2 Stinger. On SoD, a weaker player is more likely to have a chance, as R55Max wrote. If the players are equally skilled, the weaker player has no chance against you. What about the old St. Petersburg tournaments? How many strong players emerged from them? And how many good players are currently developing on World? Can you name even ten active players who were mentored by Bay over the past few years? In other words, normal communication is at least as important for the game's growth. Why should I adapt to Bay's communication style? :D I've already adapted on World. And I don't really like the current "heroic" atmosphere; there are too many jabs and conflicts. The only good thing is that many new players are joining. P.S. Will you be traveling by train or car?

1. Eric, it seems you simply don't understand what World Tournament (WT) is, just like those who are commenting here in support of SoD. On SoD, a weaker player has minimal chances against a player who is good at SoD. The opposite is true in WT: a weaker player has more chances against a stronger player. WT has things like classes, a hero like Bronkhild, and many random factors that give a weaker player an advantage. Of course, this only applies if their weakness isn't obvious and they haven't been playing with only one hero for the first month. I'm not talking about those players. I'm just trying to prove that morale is a MINOR factor compared to all the features of WT, which are more global random elements than the infamous morale. In general, I think this discussion is a bit funny because I'm trying to prove something to people who CAN'T understand me because they DON'T know the other game, but they stubbornly stick to their opinion. 2. I'm not sure what St. Petersburg players you're talking about, the strong ones from the old tournaments who are still active. From St. Petersburg, there's Bayazet (a tech expert), Alex (he's a versatile player like me), Term (a tech expert), Poritsatel (a tech expert), Napalm (a tech expert) – I honestly don't know any SoD players from St. Petersburg. 3. I don't know how many good players are developing on World. I just don't follow it. I like Numvan, for example, but I can't think of anyone else off the top of my head. Again, I judge players based on their skill, not their communication on the forum. Fire to Sky has been a WT player for a long time, and he's a regular in the WT chat and tournaments. 4. I can easily name and show you a dozen players mentored by Bay. I won't list them; I just went into the WT chat, and there are 7 people there. And it's not even prime time. 5. Bay's communication style has always been friendly and informal. There are jokes, pranks, and other things that are typical of in-person meetings. I personally prefer this kind of communication, where people say things to each other's faces, rather than praising each other on the forum and saying how great everyone is, but not always acting the same way in real life. Bay, in the way we're talking about him, is a real family and a cohesive unit, both on the forum and offline. What surprises me is that I know almost all of Bay's players in real life, precisely because the communication on Bay was genuine and heartfelt. It may not be the ideal of politeness, but it's honest, and no one is ashamed to show up in real life and defend their point of view. What do I see on World? A lot of opinions, a lot of criticism of Bay, BUT I've only met a couple of people from World in person. Where are the rest? Whether it's a meetup or a tournament in real life, the majority are Bay players or WT players, while the others sit at their computers at home and occasionally make a snide remark. 6. I'll probably go by car.