Rules for organizing, conducting, and participating in online Heroes of Might and Magic III tournaments.

Plus, you can't take a piece of their rating from many top players – they grind SoD-2sm4d3, and I don't play that.

I was also thinking about this. Why does everyone play 2sm4d(3)? And I came to the conclusion that this is partly a problem with the rules. It clearly states that "templates are by agreement, but 2sm4d(3) is recommended." But if there was a list of templates, there would be more choice. The same Panic, Balance, JC, or the infamous 8mm6. The same goes for the portal. Plus, there are established traditions in the Heroes community. They've been grinding on CM, and anything else is already a hassle, and it just doesn't fit.