Posts from What is the strength of humankind?

In general, I'm interested in the question of what makes humans strong? Their faction ability is quite weak, giving an additional 20% damage on counterattacks. To use it to its full potential, meaning to upgrade warriors to the next level, you need a huge amount of gold, which is not always available. I remember on a map where there were many gold mines, I gathered knights in a number two and a half times greater than the enemy's 6th-level creatures from other factions, and I was invincible. So, when there is gold, the knight is not that bad, but I would like to consider an example when there is no gold, and the only bonus from the faction ability is a slightly enhanced counterattack. To avoid playing on any map for too long, I simply chose a duel and put a dwarf against me. I had an army of approximately the same strength as the enemy, but I only had 20% additional damage from counterattacks, while the dwarf had almost all the runes, which he used until the end of the battle, when he hit me twice in a row, and I missed him, it seemed that there were no chances of winning, but I still managed to win that battle. In terms of magic, the enemy also surpassed me; I hit him with a simple attack, and he hit me with Divine Retribution. As for other factions, the situation is similar: a mage with 50 knowledge can give his troops a +13 attack, defense, and 50% initiative; an elf can deal colossal damage with luck and critical hit damage; a barbarian can give his troops a lot of health, which is not so easy to reduce in an Uber-fight. However, despite all this, the knight can defeat them. So, the main question is, what is the strength of humans that allows them to overcome what seems to be a much stronger enemy?

I'm not a pro, but... Firstly, training troops allows you to have a lot of Tier 5 and Tier 6 units by month 2, which can overwhelm your opponent. The same applies to the late game. Gold isn't a problem in a long game, but weekly transfers of 20 peasants into 20 knights (well, usually there isn't enough money for that) are profitable. Although, I think if you've been winning against humans, you should be able to answer the question: what are the strengths of humans? Isn't that right?)) I can also assume that your opponents are much weaker than you.

In games, humans play well in the early stages (for me). With training, you can get a few more monks and archers. There's an additional gold bonus from peasants. The units are very good, and in the first week, you already get archers and can kill monsters on the map. + Mixed stacks of humans often join you. There are heroes with specialties for all 3 early tiers. Vittorio is also a strong hero. But I've never won against anyone on impossible difficulty or in the late game.

how is that possible?
Look at what the hero does without the Ballistics skill (damage 890-890) - 113 creatures of level 5 (with 35 HP, but not weak stats, and this is with the Dodge skill -20%).
I was shocked myself.

And what if there were 3 arrows, a ring (that is, four shots), and fire arrows???

Why does Vitya have so little Attack and Knowledge? That's why the ballista barely shoots. If he had 10,000 of each, then it would be something else...