VAMPIRE LORDS ARE 100% BALANCED

This is why you always ban this ... atrocity. 1-minute turn timers. -- Watch live at / theknownworld

[@7000_Skeletons]

I don't see any problem with this what so ever

[@DIEZAUBERFLOTEMENSCH]

lmao

[@BuzzKirill3D]

Now that's a themed account I like.

[@Wulgare]

well said

[@kendram90]

You mean 7000 LICHES :D.

[@Tibor0803]

The only way you have no problem with that is that if you attack a necro with Vampire lords but you have a Phoenix or Efreet only and use Armageddon then surrender and repeat.

[@GlebGuy]

It's like a headline from the Sun: OLD MAN GETS INTO A SLAPFIGHT WITH 7 BEARS AND WINS

[@TheKnownWorld]

MUST WATCH, YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE

[@Fx2real]

(GONE WILD GONE SEXUAL ALMOST DIED)

[@TheKnownWorld]

SCANDAL EXPOSED???

[@GRIMHOOD99]

Gotta get buzzfeed on this stuff.

[@TheKnownWorld]

Maybe they'll come up with some better video titles for this.

[@vladislavivanov2334]

2017 Necropolis in HoMM3 is still ovepowered

[@TheKnownWorld]

2050 Necropolis in HoMM3 will still be overpowered

[@hellenabailey283]

31̛22҉ - ͠Necro̷po̶li͡s stil̛l ͜o͘ve҉rpo͝w҉e҉r͟e̵d.̶

[@zedooncadhz]

Only if you can find massive stacks of low level living units to kill and raise as skeletons. That's necro's real strength

[@Golemoid]

+Owneador1337 you got to be kidding lad. EU and canada will be gone before we are.

[@LosEagle]

Well no shit considering HoMM3 is not developed anymore ..

[@samarnol3808]

I think the best thing about this vid is that it was uploaded last year. HOMM3 will never die!

[@TheKnownWorld]

Indeed! Long live Heroes III :D

[@Sillyboi05]

Mercy: heroes never die!

[@jerrygreenest]

Never ever (keep posting once a year)

[@thegdviking9514]

yep

[@Moz31]

It's pretty balanced since bone drags are shit

[@taxevasion4736]

Moz. Yeah vamp lords are the lvl 7s of necro

[@jokebyLASSE]

Level 5s* Black knight is level 7.

[@kingdomIce32]

then they're the lvl 6? cuz liches are already lvl 5.

[@goldplayer2003]

+Felipe Gallardo they are lvl 4

[@marianmarkovic5881]

Olny thing unbalanced about necro is Cloak of undead king,.... ending up whit tons of litches and no money to upgrade them,...

[@gukutto]

"Homm3 is balanced game with no exploits" meanwhile 40 vampire lord killing everyone as long as its living creature

[@zes3813]

wrrr

[@sonikkumania6917]

Just put them against 40 Dread Knights and they're down for good.

[@xxXXRAPXXxx]

Imagine "cloak of undead king" giving you vamps instead of liches. Imagine an army of thousands of vampire lords. That is the incarnation of *BALANCE* !!

[@sentryward8744]

Act like power liches is not op af already

[@Zivilin]

Would be as balanced as ghosts in homm 2

[@localidiot3868]

necromancy from homm4 does it already

[@Jebu911]

@Soller I mean its the point when the game is over in a week or 2 maximum.

[@revenant5]

that's the thing if you have 1000's of them their regen ability becomes useless because you don't care if some die. and as we saw here, you only need like 30-40...

[@BlackMageAgrealSlade]

Welp, never playing necro the same way again.... week 1 vamps or bust

[@TheKnownWorld]

Agreed!

[@Ownager]

Week 1 break on JC with just Vampire Lords? (Looks at MeKick's game, Month 1 Week 3 Day 4) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@dwntherabbithole9785]

BlackMage AgrealSlade late to the party! xD the vamp way is the only way

[@BlackMageAgrealSlade]

I'm pretty sure galthran skeletons would like to have a word about that Kappa

[@procerusgigas]

Don't know how this showed up in my recommended, but I am very happy it did. A true blast from the past, necro was always my favorite! Also, I like you 1:07 crazy laughter, can totally relate. :D.

