World Team Cup 2019! Discussion about organizing the second world championship.

I also think that the realistic option is the HW Open Cup. What kind of "world" is it without Poland?

And really, is there currently a way to mod SoD so quickly and so deeply?

Poland is participating, but with a different lineup—that's their choice. These guys also have experience in online play and even in tournaments, for example. When some cannot or will not play, others take their place. There is nothing wrong with that. No one should have to chase anyone. Our job is to offer—it's up to them to decide.

The possibilities to deeply mod SoD exist, and there are roughly 20-40 plugins available. As for the speed—that's where the questions arise. Because plugin developers are quite busy people, and they won't just make something random for no clear reason or person. The developer must also be somewhat interested and have the time. I once asked the fathers from ХВ about what is missing in the hero balance for a game without rules; roughly these opinions were gathered:
- necromancy should be cut back
- Luna and Tanta should be slightly weakened
- diplomacy is imba
- logistics should be less imba
We prepared plugins, there were even more controversial bonuses like—a slight weakening of attack/defense specialists, etc. In the end, we use them outside of ХВ quite successfully, but they aren't needed on ХВ. It's just that there are many opinions around and everyone sees things their own way. I am more interested in working with newcomers; I started with them, and I continue to bet on them moving forward. Of course, we sometimes hold mixed tournaments not only for average and below levels, but much less frequently.

HW Open Cup? Is it okay that our tournaments are met with hostility here almost every time? HW is one of the platforms we strive for, but it's not the only one.