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Write too little and they won't understand; write too much and they won't read...

I'll explain one more time: we are conducting a technical survey to clarify which version the playoff participants intend to play on. We aren't implying any secret meaning, and we aren't planning to ban anyone (I wonder, for what?)

We want to divide the players into 3 groups:
1) Those who want to play on WT and only on WT — our Inferno — FireToSky, Wicc, LeBron — maybe someone else will join?
2) Those who will play only on SoD (these are those who don't have WT at all; those for whom it's disadvantageous to play their Castle on WT; those who dislike something about WT; ....) If the draw leaves no other option but to pit these players against the first group, then we will award the WT players a technical win.
3) Those who are ready to play with the first group on WT under any circumstances. These players will not demand a technical win based on the version.

All other options are determined by the agreement between players. You can play on TE if you agree. SoD is the default version. If there are options regarding who and what to play on, it makes sense to declare only SoD, and then agree with each opponent individually before a specific game.

Therefore, I repeat the request to those who haven't replied yet — answer the question about the version clearly; there is no need to write long, rambling tactical considerations, and no need to invent new rules for the regulations:
1) only SoD,
2) only WT,
3) SoD or WT at the opponent's discretion.

Here is the current status:
Round of 16 participants:
1. RomarioGrom (Conflux) only SoD
2. Keba (Dungeon) ?
3. Mizrael (Castle) ?
4. OUTLAW (Rampart) ?
5. Satyr (Fortress) SoD or WT at the opponent's discretion
6. Kluka (Rampart) only SoD
7.
8.

Play-off match participants (in brackets - group position):
1. Erdem (Fortress) only SoD (2)
2. Pavel Dubrovin (Castle) only SoD (3)
3. LeBron (Inferno) only WT (2-3 ?)
4. AYMAN (Rampart) only SoD (2-3 ?)
5. Wicc (Inferno) only WT (2)
6. Mar (Conflux) (3) only SoD (3)
7. FireToSky (Inferno) only WT (2-3 ?)
8. Wlk777 (Fortress) ? (2-3 ?)
...
16.

Playoff participants, position undetermined:
scorp (Dungeon) only SoD
Gomunguls (Dungeon) only SoD
Alone (Necropolis) only SoD
SEM_56 (Fortress) only SoD

Now about the goals of our tournament.
Our goal is to play as our favorite castle. This is the primary goal from the organizers' point of view. Therefore, we want to arrange the draw to avoid technical results as much as possible.
There is another goal — to identify the winner and the prize winners.
In a sense, there is a contradiction here. Winning can come through technical wins, throws, unplayable matchups... Then no one cares about playing as their favorite castle. Our players are different, and what is more important for each is their own business.

It's all because of the strange regulations. When 3-4 people advance from a group of 5, such situations are practically inevitable — someone in the final round won't care about the result. Ideally, 1-2 players should advance from the group; then almost all key games would be played with proper motivation.

If only 1-2 players advance from a group of 5, 30-50% of games often go unplayed, as motivation ends after 2 losses and 2 rounds. With our "strange regulations," 85% of matches have already been played, with 2 weeks left for make-up games. We have extended the motivation until the final round, and in many groups, until the very last game. We stick to the main goal — to play, not just to identify a winner.

Satyr also told me that there's no point in finishing our match since he already has 4 wins, so we just recorded a draw.

Ooo, in a group of 5 players, "already 4 wins" with one game still unplayed...

Due to a lack of tournament motivation (regardless of the outcome, I'm in 2nd place), I ask that you record a technical defeat for me in the match against Mar.

...I came here to play as Fiona, not to fight for my rights.
Mark, by the way, is a cool guy — he didn't insist on the rules, agreed to play on WT, and chose a good template (mini-nostalgia). It's actually a pity we didn't play.

From my point of view — contradictory statements. If you came to play, why didn't you play? What "tournament motivation," if the tournament could end for you in the very next round? You wouldn't even get a chance to play as Fiona... Well, it's your business, of course...