[@TheKnownWorld]

Why, thank you! Many of the others in the comments got freaked out by said laugh. :P Anyway, I'm glad you enjoyed this video! I can guess why you like Necropolis so much, with how good it is and how powerful the faction gets by the late game. Have you taken a look at my Necropolis playthrough?

[@sarpeleveninos4897]

Yeah necro castle îs my favoret to i love The knight and vampire

[@dwntherabbithole9785]

I still come back to this video every once in a while cuz it just makes me feel good. You should post that one gold short clip to youtube as well... I'd definitely watch that a few times xD

[@TheKnownWorld]

lol, that's good to know. The clip where I was 1 Gold short from buying Deemer back was pretty funny at the time, but I feel it would be far less humorous without context.

[@Rale881]

That was HILARIOUS. I must try vampire lords.

[@TheKnownWorld]

:D You must!

[@stonecat676]

Hey do you know where to download for win 10? I wanna play this again so bad.

[@TheKnownWorld]

Have you checked GOG.com? You'll have to pay, but I don't know any safe sources to download the game from. The other possibility is to set sail with the ships, if you get what I mean.

[@Rale881]

I mean... I have an original copy of the complete version, I have bought it on GOG too. I meant I must try vampire lords as in I have not experienced their power. That's the difference between four-year-old me and nineteen-year-old me playing the game! :P Edit: When you realize the message wasn't a response to you. Huh. I feel dumb now.

[@TheKnownWorld]

lol, that's alright. It's the thought that counts. :P But yeah, do tell me how it goes. :)

[@Ithro-Ithrozovich]

Laughs like Gustaf Skarsgård on Vikings. That is the best laugh though, so well done.

[@TheKnownWorld]

Umm... thanks! I think :P

[@mygaffer]

I always loved me some vampire lords. Good to see people still play this game.

[@TheKnownWorld]

Vampire Lords are awesome! They're my favorite unit in the game and I always find them hilariously enjoyable to use. ;D Believe it or not, even today there are still more people who play Heroes III than you might expect. Of course, while it's not nearly as popular as AAA games on the market right now, Heroes III is special to many thanks to both its entertainment value and nostalgia factor.

[@Ohsky4]

oh my, the first time i see vampire lords are unbalanced in 17 years.

[@TheKnownWorld]

17! It's been a long time. ;D

[@davidedomingos4501]

i always paid more attention to skeletons and black knights

[@heathspencer8450]

In Vampire Lords I have FAITH!! 😂 This was awesome man. Hearing you geek out on the audio was hilarious!

[@TheKnownWorld]

It's nice to hear that you enjoyed it :)

[@KotCzat]

Yeah they are amazing as long as you don't fight black knights...

[@TheKnownWorld]

Uhh... yeah, let's not talk about that. :')

[@nikolavgeorgiev]

What bout nagas?

[@TheKnownWorld]

... Let's not talk about that either. >:| lol

[@lizi9019]

how would you fight them then? using arch-angle? I don't know any cost-effective way to fight black knights.

[@FURakso]

Run away as much as possible. slowness & shot.

[@TheDoomerBlox]

Now imagine vampire lords if your hero has Armorer speciality, and you cast mass shield on yourself and mass curse on the enemy. ;^)

[@woodwyrm]

mass slow plox

[@1337m4n]

Thanos approves of this balance.

[@davidmadiar3928]

His giggling is extremely contagious

[@njupasupa5670]

I watched this like 10 times and i need more

[@MrHedloy]

Easy fight, easy life.

[@TheKnownWorld]

ezpz

[@Michas333]

FAIR AND BALANCED

[@FOXc09]

and here I was thinking it was an update on HD version for vampire lords when video notification poped up lol well played

[@TheKnownWorld]

;)

[@menisc2797]

Those behemoths should be in action movies, that's how the henchmen fight there too

[@coderodion]

Reminds me of ghosts in HoMM 2.

[@MrIronJustice]

Exactly. Those were even more OP actually since their numbers could continue to grow without limit, Vamps just replenish their fallen.

[@Auron3991]

What was really bad was the necro with ghosts and skeletons. Stacks of peasents on the overworld could actually determine who won due to massive troop swings. I am above such cheese though. I use Pheonixstorm (and am very much aware of the hypocrisy).

