Club championship of the CIS countries.

I agree, there is an imbalance in the SoD. But that's what makes the game "Heroes," where luck and chance make the game exciting and interesting, rather than robotic (grindy). If you're unlucky with the map, goodbye; if you're lucky, good job.

This is precisely what the development ideology of the game is fighting against. And whether this is good or bad is irrelevant; it's a kind of medical fact.

Moreover, it's fighting not only by balancing the game but also by selecting templates. For example, SoD on XL+U is quite playable; I often play it, including in tournaments. And even fans of Chaos rules promote this approach.

For this reason, I don't see any particular harm to the development of Heroes if some of the matches in this tournament are played with SoD gameplay. Hence, Light is positioned as the main version.

But, as it turned out, in the current situation, SoD is mainly associated with CM and Balance, which are only conditionally playable even on TE, and on SoD, it's a complete lottery.

Some people like this, others don't, but the historical process has led to a gradual evolution of Heroes from a game of chance to a sports game. One's attitude towards this only affects their gaming career, not the overall trend.

I also read about how the places will be distributed by Vika; make an exception due to personal dislike, not for Mizraeel, but give my ticket to Markon – he's a normal, simple guy who was unlucky, and I want to give it to him; is that possible?

At the beginning, there was a lot of talk, both in public discussions and in private, that it would be good to avoid nepotism – forming the lineup for the final using diplomatic rather than sporting methods. It seems to be working so far; let's not break this trend.

Although many of those who could have realistically competed for the top 3 in the final tournament have already missed out – DC_Vasya, Mike_Spb, Markon.