As per your request :)
How good are Rust Dragons and Crystal Dragons in Heroes of Might and Magic 3 Horn of the Abyss expansion (Homm3 HotA)? Let's find out!
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00:00 Rules & Rust Dragons
10:13 Crystal Dragons
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The unit tested will face six trials:
- Castle Attack
- Battle vs. A Horde
- Battle vs. Elite
- Battle vs. Missile Units
- Battle vs. Army
- Castle Defense
They will score points from these, as well as from abilities in campaign map, construction chain costs and from the army costs. The army is determined by 20 weeks of growth. The tested units will be controlled by human, and tactics can be used.
I hope you enjoy the video :)
If you are a fan of Heroes 3 or play the game, check this video out. You learn new things about the game in terms of unit cost-effectiveness especially regarding Rust Dragons and Crystal Dragons.
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You don't need wings if you run fast enough.
Agreed on that :) Thanks for the comment.
Crystal Dragons also win in the aesthetic category.
Agreed on that. Thanks for the comment :)
I'm terrible at HoMM3, haven't played in years, but this game was part of my childhood along with Gothic series. KZhead recommended me your video and now I'm gonna watch other "How Good Are[...]" from you. I got obessed lol
:D Thanks for the comment. I hope you enjoy the content. This game was also part of my childhood.
Crystal Dragons give you crystals, that's an ability, which is not used during a battle, but is used on the campaign map. That should be an extra point! Especially if you give Black Dragons 3 points for the abilities, Crystal Dragons deserve that point, too!
He added that point in the end
Thanks for the comment. I agree, and that is because I gave one extra point regrading the unit costs. It would have received only 1 point from that otherwise :)
See at 16:49. Without Crystal Generation it would have been only 1/14 :)
Heck, I didn't see that.@@qualityoldhomm-rd3yu
NP :D I considered putting it to the campaign abilities but then decided to cost as it directly affected resources. Thanks for the comment.@@Jutrzen
Very good! I love this kind of seried! Thanks a lot! (little recommedation: dont kill the catapult xd just for bigger fun 😂)
Thank You! :) Agreed about the bigger fun but the results would not be comparable with each other as I have destroyed it before.
I was waiting for this one. It seems to me as well that stronghold could have been won, but not sure. If yes, I think their speed and flying could have been used more to kite them around. However even if true, I don't see it being better than 5/8, so just add an extra point if you think so. I do think that chain points could be more generous, though.
Thanks for the comment. I did a couple of extra tests later based on the suggestions received in the comments but was unable to get the extra point vs. Army :)
In WoG - Rust Dragons retaliate twice, fear and mind immunity, 50% chance to regenerate 250 HP and +90% dmg to Gorgons and Mighty Gorgons. Crystal Dragons - mind and fear immunity, 30% resistance (dwarf type), enemies don't retaliate, reduces defense by 30 and after the normal attack he hits the enemy with a magic arrow.
Nice! :) Thanks for the information.
would love to see vs army compilation
Thanks for the comment. Unfortunately, I don't have the old vids anymore. One solution would be to watch the whole playlist and use time stamps to skip to the vs. Army. Then again, that requires a bit of clicking :)
@@qualityoldhomm-rd3yu reasonable amout of clicking, ty
@@jarjitopuria7063 Np :)
We need a "how good is HOMM3" video. Short answer "Yes"
Yes Indeed :D Thanks for the comment.
Azure Dragons remain the only creature with 8/8 in all battles.
Agreed on that. Regarding battle prowess, they are clearly the most effective :) Thanks for the comment.
Rusties could have won the Stronghold battle
Thanks for the comment. Possibly. What tactics would you have used? :)
@@qualityoldhomm-rd3yu same as crystals?
Thanks for the answer :) I tried that. But the Rusts lack the punching power of the Crystals despite me getting some very juice hits to 2 enemies at the same time.@@heikkihegemon493
Хорошее видео, только играешь ты плохо. Ржавые драконы против армии, я держался за голову, просто ужас
Thanks for the comment. What would you have done differently :)
I would have kept them in one stack.
Thanks for the comment. I gave a couple of extra tries but was unable to get better results even when I got several really juicy hits to 2 units at the same time. :) But perhaps it could have been done a better way.@@RomanIgla
Im thinking one stack like the other commenter said, and to keep targeting the furthest units to keep half the stacks chasing you. Could've done better that way, just a thought since I didnt test out that theory myself.
Thanks for the comment. The enemy hero casts slow on the dragons if it is on one stack which makes this tactics quite a bit more difficult :)@@ChrisZukowski88