[@narcyz2134]

They couldn't grow without limit. You can only have 9999 of them in one stack. After killing something with 9999 ghosts theirs number change to 0 and battle crash :D

[@Sillyboi05]

Ghosts are the reason peasants exist

[@tyranuxus]

Teach me master! Give me a lesson, I want to be as god as you are with them. You must have spend many years learning that one. Kapap

[@davidkiss8845]

Mekick is a selfish professional, he won't show us his true ways :'(

[@menib7574]

how did he did it i mean what im soory for being a noob but somune plz explain

[@rhaenyrareigns2200]

@Tyranuxus Wait... are you THE Tyranuxus? The winner of the 3rd place in this year's Heroes 3 championships?

[@ratel.miodozer]

@@rhaenyrareigns2200 ikr he writes like 13 you sweaty bitch

[@Ziemian123]

Kapap

[@ishouldgetalif3]

man it's been YEARS since i played this but i remember moments like this. also cue the benny hill music when you started to dart around the field with them in hot persuit ahaha xD

[@TheKnownWorld]

lol

[@Infernal_Elf]

O_o Dam been playing heroes for ages dident know about this. Rly cool of u to still make videos for this game.

[@TheKnownWorld]

You can always learn something new in Heroes III! Really cool of you to still watch videos for this game. ;)

[@trayanivanov8293]

Yeah, leech is very useful but it also boils down to how much attack bonuses you got from your hero. Also always nice to see 34 lvl4 creatures win vs 44 lvl 7 creatures :D

[@TheKnownWorld]

Even without attack bonuses, the special ability of Vampire Lords can still be incredibly useful when used properly. And yes, seeing Vampire Lords > Behemoths is pretty freaking awesome. :)

[@Elchupanibres]

actually no its not, since it shouldnt be possible, good ol game mechanics :D

[@TheKnownWorld]

I'm not quite sure what you mean.

[@Elchupanibres]

u wouldnt have survived that many IF it was from one stack, one Worth of behemoth vs 1 week of VL. and behemoth would win or atleast they should, but seeing this, yes they get Power from the leader wich right there says all that this isnt fair fight, also units that cost more, should be more powerfull, and seeing this, its obvious that is not the case

[@TheKnownWorld]

Whether or not I would have survived if all of those Behemoths were in one stack is irrelevant. For this fight, they were not, and I knew full well that they wouldn't be which is why I even bothered to take the battle in the first place. As you've said, units that cost more are generally more powerful, but Vampire Lords are a notable exception for reasons unknown. Also, I think you may have misinterpreted my statement regarding "Vampire Lords > Behemoths". I said this in reference to this fight alone. But to see you deny this leads me to believe that you seem to think I have applied this to all possible cases, even though that is not what I suggested.

[@TheSwordsPathChannel]

vampire lords are fine l2p

[@TheKnownWorld]

lol

[@TheSwordsPathChannel]

[@user-dj8xm9hc9l]

half of race have this kinda mechanic that allow you to avoid any losses, like vampire, hypnosis+illusion, resurrection, etc. it's fine

[@PawlysBartys]

Any chance on getting full games uploaded on youtube? I know twitch has vods, but yt is just so much better to watch them in

[@eitmin]

Дикий парень!

[@TheKnownWorld]

Спасибо!

[@Tristan-nb6ld]

Ура!

[@user-ow6vv3pn3v]

Жизнь в Литве Да пиздец не говори...

[@Scanixon]

you speak russian but have a lithuanian flag... wtf

[@Tomaz1232]

Having lithuania flag and speak russian, that's really insulting dude, take that off.

[@AlexPrime9]

only mekick can reach 17 level hero with NO FUCKING SPELL BOOK... it s only 500 gold

[@squashedeyeball]

Hell yeah! This is the kind of thing I love :)

[@jexli]

that peter griffin laugh tho

[@svilen12345]

Wow. Those are sick. Just like your creepy cry-laugh noise. Bro you creeped me out with that. Pls stop

[@TheKnownWorld]

Sorry -- I couldn't resist. :(

[@panwu6602]

Don't be sorry lol. Legit reaction to what happen on the screen.

