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Binabik
Binabik


Responsible
Legendary Hero
posted June 24, 2006 09:33 AM
Edited by Binabik at 23:49, 27 Jun 2006.

Comprehensive H3 player survey

I thought this might be interesting from just the curiosity point of view. People have answered many of these question in various threads at HC, but I thought it might be cool to get it all in one place.

This is a large questionnaire of H3 players (past, present and future players). It would be nice if as many people as possible answered the questions, and answered them honestly. It's not a place to brag about how much H3 you've played.

Comments and suggestions for additional questions are welcome. The idea is to get a good profile of people who play H3.

Edit: All questions refer to Heroes 3 unless it says otherwise.

Here goes:

1. Easy one. Have you ever played H3?

Game Ownership

2. Which versions/expansions of H3 do you own? Include Chronicles games also.

3. Do you have WOG? Do you currently have it installed?

4. Do you own/have played Kings Bounty? H1? H2? Did you play them before or after playing H3?

5. Do you own H4? Which H4 expansions?

6. Do you own H5?

7. Do you have downloaded/cracked HOMM games?

8. Which HOMM games and expansions (Kings Bounty thru H5) do you currently have installed?

9. What M&M games do you own or have played?

10. Do you use any player made add-ons besides WOG, like Hamachi(sp?), Cranim, etc.? Do you know what they are?

11. Are you familiar with/use RMG templates? Do you know what they are?

12. Do you have/played any of the other Heroes games like the console games, Legends, Crusaders, etc? Which ones?

13. PC or Mac or other?


Game Preferences and Experience

14. Do you currently play H3 at least sometimes?

15. If you no longer play, why? (got burned out, stopped when H4 or H5 came out, found better games, etc)

16. If you no longer play, do you think you'll play again in the future? Why?

17. How long have you owned any version of H3?

18. Do you play single or multi player? If both, what's the approximate portion of each?

19. Have you EVER played multi-player, even if only once?

20. If multi-player, do you play at a host, TCP/IP, hotseat, LAN?

21. Before the Zone closed, did you play at the Zone or GS?

22. How much time have you played H3? (your best guess)
a. <100 hours
b. 100-500
c. 500-1000
d. 1000-5000
e. 5000-10000
f. >10000
If borderline or unsure, you can give two letters, like bc.

23. Describe the most common maps you play. This includes every aspect of maps....CD maps, player made maps, CD random, RMG randoms, open/closed maps, size, # of players, etc. Name specific maps/templates if you want.

24. Do you tend to play just a few types of maps, towns and heroes? Or do you prefer a larger variety? Please do NOT name the towns/heroes...there's already lots of threads for that.

25. If you are a single player, would you like to see templates specifically designed for single player? What type of template? (size, richness/treasures, monster strength, allies, etc.)

26. Have you ever used the map editor?

27. Have you ever made a complete map that others have played? (your 2 best friends don't count as "others")

Personal stuff
If you don't want to answer, just leave blank, but please don't lie.

28. How old are you?
a. 12 or under
b. 13-17
c. 18-24
d. 25-29
e. 30-39
f. 40-49
g. 50-59
h. I remember when dinosaurs roamed the earth

29. Male/female?

HC Library Questions

30. Do you read library threads regularly?

31. Do you only scan thread titles/posters looking for something that might be new or interesting?

32. If there were new quality threads, would you participate as either a reader or poster, even if the subject has been covered before? (I'm not talking about worst of/ best of threads that have been driven into the ground)

33. Would you be interested in a thread on running tests and map editor basics?

34. Would you be interested in a thread just for beginners....one about things beginners could understand and actually do the recommendations? (hiring 7 heroes day 1 and taking crypts week 1 is NOT for complete beginners)

35. If you are fairly new to HC, are you able to easily find H3 info you want?

36. If you're new, do you look for answers to specific questions, or do you just browse randomly looking for good hints about the game?

37. If you are new, are there too many posts that are "over you head"? Do you have a hard time sorting it out when posters contradict each other?

38. What kind of threads would you like to read/participate? Strategy? Battle tactics? Facts and details about the game? Just shooting the bull about the game? Threads specific to single player or multi-player? Anything else?

39. This should have been earlier, but I don't want to re-number. In general, what types of games do you like? Real time/turn based, RPG, Strategy, shooters, sims, etc.

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OK, so that was boring, but I think the results would be interesting if enough people answer.
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angelito
angelito


Honorable
Undefeatable Hero
proud father of a princess
posted June 24, 2006 01:41 PM

1. Easy one. Have you ever played H3? yes

Game Ownership

2. Which versions/expansions of H3 do you own? Include Chronicles games also. All

3. Do you have WOG? Do you currently have it installed? I had, but uninstalled it again. Not exactly my style

4. Do you own/have played Kings Bounty? H1? H2? Did you play them before or after playing H3? Yes. I played H1, H2, then short time KB, then H3

5. Do you own H4? Which H4 expansions? Not anymore

6. Do you own H5? Yes

7. Do you have downloaded/cracked HOMM games? No

8. Which HOMM games and expansions (Kings Bounty thru H5) do you currently have installed? H3 Complete and H5

9. What M&M games do you own or have played? None

10. Do you use any player made add-ons besides WOG, like Hamachi(sp?), Cranim, etc.? Do you know what they are? Yes, i use Cranim. I know what it is and how to edit it.

11. Are you familiar with/use RMG templates? Do you know what they are? Yes, i even made some mself.

12. Do you have/played any of the other Heroes games like the console games, Legends, Crusaders, etc? Which ones? No

13. PC or Mac or other? PC


Game Preferences and Experience

14. Do you currently play H3 at least sometimes? Yes

15. If you no longer play, why? (got burned out, stopped when H4 or H5 came out, found better games, etc) ----

16. If you no longer play, do you think you'll play again in the future? Why? ----

17. How long have you owned any version of H3? Since the first day it was published.

18. Do you play single or multi player? If both, what's the approximate portion of each? Both, 25% single, 75% multi.

19. Have you EVER played multi-player, even if only once? Yes

20. If multi-player, do you play at a host, TCP/IP, hotseat, LAN? Host and IP.

21. Before the Zone closed, did you play at the Zone or GS? Zone

22. How much time have you played H3? (your best guess)
a. <100 hours
b. 100-500
c. 500-1000
d. 1000-5000
e. 5000-10000
f. >10000
If borderline or unsure, you can give two letters, like bc. ef

23. Describe the most common maps you play. This includes every aspect of maps....CD maps, player made maps, CD random, RMG randoms, open/closed maps, size, # of players, etc. Name specific maps/templates if you want. In mulit, i only play randoms with rmg templates. If 1vs1, i prefer Extreme 1 and Extreme 2. If 2vs2, i play Angelitos Fiesta or Jebus. I don´t play any fixed maps. Exceptions are Lord of the Rings and Crytsal City. Both maps made by Tim554, none tournament maps, but awesome to play. Played them many times with Tim, maretti and sometimes with tigris.

24. Do you tend to play just a few types of maps, towns and heroes? Or do you prefer a larger variety? Please do NOT name the towns/heroes...there's already lots of threads for that. I play ALL Random 98% of my games. No town picking, no hero picking from start.

25. If you are a single player, would you like to see templates specifically designed for single player? What type of template? (size, richness/treasures, monster strength, allies, etc.) ----

26. Have you ever used the map editor? Yes

27. Have you ever made a complete map that others have played? (your 2 best friends don't count as "others") RMG´s yes, Maps not

Personal stuff
If you don't want to answer, just leave blank, but please don't lie.

28. How old are you?
a. 12 or under
b. 13-17
c. 18-24
d. 25-29
e. 30-39
f. 40-49
g. 50-59
h. I remember when dinosaurs roamed the earth e

29. Male/female? M

HC Library Questions

30. Do you read library threads regularly? Yes...

31. Do you only scan thread titles/posters looking for something that might be new or interesting? No, i read them all.

32. If there were new quality threads, would you participate as either a reader or poster, even if the subject has been covered before? (I'm not talking about worst of/ best of threads that have been driven into the ground) Yes

33. Would you be interested in a thread on running tests and map editor basics? Yes

34. Would you be interested in a thread just for beginners....one about things beginners could understand and actually do the recommendations? (hiring 7 heroes day 1 and taking crypts week 1 is NOT for complete beginners) Yes

35. If you are fairly new to HC, are you able to easily find H3 info you want? ----

36. If you're new, do you look for answers to specific questions, or do you just browse randomly looking for good hints about the game? ----

37. If you are new, are there too many posts that are "over you head"? Do you have a hard time sorting it out when posters contradict each other? ----

38. What kind of threads would you like to read/participate? Strategy? Battle tactics? Facts and details about the game? Just shooting the bull about the game? Threads specific to single player or multi-player? Anything else? Every kind of thread

39. This should have been earlier, but I don't want to re-number. In general, what types of games do you like? Real time/turn based, RPG, Strategy, shooters, sims, etc. Turnbased (Jagged Alliance2, Incubation), RPG (Diablo2, Lands of Lore), Strategy games in general...

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Vlaad
Vlaad


Admirable
Legendary Hero
ghost of the past
posted June 24, 2006 03:00 PM
Edited by Vlaad at 15:09, 24 Jun 2006.

