideas should be introduced one at a time to avoid scaring away the target audience. It would have been wiser to first introduce the TE-Lite version, then the "SOD-style" mirror matches, and only then gradually add the extra features.
My opinion is that Heroes players are not nervous individuals (well, at least not all of them), so you can introduce changes almost however you want, and time will tell which things will be in demand.
But here, people just couldn't handle it.
Which people are you talking about? I can list the names of those who were offended in that tournament: Lebron, Sticky, and Volland, and the latter was offended by the old, one-sided maps that quickly died out naturally. Otherwise, the Baev Cups on the mirror matches went about as well as the previous cups on the classic maps.

And as for Anarchy, it's a shame to even mention it here; it turned out to be one of the most successful experimental tournaments in history, both in terms of the number and composition of participants, and in terms of its consequences – as a result, Anarchy was declared by HP as a home map for inter-portal play. I don't know where it would have gone with your "little by little" approach. It's still unclear what will come of Diamond.
How do you think it would have been if you had run Chaos on full-WOG, and Diamond on HotA – the new version with the new tenth castle? Where would the participants have sent you?
Don't you notice that 90% of what I suggest is eventually implemented in tournament practice? Probably because I suggest reasonable things, and not what was quoted above.
It's clear that the SOD players, for whom this was new, played almost all the games, but the WoG players refused to play at all (although maybe the table just wasn't updated?). The reason is probably that strong players are very afraid of losing in a mirror match, because their ego will suffer, and they clearly won't be able to blame the map for the loss.
The tournament stalled shortly after the start, and the organizer is more to blame for that. I probably wouldn't have finished it either if I had participated. The ego thing is just your erotic fantasy :)
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I would play in a mirror match tournament. But it should be hosted with the old Conservatories/Dragon Fly Hives, 100%. People first need to get familiar with the specific gameplay of the template, and only then experiment with the gameplay (if needed).

Oh, I've actually already played on a mirror match, in Javdet's tournament I think, played 2 games. Overall, it didn't cause any dislike, although it was clear that playing on it differs from regular templates. And the map size, I remember, was small — kind of not great.
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Oh, I already played on a mirror map, in Javdet's tournament I think, played 2 games. Overall, it didn't cause any dislike during the game, although it was clear that playing on it is different from regular templates. And I remember the map size was small — not very good somehow.
That was an experimental tournament on an SM mirror map. To form an opinion about the mirror, you need to try H3dm1, or at least Jebus Cross or Hypercube.
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We already tried without conversion; Griffin Conservatories / Dragon Fly Hives immediately stop rolling, since you can't build a strike stack from them. As a result, balance is reduced, double-build and external dwellings provide a strong and, most importantly, very difficult-to-counter advantage.

Gimmicks for improving balance are certainly good, but I think they should still be subject to basic logic within the game world. Who do you pay for conversion, and most importantly, how exactly do units become different?)) A Naga basically tells you "For 1000 gold, I'll be whoever you want, even a unicorn"))