[@TheKnownWorld]

:')

[@swergdach]

PanWu My legit reaction on this howl is to take my legit shotgun and stop suffering of this dying creature with pretty legit way ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@panwu6602]

swergdach haha! that's funny :D

[@yyangcn]

We need to resurrect this as a meme

[@TheKnownWorld]

As if Vampire Lords aren't still alive as a meme already. :P

[@woodwyrm]

Vampire Lords were probably the first meme in Heroes III, that and gremlin spam.

[@kael070]

Poor MK is laughing so hard he is at the border of sheding some tears xDD

[@TheKnownWorld]

lol

[@LuuisHenriqueW]

Just put them in the corner, shield plus animate dead spells and you can do ALOT, even dragon utopias are easy. If you can afford to put them in the bottom right corner of the battlefield it will work just as well against small creatures.

[@fsgjafgja]

glad I saw this live

[@TheKnownWorld]

lol

[@fsgjafgja]

definitely better quality content than watching a scout run into a naga bank! /sarcasm lol

[@larsliimets]

I always get stuck at the campaign when fighting against Necropolis. The Vampire lords are just...

[@TheKnownWorld]

Which campaign are you referring to? The ones in Shadow of Death?

[@larsliimets]

TheKnownWorld Probably ,,Unholy Alliance (campaign name)," ,,Final peace (scenario name),"and it was the scenario where you had to defeat Gem's former master lord Fayette who was turned into a vampire I think. Can't remember very well though, I haven't played this game for a long time. Anyways, when you have defeated his "minions," you have to go to the underworld. Once there, my army was beaten by him. Now that I start thinking, I could have just skipped several weeks and get a bigger army than Fayette's army (becouse I had more towns and he couldn't attack me for different reasons) and attack after that. Sorry, my English can be bad sometimes, it's not my native language.

[@TheKnownWorld]

No need to apologize -- your English is fine! :) Truth be told, I have never played Unholy Alliance but an army of Vampire Lords sounds scary to deal with. Did you have access to Expert Slow and some shooters against them? By popular demand, at some point I'll probably go over the full Heroes III Campaign so I'm sure I'll get a taste of this massive army that you speak of.

[@larsliimets]

TheKnownWorld Yeah well I can't remember correctly though. The armies were not that big actually, but he had a lot of death knights (much over 50 if I'm correct) which was a big amount against my army. And of course the vampire lords aswell (and the other guys.) However I think I'll try it again soon. Thank you! EDIT: I can't remember if I had expert slow but I think I had some Grand Elves. However the enemy had haste so they got slaughtered. Again, I may be uncorrect.

[@TheKnownWorld]

Got it. I wish you the best of luck in your rematch! :)

[@samuricexful]

What’s with the laugh? “Gur gur guh hur!”

[@saltysaltmaker3848]

Awesome video, the mad laughter really sells it. I'm still learning, but it's things like this that make me prefer Necropolis to Fortress. ...I'd be killed to death in multi though.

[@TheKnownWorld]

Hello! I’m quite glad that you liked the mad laughter - I think that this was quite the turnoff for a lot of the other people who watched this video. ;D Of course, I’d argue that Fortress isn’t as brutally overpowered as Necropolis is. But to be completely fair, Fortress has its own set of tricks that are quite enjoyable as well, but which also aren’t banned or restricted in multiplayer. Also, multiplayer is its own story. If you’re enjoying the game where it’s at, then you should have no worries about being “killed to death” if you ever do play multiplayer. :P

[@saltysaltmaker3848]

Oh, playing solo is still fun, I probably do things too conservatively for multi (though I'll probably start trying some at some point) I mean, the last solo game I had went...wrong. Because of unlucky monster placements (and monster growth) there ended up being several piles of level 6/7 creatures that ended up too strong to kill, which effectively walled off my segment of the map. The only reason I was able to do anything in the end was that I found a pandora's box with Dimension Door in it, but by then one of the AI teams had swallowed all the rest. The joy of random maps.

[@TheKnownWorld]

Interesting. Yeah, you’re right - random maps can be rather rough sometimes, especially if you’re really unlucky. Do you remember which random map template you were playing that match on?

[@saltysaltmaker3848]

I think it was just a regular xl-sized map, it wasn't from any scenarios or anything. I've never been that unlucky with the placements, it was actually kinda cool.

