Posts from Tactics for the Swamp (Fortress).

I'll put it simply – I have a lot of respect for this town. I consider it one of the strongest castles in the game, and honestly, I can't even find any drawbacks, except for the theoretically unattainable level 5, although that's more of a minor flaw.

Yeah... I'll be brief.

I think the "Swamp" Castle is one of the strongest castles!
Therefore, let's hold a tournament featuring this castle at the beginning!;

Good luck with the discussion, and may the strongest win the tournament!

Sincerely, VDV_forever

I tried playing as them, doing my best against the AI at 200% difficulty. I did win, but if you compare the losses I would have sustained playing as Inferno or Necropolis, they would have been significantly less.

There's no point in comparing gameplay against the AI... it's like someone trying to prove to me that water magic is better than fire magic.
Against a dumb, cheating AI (200%), water magic, as well as playing as Inferno, yields very good results, but against a human player, it's a different story.
And regarding the losses of the Swamp faction – you're wrong about that too. With a Necromancer (with resurrection) and Inferno (with the Devil's and Cerberus's retaliate), it's easy to clear out neutrals and the AI. But when playing against a human, losses are inevitable. So, the Swamp faction loses often, but very little... let me give you an interesting example:
Playing against a HUMAN, I'm playing as the Swamp (Tazar) - the opponent is Inferno (Rashka). His 15 Devils (with 22 attack and an attack expert skill on the hero) killed only 6 UNUPGRADED Gorgons (on my Tazar, with 21 defense).
Moreover, the battle took place in his castle (on his territory) and without any buffing or debuffing magic.

P.S. I wonder how many units of the same rank from other factions would have perished... :smile07:

Yeah... I'll be brief.

I think the "Swamp" Castle is one of the strongest!
Therefore, let's hold a tournament featuring this castle at the start!;

Good luck with the discussion, and may the strongest win in the tournament!

Sincerely, VDV_forever

VDV, I adore you!:o Great idea!!!!!!!!!! I'm all for it! I think it will be EXTREMELY interesting!

/topic/at/84651/ There is another topic for this... post there, leave your ICQ number... and we will test the strength of the Castles in practice... including the Swamps.

In short, here's my ICQ: 237819481. You can explain to me what and how... but I'll tell you right away that I have three versions of Heroes... even four: Armageddon's Blade, Shadow of Death, and something like "The Coming of the Gods"... but they are all pirated copies. If there are problems with this, then it means it wasn't meant to be :( ... although playing locally with friends works perfectly fine

Yeah... I'll be brief.

I think the "Swamp" Castle is one of the strongest!
Therefore, let's hold a tournament featuring this castle at the start!;

Good luck with the discussion, and may the strongest win in the tournament!

Sincerely, VDV_forever

Hope I won't be late for the start...

How exactly does this thread differ from
/topic/1547/

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What exactly is the difference between this thread and
/topic/1547/

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The difference is that this thread is about Barbarians (goblins, ogres, cyclops, monsters), while your link leads to a thread about Swamp Dwellers (gnolls, wyverns, gorgons, hydras)...

The difference is that this topic is about Barbarians (goblins, ogres, cyclops, monsters), while your link is about Swamp Dwellers (gnolls, wyverns, gorgons, hydras)...

Topic title: Tactics for playing as Fortress (Stronghold)
Fortress is Swamp Dwellers;
Stronghold is the Citadel (Barbarians) - goblins, ogres, cyclops, monsters...
The topic title is incorrect... But in the first post, the author asks to discuss the tactics for playing as Fortress. So, both topics are about Fortress (Swamp Dwellers).

Hmm, I apologize; I didn't read the topic carefully enough. Indeed, it’s a strange situation. Since merging topics will only lead to confusion among posts, I will close this thread and move all discussions to the [DISCUSSION] - Swamp (Fortress) topic because it already has more posts.

Topic closed.

I play like this – with tactics and the Wind expert skill!!!

Alkin has repeatedly proven that the Fortress is by no means cannon fodder, but a worthy race, where Gorgons are its true beauty and strength.

A wonderful race. Interesting to play.
Much has been said. I would like to add that this castle is simply made for raiding treasure vaults for resources. It is so easy to do this while playing as this race, thanks to its focus on defense and the characteristics of its units. Well, everyone knows about the draconian utopias; reckless hydras and gorgons with sturdy basilisks will do their job with minimal losses. Wyverns will protect their own units, and it is also easy to raid other treasure vaults by combining the composition of creatures.
Of course, you might say that it is convenient to raid treasure vaults with any race, and maybe it is... but try to do it with the Swamp!

I completely agree with kirill; indeed, thanks to its defenses, it's easier to capture treasure cities with the Swamp than with other castles. Another undeniable advantage of the Swamp is that this castle is not easy to besiege due to its large moat, glyphs of terror, and blood obelisks. My favorite hero in the Swamp is Bron, because he has a good specialty, and you start the game with basilisks, which hero else can boast something like that? I mainly play Heroes with friends, and none of them consider the Swamp to be the "weakest city"; it's just that if you don't delve deep, you see more drawbacks than advantages in this castle.

I love the swamp! It's a very cool castle!