1. Easy one. Have you ever played H3?
Yes.

2. Which versions/expansions of H3 do you own? Include Chronicles games also.
All.

3. Do you have WOG? Do you currently have it installed?
Yes, 3.58f plus a few unofficial patches.

4. Do you own/have played Kings Bounty? H1? H2? Did you play them before or after playing H3?
Yes.

5. Do you own H4? Which H4 expansions?
All, plus Equilibris 3.6 beta.

6. Do you own H5?
Yes.

8. Which HOMM games and expansions (Kings Bounty thru H5) do you currently have installed?
H3, H4 and H5.

9. What M&M games do you own or have played?
M&M VIII.

10. Do you use any player made add-ons besides WOG, like Hamachi(sp?), Cranim, etc.? Do you know what they are?
I am familiar with all of them, although I mostly use only GrayFace's editor patches.

11. Are you familiar with/use RMG templates? Do you know what they are?
Yes.

12. Do you have/played any of the other Heroes games like the console games, Legends, Crusaders, etc? Which ones?
No.

13. PC or Mac or other?
PC.

14. Do you currently play H3 at least sometimes?
Yes, mostly WoG. I haven't played H3 vanilla in years.

16. If you no longer play, do you think you'll play again in the future? Why?
The upcoming WoG patches will introduce at least three new towns, and I'm sure I'll try them all.

17. How long have you owned any version of H3?
Seven years?

18. Do you play single or multi player? If both, what's the approximate portion of each?
Mostly singleplayer, sometimes hotseat.

19. Have you EVER played multi-player, even if only once?
Yes.

20. If multi-player, do you play at a host, TCP/IP, hotseat, LAN?
I've tried them all, but currently hotseat only.

21. Before the Zone closed, did you play at the Zone or GS?
I think GS.

22. How much time have you played H3? (your best guess)
a. <100 hours
b. 100-500
c. 500-1000
d. 1000-5000
e. 5000-10000
f. >10000
If borderline or unsure, you can give two letters, like bc.
d

23. Describe the most common maps you play. This includes every aspect of maps....CD maps, player made maps, CD random, RMG randoms, open/closed maps, size, # of players, etc. Name specific maps/templates if you want.
CD maps, randoms and singleplayer scenarios, especially RPG style.

24. Do you tend to play just a few types of maps, towns and heroes? Or do you prefer a larger variety?
There are certain towns and heroes I prefer. Random when playing hot seat.

25. If you are a single player, would you like to see templates specifically designed for single player? What type of template? (size, richness/treasures, monster strength, allies, etc.)
No, I doubt those could compare to the best custom scenarios.

26. Have you ever used the map editor?
Yes.

27. Have you ever made a complete map that others have played? (your 2 best friends don't count as "others")
Fifteen, actually.

28. How old are you?
a. 12 or under
b. 13-17
c. 18-24
d. 25-29
e. 30-39
f. 40-49
g. 50-59
h. I remember when dinosaurs roamed the earth
29.

29. Male/female?
Male.

30. Do you read library threads regularly?
No.

31. Do you only scan thread titles/posters looking for something that might be new or interesting?
Yes.

32. If there were new quality threads, would you participate as either a reader or poster, even if the subject has been covered before? (I'm not talking about worst of/ best of threads that have been driven into the ground)
I have, which means "yes", I guess.

33. Would you be interested in a thread on running tests and map editor basics?
H3? No.

38. What kind of threads would you like to read/participate? Strategy? Battle tactics? Facts and details about the game? Just shooting the bull about the game? Threads specific to single player or multi-player? Anything else?
Anything interesting.

39. This should have been earlier, but I don't want to re-number. In general, what types of games do you like? Real time/turn based, RPG, Strategy, shooters, sims, etc.
Age of Wonders and Disciples.
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Solmyr77
Solmyr77


Hired Hero
noob
posted June 24, 2006 03:16 PM

1. Easy one. Have you ever played H3?
I think so.

Game Ownership

2. Which versions/expansions of H3 do you own? Include Chronicles games also.
SoE and AB

3. Do you have WOG? Do you currently have it installed?
no

4. Do you own/have played Kings Bounty? H1? H2? Did you play them before or after playing H3?
no

5. Do you own H4? Which H4 expansions?
Necro + Inferno combined ? Only one reason to never touch it.

6. Do you own H5?
Unimpressed by the beta, but I just ordered it for some single player entertainment.

7. Do you have downloaded/cracked HOMM games?
no

8. Which HOMM games and expansions (Kings Bounty thru H5) do you currently have installed?
H3, H5 beta, H5 Demo

9. What M&M games do you own or have played?
none

10. Do you use any player made add-ons besides WOG, like Hamachi(sp?), Cranim, etc.? Do you know what they are?
Cranim and that tavern addon. I know, what they do.

11. Are you familiar with/use RMG templates? Do you know what they are?
I am able to name a template file "rmg".

12. Do you have/played any of the other Heroes games like the console games, Legends, Crusaders, etc? Which ones?
no

13. PC or Mac or other?
PC


Game Preferences and Experience

14. Do you currently play H3 at least sometimes?
Very rarely in between games of the world cup.

15. If you no longer play, why? (got burned out, stopped when H4 or H5 came out, found better games, etc)
no time/no one to play

16. If you no longer play, do you think you'll play again in the future? Why?
I hope so, come august.

17. How long have you owned any version of H3?
Since two weeks after the english version was available. Stupid me was waiting for a german one, but HoMM teached me to not do that ever again.

18. Do you play single or multi player? If both, what's the approximate portion of each?
Varies from 0/100 to 100/0

19. Have you EVER played multi-player, even if only once?
yes

20. If multi-player, do you play at a host, TCP/IP, hotseat, LAN?
ip

21. Before the Zone closed, did you play at the Zone or GS?
no

22. How much time have you played H3? (your best guess)
a. <100 hours
b. 100-500
c. 500-1000
d. 1000-5000
e. 5000-10000
f. >10000
If borderline or unsure, you can give two letters, like bc.
c+-

23. Describe the most common maps you play. This includes every aspect of maps....CD maps, player made maps, CD random, RMG randoms, open/closed maps, size, # of players, etc. Name specific maps/templates if you want.
Went from "classic" maps like GW, BoB2, DW to Jebus to template testing.

24. Do you tend to play just a few types of maps, towns and heroes? Or do you prefer a larger variety? Please do NOT name the towns/heroes...there's already lots of threads for that.
Competitive maps, usually all random except starting bonus

25. If you are a single player, would you like to see templates specifically designed for single player? What type of template? (size, richness/treasures, monster strength, allies, etc.)
No, when I play single player, it's for testing reasons or because I want to save Erathia again.

26. Have you ever used the map editor?
yes

27. Have you ever made a complete map that others have played? (your 2 best friends don't count as "others")
no

Personal stuff
If you don't want to answer, just leave blank, but please don't lie.

28. How old are you?
a. 12 or under
b. 13-17
c. 18-24
d. 25-29
e. 30-39
f. 40-49
g. 50-59
h. I remember when dinosaurs roamed the earth
c

29. Male/female?
m

HC Library Questions

30. Do you read library threads regularly?
yes

31. Do you only scan thread titles/posters looking for something that might be new or interesting?
There isn't much new content these days.

32. If there were new quality threads, would you participate as either a reader or poster, even if the subject has been covered before? (I'm not talking about worst of/ best of threads that have been driven into the ground)
I'd read it.

33. Would you be interested in a thread on running tests and map editor basics?
Don't need that.

34. Would you be interested in a thread just for beginners....one about things beginners could understand and actually do the recommendations? (hiring 7 heroes day 1 and taking crypts week 1 is NOT for complete beginners)
So, what is for beginners ? Knowing the difference between skeletons and liches ?

35. If you are fairly new to HC, are you able to easily find H3 info you want?
When I was new, I managed to identify the useful information, I am very used to that.

36. If you're new, do you look for answers to specific questions, or do you just browse randomly looking for good hints about the game?
I pick up some random information while looking for something.

37. If you are new, are there too many posts that are "over you head"? Do you have a hard time sorting it out when posters contradict each other?
no

38. What kind of threads would you like to read/participate? Strategy? Battle tactics? Facts and details about the game? Just shooting the bull about the game? Threads specific to single player or multi-player? Anything else?
Strategy, tactics and helpful information.

39. This should have been earlier, but I don't want to re-number. In general, what types of games do you like? Real time/turn based, RPG, Strategy, shooters, sims, etc.
It basically has to be fantasy. I've spent years with Diablo2 and then Dark Age of Camelot with some months World of Warcraft in between DAoC "seasons". I'm (re)playing games like the Baldurs Gate series or HoMM3, when I find the time to do so.

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Ecoris
Ecoris


Promising
Supreme Hero
posted June 24, 2006 04:05 PM
Edited by Ecoris at 16:07, 24 Jun 2006.

1. Easy one. Have you ever played H3? Yes

Game Ownership

2. Which versions/expansions of H3 do you own? Include Chronicles games also. Complete (RoE + SoA + SoD)

3. Do you have WOG? Do you currently have it installed? No, no.

4. Do you own/have played Kings Bounty? H1? H2? Did you play them before or after playing H3? Played some H2 before H3 was released, since then never

5. Do you own H4? Which H4 expansions? No.

6. Do you own H5? No

7. Do you have downloaded/cracked HOMM games? No

8. Which HOMM games and expansions (Kings Bounty thru H5) do you currently have installed? H3 complete.

9. What M&M games do you own or have played? MM6 and MM7

10. Do you use any player made add-ons besides WOG, like Hamachi(sp?), Cranim, etc.? Do you know what they are? Don't use them.

11. Are you familiar with/use RMG templates? Do you know what they are? Don't know what they are.

12. Do you have/played any of the other Heroes games like the console games, Legends, Crusaders, etc? Which ones? Never.

13. PC or Mac or other? PC


Game Preferences and Experience

14. Do you currently play H3 at least sometimes? Yes.

15 - 16 left out.