[@TheKnownWorld]

I see. It's nice to hear that you enjoyed yourself even in such a situation! :)

[@fekorak]

Vampire lords are balanced....as all things should be - Thanos 2018

[@TheKnownWorld]

lol

[@kieranhuffman159]

Vampire lord < lord Dave

[@davidkiss8845]

I approve this

[@Jugyimus]

I don´t get it

[@SonyWilliam]

i feel like i just traveled back in time.

[@TheKnownWorld]

Welcome back! How does it feel? :D

[@NicRiser]

Wow that's actually amazing, wonder if 29 of them can take out a tope :thinking:

[@elfsings]

Doesn't look like anything to me.

[@jcob3251]

The fuck was that

[@TheKnownWorld]

skillz

[@jcob3251]

Some mad skills tho

[@TheKnownWorld]

👍

[@ashrasmun1]

I have a lot of respect dude, but that laughter... wtf? XD

[@TheKnownWorld]

I’ll admit, perhaps I went a bit overboard on that one. :P

[@ashrasmun1]

:D

[@smokingDPS]

why you not uploading your stream fights ? I watched all your videos already . :)

[@krumbeere8903]

Holy crap, they are well balanced yes.....

[@TheKnownWorld]

Indeed! ;D

[@milanpospisil8024]

Well, we dont see if you have offense or armorer skills. Attack skill is quite high, so vampires are draining so much life back. Anyway, fighting with monsters is usually easy with strong hero. Try it with the stacked behemonts controlled by hero (or without hero, result will be the same) and vampires will fall under single blow. This victory is mainly because of stupid AI.

[@TheKnownWorld]

Actually, you can see that Gunnar has both Offense and Armorer at 0:00. While it is true that a single stack of 44 Behemoths would probably one-shot the Vampire Lords, the fact of the matter is that they *weren't* in one stack for this battle. "Strong" hero or not, it's a bit ridiculous that a single stack of Tier 4 units can solo all of those Behemoths with minimal spell use.

[@icybear7792]

[Vampiric laughter]

[@TheKnownWorld]

:D

[@jkringas1]

u should do an experement where u fight 1 azure dragon with 20 vampire lords, 1st with crag hack. then with an armor hero

[@naughtynuuts]

I dont understand you are crying or laughing :P

[@TheKnownWorld]

Both? ;D

[@naughtynuuts]

Hahah i knew you would say that XD

[@donmosquito7868]

I've centered to much around skeletons and undead knights that I never realized how good the vampire can be....

[@TheKnownWorld]

But now you know! :D

[@sraaju]

My favorite MM3 unit by far. They're unbeatable in mass. Add a never endless stock of skeleton fodder and you have a winning team.

[@TheKnownWorld]

Same here! Vampire Lords are my favorite unit in Heroes III as well, and after putting up this video I don't think I need to explain why.

[@lukasolsovsky7299]

2020 and still watching

[@AgentFire0]

Dat laugh tho

[@ramonalonso3554]

Impresive and well done

[@TheKnownWorld]

Thanks!

[@therealdarklordsauron1614]

To kill the vampire lord to need a good old sharpshooter hit

[@TheKnownWorld]

lol, I've found this out the hard way before. That's why you have to choose your fights carefully with Vampire Lords. :P

[@AndersMidnatt]

When the vamp lords come in numbers, you have to scream 'holy fucking shit'

[@TheKnownWorld]

Indeed!

[@BirkVenedik]

Jeez, if only cloak of the undead king would create vampires instead

[@PlayerSkillFTW]

And this is why people usually try to find and bumrush Necropolis ASAP in multiplayer. That, and the Skeleton hordes that Necropolis builds up later in the game. Skeleton horde+Vial of Lifeblood/Ring of Life/Ring of Vitality is ridiculous.

[@TheKnownWorld]

Indeed! To say the least, Skeleton hordes are annoying to deal with in the late game. At that point, Health-boosting artifacts are just icing on the cake.

[@PashaDefragzor]

Archers is good too, or some range unit with high speed. It is the same sometimes

[@TheKnownWorld]

Ranged creatures can seldom take down over 40 Behemoths alone with so few units.

[@RNorthex]

i mean, this should come as no surprise~ i thought it's usually not banned because the inital dwelling price could be a biiiit steep early on

[@Abelhawk]

I think each vampire lord should only be able to be reborn once.

