u/PlaneTry4277

Ive been playing homm3 off and on for awhile now. I played the hota mod and tried my best to learn to be good enough at pve so I could play online with others and maybe start playing on the ladder

I struggled to break even by week 3 in templates like duel and such. now I have been playing olden era for a few days on exodus template and losing the first battle to ai half the time on 125% ai strength but normal intelligence

I can't seem to figure out how to start off the first week...sometimes it's obvious as wood and ore will be nearby and there will be dwellings and clear objectives

most of the time though it's like blundering through the dark. I have no idea where to go and when I explore I can't find any clear objectives. usually leads to me taking awful fights to force something to happen or I end up town portaling around to try and build my army up

I see lexiav ( think that is correct spelling ) and other good players getting level 10+ by end of week 1 but for me I am maybe level 6 if I am lucky.

any advice appreciated. I love heroes of night and magic but want to figure out how to be better and see what these other players are a seeing. they seem to know what to do even when they get bad starts

Curious to hear your experiences good and bad. How much of a fee did you have to pay, I know it snot interest technically, but it still has to be called that on the papers. How much "interest" did you have to pay

• Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US: Up to $2000 but preferably not that high
• Are you open to refurbs/used? Yes
• How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life? No preference, just that it has silver metal casing
• How important is weight and thinness to you? Not really a matter
• Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A. 15" or more-
• Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run. No
• If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want? Playing mostly older games like Diablo 2
• Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)? Laptop keyboard can be decent other than that don't care
• Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion. N/A