Posts from All castles in Heroes 3.

Personally, I enjoy playing as Necromancers! It's great when new units join your army after each battle (even if they are just skeletons). And if you collect the "King of the Undead's Cloak," you can build a decent army without even returning to your Castle! Plus, their magic is quite powerful!

Yes, Necropolis is my favorite castle in the third game, and I hope it lives up to expectations in the fifth game as well. And I feel sorry for the Black Knights....:(
to ***Joker***
respect, I'm also rooting for MU:D

for Barbarians and Conflux. It depends on my mood. I can't stand Inferno because of their hero leveling. A 4-4-4-1 hero is useless to me.

Lately, my friend and I have been playing random maps, but I still enjoy playing as the Sylvan faction and with Elves!
Necropolis and Conflux are, in my opinion (especially for Katrine - I saw the explanation of "IMHO" - "I Have an Opinion - No One Can Dispute It"), just too overpowered!

In my opinion (but not according to the provided explanation), they are actually the weakest factions in Heroes. Although Conflux has good mage heroes. But why are people so eager to criticize it? Its units don't deal much damage, they are vulnerable to magic, and they only have psychic elementals. And Necropolis has too weak units. Only Vampires and Knights. And dragons are a joke. Maybe you can shed some light on what makes them overpowered:confused:

I love playing as Fortress with black dragons, although lately I've been playing as Necromancer. I like to gather a horde of vampire lords and attack. Also, in this faction, dark knights are good; it's a pity that they won't be in the fifth game. I think that the third game has the best monster selection for each faction of all the games in the series...

Warlock - Dungeon - Chaos...
In the fifth installment, there will be Dungeon again!
Because Black Dragons are awesome!
And the mage heroes have always been a great addition to the games...

In my opinion (but not in the provided explanation), they are actually the weakest races in the game. Although, Conflux has good mage heroes.
But why attack him? His units don't deal much damage, they are vulnerable to magic, and he only has psychic elementals.
And Necromancers have too weak units. Only Vampires and Knights. And Dragons are a joke.
Maybe you can explain what makes them overpowered:confused:

NECROMANCER:

a) Skeletons are weak, but there are many of them (if there are few, then the player is just bad).
b) After building Liches, the number of skeletons ONLY INCREASES (again, if this is not the case, see the previous note).
c) You can't call a Lich weak - it's generally the second-best ranged unit among neutrals, after Titans, which I only risk attacking in extreme cases. And to prevent them from being defeated in melee combat, you need to protect them!
d) Magic won't help much here. Mana is not infinite, and powerful spells are expensive (Explosion - 25 units with an Earth Magic expert skill of %( ).
e) Even after fleeing the battlefield after a battle, the opponent strengthens the Necromancer by increasing the number of skeletons (although the upgrade doesn't change). For example, with Iskra at high levels, the skeleton output tends to be 80-100%.
10% for Necromancy amplifier + 30% for Necromancy expert + 20*0.05*30=30% (per level) + 10-15% from artifacts (there is at least one on the map) = 80-85%

CONFLUX:

a) Huge increase in creatures (about 30 Storm and Ice elementals).
b) Tremendous speed compared to creatures of a similar level. Phoenix is generally the fastest creature in HOMM3.
c) Frequent random drops of magic school upgrades for heroes - many have them initially.
d) The Sprite in blue is a unique unit for the beginning of the game. With an increase of 40-50 (I mean the beginning - the castle is not given immediately :) ), cheapness (including the upgrade), and coming with heroes (there are usually about 20-30 sprites in red), it easily defeats neutral stacks of levels 1-2, including Orcs, by using the tactic of waiting, attacking without response, and retreating. The hero goes to gain experience, having only sprites and a magic arrow, and the castle is being built, and the number of creatures in it is steadily increasing...
e) Phoenixes are cheap and relatively quickly built - mainly mercury is needed.

In conclusion, I would say that it is better to play as Necromancer on XL maps - there is a lot of meat, and opponents are usually far away, and Conflux is for a faster start.
Everything written is based on the results of playing on the highest difficulty with a shortage of money and resources. Without this shortage, Elves are the strongest (somehow, there are always a lot of them ;) ). And I just like the Swamp - it's not weak, but specific - it allows you to enhance the sensations from the game!

Yeah, the skeletal dragons, and even the spectral ones, are a disgrace to the Necropolis; they might be cheaper, but their stats are only comparable to level 3 heroes, and their attack is only as good as a level 4 hero. I think the Inferno faction is well-represented in the fifth game... by the way, does anyone know the composition of the Dungeon faction?

Yes, all of this has been known for a long time. To post it, I'm just looking for a conceptual image—like the ones made for the other races—where almost all units are lined up :).
Whether I find one or not, I will post the description of the Dark Elves.

For example, something like this, but for the Dark Elves:



If anyone finds it, post it here and I'll move it to the appropriate section later.
Or if someone can draw something similar.

The most advanced faction is the one with black dragons. Due to their advantage in the number of ranged units, and their main feature, Black Dragons, which are immune to magic. Another strong faction is the "Inferno" castle, due to their efreets. 60 upgraded efreets are better than 15 devils. The "Tower" faction is also strong; it excels with its nagas. They have weak titans, but they have many ranged units, and djinns are equivalent to efreets.

The most advanced faction is the one with black dragons. Due to their advantage in the number of ranged units, and their main feature is Black Dragons, due to their immunity to magic. Another strong faction is the "Inferno" castle, due to their efreets. 60 upgraded efreets are better than 15 devils. The "Tower" faction is also strong; it is strong due to its nagas. They have weak titans, but they have many ranged units, and djinns are equivalent to efreets.

Dear KANT, you cannot judge an entire faction based on just one unit. Each faction has its own strengths and weaknesses. The combination of these strengths and weaknesses allows you to draw conclusions. For example, humans have angels that give +1 to morale, and does that mean it's the best faction? :eek: NO. Although, as they say: "There are as many opinions as there are people."

I think the Tower Castle is pretty good (especially in Heroes 3).
Nagas are just awesome, but you need to protect the Titans so they can retaliate.
In my opinion, the only weak unit in the Tower faction is the Djinn...

To the admins/moderators... please move this thread to a different section.
Specifically, the "Download" sub-section, and the topic should be "Favorite Castle."
I've already seen how a good forum can become cluttered with topics and become completely unreadable...

Well, each faction is unique in its own way; you can talk about the fantasy world for a long time, but still not come to a consensus. It's a pity that the new Heroes game didn't find a place for the ancient monsters, hydras, dark knights, centaurs, dwarves; not enough attention was paid to orcs. The new installment is dedicated to elves...

I usually play as Elves or Barbarians, but when I play just for fun and not to win, I like to choose a random faction and come up with a new strategy for it.