Now what most of you are thinking is that there are a billion sites already solely devoted to this game already, so why don't I find one of those and just copy a strategy until I learn enough to adapt on my own? Well I tried. And I still stink. Not to mention that while a billion people agree that inferno is the worst, there will be 900 million people saying that it's one of the best. So everything is useful in its own right! Hurray! No bad choices to be made, just bad management. I hate you, you stupid game. All the answers seem to be right in front of me, I just can't grasp them. Everything is right there, right out in the open, waiting for someone to recognize and mobilize. And I sit here, squinting at the screen in vain, wondering how my opponent can destroy a throng of medusas with just some crummy skeletons, while my army of archangels gets absolutely obliterated by a pack of pixies. I can't stop playing and I'm so very tired...
Heroes of Might and Magic 3
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Fumanchu
Canada669 Posts
Now what most of you are thinking is that there are a billion sites already solely devoted to this game already, so why don't I find one of those and just copy a strategy until I learn enough to adapt on my own? Well I tried. And I still stink. Not to mention that while a billion people agree that inferno is the worst, there will be 900 million people saying that it's one of the best. So everything is useful in its own right! Hurray! No bad choices to be made, just bad management. I hate you, you stupid game. All the answers seem to be right in front of me, I just can't grasp them. Everything is right there, right out in the open, waiting for someone to recognize and mobilize. And I sit here, squinting at the screen in vain, wondering how my opponent can destroy a throng of medusas with just some crummy skeletons, while my army of archangels gets absolutely obliterated by a pack of pixies. I can't stop playing and I'm so very tired... | ||
bonifaceviii
Canada2890 Posts
Maybe it's because I pick Fortress and try to capital rush every game | ||
bITt.mAN
Switzerland3689 Posts
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Myrkskog
Canada481 Posts
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Dirkzor
Denmark1944 Posts
Are you playing the AI or what? Just crank down the difficulty and enjoy the game... To answer some of your questions directly: Ranged units: If you can one-shot almost anything you fight, divide them. When fighting bigger things stack them. Take skills that fits your hero. So of you have a warrior type pick Offence/defence. Depending on your race pick archery. Logistic is only useful on "travelling heroes". Heroes that scout, pick treasure or move armies. Now I want to play HoMM =/ | ||
Serpest
United States603 Posts
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Mohdoo
United States15277 Posts
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JohnBall
Brazil1272 Posts
One general advice I can give you, though, is that magic skills are overpowered as fuck and the computer only uses magic spells to a fraction of their potential. So I guess you should try working with Magic heroes and get yourself some good spells early so you can abuse the fuck out of it. And the spell Town Portal is the best spell in the game. Those two things are all I remember, sorry I can't help more. | ||
Rimstalker
Germany734 Posts
As a starting tactic, get some cannonfodder, and as much ranged attackers (plus ballista) as you can. move the cannonfodder around, also, wait with your turn until the (slower/lower initiative) opponent has done their move, then do a double move, also wait for them to come into the range where your ranged attack does full damage. Leave the ranged camps alone on the map, as long as you don't desperately need the stuff, or until you have a strong army and a hero with diplomacy. Stacking depends a lot on what you are fighting, and with what. If I fight monsters, and my ranged troops have a huge range of damage (like 1-4) one stack I can bless (always maximal damage) is a lot better than several I can't bless all at once. | ||
Mohdoo
United States15277 Posts
On August 30 2012 03:34 JohnBall wrote: HoMM 3 is my favorite as well and I could beat the computer pretty much any situation. I don't know what you are doing wrong, OP and it has been a lot of time since I last played this game so I don't remember specific strategies anymore. One general advice I can give you, though, is that magic skills are overpowered as fuck and the computer only uses magic spells to a fraction of their potential. So I guess you should try working with Magic heroes and get yourself some good spells early so you can abuse the fuck out of it. And the spell Town Portal is the best spell in the game. Those two things are all I remember, sorry I can't help more. Most specifically: Blind. Use blind as much as possible. | ||
HoMM
Estonia635 Posts
Also, this guy is the Flash of HoMM3 onlineplay, click to find out how high the skillcap really is. ; ) http://www.youtube.com/user/maretti0/videos | ||
Roe
Canada6002 Posts
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Reason
United Kingdom2770 Posts
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United States10328 Posts
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NuclearJudas
6546 Posts
Stronghold and Castle are usually good for beginners. Personally I love playing Fortress with that hero with the awesome facial hair. | ||
pigmanbear
Angola2010 Posts
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Finrod1
Germany3997 Posts
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Kairo
Sweden184 Posts
I played it until i could not stand it once upon a time, but i rediscovered the fun of it when i cranked the difficulty up to 0 starting resources on smaller maps. Dying is fun :D A very useful tip is to note your level 1 mage guild spells; they very much determine the value of the magic schools. Haste= Definitely get expert air magic Slow= Definitely get expert earth magic Bless= Look at your damage range and think what expert bless might do for you. Curse= Expert fire magic. Starting with cash+solmyr+2nd hero+master gremlins is always a sure setup for getting strongly into the midgame. If you are playing the expansions, 4 easy to get Phoenixes per week is the most broken town tingie, and expert bless on units that are consistently 2-7, 2-8 damage is just plain not balanced. Also; if you get advanced level of logistic spells (Town portal w earth magic, Dimension door w air magic) you kind of get auto-win against the CPU´s. Also do not forget that expert view air is a great navigation tool, and that you can find the grail easier than you think if you work logically about it. Amazing, amazing game | ||
Dfgj
Singapore5922 Posts
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kogeT
Poland2022 Posts
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