DISCUSSIONS on “Rules for online games in HoMM3 and formulas for calculating player rating.”

I think that in tournament games, only losing due to a misclick should be acceptable, as Dirty wrote. In games where reports are submitted, everything can be made much simpler. For example, I've decided that if an opponent loses due to a misclick on turn 1 or on neutral creatures, I'll count it as a loss, but I won't write a report. This loss due to a misclick is like a debt. If I later lose to that person in a tough battle, even if the game lasts for a couple of in-game months, they shouldn't post a win against me, as they've already paid off the debt. Not encouraging auto-factors is a way to stimulate player development. After all, the competitive aspect should also be present. However, I will give auto-wins to people with whom I have a warm, friendly relationship, but no more than one. Whether to give a ranked auto-win or not is a viable option. By the way, I remember a very embarrassing moment for me when I recently registered on HW and in a 200% tournament, I played against legionerdv, and he gave me 4 or 5 auto-wins after my misclicks. In general, I won that game (in my defense, I can say that at that time I didn't read the forum much and didn't realize how unfair it was, as I was a complete newcomer to online games). So, I don't know how he had the patience, but he didn't insult me, and to his credit, he very calmly confirmed the loss. Now, I won't take more than one auto-win from an opponent.