And it seems quite dubious to me that the advantage in double-build and external dwellings is more imbalanced than the advantage of regular Dragon Fly Hives and Griffin Conservatories. On the same Jebus Cross, the quality of the layout comes down to the number of Dragon Fly Hives and Griffin Conservatories. It's kind of boring and monotonous. Therefore, I think it's worth trying to introduce new Griffin Conservatories and Dragon Fly Hives to the masses, just without conversion.
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Tokens for improving balance are certainly good, but I think they should still be subject to basic logic within the game world. Who are you paying for the conversion, and most importantly, how exactly do the units become different?)) The Naga is like, "For 1000 gold, I'll be whoever you want, even a unicorn"))
Not everything in the world of Heroes is subject to basic logic. The same goes for breakouts and chains. Not to mention all those black spheres.
And it seems highly dubious to me that the advantage in double-build and external dwellings is more imbalanced than the advantage of ordinary Dragon Fly Hives and conservatives. On the same Jebus Cross, the quality of the layout comes down to the number of Dragon Fly Hives and conservatives. It's kind of boring and monotonous.
Balancing Jebus Cross is not a stated goal; the main reference point when designing WT balance is XL+U templates. There, double-build and external dwellings are an important factor in the layout.
Therefore, I think it's worth trying again to introduce new conservatives and Dragon Fly Hives to the masses, just without the conversion.
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Proposals are accepted.
I propose! In Barbarian Dragon Fly Hives, give not 6, but 5 levels! And to somehow compensate - make them upgraded right away!
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Recently played as Clans - great guy. Didn't expect that 16 horses tear apart a Dragon Utopia in auto.
Well, Tamika can't be compared to Gosh of course at the start, but if things go well, you simply must switch to her.
Tamika's craziness was also due to the badly nerfed converter; now Kostya, it seems, has closed the loopholes for getting dreads from horses and ponies.
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I suggest! In Barbarian Dragon Fly Hives, give level 5 instead of level 6! And to somehow compensate - make it upgraded immediately!
Not a bad idea. Only better to make them unupgraded, but 3 per size.

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And regarding the topic - I recall there were thoughts along the lines that in the new Griffin Conservatories it is not necessary to have both new guards and new rewards at the same time.

For example, it was suggested to have new guards but keep the old rewards - Angels and Ducks.
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My opinion is that Heroes players are not exactly nervous young ladies (well, at least not all of them),
Believe me, you have too high an opinion of Heroes players :D

Of course, you are right that what matters is not what was before, but what to do now. I think the right method would be to run a tournament with a selection of templates as "sub-SoD" as possible, without any new Confluxes or Dragon Fly Hives. I think closer to summer we can organize it.
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Not everything in the world of Heroes can be explained by simple logic. The same goes for map layouts and chains.

But that's no reason to make the situation worse.))
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For example, they suggested creating new guards while keeping the old rewards – angels and ducks.

I think it would be more interesting and logical to do the opposite – old guards, but new rewards – random monsters of levels 6 and 7. In my opinion, getting rid of the angel and duck spam would make the game much more diverse and interesting.
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It seems to me it would be cooler and more logical the other way around — old guard, but new reward — random monsters of levels 6 and 7. In my opinion, getting rid of angel and duck cheesing would make the game much more varied and interesting.
I keep telling you, we've tried that already, and it turns out boring — people ignore Griffin Conservatories/Dragon Fly Hives, looking for their native external dwellings and native computers. Whoever found them — good job, and whoever didn't is left sucking their thumb, unless maybe a Mage can rush on week 2, because starting from week 3 it's already hopeless there.

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Well, that's no reason to make the situation worse))
That's a reason not to take the "logic" argument into consideration.
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Who would win?

Ah, if they were all here. That would be quite a spectacle!
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Is it like in the good old days?
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I'm telling you, we've tried it like that before, and it turns out dull — people ignore Griffin Conservatories / Dragon Fly Hives, looking for their own external dwellings and their own native stacks. Whoever found them — well done, and whoever didn't is left sucking their thumb, unless they can rush with a mage in the second week, because starting from the third week it's hopeless there.

sounds kind of weird for a mirror))) usually everything is taken if not day-for-day, then a day or two apart... I mean the towns, and the external dwellings not far from them...
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WiccI'm telling you, we already tried this, and it turned out dull - people ignore Griffin Conservatories/Dragon Fly Hives, look for native external dwellings and native computer players. Whoever found them - well done, and whoever didn't is left sucking their thumb, only possibly able to rush with a mage in week 2, because starting from week 3 it's hopeless there.

that sounds kinda strange for a mirror))) usually everything is taken if not on the exact same day, then a day or two apart...I mean regarding towns, and external dwellings are not far from this...
Well, I was talking about regular templates, of course. Initially, the script was written for new Griffin Conservatories when the mirror wasn't even in the project yet.

With a mirror, of course, you can play without reordering