17. How long have you owned any version of H3? Since the day of its release.

18. Do you play single or multi player? If both, what's the approximate portion of each? Single player

19. Have you EVER played multi-player, even if only once? Yes

20. If multi-player, do you play at a host, TCP/IP, hotseat, LAN? Only played hot seat.

21. Before the Zone closed, did you play at the Zone or GS? No.

22. How much time have you played H3? (your best guess)
a. <100 hours
b. 100-500
c. 500-1000
d. 1000-5000
e. 5000-10000
f. >10000
If borderline or unsure, you can give two letters, like bc. d

23. Describe the most common maps you play. This includes every aspect of maps....CD maps, player made maps, CD random, RMG randoms, open/closed maps, size, # of players, etc. Name specific maps/templates if you want. In the beginning I mostly played campaigns, after that scenarios (to make high scores), currently I play adventure scenarios (like Sander's Folly) when I play, which I do less often than earlier.

24. Do you tend to play just a few types of maps, towns and heroes? Or do you prefer a larger variety? Please do NOT name the towns/heroes...there's already lots of threads for that. A larger variety.

25. If you are a single player, would you like to see templates specifically designed for single player? What type of template? (size, richness/treasures, monster strength, allies, etc.) -

26. Have you ever used the map editor? Yes.

27. Have you ever made a complete map that others have played? (your 2 best friends don't count as "others") No.

Personal stuff
If you don't want to answer, just leave blank, but please don't lie.

28. How old are you?
a. 12 or under
b. 13-17
c. 18-24
d. 25-29
e. 30-39
f. 40-49
g. 50-59
h. I remember when dinosaurs roamed the earth c

29. Male/female? Male.

HC Library Questions

30. Do you read library threads regularly? Yes, also the old ones.

31. Do you only scan thread titles/posters looking for something that might be new or interesting? No. See 30.

32. If there were new quality threads, would you participate as either a reader or poster, even if the subject has been covered before? (I'm not talking about worst of/ best of threads that have been driven into the ground) Yes, to check if what they're posting is correct.

33. Would you be interested in a thread on running tests and map editor basics? I would like to see how you make automatic (using the computer for simulation).

34. Would you be interested in a thread just for beginners....one about things beginners could understand and actually do the recommendations? (hiring 7 heroes day 1 and taking crypts week 1 is NOT for complete beginners) -

35. If you are fairly new to HC, are you able to easily find H3 info you want? No, the ToC of the library hasn't been updated for long (e.g. 2-hex attack rules is missing, only read it because it popped up), and if you find the thread it might take a long time to find the ONE post you're looking for. Some threads referred to from the ToC contain incorrect facts.

36. If you're new, do you look for answers to specific questions, or do you just browse randomly looking for good hints about the game? Did both.

37. If you are new, are there too many posts that are "over you head"? Do you have a hard time sorting it out when posters contradict each other? No, but I've had to test other players' assumptions myself.

38. What kind of threads would you like to read/participate? Strategy? Battle tactics? Facts and details about the game? Just shooting the bull about the game? Threads specific to single player or multi-player? Anything else? Mainly facts/details but also battle tactics and to some degree strategy.

39. This should have been earlier, but I don't want to re-number. In general, what types of games do you like? Real time/turn based, RPG, Strategy, shooters, sims, etc. 1st person shooter if I'm playing multiplayer with friends (e.g. Battlefield). Otherwise RPGs (single player: BG I and II as well as expansions).

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dimis
dimis


Responsible
Supreme Hero
Digitally signed by FoG
posted June 24, 2006 06:02 PM
Edited by dimis at 19:34, 24 Jun 2006.

1. Easy one. Have you ever played H3?
Yes.

Game Ownership

2. Which versions/expansions of H3 do you own? Include Chronicles games also.
RoE, SoD, Armageddon's Blade, Complete. No Chronicles.

3. Do you have WOG? Do you currently have it installed?
No.

4. Do you own/have played Kings Bounty? H1? H2? Did you play them before or after playing H3?
Heroes 1 & 2: A few times each, after I bought RoE.

5. Do you own H4? Which H4 expansions?
I have a copy of the game. Never bought it and never played more than 2-3 games.

6. Do you own H5?
Yes, Deluxe edition.

7. Do you have downloaded/cracked HOMM games?
Heroes 4 and Heroes III - SoD: Both not original.

8. Which HOMM games and expansions (Kings Bounty thru H5) do you currently have installed?
Heroes III Complete and V.

9. What M&M games do you own or have played?
Nothing.

10. Do you use any player made add-ons besides WOG, like Hamachi(sp?), Cranim, etc.? Do you know what they are?
No / No.

11. Are you familiar with/use RMG templates? Do you know what they are?
Yes. I've made a template for 2vs2 for LAN games.

12. Do you have/played any of the other Heroes games like the console games, Legends, Crusaders, etc? Which ones?
No.

13. PC or Mac or other?
PC.


Game Preferences and Experience

14. Do you currently play H3 at least sometimes?
Yes.

15. If you no longer play, why? (got burned out, stopped when H4 or H5 came out, found better games, etc)
---

16. If you no longer play, do you think you'll play again in the future? Why?
Yes, I'll keep on playing due to the fun of multi!

17. How long have you owned any version of H3?
RoE: bought Dec 2003. January 2004 I found SoD with Armageddon's Blade. Last summer I found a standalone CD for Armageddon's Blade. Early 2006 I got Complete version through a greek pc-gaming-magazine.

18. Do you play single or multi player? If both, what's the approximate portion of each?
Both. I believe the current ratio is at about 50%-50% but multiplayer is my actual choice for games ever since I bumped into HC. However, it seems that I also spend a good amount of time for single gaming, mainly to test things out, i.e. I get bored and don't actually finish those games.

19. Have you EVER played multi-player, even if only once?
Yes

20. If multi-player, do you play at a host, TCP/IP, hotseat, LAN?
All but lately hotseat is not an option since I've installed a LAN on my home. (Yeah, lucky me! )

21. Before the Zone closed, did you play at the Zone or GS?
Zone.

22. How much time have you played H3? (your best guess)
a. <100 hours
b. 100-500
c. 500-1000
d. 1000-5000
e. 5000-10000
f. >10000
If borderline or unsure, you can give two letters, like bc.
cd

23. Describe the most common maps you play. This includes every aspect of maps....CD maps, player made maps, CD random, RMG randoms, open/closed maps, size, # of players, etc. Name specific maps/templates if you want.
I 've played CD maps back when I was a single-player addict (didn't know about Zone! ). In the last 2 years I've played only RMGs apart from 2 maps: Eternal Love and a map a friend of mine made. I usually play RMGs on 1vs1 - mainly Balance and some times Blockbuster. On 2vs2 I am still looking for a good map/generator cause so far I 've played with some friends of mine on LAN / HotSeat. That's the reason I started developing my own template.

24. Do you tend to play just a few types of maps, towns and heroes? Or do you prefer a larger variety? Please do NOT name the towns/heroes...there's already lots of threads for that.
Regarding maps: See above.
Regarding towns: Castle, Rampart, Stronghold are my main Choices (I usually am not in the mood for other towns; hence I play them rarely). However, back when I was a single-player I used to play with Dungeon...
Regarding Heroes: It really depends on the map, the opponent... If I have to mention something is that I haven't played with a magic hero the last 2 years (apart from 1 occasion on the map a friend of mine made). Although I always pick a hero on the initial screen, I do not always use this hero as main.


25. If you are a single player, would you like to see templates specifically designed for single player? What type of template? (size, richness/treasures, monster strength, allies, etc.)
I always prefer poor maps and of course maps that can be played on multiplayer. For example, in my 2vs2 template the strongest artifact is a +4 Attack / Defense Bonus in the treasure area. Anyway, I have little interest on singleplayer maps.

26. Have you ever used the map editor?
Yes.

27. Have you ever made a complete map that others have played? (your 2 best friends don't count as "others")
No. Only template.

Personal stuff
If you don't want to answer, just leave blank, but please don't lie.

28. How old are you?
a. 12 or under
b. 13-17
c. 18-24
d. 25-29
e. 30-39
f. 40-49
g. 50-59
h. I remember when dinosaurs roamed the earth
26

29. Male/female?
Male.

HC Library Questions

30. Do you read library threads regularly?
Yes.

31. Do you only scan thread titles/posters looking for something that might be new or interesting?
Sometimes yes. Sometimes no.

32. If there were new quality threads, would you participate as either a reader or poster, even if the subject has been covered before? (I'm not talking about worst of/ best of threads that have been driven into the ground)
If the thread was not "closed" soon (i.e. the thread is redirected), then the answer is yes.

33. Would you be interested in a thread on running tests and map editor basics?
Yes.

34. Would you be interested in a thread just for beginners....one about things beginners could understand and actually do the recommendations? (hiring 7 heroes day 1 and taking crypts week 1 is NOT for complete beginners)
Yes.

35. If you are fairly new to HC, are you able to easily find H3 info you want?
Yes, but am I new?

36. If you're new, do you look for answers to specific questions, or do you just browse randomly looking for good hints about the game?
?

37. If you are new, are there too many posts that are "over you head"? Do you have a hard time sorting it out when posters contradict each other?
This is sometimes frustrating.

38. What kind of threads would you like to read/participate? Strategy? Battle tactics? Facts and details about the game? Just shooting the bull about the game? Threads specific to single player or multi-player? Anything else?
Anything. And as has been stated many times, there is no diferrence between single and multiplayer.

