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viking
Known Hero
Rock'n'Roll
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posted June 23, 2004 10:14 PM |
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5 Favourite Artifacts
What are tour favourite artifact for Heroes 2 and/or Heroes 3? Please explain why, and please include either one or no ultimate artifact.
My favourite artifacts:
Homm2
Ultimate Staff
It is quite useful when you have a sorceress, a warlock, a wizard or a necromancer. These heroes use magic a lot especially warlock and wizard, which I usually play. With ultimate staff you get 6 spell power points (Duration of your spells is longer, and their effectivness is stronger), and you get 6 knowledge (60 more mana)
True Compass of Mobility
I like this artifact because I usually play XL or L maps, where you need to use speed to get where you want. It is not hard to get.
Spell book (of course)
You need spells
Seeing-eye Pendant
I usually get blind spells cast by the opponent.
Foremost scroll of Knowledge
50 more mana
I usually need mana points a lot because I use Amaggedon or Dimension doors very often.
Please write you favourite artifacts, for Homm2 or Homm3 or both.
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One powerful hero is good, two is better
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ratmonky
Famous Hero
Abu Hur Ibn Rashka
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posted June 23, 2004 10:58 PM |
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1.the best non combo artifact in heroes 3 is angel wings of course. If you get this artifact, you'll win pretty easily.
2.out of combination artifacts i would say angelic alliance and power of dragon father.
Cloak of undead king is just awesome if you have a necropolis hero, otherwise it is useless.
3. golden bow does wonders for shooters based armies
4. spell binder's hat for magic heroes
5. any magic tome and orb
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Xarfax111
Bad-mannered
Supreme Hero
The last hero standing
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posted June 23, 2004 11:35 PM |
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... my favorite and underestimated artefakt by far is .......
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balcough_dra...
Supreme Hero
unlucky? i want to pump you up
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posted June 23, 2004 11:44 PM |
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my favorite in any homm is boots of travel hands down
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ratmonky
Famous Hero
Abu Hur Ibn Rashka
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posted June 23, 2004 11:54 PM |
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Quote: ... my favorite and underestimated artefakt by far is the spirit of oppresion.
Xarfax1
hi xarfax
could you please explain me what's so great about spirit of oppresion. i only use it when i'm playing necropolice or when i have low morale because of different diplomacy troops. other than that i sacrifice it and hourglass of evil hour for xp.
besides you can always have high morale because of many morale raising artifacts and visiting places and leadership of course.
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Frick
Known Hero
and eternal n00b.
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posted June 23, 2004 11:54 PM |
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Well... Angels Wings and the Golden Bow = very nice... Helm of Heavenly Enlightment (correct?) is not that bad...
But once a very silly (yes, silly) thing happeden to me: I got the Armageddons Blade when my strongest hero was at level 5! I played another map.
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nebunel
Tavern Dweller
waiting for heroes V
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posted June 24, 2004 10:42 AM |
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well
one very good artifact is badge of courage.i always try and find it on the map or in AM or black markets.it can assure u victory sometimes.
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doomnezeu
Supreme Hero
Miaumiaumiau
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posted June 24, 2004 10:55 AM |
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Quote: ... my favorite and underestimated artefakt by far is the spirit of oppresion.
Xarfax1
You speak nothing but the truth
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greek_god_su...
Famous Hero
Bringer Of Light
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posted June 24, 2004 06:28 PM |
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What about shackles? orbs of inhibition and vulnerability? cape of velocity and the two other combat speed giving artifacts?
Wonder why there arenīt any offence/armorer-boosting artifacts...
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After all, marriage and murder are not too different - one ends your life and the other is a crime
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Lord_Woock
Honorable
Undefeatable Hero
Daddy Cool with a $90 smile
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posted June 24, 2004 06:34 PM |
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Because those skills are powerful enough as it is?
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Yolk and God bless.
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Frick
Known Hero
and eternal n00b.
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posted June 24, 2004 07:43 PM |
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Probably.
Shackels of War! I forgotten about them. A very underestimated artifact. A nice way to be a great hero.
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angelito
Honorable
Undefeatable Hero
proud father of a princess
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posted June 24, 2004 08:51 PM |
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spirit of obsession changes opponentīs army into an undead army..
and badge of courage isnīt bad either..
