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infinitus
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posted December 26, 2010 09:10 AM |
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One game on 2m, full description
Played this days on UBI server nice game vs GanjalfPL. Ganjalf said he is chess master in real life, right now he is king of "Key to victory" map, no one on UBI can beat him on this map. I ask how about Willgefors ? He respond Will can't beat him too on this map. Very impressive to me  We start our game on 2m, and i start to feel on my very aggressive play stile of Ganjalf, we meet in academy zone (second zone from my main town), i Vinrael, he Hagash. Battle started, no wonder Hagash kents all have to move before my arcanes, but my sprites move first. Only option for me - pay retreat from battle. Good part i can buy Vinrael next turn in any of towns i poses without loosing time to get back, leaving Hagash in already creep ed part of the map. Bad part i lost academy zone with town build ed by me to level 8, with precious magic guild full of light magic spells i need and don't have in my main town, also big loose for economy next turn academy town can bring me +2000 gold per day ... Also last zone remaining between Hagash and my main town was orc zone, native zone for Hagash. Also my scout found in far corners of orc zone defended by neutrals "Lion crown" and "Ring of machinery". Now was time for hard decision - to buy Vinrael in main town or in orc town. Time to go, will continue later. What you think people what have Vinrael to decide ? 
Hard decision
At this time Vinrael already have "Cape of the Lion" and "Necklace of the Lion", big temptation to buy Vinrael in orc zone and get last part of Lion set. Problem was risk to miss Hagash in his way to my main town. In this case i get full Lion set, but loose game ... Hagash was in 3-4 turns from my main town. Even if i catch her in road to my town i have to pay retreat again to get back to main town. Not bad variation, but again i was not sure if i will have money after second pay retreat to buy again hero and enough army to resist Hagash aggression.
My decision was - not to risk, i buy Vinrael in main town, get instant travel, some army and go creep in opposite direction from Hagash. After Hagash turn i understand i misunderstand Hagash intentions, she not run like crazy to my main town, she take academy town, creep one turn in this zone and after advance to orc zone entrance. Now Hagash have to decide to go take orc town and loose time doing this or take road directly to my main town. Time for pause. What Hagash will do, what is right to do ? Please opinions dear TOH experts
Scout war
To make Hagash choise harder in this moment from darker corners of academy zone appear Jhora, my secondary hero. Jhora have good army for a scout - some gremlins, 4 water elementals, 4 fire elementals, good spells, mana 60 ... Jhora mission was to attract Hagash attention and make her loose time hunting her down, another task retake academy town or other orcs zones. After kill orcs scout in academy zone she jump portal and appear in haven zone controlled by orcs. Some more steps and she attack mister Kragh. Surprise was Kragh get to level 7 and his army - sprites. Some short action, 1/3 of Jhora army gone, but Kragh run battle after loose his army. Next turn Ganjalf buy in tavern Kragh and attack Jhora. Kragh army this time was squires, looks like Ganjalf spent lots of resources to build haven town ... Hard battle, Kragh loose again, but Jhora remain only with one fire elemental. Ganjalf buy one more time Kragh from tavern. Next battle Jhora pay retreat, she failed in her tasks, but succeed in undermine Ganjalf economy. All this buy back heroes from taverns cost lots of money. This episode of scout war show me Ganjalf will fight like crazy for map domination, and take something from him is not easy task ...
No replays, no images, must be boring to read this story. Better i stop here to not put all TOH to sleep
K, Dr Ownage not sleep yet, time to continue
Crazy race
Hagash took the road to orc town, always nice to have one more native town. Hagash take orc town, crown of leadership, kill one more of my secondary(was waiting to take back orc town but failed  ), after he get ring of machinery and other staff, but doing this he give some time to Vinrael to live in peace .
Initial plan of Vinrael was to creep near zone and then Hagash come in visit to sylvan main town to chain back army and main hero using chain of secondary heroes. Not bad plan but soon secondary heroes get too far from Vinrael to help him get back in time to main town. Vinrael get path of war, expert log, get real fast. Vinrael decided to step some more into the dark and after get back to main sylvan town, but first "wow" happen, Vinrael seen far away Staff -20 to initiative and ring of celerity ! This time Vinrael decided to risk. In two turns i get staff and ring. To get back to my main town was too late, Vinrael decided to run forward into the dark.
Vinrael get lucky, Hagash continue to creep in orc zone. One more turn and i seen location were maybe i can use Instant travel spell to get back to my main town. I used Īnstant travel spell and in same turn "chain back" hero to main town. I get Town portal spell... All this time i seen what Hagash doing, and my opponent have no idea what i doing, very nice to me ... After i used Instant travel spell to get another zone, this time this zone happen to be Sylvan, native to Vinrael. Soon i find out this zone was been visited earlier by Hagash. And what a surprise, second "wow" happen - in zone visited by Hagash i found Boots of swift jouney ! In this moment Hagash enter in zone of my main town, so i used Town Portal to defend sylvan main town. I not captured second sylvan town to can use Town portal spell to get home, possibility to get fast home in many cases is better compared to capture one more town, even if this town is native. Hagash continue to advance in my territory, but i noticed she not want to attack my town, she try sneak another zone. Must be "Lock tactic" - he try to keep Vinrael at home treating forever to catpture my main town if i leave it. In this time he maybe plan to level up other heroes and take me down in the end with armies of multiple towns ... I have very nice boots, so i get him, even this was on limit.
Time to sleep, final part and epilogue coming soon
Final
I take in battle almost all hi initiative army i have and in one turn half Hagash creep party was down, only option for Hagash was pay retreat. Now what to do next ? All zones around me are creeped already, even zones reachable with instant travel are creeped too. I used Town portal spell to reach my far away haven town. In Haven town i just build ed Stables for get log bonus. In two turns more i catch Hagash with pants down, hiding from me in corner of snow area. Ganjalf decided to not loose time and he buy Hagash in not creeped snow zone without visiting orc main base, because this risk he lost entire game. Take a look at Hagash defeat Replay, press here
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Elvin
Admirable
Omnipresent Hero
Endless Revival
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posted December 26, 2010 10:28 AM |
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To not play with imbalanced heroes like Haggash again 
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infinitus
Supreme Hero
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posted December 26, 2010 12:12 PM |
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To not play with imbalanced heroes like Haggash again
Big temptation to ban Hagash, but my "no rules" credo not allow me to do this
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vesuvius
Hero of Order
Honor Above all Else
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posted December 29, 2010 05:27 PM |
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hey infinitus, give me your user/pass to your HK account, so I can cancel the membership I paid for you... not worth me paying monthly for something you aren't using.
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infinitus
Supreme Hero
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posted December 29, 2010 06:36 PM |
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hey infinitus, give me your user/pass to your HK account
Done, check your inbox in Heroes Kingdoms
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vesuvius
Hero of Order
Honor Above all Else
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posted January 01, 2011 03:09 AM |
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thnx!
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DrOwnage
Adventuring Hero
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posted January 03, 2011 11:53 AM |
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I found it entertaining to read. So how did it end ?
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infinitus
Supreme Hero
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posted January 03, 2011 10:33 PM |
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I found it entertaining to read. So how did it end ?
Glad to hear it, will continue soon then will finish another game with Ganjalf, Kaspar (Ganjalf) just visited my town, hard time ...
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