39. This should have been earlier, but I don't want to re-number. In general, what types of games do you like? Real time/turn based, RPG, Strategy, shooters, sims, etc.
Turn based and strategy at the same time. Otherwise there is no real hope for the game to be attractive... Last time I played a shoot-em-up was around 1990.
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posted June 24, 2006 06:56 PM

1. Easy one. Have you ever played H3? Yes

Game Ownership

2. Which versions/expansions of H3 do you own? Include Chronicles games also. All of them

3. Do you have WOG? Do you currently have it installed? No

4. Do you own/have played Kings Bounty? H1? H2? Did you play them before or after playing H3? I only played Kings Bounty for a short period of time. Yes to H1 and H2

5. Do you own H4? Which H4 expansions? I bought the game, played it for a week, then uninstalled it and threw it in the closet.

6. Do you own H5? Yes

7. Do you have downloaded/cracked HOMM games? No

8. Which HOMM games and expansions (Kings Bounty thru H5) do you currently have installed? H3 Complete and H5

9. What M&M games do you own or have played? M&M 6,7,8

10. Do you use any player made add-ons besides WOG, like Hamachi(sp?), Cranim, etc.? Do you know what they are? Yes, I use Cranim and Rndtavern (or something like that). Yes I know what it is.

11. Are you familiar with/use RMG templates? Do you know what they are? Yes

12. Do you have/played any of the other Heroes games like the console games, Legends, Crusaders, etc? Which ones? No

13. PC or Mac or other? PC


Game Preferences and Experience

14. Do you currently play H3 at least sometimes? Yes

15. If you no longer play, why? (got burned out, stopped when H4 or H5 came out, found better games, etc) N/A

16. If you no longer play, do you think you'll play again in the future? Why? N/A

17. How long have you owned any version of H3? Ever since it first came out.

18. Do you play single or multi player? If both, what's the approximate portion of each? Both, 80% single, 20% multi (used to be the other way around, but have no time now due to long work hours ).

19. Have you EVER played multi-player, even if only once? Yes

20. If multi-player, do you play at a host, TCP/IP, hotseat, LAN? Host and TCP/IP.

21. Before the Zone closed, did you play at the Zone or GS? Zone

22. How much time have you played H3? (your best guess)
a. <100 hours
b. 100-500
c. 500-1000
d. 1000-5000
e. 5000-10000
f. >10000
If borderline or unsure, you can give two letters, like bc. de

23. Describe the most common maps you play. This includes every aspect of maps....CD maps, player made maps, CD random, RMG randoms, open/closed maps, size, # of players, etc. Name specific maps/templates if you want. If single player, I play maps such as Unleashing the Bloodthirsty, Lord of War, Angelic Pride Series, etc... If I play 1 vs 1 online, I generally play randoms with rmg templates. My favorites include: Balance, Blockbuster, Extreme 1, Angelito's Fiesta... Extreme 2 is nice; however, I haven't played it much.

24. Do you tend to play just a few types of maps, towns and heroes? Or do you prefer a larger variety? Please do NOT name the towns/heroes...there's already lots of threads for that. Depends on the template and who I am playing. Most of the time I like to go all random.

25. If you are a single player, would you like to see templates specifically designed for single player? What type of template? (size, richness/treasures, monster strength, allies, etc.) I like the player made maps for Single Player.

26. Have you ever used the map editor? Yes

27. Have you ever made a complete map that others have played? (your 2 best friends don't count as "others") No

Personal stuff
If you don't want to answer, just leave blank, but please don't lie.

28. How old are you?
a. 12 or under
b. 13-17
c. 18-24
d. 25-29
e. 30-39
f. 40-49
g. 50-59
h. I remember when dinosaurs roamed the earth e

29. Male/female? Male

HC Library Questions

30. Do you read library threads regularly? I used to... now I just skim through or reference threads that I found useful at one time.

31. Do you only scan thread titles/posters looking for something that might be new or interesting? Thread titles can be misleading sometimes, so I will skim through the thread regardless. As for posters, there are some that I will look for because they have a reputation for making interesting or useful posts..

32. If there were new quality threads, would you participate as either a reader or poster, even if the subject has been covered before? (I'm not talking about worst of/ best of threads that have been driven into the ground) Yes (mostly as a reader due to the fact that I wouldn't want to ruin that person's thread with my babble)

33. Would you be interested in a thread on running tests and map editor basics? Sure

34. Would you be interested in a thread just for beginners....one about things beginners could understand and actually do the recommendations? (hiring 7 heroes day 1 and taking crypts week 1 is NOT for complete beginners) Sure; however, many of those threads exist already. BTW, 7 heroes day 1 is not necessarily a guideline to follow for every template.

35. If you are fairly new to HC, are you able to easily find H3 info you want? Things would be much easier to find if each thread were automatically assigned a category and a name based on the true meaning/value of that thread.  Looking at a thread titled WTF? A new reader may not know to look in that thread to find how to take out a horde of dragons week 4, etc.

36. If you're new, do you look for answers to specific questions, or do you just browse randomly looking for good hints about the game? When I was new, I spent hours and hours looking for hints and tips in every thread possible.  After reading hundreds of threads, I began to associate the quality posts/threads with certain people and at that point would focus more on posts made by those people.

37. If you are new, are there too many posts that are "over you head"? Do you have a hard time sorting it out when posters contradict each other? As a new reader, yes.  Then it all depends on who the 2 people are that are contradicting each other... (Maretti and Angelito, you would see a good debate and learn something from both,.... Maretti or Angelito and Lady Gwen, I think the answer would be obvious even for a new commer.

38. What kind of threads would you like to read/participate? Strategy? Battle tactics? Facts and details about the game? Just shooting the bull about the game? Threads specific to single player or multi-player? Anything else? I like reading threads on GOOD strategy and GOOD battle tactics.  What I would be most interested in is situational battles... battle that are risky, but will give you that edge.

39. This should have been earlier, but I don't want to re-number. In general, what types of games do you like? Real time/turn based, RPG, Strategy, shooters, sims, etc. If Xbox, I like Madden 2006 or NCAA College Football 2006. On PC, RPG and Stragegy... but have never been hooked on a game quite like Heroes III
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Famous Hero
being digested. E=mc^2, s=vt
posted June 24, 2006 07:17 PM

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1. Easy one. Have you ever played H3?

Yes, indeed, I have played H3.

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2. Which versions/expansions of H3 do you own? Include Chronicles games also.

H3 complete (SoD + AB)

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3. Do you have WOG? Do you currently have it installed?

Installed it yesterday and found it amazing.

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4. Do you own/have played Kings Bounty? H1? H2? Did you play them before or after playing H3?

Played all of them and fell in love with H2 and H1.

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5. Do you own H4? Which H4 expansions?

I own H4, but it is a piece of ****, IMO. Didn't bother to buy expansions.

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6. Do you own H5?

Nope, my computer (300 Mhz processor ) is well... a bit too slow for H5

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7. Do you have downloaded/cracked HOMM games?

I have H3 complete cracked, but I bought an invalid version of it before, so I think I can download it, because money went to 3DO.

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8. Which HOMM games and expansions (Kings Bounty thru H5) do you currently have installed?

H1, H2, H3 complete and WoG, H4 without expansions.

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9. What M&M games do you own or have played?

None

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10. Do you use any player made add-ons besides WOG, like Hamachi(sp?), Cranim, etc.? Do you know what they are?

Cranim and RMG templates. Also have tavern texts, but not installed.

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11. Are you familiar with/use RMG templates? Do you know what they are?

Yes, I am familiar with them.

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12. Do you have/played any of the other Heroes games like the console games, Legends, Crusaders, etc? Which ones?


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13. PC or Mac or other?

PC, Windows XP HE, though planning to have Linux or Unix in order to learn C++ of JavaScript.

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14. Do you currently play H3 at least sometimes?

Everyday

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18. Do you play single or multi player? If both, what's the approximate portion of each?

More of SP, actually I have never played MP before

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19. Have you EVER played multi-player, even if only once?

Never

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22. How much time have you played H3? (your best guess)
a. <100 hours
b. 100-500
c. 500-1000
d. 1000-5000
e. 5000-10000
f. >10000
If borderline or unsure, you can give two letters, like bc.

Completely no idea

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23. Describe the most common maps you play. This includes every aspect of maps....CD maps, player made maps, CD random, RMG randoms, open/closed maps, size, # of players, etc. Name specific maps/templates if you want.

Jebus, Blockbuster, or from the made maps, Warlords or anything for 8 players.

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24. Do you tend to play just a few types of maps, towns and heroes? Or do you prefer a larger variety? Please do NOT name the towns/heroes...there's already lots of threads for that.

Random on the town, maps also random.

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25. If you are a single player, would you like to see templates specifically designed for single player? What type of template? (size, richness/treasures, monster strength, allies, etc.)

I'd like to see maps 4vs4.

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26. Have you ever used the map editor?

Yes

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27. Have you ever made a complete map that others have played? (your 2 best friends don't count as "others")

No

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28. How old are you?
a. 12 or under
b. 13-17
c. 18-24
d. 25-29
e. 30-39
f. 40-49
g. 50-59
h. I remember when dinosaurs roamed the earth

b.

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29. Male/female?

Male

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30. Do you read library threads regularly?

No

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31. Do you only scan thread titles/posters looking for something that might be new or interesting?

Yes

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32. If there were new quality threads, would you participate as either a reader or poster, even if the subject has been covered before? (I'm not talking about worst of/ best of threads that have been driven into the ground)

Maybe

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33. Would you be interested in a thread on running tests and map editor basics?

