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invisible, I’ll share my perspective on how to make a tournament official, since this isn’t explicitly written anywhere.
I think you’re primarily interested in online tournaments for HoMM3 — currently, it’s essentially irrelevant whether a tournament is official or not (the same goes for HoMM5), because the rating is calculated not based on which tournament a game was played in, but simply on the fact that the game took place. That is, games played even outside of tournaments count toward the rating. If Grails are introduced, they will also apply to fan tournaments — this is stipulated in the Grail system. Medals under avatars are also not forbidden if the tournament went well; it all depends on the organizer’s desire. I’m leading up to the fact that for online HoMM3 and HoMM5, the tournament’s status doesn’t matter, and in theory, it shouldn’t affect the number of participants.
Regarding offline tournaments, the difference is crucial: official tournaments count toward the rating, fan tournaments do not. This fact, IMHO, significantly impacts the number of participants. I won’t argue that there are players who don’t care about this, but I think it’s important for the majority. VDV also stated long ago, and the forum operates on this principle: official tournaments are conducted by the HeroesWorld administration (which includes the Creator, coordinators, and moderators). However, from my own experience, in practice it’s usually the opposite: first, a person plans to run an official tournament, and only later receives moderator rights due to the need to moderate the tournament section. VDV also compiled a list of official tournament organizers (which, by the way, already needs updating).
So, I’ll conclude: a newcomer who nobody knows won’t be able to run an official tournament. I also fully support VDV regarding fan tournaments — that a person must first provide the rules and other necessary materials, and then, after review by the tournament moderator (read: official tournament organizer), if the result is positive, they can start a fan tournament. This measure is needed to control the quality of tournament organization. We don’t know who this hypothetical newcomer is — what if it’s another Manticora or Keren?
You can become an official organizer only if there isn’t one already for that discipline, but in any case, you’ll have to go through the proper channels — write to the coordinator or directly to the Creator.
I think you’re primarily interested in online tournaments for HoMM3 — currently, it’s essentially irrelevant whether a tournament is official or not (the same goes for HoMM5), because the rating is calculated not based on which tournament a game was played in, but simply on the fact that the game took place. That is, games played even outside of tournaments count toward the rating. If Grails are introduced, they will also apply to fan tournaments — this is stipulated in the Grail system. Medals under avatars are also not forbidden if the tournament went well; it all depends on the organizer’s desire. I’m leading up to the fact that for online HoMM3 and HoMM5, the tournament’s status doesn’t matter, and in theory, it shouldn’t affect the number of participants.
Regarding offline tournaments, the difference is crucial: official tournaments count toward the rating, fan tournaments do not. This fact, IMHO, significantly impacts the number of participants. I won’t argue that there are players who don’t care about this, but I think it’s important for the majority. VDV also stated long ago, and the forum operates on this principle: official tournaments are conducted by the HeroesWorld administration (which includes the Creator, coordinators, and moderators). However, from my own experience, in practice it’s usually the opposite: first, a person plans to run an official tournament, and only later receives moderator rights due to the need to moderate the tournament section. VDV also compiled a list of official tournament organizers (which, by the way, already needs updating).
So, I’ll conclude: a newcomer who nobody knows won’t be able to run an official tournament. I also fully support VDV regarding fan tournaments — that a person must first provide the rules and other necessary materials, and then, after review by the tournament moderator (read: official tournament organizer), if the result is positive, they can start a fan tournament. This measure is needed to control the quality of tournament organization. We don’t know who this hypothetical newcomer is — what if it’s another Manticora or Keren?
You can become an official organizer only if there isn’t one already for that discipline, but in any case, you’ll have to go through the proper channels — write to the coordinator or directly to the Creator.