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Conan_dw
Hired Hero
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posted June 24, 2004 10:14 PM |
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Quote:
Quote: ... my favorite and underestimated artefakt by far is the spirit of oppresion.
Xarfax1
hi xarfax
could you please explain me what's so great about spirit of oppresion. i only use it when i'm playing necropolice or when i have low morale because of different diplomacy troops. other than that i sacrifice it and hourglass of evil hour for xp.
besides you can always have high morale because of many morale raising artifacts and visiting places and leadership of course.
its real mighty in fights against the map. dont u know this?:
u have a real perfect plan, u exactly know, what the ai will do and move. ur in a very tricky fight and then it comes, the great "AAAAARGH, WHY has THIS stack to get morale???? every stack in every round, but not THIS NOW"....
the spirit gives u the opportunity to calculate a fight before starting it, this allows u to make much more and bigger fights as if u has to calculate with the goodknown "dwarfenmorale"... btw, im realy sure, that the ai is cheating :-)
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Sir_Stiven
Honorable
Legendary Hero
banned
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posted June 26, 2004 12:36 AM |
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45 grands vs zounds of diamond golems... sounds like a "you can take a nap and ill call you when done fighting" fight
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nebunel
Tavern Dweller
waiting for heroes V
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posted June 26, 2004 10:36 AM |
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Wow
i still have so much to learn. Xarfax u r one hell of a good player . man u really taught me sumthin. thanks. why dont u post some other great tactics. or if u already posted them can u please give me a link. thanks again
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baenor
Tavern Dweller
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posted June 26, 2004 12:12 PM |
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I like all tombs and orbs also those boots which let u walk on water and angel wings. I dont understand how spirit of oppression helps you plan a battle?
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Specialty: casts animate dead, resistent to all magic, erouses any female that tries to attack
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Lord_Woock
Honorable
Undefeatable Hero
Daddy Cool with a $90 smile
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posted June 26, 2004 12:23 PM |
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You would understand if you read the posts carefully.
The AI works in accordance to a strict plan. There's no randomness in it's behavior. This means that you can predict every single move of the AI if you know how it works. The only thing that can surprise you is when the AI gets morale, but the spirit of oppression eliminates this possibility.
Another thing about the spirit of oppression is that it lets you mix armies without morale penalties.
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Yolk and God bless.
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My buddy's doing a webcomic and would certainly appreciate it if you checked it out!
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Sir_Stiven
Honorable
Legendary Hero
banned
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posted June 26, 2004 02:08 PM |
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indeed
one reason that my favourite fighting creatures was skels+zombies early on in game is that you would know exactly what they would do since they never get morale.
tactics is also a great battleplanner, not only to block your shooters and such. But you can also put them at a map so most of enemy units will go against them and you can wait with your fastest unit.. that way you get a freeshot with hopefully full dmg with your shooters and you can tease the opponent creatures away where you want em first round.
Tactics also is great because.. lets say you are about to attack for a dragdwell first week. Then you can move one lvl 1 unit at a step where the drag will reach it. So when the battle starts it will attack that unit and you can attack the drag stack with one other lvl 1 unit to take the retal and then attack it with your powerstack.
And with some luck you then kill off 2 drags first round, meaning the drag stack will just attack you with one drag thats left. Thats no big losses at all.
But lets say that the 3 drags get morale after first strike.. then they will go for the powerstack most of the times and you can lose a battle that you would win without any problems whatsoever otherwise.
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haile73
Promising
Famous Hero
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posted June 26, 2004 06:06 PM |
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Quote:
Another thing about the spirit of oppression is that it lets you mix armies without morale penalties.
it will add every spell to your spellbook and boost your stats by 30 as well. Definately the best artifact!
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Lord_Woock
Honorable
Undefeatable Hero
Daddy Cool with a $90 smile
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posted June 26, 2004 06:37 PM |
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What? I thought the spirit of oppression negates all morale effects, even the negative ones! Does that mean I was wrong all those years?
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Yolk and God bless.
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My buddy's doing a webcomic and would certainly appreciate it if you checked it out!
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