Yes

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34. Would you be interested in a thread just for beginners....one about things beginners could understand and actually do the recommendations? (hiring 7 heroes day 1 and taking crypts week 1 is NOT for complete beginners)

100% YES

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35. If you are fairly new to HC, are you able to easily find H3 info you want?

Yes, thanx to few stickies and announcements on the top.

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36. If you're new, do you look for answers to specific questions, or do you just browse randomly looking for good hints about the game?

Look for answers.

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37. If you are new, are there too many posts that are "over you head"? Do you have a hard time sorting it out when posters contradict each other?

Yes

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38. What kind of threads would you like to read/participate? Strategy? Battle tactics? Facts and details about the game? Just shooting the bull about the game? Threads specific to single player or multi-player? Anything else?

Multi Player Strategy and SP strategy

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39. This should have been earlier, but I don't want to re-number. In general, what types of games do you like? Real time/turn based, RPG, Strategy, shooters, sims, etc.

RPG (both computer and bookish ones like DnD), RTS, Turn Strategies, Shooters, Sims, mostly I like all games.
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Save me Jebus!
posted June 24, 2006 09:43 PM
Edited by Nebuka at 21:56, 24 Jun 2006.

Edited for pretty colours.

1. Easy one. Have you ever played H3?

Yes I have

Game Ownership

2. Which versions/expansions of H3 do you own? Include Chronicles games also.

RoE, SoD

3. Do you have WOG? Do you currently have it installed?

Yes. No.

4. Do you own/have played Kings Bounty? H1? H2? Did you play them before or after playing H3?

Only H2, and that 2 months ago, don't like it. Know, it's weird as I hears soooo many good things about it, but just didn't work for me. And that prolly because I've played it that much later than other versions.

5. Do you own H4? Which H4 expansions?

No, but did have it. Nothing of expansions.

6. Do you own H5?

Yes.

7. Do you have downloaded/cracked HOMM games?

Yep.

8. Which HOMM games and expansions (Kings Bounty thru H5) do you currently have installed?

Only H5 for now. But H3 is usually installed always, but recently formatted comp, and still didn't do that.

9. What M&M games do you own or have played?

6, 7, 8, and 9. Plus one older, but can't say which one.

10. Do you use any player made add-ons besides WOG, like Hamachi(sp?), Cranim, etc.? Do you know what they are?

Yes, and yes, do know what they are.

11. Are you familiar with/use RMG templates? Do you know what they are?

So, so...know what they are, can 'use' them, but don't think I have the knowledge to make them.

12. Do you have/played any of the other Heroes games like the console games, Legends, Crusaders, etc? Which ones?

Just Crusaders. Nice, but quite forgetable game.

13. PC or Mac or other?

PC


Game Preferences and Experience

14. Do you currently play H3 at least sometimes?

Not currently.

15. If you no longer play, why? (got burned out, stopped when H4 or H5 came out, found better games, etc)

Found better games? Now, that's just crazy talk Binabik. Nah, as said, haven't installed it now, prolly will do soon, and as always in past, play it occasionally. Be it single, be it multi.

16. If you no longer play, do you think you'll play again in the future? Why?

Sure. It's the greatest game I've ever played.

17. How long have you owned any version of H3?

That I do not know exactly, prolly since 2000.

18. Do you play single or multi player? If both, what's the approximate portion of each?

Both. Now, or better said, last period of time when I played it, it was 100% single. Just didn't have the time for multi. In past, with lots of time, was quite different, around 80%-90% multi.

19. Have you EVER played multi-player, even if only once?

Yes.

20. If multi-player, do you play at a host, TCP/IP, hotseat, LAN?

Played all actually, but most on Zone, I guess that's 'host' in your options?

21. Before the Zone closed, did you play at the Zone or GS?

Zone.

22. How much time have you played H3? (your best guess)
a. <100 hours
b. 100-500
c. 500-1000
d. 1000-5000
e. 5000-10000
f. >10000
If borderline or unsure, you can give two letters, like bc.

Think it's e. really. Could it be f.? That's quite a lot. Maybe it's even d.

23. Describe the most common maps you play. This includes every aspect of maps....CD maps, player made maps, CD random, RMG randoms, open/closed maps, size, # of players, etc. Name specific maps/templates if you want.

Big ass single player 'story' maps like Unleashing the Bloodthirsty, Lord of War, To Kill For Power. So, player made maps. Never was a fan of CD maps. As for multi, started with some closed maps, but then randoms got my love.

24. Do you tend to play just a few types of maps, towns and heroes? Or do you prefer a larger variety? Please do NOT name the towns/heroes...there's already lots of threads for that.

All random is best for me. But if Crag is in tavern, my heart jumps with joy.

26. Have you ever used the map editor?

Yes.

27. Have you ever made a complete map that others have played? (your 2 best friends don't count as "others")

No.

Personal stuff
If you don't want to answer, just leave blank, but please don't lie.

28. How old are you?

d., soon to be e.

29. Male/female?

Male.

HC Library Questions

30. Do you read library threads regularly?


Pretty much before. Now mostly H5 forum, and can't wait to see Library regulars there. Miss your thoughts.

31. Do you only scan thread titles/posters looking for something that might be new or interesting?

Nah, open the thread, and then see if it's interesting.

32. If there were new quality threads, would you participate as either a reader or poster, even if the subject has been covered before? (I'm not talking about worst of/ best of threads that have been driven into the ground)

Sure, why not. But not sure if my posts would be of that quality.

33. Would you be interested in a thread on running tests and map editor basics?

Yep.

34. Would you be interested in a thread just for beginners....one about things beginners could understand and actually do the recommendations? (hiring 7 heroes day 1 and taking crypts week 1 is NOT for complete beginners)

Yes.

38. What kind of threads would you like to read/participate? Strategy? Battle tactics? Facts and details about the game? Just shooting the bull about the game? Threads specific to single player or multi-player? Anything else?

Actually all you mentioned.

39. This should have been earlier, but I don't want to re-number. In general, what types of games do you like? Real time/turn based, RPG, Strategy, shooters, sims, etc.

RPG mostly. I actually like only Heroes of strategy games. Well, and Homeworld.

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posted June 24, 2006 10:11 PM

1. Easy one. Have you ever played H3?
yup

Game Ownership

2. Which versions/expansions of H3 do you own? Include Chronicles games also.
Complete, with WoG

3. Do you have WOG? Do you currently have it installed?
yup, haven't gotten round to removing it yet

4. Do you own/have played Kings Bounty? H1? H2? Did you play them before or after playing H3?
The order I played them in: KB,H2,H3,H1,H4

5. Do you own H4? Which H4 expansions?
so-and-so, without expansions

6. Do you own H5?
yup

7. Do you have downloaded/cracked HOMM games?
HoMM4

8. Which HOMM games and expansions (Kings Bounty thru H5) do you currently have installed?
just HoMM3 and HoMM5

9. What M&M games do you own or have played?
none

10. Do you use any player made add-ons besides WOG, like Hamachi(sp?), Cranim, etc.? Do you know what they are?
Hamachi

11. Are you familiar with/use RMG templates? Do you know what they are?
know what they are but never used them

12. Do you have/played any of the other Heroes games like the console games, Legends, Crusaders, etc? Which ones?
none

13. PC or Mac or other?
PC


Game Preferences and Experience

14. Do you currently play H3 at least sometimes?
yup

15. If you no longer play, why? (got burned out, stopped when H4 or H5 came out, found better games, etc)
-

16. If you no longer play, do you think you'll play again in the future? Why?
-

17. How long have you owned any version of H3?
since 2001 I think

18. Do you play single or multi player? If both, what's the approximate portion of each?
mostly single, occasionally multy with friends or H5 with random people

19. Have you EVER played multi-player, even if only once?
H3 with friends, H5 beta and real thing with random a few random people and with friends

20. If multi-player, do you play at a host, TCP/IP, hotseat, LAN?
IP mostly

21. Before the Zone closed, did you play at the Zone or GS?
no

22. How much time have you played H3? (your best guess)
a. <100 hours
b. 100-500
c. 500-1000
d. 1000-5000
e. 5000-10000
f. >10000
If borderline or unsure, you can give two letters, like bc.
d/e

23. Describe the most common maps you play. This includes every aspect of maps....CD maps, player made maps, CD random, RMG randoms, open/closed maps, size, # of players, etc. Name specific maps/templates if you want.
random or CD maps

24. Do you tend to play just a few types of maps, towns and heroes? Or do you prefer a larger variety? Please do NOT name the towns/heroes...there's already lots of threads for that.
prefer variety, play completely random a lot

25. If you are a single player, would you like to see templates specifically designed for single player? What type of template? (size, richness/treasures, monster strength, allies, etc.)
don't really care..

26. Have you ever used the map editor?
have, not much success really though

27. Have you ever made a complete map that others have played? (your 2 best friends don't count as "others")
Had a few larger projects that took considerable time, but I wasn't satisfied with them so I destroyed them. So, no.

Personal stuff
If you don't want to answer, just leave blank, but please don't lie.

