Last year, I visited the glorious city of Michurinsk, we ate shashlik and went for horse rides together with Nagan, Scorp, Mizrael, Rapper, and his charming sister TaKotoraya...

Yes, quite a gathering back then. :rolleyes:

Continuing the topic, here is an interview with Chaos, the organizer of the Moscow Chaos League, perhaps the most well-structured organization in the Heroes world throughout its existence. The Chaos League made many players famous - Andre, Bishop, Stinger... the list could go on. Just a few years ago, Chaos rules dominated throughout the post-Soviet space.

Nagan-4
On the HeroesWorld website, a project called "History" has begun. This project aims to give a voice to people who have made the greatest contribution to the development of the Heroes world. If any question seems unethical or provocative to you, you can leave it without comment.
Let's start, the first question, what is your zodiac sign?

Chaos:
Virgo.

Nagan-4:
Favorite movie.

Chaos:
Gentlemen of Fortune.

Nagan-4:
Favorite city.

Chaos:
Chusovoy.

Nagan-4
Do you still play Diablo sometimes? After all, your duo with Dilvish was one of the strongest in Russia.

Chaos:
I don't play.

Nagan-4:
Favorite Castle in HoMM3?

Chaos:
Fortress.

Nagan-4:
Favorite Hero in HoMM3?

Chaos:
Tazar

Nagan-4:
Alexey, you are known for your work in the Russian Computer Sports Federation. How did you get into the FCS?

Chaos:
Through Dilvish.

Nagan-4:
How did the idea of creating the Chaos League come about?

Chaos:
The person liked to play Heroes. He wanted to participate in tournaments. So he had to organize them himself.

Nagan-4:
Your tournaments had 50-60 people, 9-10 rounds, clear organization, and good coverage of the tournaments. And almost all of this was done by two people, in addition to their other work at the FCS. Was it difficult to organize all of this?

Chaos:
One person was in charge of the entire organization, and it wasn't that difficult.

Nagan-4:
In which clubs were the Chaos League tournaments held?

Chaos:
5 or 6 clubs in Moscow. At different times in different ones.

Nagan-4:
Moscow has produced and continues to produce many good players for the Heroes world. Name three, in your opinion, the most talented players of the Chaos League.

Chaos:
I won't name the most talented, but the strongest at that time, please:
Bishop, Andre, Chaos.

Nagan-4:
Match with St. Petersburg in 2002. On fixed maps, the home turf of the St. Petersburg players. When I read on ProGamer that you, the random map players, agreed to such a match with a good stake, I thought: "What are they doing?". Do you think it was possible to win against the St. Petersburg players under those conditions? Or would it have been better not to agree to the match?

Chaos:
After the match ended, I was much more confident that we should have won than before it started. I already described this in detail in the report. I am sure that in all other parallel realities (if they exist), we won that match.

Nagan-4:
What is Dilvish doing now?

Chaos:
I suppose he is waiting for you to interview him.

Nagan-4:
The first Chaos League tournaments were won by different people - Imp, Dilvish, Andre, Joker, Mega Pes, but somewhere in the middle of 2004, Bishop won several tournaments in a row. What is this? Luck, perseverance, or is he really that much more talented than everyone else?


Chaos:
Honestly, I don't remember him winning several in a row. But, given the specifics of the game, even being the strongest player, it is impossible to win several tournaments in a row without luck.
My answer is luck.

Nagan-4:
How did you and Alan Prost come up with the idea of joining forces with the League of Heroes in 2004 to hold a joint festival?

Chaos:
I suppose it came to mind in the same way that all other thoughts come to mind, like eating or scratching. You want to - you scratch, you want to - you hold a festival.

Nagan-4:
Still, who had the initiative to hold Krasnodar-2004, Alan Prost or you?

Chaos:
The proposal for joint organization came from me, but I don't know, maybe they would have held it even without me.

Nagan-4:
Moscow brought a wonderful team to Krasnodar-2004 - you, Andre, Bishop, Phil 123, Joker, Mega Pes, and another dozen strong players. There were rumors in the corridors that there would be at least 6 Muscovites in the quarterfinals. Only three made it. Do you think you could have performed better then?

Chaos:
No, I don't think so.

Nagan-4:
Now, the Minsk players, if not dominating the forums, make up a very significant force. In part, thanks to you, they have become a powerful group, and they lost a lot of money to you at one time: they still remember the matches with you with nostalgia. How did you meet the Minsk players?

Chaos:
At one of the tournaments, I think it was StarCraft, Dilvish and DC_Vasya decided to play a group party in Heroes. Vasya came to Moscow accompanied by DDD and Skuns'a. On our side, Dilvish, Elisei, and I played. We had a lot of fun, and everyone liked it, so we decided to continue. I wouldn't say that "they lost a lot of money to us". Both sides had winners and losers.

Nagan-4:
Your attitude towards HoMM4 and HoMM5?

Chaos:
HoMM4 - a failure
HoMM5 - a good game, but it was too late.

Nagan-4:
The problem of fighting cheating in online games is currently quite acute. How did the Chaos League fight cheaters? I remember that even map editors were killed on computers so that they wouldn't be tempted to mess around.

Chaos:
When playing over the internet, the protection measures used in live tournaments do not work.

Nagan-4:
And, finally. There are many new players on the HeroesWorld forum who participate in online tournaments. Being one of the strongest players in Russia, what would you wish them?

Chaos:
In light of the previous question, I can only wish the participants of online tournaments fair opponents, and of course, not to cheat themselves.

Nagan-4:
Thank you. And good luck!

Chaos:
Bye!