[@TheKnownWorld]

Interesting suggestion, although this would probably make Vampire Lords a lamer version of Wraiths.

[@WorkDayPegasus]

Was so funny to watch this live

[@TheKnownWorld]

lol, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@flamingbabygames]

Lol, this is fucking absurd. Nicely done

[@rafetcagriozturk9699]

that was sick

[@TheKnownWorld]

:D

[@DommHavai]

Yeah, I remember defeating 30 red dragons with 19 vamps on skirmish.

[@TheKnownWorld]

Sounds about right!

[@exile7393]

That is just RIDONCULOUS! I always knew Vampire Lords are OP AF. But this much?!

[@TheKnownWorld]

Yup! Welcome to Vampire Lords!

[@tomascutka4979]

nice videos, i have been playing h3 complete about 15 years and i want to challenge somebody like u becuase i think that i know almost everything in this game and also i think that nothing can suprise me. u look like serious player, it would be a nice challenge for both of us :)

[@TheKnownWorld]

Thank you! What a peculiar statement that you’ve made. I’ve been playing this game for roughly the same amount of time as you have, and even now the game still surprises me from time to time. That’s part of the reason why I love Heroes III so much! :) Usually, I play PvP matches during my Saturday streams for Heroes III. At the moment however, I’m in the process of completing Unleashing the Bloodthirsty, and I have plans that lie ahead of that. Perhaps we might get a chance to play when I’ve completed my to-do list. Cheers!

[@martinlarsen8260]

Would be interested in seeing the vod, if you have a link for this perticular stream.

[@TheKnownWorld]

Actually, I do! You can find the VOD for this match at www.twitch.tv/videos/124807535. The match itself starts at 5:40:50. Have fun! :)

[@martinlarsen8260]

Awesome! Thank you a lot. Enjoy your uploads!

[@TheKnownWorld]

You're welcome -- I'm glad to hear that you're enjoying them!

[@lawrencekraft106]

You sound like Floki from Vikings when you are laughing =D

[@TheKnownWorld]

Is that supposed to be a good thing? :P

[@Storm69Jumper]

Damn :D that was good :)

[@TheKnownWorld]

:)

[@Jacois]

Love it...

[@TheKnownWorld]

:D

[@AlexVictory]

Hey man, i've got a question that i can't seem to find an answer for anywhere. I've seen the AI use a two way monolith and without walking one tile away from it go back, because there is a large stack of neutral monsters in front of it. Is there any way to do this myself?

[@TheKnownWorld]

Yes, there is. You can step on the same square that you're currently on by pressing Space Bar. Do note that this feature is only available in versions later than Restoration of Erathia, meaning that if you have Ubisoft's HD Edition on Steam then you won't be able to do this.

[@AlexVictory]

Thanks man, saw it in your FAQ. Is there any way i can throw some of my money at you?

[@firepx9128]

Just wiped my tears caused by getting smashed by necropolis after installing hota with rebalanced necromancy... oh wait

[@TheKnownWorld]

lol

[@AnonymousForPPL]

hey man, what programs do you use to play online?

[@TheKnownWorld]

In this case I used Hamachi, although I sometimes use Gameranger as well. Gameranger is better if you want to hop into games with strangers, but Hamachi generally requires less setup if you want to play with others using the HD mod.

[@inoor2922]

Затащил)) молодец, (я думал бред- сейчас проиграет) Красава)

[@TheKnownWorld]

Thanks!

[@colonelgraff9198]

Seems legit

[@deadwalks_AJ]

Can u upload the full game, I missed this stream

[@TheKnownWorld]

When I get a chance to do so, I'll put up this match on KZbin along with the other VODs. For the time being however, I can only redirect you to the archived VOD on Twitch: www.twitch.tv/videos/124807535 (starting at 5:40:50).

[@BlueMuros]

Im a scrub and dont know much about the combat in Heroes 3 but really want to learn, What does picking the " Wait" option give you in advantage for the defense?

[@TheKnownWorld]

See kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXOcgmqIi56id9U for a runthrough of what Wait does. Let me know if this helps! :)

[@BlueMuros]

Oh Cheers! The video explained what I needed to know \o/

[@TheKnownWorld]

You're welcome!

[@RichardChen]

Cast Conterstrike!

[@benmeysembourg2148]

Whats cage and the lock in your artifact list?

