Antoshka
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I do not agree with the use of a bug involving two-hex units and Berserk, where the stack simply stands and skips turns automatically. The judges, who are also leading participants in the tournament, without hesitation, award themselves the victory, saying:
We were just hoping for this bug; otherwise, we wouldn't have had a chance.+
08.01.2013 23:11:34, Dirty_Player: Personally, I think this is a bug, and a serious one. It should definitely be banned. However, since there was no ban yet, I believe that we used it absolutely LEGALLY. That's my position.
The AC has already responded; we are waiting for their decision, but I would like to add a couple of points that clarify the situation.
Many respected "veterans," whom I until recently considered wise and fair players, decided to use an "unobtrusive bug" with Berserk, citing the fact that "newbies should read the game documentation"... so, what does the documentation say? It states that the "Berserk" spell often behaves strangely and explains that if one of the two-hex units is under Berserk, it can only attack another two-hex unit in the right hex (for the defending hero, in the left hex). The video clearly shows that the centaur blocking the wyvern has that hex blocked only from the tail! This is clearly a bug, not even described there.
I understand that you want to "make a grand return," show off your skills, or whatever it's called, but referring to the portal rules, which supposedly do not prohibit this bug, even though the tournament post didn't even mention that these rules apply, is quite despicable... Instead, it was discovered that the game allows you to ban the SUPER-BUGGY Courage badge, which blocks some spells, including Berserk!!!! Such a wonderful spell that can simply kill any stack! Maybe next time, I'll address you as "Justice itself"?
In general, you showed excellent gameplay... If the AC recognizes all actions as legitimate and counts the result, I will withdraw from the tournament; my partner supports me in this endeavor... this is not an attempt to plead for a favorable decision; it's just that I can't comprehend how players of this rank can so blatantly use exploits... I hope that the members of the Appeals Committee will all make an unbiased and correct decision... oh, wait, one of them is a direct participant in the process, who personally used this bug; what a pity, what a pity.
I recently watched this battle and decided to share my opinion, even though it was 7 months ago.
Yes, they won by using a bug, i.e., somewhat unusual behavior under the influence of a spell. There were immediate discussions about the imbalance of this method - nothing like that. If the opponents had known about this effect of the spell, they could easily have avoided it and taken countermeasures. In essence, not knowing some details of the game, they exposed their main stack to its effect.
Analogies to such behavior: hitting a stack of gorgons with azure drakes, attaching your thick stack of un-upgraded harpies to dendroids, casting air shield during a castle siege, etc.
In essence, the opponent was so eager to cast Implosion that he fell for the "hook." He didn't pay any attention to the first skipped turn of his main attack stack and the threat of losing control of the battle. And the inevitable result is what came out of it.
This post confirms my previous conclusions well:
if I had cast antimagic, on the next turn, the opponent would again have the first cast, and he would cast it on the second squad, or first wait for me to kill the wyvern with magic, then resurrect the archers and again cast antimagic, what would I do then? if he has simple wyverns with monarchs of the same speed... then he could lose, despite the stats...