"Newcomer-2012. Summer"

Regarding the introduction of a template ban in the second round of the group stage. Since there are those who have already advanced to the second round and are against the changes, we will not change anything; the second round of the groups will be played with the standard template. By mutual agreement, you can play with a ban. BUT, if a player aims to be in the top 8, they need to familiarize themselves with at least two more templates from the list within the next month.

Proposed changes to the tournament rules (and tournaments in general)...

What is the purpose of these changes? Does it mean that these measures guarantee fair play? Or is it for something else? These changes will not guarantee fair play.

1) In general, if I were the organizers, I would make it a mandatory condition at the stage when 8 players remain - a "STREAM"! Each player in online mode (a live broadcast, so to speak), regardless of whether anyone is watching or not, must stream through a platform (and provide a link to the stream in the appropriate topic), which would essentially allow the truly strongest to win!

We are studying the case of RBW, who streamed all his games and still successfully cheated.

2) On my own example, I can say that my level of trust in online games (that is, players) is zero.

Yes, online play is based on trust. Those who have been playing for a long time know each other well, and the vast majority of players play fairly. Yes, there are those who are not trusted; they try not to include them in tournaments, they don't play fun games with them; these people are also known.

I ask that a player in a tournament (specifically in a tournament, not a season) be given the right to warn their opponent before the game that the game will be played to the fullest.

Let's look at the FB tournament. The time limit on Jeb is 10 minutes, and on the others, it's 8 minutes. A turn lasts at least 15 minutes, which is at least half an hour for one day, at least 14 hours in a gaming month. This is the minimum! Usually, it's longer. The deadline is until the middle of the second month. Recently, I played on Jeb in 4 sessions, totaling about 30 hours. What is the point of all this "to the fullest"? And what about sleeping, working, eating, and just taking a break from Heroes? What if the internet or electricity goes out? What if there is a controversial situation and a judge needs to be called, but he is not online? What if this happens after a day? Do we replay? Well, that's Chinese style ;) (although newbies probably don't know the Chinese rules). Anyone who wants to maphack can easily do it on the opponent's turn. In general, a strong player only needs a few seconds to assess the map. Only a strong player doesn't need it, and it won't help a weak player.

Excuses that a game to the fullest can take a long time sound a bit stupid...

How many hours can you play in a row?