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Feenor
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posted May 08, 2008 06:21 PM |
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Poll Question:
Poll: Expert Haste vs. Expert Slow
So... Which spell do you prefer at expert level in a big battle (classic 7 stack army from one town).
I prefer Haste, cause if your units are too slow to attack in 1st turn and your enemy has lots of shooters Haste is better.
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Gurnisson
Known Hero
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posted May 08, 2008 07:54 PM |
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I prefer slow 
But if there are many shooters I would rather used haste I guess.
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Zamfir
Promising
Supreme Hero
Allez allez allez
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posted May 08, 2008 08:12 PM |
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It depends what cities are taking part in that combat.
If I would be a town with powerful shooters, like Tower, I'll chose Expert slow. If I'll play with Stronghold, I'll prefer Expert Haste, no doubt.
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Tweak
Hired Hero
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posted May 08, 2008 08:40 PM |
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Depending on my hero, I might choose slow if I had a good spellcaster.
Then again, casting slow on all the enemy units is easier said than done, they could have magic resistance from the hero or artifacts as I discovered in my campaign with gelu 
Overall I think its a safer bet to cast haste on your own troops than risk failing slow on some of the enemy troups.
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liophy
Famous Hero
Bulgarian
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posted May 08, 2008 09:01 PM |
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Almost all the time haste prevails over slow. In final battle most of the cases its more efficient. If fighting against the map slow is better 90% of the times.
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Zanmato
Hired Hero
Shaolin Zombie
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posted May 09, 2008 03:37 AM |
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I prefer slow. They can try, but they will never reach me
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liophy
Famous Hero
Bulgarian
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posted May 09, 2008 10:26 AM |
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Zanmato - the question is about the spell in final battle against other human player. I guess you never played against real person, because you will get really surpised when in opposite to your slow the opponent cast expert haste and massacre you
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Zanmato
Hired Hero
Shaolin Zombie
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posted May 09, 2008 10:53 AM |
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Use different strategy when against human player. It depends on the quality of his air magic. Remember, that was a personal opinion. I think slow is a way much funnier then haste
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angelito
Honorable
Undefeatable Hero
proud father of a princess
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posted May 09, 2008 11:01 AM |
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I would say at least 80% of the time the player who has BOTH spells on expert level available will win the game..
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liophy
Famous Hero
Bulgarian
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posted May 09, 2008 11:53 AM |
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BOTH will not work in this poll either this or that. so if only one - i want haste for final battle.
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hobowu
Known Hero
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posted May 09, 2008 02:02 PM |
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Voted Haste. Although if I was defending a siege... I would definitely choose slow.
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liophy
Famous Hero
Bulgarian
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posted May 09, 2008 02:53 PM |
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Even in siege i will prefer haste. If your opponent have haste he can use the tactic - hit with fast units and return out of reach from your troops. If you have haste you can do the same, actually negate his haste.
Slow is not that important, since most of his troops will be walkers and only few will get over the walls.
So even defending in siege i will go for haste if i must choose only one skill.
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del_diablo
Legendary Hero
Manifest
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posted May 09, 2008 04:13 PM |
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Everything can be usefull, if you start a siege and managed to take down the gate and its your turn and ALOT of units ready to move it can be neat with haste.
Or your opponent just hasted with at his first creeps turn but you still got the 2nd fastest creep and uses slow to counter 
And soo on, on a siege with alot of flyers haste is a need. If your however with alot of shooters mass bless or mass prayer is favorable too along with mass slow.
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Vidoja
Bad-mannered
Known Hero
Checker for Heroes Competiton
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posted May 09, 2008 07:46 PM |
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I would say haste.
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sachelos
Known Hero
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posted May 09, 2008 08:18 PM |
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hi
slow
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hobowu
Known Hero
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posted May 10, 2008 05:45 AM |
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Quote:
Even in siege i will prefer haste. If your opponent have haste he can use the tactic - hit with fast units and return out of reach from your troops. If you have haste you can do the same, actually negate his haste.
Slow is not that important, since most of his troops will be walkers and only few will get over the walls.
So even defending in siege i will go for haste if i must choose only one skill.
I choose slow to give my shooters a few more shots before the creatures that can get across the wall get in 
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Nikita
Famous Hero
Meepo is underrated
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posted May 10, 2008 06:10 AM |
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Since my favorite faction is Stronghold,I chose HASTE.
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1of_the_heroes
Tavern Dweller
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posted May 10, 2008 09:16 AM |
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Both good, but I think haste is better, for the simple fact that u don't have to worry about things such as resistance, wich for towns such as Rampart, is a forte.
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liophy
Famous Hero
Bulgarian
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posted May 10, 2008 10:00 AM |
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I choose slow to give my shooters a few more shots before the creatures that can get across the wall get in
We are talking about main fight between 2 human players. if you cast slow it will be negated by expert haste. If you wait - the opponent will cast haste and there will be no much sence of your shooters.
90% of the games haste is decisive, slow is second in preferences.
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sachelos
Known Hero
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posted May 10, 2008 10:43 AM |
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Quote:
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I choose slow to give my shooters a few more shots before the creatures that can get across the wall get in
We are talking about main fight between 2 human players. if you cast slow it will be negated by expert haste. If you wait - the opponent will cast haste and there will be no much sence of your shooters.
90% of the games haste is decisive, slow is second in preferences.
Hmmm...the poll started with the idea of "big battles" not main fight between 2 human players (final fight or more than 1 final fight). I guess big battles means against AI so as to reach your opponent in the end. In my opinion, i say again, slow is better than haste referring to battles against AI. 90% of game big battles mean fighting guards not human player
Cheers
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