[@TheKnownWorld]

That is a HotA-exclusive artifact known as Hideous Mask that reduces enemy Morale by 1. HotA, short for Horn of the Abyss, is a fanmade mod that serves as an unofficial expansion for Heroes III.

[@MikeKye200]

So many neat tricks like this in HOMM3; great game :) I miss New World Computing and 3DO.

[@TheKnownWorld]

Indeed! Heroes III by itself is already thoroughly entertaining to play casually, but the game has a lot of quirks behind it that a lot of players miss unless they dig a little bit deeper into the game's mechanics. The developers for the game did an amazing job with Heroes III.

[@best7993]

and thats why u play necro and not inferno mekick ! xD

[@rapidracer2009]

How you play multiplayer?

[@tacticalchunder1207]

This randomly showed up in my suggestions box. Not complaining though, HoMM is awesome.

[@TheKnownWorld]

Is that so? Well, regardless of how you found this channel, I'm glad to have you aboard. Welcome to TheKnownWorld! :) Also, I agree! The Heroes of Might and Magic series is truly legendary, although admittedly, I lost interest in the entries that came after Heroes 3.

[@LatisARG]

in heroes of MM 4, the vampires are totally unalanced, if you are able to get a vampire in the first 10 days you can crush small armies of lvl1 creatures only with your vampire..

[@LatisARG]

2 weeks later my army was just vampires and skeletons (necromancy ftw) and was that enough

[@TheKnownWorld]

That's pretty cool. Heroes III's Vampire Lords sound just as broken, albeit with slightly greater numbers.

[@alexandarvoncarsteinzarovi3723]

This is my favorite unit in the whole game! :D

[@TheKnownWorld]

Same here! :)

[@alexandarvoncarsteinzarovi3723]

This is why I so much love Heroes III & Heroes IV, the former they were modeled after Count Orlock from Nosferatu in the latter they modeled after Bella Lugosi's Dracula interpretation of the famous character granted the III did draw on a bit from Francis Ford Coppola's Dracula but man are they are my top favorite unit, follwed by the Black Dragons, Azure Dragon, Dread Knights & Sharp Shooters, the last being a good tag team wit the Vampire Lord

[@TheKnownWorld]

Interesting! I didn't know that :D

[@talltroll7092]

The only real counter is a skeleton doomstack built by another necromancer. 20k skeletons oneshot most stacks

[@stuugames3310]

that peter griffin laugh wtf

[@afonflip]

hey how do you play online? when i try to connect in-game menu, the game just stops running?

[@TheKnownWorld]

I typically use GameRanger or Hamachi to play Heroes III with others. If you’re using the HD mod with GameRanger, you may want to try deleting DPWSOCKX.dll from your Heroes III directory and then following the steps outlined at www.reddit.com/r/HoMM/comments/3zybvx/playing_heroes_3_with_hd_mod_or_hota_on_gameranger/.

[@martincadsky6524]

love your chanel

[@TheKnownWorld]

Thank you!

[@007RAJKOify]

What is this game? It just popped into my recommended. Whatever it is I was laughing the entire time. Old man vs 7 monsters slapping them to death and running away hahahhahahaha!

[@KingOfHearts901]

Heroes of a Might and Magic 3.

[@TheKnownWorld]

As KingOfHearts pointed out before me, this game is called Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Shadow of Death. Silly as this battle might seem, the game itself is incredible and certainly worth giving a shot. It’s an old game too, so you should be able to get it for cheap (see www.gog.com/game/heroes_of_might_and_magic_3_complete_edition) or for free if you look around enough. :)

[@007RAJKOify]

Its really funny lol. Might really try it out. I have heard of new versions but I never knew it reached as far back as this.

[@TheKnownWorld]

There are newer entries in the Heroes of Might and Magic series, but Heroes III in particular has a rather large cult following thanks to both its quality and nostalgia factor.

[@TheDedictvi]

I feel like that laugh gave me cancer

[@FinalManaTrigger]

Yes, Vampire Lords are definitely the best necro unit, and one of the most dangerous units in HoMM 2 or 3 in general. They are always the unit I try to build up to first, and the first I want to kill if my opponents have any. Scary good.

[@michazmuda1477]

FinalManaTrigger In Heroes 5 are also great, plus you can double their life drain ability