28. How old are you?
a. 12 or under
b. 13-17
c. 18-24
d. 25-29
e. 30-39
f. 40-49
g. 50-59
h. I remember when dinosaurs roamed the earth
c. - 18

29. Male/female?
Male

HC Library Questions

30. Do you read library threads regularly?
I do

31. Do you only scan thread titles/posters looking for something that might be new or interesting?
I do

32. If there were new quality threads, would you participate as either a reader or poster, even if the subject has been covered before? (I'm not talking about worst of/ best of threads that have been driven into the ground)
don't post much really, mostly browse and read

33. Would you be interested in a thread on running tests and map editor basics?
can live without it

34. Would you be interested in a thread just for beginners....one about things beginners could understand and actually do the recommendations? (hiring 7 heroes day 1 and taking crypts week 1 is NOT for complete beginners)
sure, maybe create a feeling of a more open and friendly community that this place seems to lack

35. If you are fairly new to HC, are you able to easily find H3 info you want?

36. If you're new, do you look for answers to specific questions, or do you just browse randomly looking for good hints about the game?

37. If you are new, are there too many posts that are "over you head"? Do you have a hard time sorting it out when posters contradict each other?

38. What kind of threads would you like to read/participate? Strategy? Battle tactics? Facts and details about the game? Just shooting the bull about the game? Threads specific to single player or multi-player? Anything else?
battle tactics seems to be my weak side, could do with some help there

39. This should have been earlier, but I don't want to re-number. In general, what types of games do you like? Real time/turn based, RPG, Strategy, shooters, sims, etc.
turn based strategy like Civilization and Battle for Wesnoth or RPG and adventure like ADOM
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posted June 25, 2006 12:12 PM

Thanks for all the replies. I half expected this to be a "zero reply thread". Besides just curiosity, one thing I wanted to find out is if H3 is dead?....and more importantly, does the Library have a future?

Somehow it seems like it should be dry and boring, but I really enjoyed reading all the answers. They were mostly what I expected, but with a few surprises. I have several comments about the answers, but later.

Here's my own answers.

1. Easy one. Have you ever played H3? yes

2. Which versions/expansions of H3 do you own? Include Chronicles games also. ROE, AB, Platinum (I bought Platinum because I couldn't find SOD)

3. Do you have WOG? Do you currently have it installed? yes,yes

4. Do you own/have played Kings Bounty? H1? H2? Did you play them before or after playing H3? Have H1 & H2, but haven't played

5. Do you own H4? Which H4 expansions? H4 & Gathering Storm

6. Do you own H5? no, don't meet system requirements

7. Do you have downloaded/cracked HOMM games? no

8. Which HOMM games and expansions (Kings Bounty thru H5) do you currently have installed? Complete, H4, Gathering Storm

9. What M&M games do you own or have played? Have 1-9 (2 each of 3-7), only played 6 & 7 & half of 8

10. Do you use any player made add-ons besides WOG, like Hamachi(sp?), Cranim, etc.? Do you know what they are? Use Cranim, but it doesn't work when I play WOG

11. Are you familiar with/use RMG templates? Do you know what they are? yes, yes

12. Do you have/played any of the other Heroes games like the console games, Legends, Crusaders, etc? Which ones? no, I bought Legends once until I realized what it was and returned it to the store

13. PC or Mac or other? PC, have used Macs and Sun/Unix

14. Do you currently play H3 at least sometimes? yes, not nearly as much as I used to, but still a fair amount

15. If you no longer play, why? (got burned out, stopped when H4 or H5 came out, found better games, etc) N/A

16. If you no longer play, do you think you'll play again in the future? Why? N/A

17. How long have you owned any version of H3? not sure, for sure I owned it in late 1999 before I moved and had played it a fair amount by then. I didn't know anything about the series, so I don't know why I bought it, I guess I just liked the box

18. Do you play single or multi player? If both, what's the approximate portion of each? single

19. Have you EVER played multi-player, even if only once? no

20. If multi-player, do you play at a host, TCP/IP, hotseat, LAN? N/A

21. Before the Zone closed, did you play at the Zone or GS? N/A, but I'm signed up at Zone and have stopped in the H3 room several times...but was too chicken to play

22. How much time have you played H3? (your best guess)
a. <100 hours
b. 100-500
c. 500-1000
d. 1000-5000
e. 5000-10000
f. >10000
If borderline or unsure, you can give two letters, like bc.
ef, f might be slightly more likely

23. Describe the most common maps you play. This includes every aspect of maps....CD maps, player made maps, CD random, RMG randoms, open/closed maps, size, # of players, etc. Name specific maps/templates if you want.
On rare occasions CD maps and campaigns just for the heck of it. Otherwise maybe 30% player made maps (same ones everyone else named plus others). 70% Random. Have played TOH randoms a fair amount, but they get boring pretty quickly playing single player. So mostly CD randoms....most common setting are XL+U, 5-7 comp players, none or random water, normal or random monsters, 130% difficulty, pick town and hero, random bonus. I like island maps but don't play them much....different early game strategy and more difficult chaining.

24. Do you tend to play just a few types of maps, towns and heroes? Or do you prefer a larger variety? Please do NOT name the towns/heroes...there's already lots of threads for that. 90% of the time I play Rampart, Stronghold, Dungeon or Fortress. I don't worry about getting the "best" hero and there are a lot of acceptable heroes and I play them all just for variety, usually native hero. 10% of the time I play random everything.

25. If you are a single player, would you like to see templates specifically designed for single player? What type of template? (size, richness/treasures, monster strength, allies, etc.) yes, if they are good, the CD already has a lot of them. Size: XL+U. Richness/treasure: completely random if that can be done with RMGs. Allies: none most of the time, but 7 comp allies is fun sometimes. Monster strength: don't care, but weak or no zone guards---strong zone guards ruin single player random because the AI won't go through them for a LONG time. That's one reason why TOH templates get boring for SP. The other reason is they are 1v1 or 2v2.

26. Have you ever used the map editor? yes

27. Have you ever made a complete map that others have played? (your 2 best friends don't count as "others") no

28. How old are you?
a. 12 or under
b. 13-17
c. 18-24
d. 25-29
e. 30-39
f. 40-49
g. 50-59
h. I remember when dinosaurs roamed the earth
g in two months (that means I can call all you guys noobs)

29. Male/female? male

30. Do you read library threads regularly? yes

31. Do you only scan thread titles/posters looking for something that might be new or interesting? I look for poster more than titles and will always read anything from a good posters. I scan the rest and read anything of interest and maybe find new good posters.

32. If there were new quality threads, would you participate as either a reader or poster, even if the subject has been covered before? Definitely read, maybe post. To be honest, I'm getting a little burned out, especially with testing which I've done a LOT of this year (damn Xarfax making me run all those tests...just kidding, I enjoyed it!)

33. Would you be interested in a thread on running tests and map editor basics? I thought about doing a thread like this if there is interest. It would be VERY basic for the editor and give hints about potential things that make tests results invalid. I also know that my views on testing don't agree with other's views. I'm more conservative and almost paranoid about the random factor not being truly random.

34. Would you be interested in a thread just for beginners....one about things beginners could understand and actually do the recommendations? (hiring 7 heroes day 1 and taking crypts week 1 is NOT for complete beginners) Thought about doing this thread also. It's easy for veterans to forget what it's like being completely new to the game.

35. If you are fairly new to HC, are you able to easily find H3 info you want? When I first came here it was somewhat of a chore, especially with all the off-topic and spam and noob bashing. There was no index or search feature then. Eventually I learned to do a HC specific Google search which helped a lot. Bottom line, it wasn't the easiest thing, but I don't mind a little work and I found what I wanted.

36. If you're new, do you look for answers to specific questions, or do you just browse randomly looking for good hints about the game? I did then and still mostly browse for general hints. I used to sometimes look for specific things. Now I sometimes look for things I remember reading in the past.

37. If you are new, are there too many posts that are "over you head"? Do you have a hard time sorting it out when posters contradict each other? I had already played a lot when I came here, so it wasn't much problem. I had a little trouble with abbreviations and terminology. I knew enough about the game to figure out pretty fast who was who. I checked member join dates and TOH rankings early on. I admit I was fooled by the number of stars for a while though! When two veteran players contradict each other I assume it's just a matter of play style.

38. What kind of threads would you like to read/participate? Strategy? Battle tactics? Facts and details about the game? Just shooting the bull about the game? Threads specific to single player or multi-player? Anything else?

General strategy is always good.

IMO there is not much battle tactics in the Library, except against wandering creatures and special buildings. It would be nice to see more from the MP vets about when/which spells to cast, which stacks to attack, defend/attack/wait, etc....basically complete walkthroughs with realistic armies and real situations that can happen.

Facts and details: kind of burned out unless something truly new comes up.

Shooting the bull about H3: hmmm, might be a good idea to have a sticky thread for people to ask simple questions, make comments and just shoot the bull about HOMM.....a thread with no rules (except COC) and no topic except H3 (maybe H2, H1). It might even help keep spam from other threads.

I *REALLY* liked LKru's idea about situational battles.....taking the gamble with some risk, but a possible big payoff. This is the kind of thing that will "separate the men from the boys" as the saying goes. Stories about specific situations from the pros, why they did/didn't work. This seems like the type of thing to show how the mind works at the highest level of play.

Also many of the posts assume ideal situations. Having a goal is fine, but not always realistic. For example, most people know the ideal week 1 build, but what if you seriously lack gems for week 1 angels, do you go for market and trade everything for angels or go for griffins/marksmen/champs? It might be rare, but when do you take the crystal gamble and go for week 1 cyclops?...very risky, but maybe a huge advantage. There's a big difference between idealistic strategies and what really happens.


39. This should have been earlier, but I don't want to re-number. In general, what types of games do you like? Real time/turn based, RPG, Strategy, shooters, sims, etc.

