"The Art of Strategy - III"

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chudo_ud0

Overall, it's correct, but with some additions. The old templates and the mod, in general, have improved, but the "butterfly" template is still raw for tournaments. You could even hold a separate tournament specifically for it, but I'm not sure about the specifics; it has its own quirks, and I don't like that the tournament uses the original game and another generator as the main ones. The priorities are not set correctly, in my opinion. I'll also wait for a proper TE tournament; even if there are fewer participants, that's even better, as long as their level is at least the semi-finals of the original tournament.

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But the other players, let's say the newcomers, will force me to install mods that I don't really like, and they'll even argue with me about why I don't have their favorite messenger installed. I really don't need that, especially since I'll probably win against them even in the original game (I have good experience), but I don't want to waste time on something that's no longer interesting. If all the strongest players registered, that would be a motivation, but as it is, I like the TE mod right now; the templates and races are being balanced. Why should I change the enjoyment I get from the game, even when clearing out neutrals and templates, to using overpowered elements from the original game?

I understand your arguments, and I agree with you, but I want to expand the audience, and it's impossible to avoid transition periods with different mods and versions. You can see that the top players have moved on, and the game's popularity is declining year after year in the standard mode, and it's unlikely that anything will change with TE either. And it's not about this tournament or that one. It's just that interest in the game is declining, especially in TE. And the original game and GSC are just not good as a tournament discipline. In short, I don't know what to do...
I guess I'll have to move on to the third game. This year, besides me, no one from the top 5 in the CIS will come to Chisinau.