Online game rules in HoMM3 - Version 2 (XII.2010-V.2013) and the Rating Tournament

VI. Seasonal Ranked Tournament.

1. Tournament Regulations.

This section is currently under discussion. Therefore, for now, we are guided by what was in the previous Rules:

- The rating takes into account both online games on random maps and games on fixed maps.

- Any changes to the rules are allowed with mutual consent of the players, except for the fair play clause. That is, you can play according to mutually agreed-upon rules or even without any rules at all. If an agreement cannot be reached through negotiations regarding a change (addition) to any rule, the players follow these rules. HOWEVER: We recommend that you discuss all this in advance via ICQ, because if controversial issues arise, the judge will base his decision on the following when making a verdict: these rules, logs provided from ICQ, and (in cases not covered by these rules), based on his personal discretion.

- In order for games to be included in the ranking table, it is necessary to submit reports in the Online Game Reports and Confirmations topic.
For ease of maintaining the ranking table and statistics, reports should be written according to the following scheme:

Date of game. Winner (color, castle, starting hero, main hero) def Loser (color, castle, starting hero, main hero), template (if fixed map, then name of the map), game time.

For example,
vbn (red, dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) def invisible (blue, inferno, Pyrrhus, Marius) 2SM4d(3) 136.
The name of the template can be found during the game in "scenario information".
It is mandatory to write such a report if the players want these games to be taken into account in the rating. If desired, you can describe the matches in more detail. The game will only be counted after submitting the above-mentioned report and confirmation from the loser.

Additional conditions:
I. After publishing the report on the forum, the winner is advised to send the opponent a link to this report via ICQ for confirmation (it is advisable to save these logs).
II. If a player cannot confirm the report in the corresponding topic for some reason, he must contact the seasonal tournament administrator and confirm the report by any other means (private message, ICQ, etc.).
III. If a player has outstanding unconfirmed reports about lost games, all his subsequent reports will not be counted until the debts are paid off.
IV. If one report is not confirmed by a player, and at least a formal reason for non-confirmation is indicated (investigation of unfair play), then reports about the victories of this player will continue to be counted.

- The player with the best result in the seasonal ranking becomes the "season winner" and is awarded a medal under their avatar.

2. Rating Calculation Formulas.

From November 2007 to February 2009, the rating was calculated using the formula proposed by SS-D and reset each season.
The Spring 2009 season was calculated using two systems: the old SS-D system and the new system proposed by StickyFingaz. Starting from Summer 2009, the forum voted to switch completely to the new system, which calculates both the seasonal rating, which is reset at the beginning of the season, and the permanent rating, which has not been reset since March 1, 2009.
"Zero" level is considered to be 1500 rating points, which are given to all players before the first game that is taken into account in the rating.

The rating is calculated as follows:

Let R1 and R2 be the initial ratings of the players.

The coefficients for the difference between player ratings are calculated as follows:
f1=max(-1, min((R1-R2)/400, 1));
f2=max(-1, min((R2-R1)/400, 1));
where min and max are functions that return the minimum and maximum of two numbers.

Points awarded for a win (WP) and loss (LP) are calculated as follows:
WP1=max(1, 16*(1+f1));
WP2=max(1, 16*(1+f2));
LP1=min(-1, 16*(-1+f1));
LP2=min(-1, 16*(-1+f2));

If the first player wins, then
R1->R1+(int)WP2;
R2->R2+(int)LP1;

if the second player wins, then
R1->R1+(int)LP2;
R2->R2+(int)WP1;

if the game ends in a draw, then
R1->R1+(int)((WP2-WP1)/2+0.5);
R2->R2+(int)((WP1-WP2)/2+0.5);

where (int) is a function that returns the integer part of a number.

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In developing these Rules, materials from heroesportal.net and other friendly resources were used.
Version 2 was based on the Rules that were used from November 2007 to November 2010.
Thank you to everyone who actively participates in the development and discussion of the rules, as well as in running the seasonal Ranked Tournament. Special thanks to:
SS-D - the first tournament administrator (November 2007 – February 2009),
invisible - tournament administrator and judge (November 2007 – February 2009),
vbn - tournament administrator and judge (spring, summer, autumn 2009), author of the HMM3_Lighter program,
as well as ewgeniy1985, Деконтаминатор, Wicc, Neoandy, Дубровин Павел, Oelm, Kluka, Javdet, pHOMM, Dirty_Player, КостяN and other players for their valuable comments.

Sincerely,
Pit for LM, tournament administrator and judge since December 2009.