Strong preference for turn based over real time. I think I enjoy RPGs more while playing, but strategy has MUCH better replay value. I play to relax, shooters and real time do the opposite. I don't know categories very well. I guess something like Caesar’s is a city building sim which I like. I like Railroad Tycoon, don't know what category that is. The game I've played most after H3 is probably Civil War Generals 2. The SSI games are similar and I like them.  Also puzzle games like 11th Hour and Shivers. Betrayal at Krondor deserve mention for best RPG for it's time, good story, and good character development. Myst and Zork Nemesis for ambiance and being "eerie", and just being good games, but little replay value. Albion for pretty colors, gameplay and not being American made (German I think), some new ideas for it's time
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What if Elvin was female?
posted June 25, 2006 09:11 PM
Edited by JoonasTo at 21:17, 25 Jun 2006.

1. Easy one. Have you ever played H3? yes

2. Which versions/expansions of H3 do you own? Include Chronicles games also. HOMM3 Complete

3. Do you have WOG? Do you currently have it installed? no

4. Do you own/have played Kings Bounty? H1? H2? Did you play them before or after playing H3? H1 and H2, H2 before

5. Do you own H4? Which H4 expansions? all

6. Do you own H5? yes

7. Do you have downloaded/cracked HOMM games? yes

8. Which HOMM games and expansions (Kings Bounty thru H5) do you currently have installed? H3-H5

9. What M&M games do you own or have played? H2-H5(owned) M&M6&7

10. Do you use any player made add-ons besides WOG, like Hamachi(sp?), Cranim, etc.? Do you know what they are? no, yes

11. Are you familiar with/use RMG templates? Do you know what they are? yes

12. Do you have/played any of the other Heroes games like the console games, Legends, Crusaders, etc? Which ones? no

13. PC or Mac or other? pc

14. Do you currently play H3 at least sometimes? yes

17. How long have you owned any version of H3? since 1998

18. Do you play single or multi player? If both, what's the approximate portion of each? both 1:3

19. Have you EVER played multi-player, even if only once? yes

20. If multi-player, do you play at a host, TCP/IP, hotseat, LAN? hotseat

21. Before the Zone closed, did you play at the Zone or GS? no

22. How much time have you played H3? (your best guess) d,e
a. <100 hours
b. 100-500
c. 500-1000
d. 1000-5000
e. 5000-10000
f. >10000

23. Describe the most common maps you play. cd random&fixed&player made&rmg random, low res, XL,L mp and S,M sp, strong monsters, impossible or hard difficulty,

24. Do you tend to play just a few types of maps, towns and heroes? Or do you prefer a larger variety? variety

26. Have you ever used the map editor? yes

27. Have you ever made a complete map that others have played? (your 2 best friends don't count as "others") just 5 best friends

28. How old are you? c
a. 12 or under
b. 13-17
c. 18-24
d. 25-29
e. 30-39
f. 40-49
g. 50-59
h. I remember when dinosaurs roamed the earth

29. Male/female? M

30. Do you read library threads regularly? yes

31. Do you only scan thread titles/posters looking for something that might be new or interesting? no

32. If there were new quality threads, would you participate as either a reader or poster, even if the subject has been covered before? yes

33. Would you be interested in a thread on running tests and map editor basics? yes

34. Would you be interested in a thread just for beginners....one about things beginners could understand and actually do the recommendations? yes I'm a noob(how can you afford 7 heroes day one? and why to buy them since the one's after 3 have only one troop?)

35. If you are fairly new to HC, are you able to easily find H3 info you want? yes

36. If you're new, do you look for answers to specific questions, or do you just browse randomly looking for good hints about the game? both

37. If you are new, are there too many posts that are "over you head"? Do you have a hard time sorting it out when posters contradict each other? no there aren't and no

38. What kind of threads would you like to read/participate? Strategy? Battle tactics? Facts and details about the game? Just shooting the bull about the game? Threads specific to single player or multi-player? Anything else? all, mostly mp

39. This should have been earlier, but I don't want to re-number. In general, what types of games do you like? Real time/turn based, RPG, Strategy, shooters, sims, etc. rts(my strongest area,StarCraft,C&C,AoE),tbs(second strongest,HOMM,AoW,Civ),rpg(most wanted,Diablos,Oblivion,NN),some shooters(like FarCry,UT2004), arcade racing, ZELDA

PS.Good thread

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posted June 26, 2006 12:42 AM

1. Easy one. Have you ever played H3? Yes

Game Ownership

2. Which versions/expansions of H3 do you own? Include Chronicles games also. All of them

3. Do you have WOG? Do you currently have it installed? Yes, yes.

4. Do you own/have played Kings Bounty? H1? H2? Did you play them before or after playing H3? No, yes, yes, before.

5. Do you own H4? Which H4 expansions? Yes, all of them.

6. Do you own H5? Yes.

7. Do you have downloaded/cracked HOMM games? No.

8. Which HOMM games and expansions (Kings Bounty thru H5) do you currently have installed? On one computer, H1 and H2. On another, H3, 4, and 5.

9. What M&M games do you own or have played? One. MM VIII.

10. Do you use any player made add-ons besides WOG, like Hamachi(sp?), Cranim, etc.? Do you know what they are? No, yes.

11. Are you familiar with/use RMG templates? Do you know what they are? No, yes.

12. Do you have/played any of the other Heroes games like the console games, Legends, Crusaders, etc? Which ones? No.

13. PC or Mac or other? PC.


Game Preferences and Experience

14. Do you currently play H3 at least sometimes? Yes.

15. If you no longer play, why? (got burned out, stopped when H4 or H5 came out, found better games, etc)

16. If you no longer play, do you think you'll play again in the future? Why?

17. How long have you owned any version of H3? ROE + AB, 6 years. SoD, 1 year.

18. Do you play single or multi player? If both, what's the approximate portion of each? 90% singleplayer.

19. Have you EVER played multi-player, even if only once? Yes.

20. If multi-player, do you play at a host, TCP/IP, hotseat, LAN? Hotseat.

21. Before the Zone closed, did you play at the Zone or GS? Neither

22. How much time have you played H3? (your best guess)
c. 500-1000
d. 1000-5000
If borderline or unsure, you can give two letters, like bc.

23. Describe the most common maps you play. This includes every aspect of maps....CD maps, player made maps, CD random, RMG randoms, open/closed maps, size, # of players, etc. Name specific maps/templates if you want. All of them.

24. Do you tend to play just a few types of maps, towns and heroes? Or do you prefer a larger variety? Please do NOT name the towns/heroes...there's already lots of threads for that. Large variety.

25. If you are a single player, would you like to see templates specifically designed for single player? What type of template? (size, richness/treasures, monster strength, allies, etc.) Yes, different ones.

26. Have you ever used the map editor? Yes.

27. Have you ever made a complete map that others have played? (your 2 best friends don't count as "others") NNo.

Personal stuff
If you don't want to answer, just leave blank, but please don't lie.

28. How old are you?
b. 13-17

29. Male/female? Male

HC Library Questions

30. Do you read library threads regularly? Average.

31. Do you only scan thread titles/posters looking for something that might be new or interesting? Yes.

32. If there were new quality threads, would you participate as either a reader or poster, even if the subject has been covered before? (I'm not talking about worst of/ best of threads that have been driven into the ground) Maybe.

33. Would you be interested in a thread on running tests and map editor basics? Maybe.

34. Would you be interested in a thread just for beginners....one about things beginners could understand and actually do the recommendations? (hiring 7 heroes day 1 and taking crypts week 1 is NOT for complete beginners) Yes.

35. If you are fairly new to HC, are you able to easily find H3 info you want? I'm not new.

36. If you're new, do you look for answers to specific questions, or do you just browse randomly looking for good hints about the game? I'm not new.

37. If you are new, are there too many posts that are "over you head"? Do you have a hard time sorting it out when posters contradict each other? I'm not new.

38. What kind of threads would you like to read/participate? Strategy? Battle tactics? Facts and details about the game? Just shooting the bull about the game? Threads specific to single player or multi-player? Anything else? No preference.

39. This should have been earlier, but I don't want to re-number. In general, what types of games do you like? Real time/turn based, RPG, Strategy, shooters, sims, etc. TBS, RPG, shooters.
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Heroji su zakon
posted June 27, 2006 03:34 PM

1. Easy one. Have you ever played H3?
yes

Game Ownership

2. Which versions/expansions of H3 do you own? Include Chronicles games also.
all of them

3. Do you have WOG? Do you currently have it installed?
yes, and no

4. Do you own/have played Kings Bounty? H1? H2? Did you play them before or after playing H3?
I played H1, H2 after H3.

5. Do you own H4? Which H4 expansions?
No

6. Do you own H5?
yes

7. Do you have downloaded/cracked HOMM games?

8. Which HOMM games and expansions (Kings Bounty thru H5) do you currently have installed?
HOMM3 and 5

9. What M&M games do you own or have played?
None

10. Do you use any player made add-ons besides WOG, like Hamachi(sp?), Cranim, etc.? Do you know what they are?
No and no

11. Are you familiar with/use RMG templates? Do you know what they are?
No and yes

12. Do you have/played any of the other Heroes games like the console games, Legends, Crusaders, etc? Which ones?
No

13. PC or Mac or other?
PC


Game Preferences and Experience

14. Do you currently play H3 at least sometimes?
Yes, multiplayer

15. If you no longer play, why? (got burned out, stopped when H4 or H5 came out, found better games, etc)
--

16. If you no longer play, do you think you'll play again in the future? Why?
--

17. How long have you owned any version of H3?
Hm, donno, 4 years at least.

18. Do you play single or multi player? If both, what's the approximate portion of each?
Both, but I don't know is this question in general or concerning H3; if general, I would say 70 SP, 30 MP, if it's H3 20 SP, 80 MP

19. Have you EVER played multi-player, even if only once?
yes

20. If multi-player, do you play at a host, TCP/IP, hotseat, LAN?
tcp/ip, lan, hot seat with no looking.

21. Before the Zone closed, did you play at the Zone or GS?
Rarely

22. How much time have you played H3? (your best guess)
a. <100 hours
b. 100-500
c. 500-1000
d. 1000-5000
e. 5000-10000
f. >10000
If borderline or unsure, you can give two letters, like bc.
I guess d)

23. Describe the most common maps you play. This includes every aspect of maps....CD maps, player made maps, CD random, RMG randoms, open/closed maps, size, # of players, etc. Name specific maps/templates if you want.
In multi hotseat we play player made maps that we changed to be more exciting, and random with or without templates

24. Do you tend to play just a few types of maps, towns and heroes? Or do you prefer a larger variety? Please do NOT name the towns/heroes...there's already lots of threads for that.
A lot of variety.

25. If you are a single player, would you like to see templates specifically designed for single player? What type of template? (size, richness/treasures, monster strength, allies, etc.)
not really interested

26. Have you ever used the map editor?yes

27. Have you ever made a complete map that others have played? (your 2 best friends don't count as "others")
no

Personal stuff
If you don't want to answer, just leave blank, but please don't lie.

28. How old are you?
a. 12 or under
b. 13-17
c. 18-24
d. 25-29
e. 30-39
f. 40-49
g. 50-59
h. I remember when dinosaurs roamed the earth
c)

29. Male/female?
Male

HC Library Questions

30. Do you read library threads regularly?
Lately yes, before no.

31. Do you only scan thread titles/posters looking for something that might be new or interesting?
yes

32. If there were new quality threads, would you participate as either a reader or poster, even if the subject has been covered before? (I'm not talking about worst of/ best of threads that have been driven into the ground)
If it's interesting and new, yes

33. Would you be interested in a thread on running tests and map editor basics?
Sure, especialy concerning game mechanics.

34. Would you be interested in a thread just for beginners....one about things beginners could understand and actually do the recommendations? (hiring 7 heroes day 1 and taking crypts week 1 is NOT for complete beginners)
no

35. If you are fairly new to HC, are you able to easily find H3 info you want?
--

36. If you're new, do you look for answers to specific questions, or do you just browse randomly looking for good hints about the game?
I'm not new, but I am generaly picky and serach for interesting stuff.

37. If you are new, are there too many posts that are "over you head"? Do you have a hard time sorting it out when posters contradict each other?
Oh yes.

38. What kind of threads would you like to read/participate? Strategy? Battle tactics? Facts and details about the game? Just shooting the bull about the game? Threads specific to single player or multi-player? Anything else?
Strategy, mathematics of the games, tactics etc.

39. This should have been earlier, but I don't want to re-number. In general, what types of games do you like? Real time/turn based, RPG, Strategy, shooters, sims, etc.
RTS, shooters, System Shock type, arcade (I am an oldie there)...

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posted June 27, 2006 06:47 PM

so

1. Easy one. Have you ever played H3?yes
2. Which versions/expansions of H3 do you own? Include Chronicles games also.H3 SOD, AB, ER
3. Do you have WOG? Do you currently have it installed?Yes.No.
4. Do you own/have played Kings Bounty? H1? H2? Did you play them before or after playing H3?no
5. Do you own H4? Which H4 expansions?Not anymore!
6. Do you own H5?no
7. Do you have downloaded/cracked HOMM games?-
8. Which HOMM games and expansions (Kings Bounty thru H5) do you currently have installed?-
9. What M&M games do you own or have played?H3 SOD complete
10. Do you use any player made add-ons besides WOG, like Hamachi(sp?), Cranim, etc.? Do you know what they are?-
11. Are you familiar with/use RMG templates? Do you know what they are?-
12. Do you have/played any of the other Heroes games like the console games, Legends, Crusaders, etc? Which ones?no
13. PC or Mac or other?PC
14. Do you currently play H3 at least sometimes?yes
15. If you no longer play, why? (got burned out, stopped when H4 or H5 came out, found better games, etc)-
16. If you no longer play, do you think you'll play again in the future? Why?-
17. How long have you owned any version of H3?5-6 years
18. Do you play single or multi player? If both, what's the approximate portion of each?Mostly singleplayer, sometimes hotseat or multy.
19. Have you EVER played multi-player, even if only once?yes
20. If multi-player, do you play at a host, TCP/IP, hotseat, LAN?LAN
21. Before the Zone closed, did you play at the Zone or GS?-
22. How much time have you played H3? (your best guess)
a. <100 hours
b. 100-500
c. 500-1000
d. 1000-5000
e. 5000-10000
f. >10000
If borderline or unsure, you can give two letters, like bc.
e
23. Describe the most common maps you play. This includes every aspect of maps....CD maps, player made maps, CD random, RMG randoms, open/closed maps, size, # of players, etc. Name specific maps/templates if you want.any who i find or create
24. Do you tend to play just a few types of maps, towns and heroes? Or do you prefer a larger variety? Please do NOT name the towns/heroes...there's already lots of threads for that.any
25. If you are a single player, would you like to see templates specifically designed for single player? What type of template? (size, richness/treasures, monster strength, allies, etc.)-
26. Have you ever used the map editor?yes
27. Have you ever made a complete map that others have played? (your 2 best friends don't count as "others")no
28. How old are you?
a. 12 or under
b. 13-17
c. 18-24
d. 25-29
e. 30-39
f. 40-49
g. 50-59
h. I remember when dinosaurs roamed the earth
d25
29. Male/female?
m

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posted December 12, 2006 02:48 PM

Many reasons to post:

[1] bump!

[2] My reply regarding Hamachi has changed. I recently (september actually ) changed ISP + router at home and this made it impossible (so far) for me to play online the "usual" way. However, with Hamachi, everything worked with no problem at all!

2 The following:
Quote:
I have several comments about the answers, but later.

Perhaps we can start discussing and have some more fun ??

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posted December 12, 2006 05:49 PM

1. Yes
2. H3 Complete (Ubisoft)
3. Yes, have it... , Dont have it installed
4. Played KB, H1, H2.... but ONLY KB prior to H3.
5. No... i dont own H4 and/or its expansions
6. Yes, i own H5 and HoF (standard european)
7. Heh.... ::whistles::
8. H3 Complete(without Wog) and H5:HoF
9. Never played any MoM
10. I use the mods i made myself... spell balance mod and creature balance mod
11. Im familiar with RMG templates
12. Played a demo of the crusaders and GAMEBOY version of heroes
13. PC
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14. Yes
15. -
16. -
17. Since complete version came out
18. Both,.. single 50%, hotseat 40%, internet 10%
19. Yes
20. mostly hotseat and gamespy
21. Played at MSN Zone prior to closing
22. c (500-1000)
23. Random/cd maps
24. Prefer variety
25. -
26. Yes
27. No
28. c(18-24)
29. male
30. No
31. Yes
33. Poster/reader
34. No
35. -
36. -
37. -
38. Strategy/tactic
39. TBS/RTS/RPG
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tenzor
tenzor


Adventuring Hero
posted December 14, 2006 02:37 AM


1. Of course

2. Heroes 3 complete

3. no

4. yes, yes, yes, before AND after. I am still occasionally playing Kings Bounty I&II and Heroes I and II (and Heroes IV, often)

5. yes, Mac version (so without expansions)

6. No

7. I am not sure if Kings Bounty or Heroes I are abbadonware or not

8. KB, KB II, Heroes I, Heroes II, Heroes III complete, Heroes IV

9. I think M&M III before a long time but I didn't find it interesting

10. For non-multiplayer HOMM III games I am using my own modification (weakened and balanced Conflux, weakened skeletons and vampires, better lev1-3 stronghold units, localized strings etc.)

11. No

12. I think no

13. Mac (Heroes III, Heroes IV), PC emulator on Mac (other HOMM and KB games)


Game Preferences and Experience

14. At least often

15. -

16. -

17. I guess that have bought Heroes III Complete in 2003 (for only 6$)

18. Both. Fifty-fifty.

19. yes

20. host, hotseat (99%)

21. I don't understand the question - only Game ranger is available for Mac version of HOMM III as far I know

22. I guess around 3000-4000 hours so d/. ALL heroes games - maybe even over 10 000 hours

23. I prefer random games (so I still haven't play few scenarios at all )

24. I prefer larger variety, random towns and heroes - with one exception - I really don't like to play Necros .. and I like to destroy them with any living (or mechanical or elemental ) army

25. no

26. no (in mac version of HOMM3)

27. no

Personal stuff
If you don't want to answer, just leave blank, but please don't lie.

28. e

29. Male

HC Library Questions

30. yes

31. yes

32. sometimes

33. running tests yes, map editor basics no

34. no. How many beginers starting to play HOMM3 in 2007 do you expect?

35. yes

36. sometimes, I don't read the threads randomly

37. no. no, but doesn't matter

38. Generally all

39. Strategy games and simulations

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yasmiel
yasmiel


Supreme Hero
Former Chessmaster
posted December 14, 2006 09:08 PM

Sorry to post offtopic but... Where did you get KB2??
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tenzor
tenzor


Adventuring Hero
posted December 15, 2006 11:31 PM

Quote:
Sorry to post offtopic but... Where did you get KB2??


Some russian site (sorry but I don't remember http but I found it by Google). I have only found the Russian version anyway so if you don't speak Russian...

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