Piterius
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Vitaly, I apologize, but I don't understand something. Last year, when Peterius said that this wasn't a CIS championship, you argued with him in an aggressive tone and insisted he was wrong, but this year you're saying the same thing. Did the CIS atmosphere influence your opinion last year, or what?
You're mixing up the topics we're talking about. I didn't argue with him about the CIS tournament itself and its importance, or that the tournament meets all the standards of a major tournament. He started attacking me personally when I told him to stop being negative about our entire meeting. I think the motives are clear (Russia vs. Ukraine) and were influencing his thinking.
After getting an impression of the CIS event I attended and seeing Merlin's amazing photo session in the neighboring thread, I came to the conclusion (IMHO, of course) that a normal tournament that should bear such a grand name cannot take place in such conditions, and I said that this needs to be changed.
But judging by the conversations... I think most people will be okay with it because everything always happens the same way... and the point of the conversation disappears...
Vitaly, as far as I remember, you were the one who started throwing insults at me after my critical posts about the CIS. Yes, my posts were solely due to the absence of players from Ukraine, and you were unhappy that I had spoiled your wonderful impression of the event and started cursing me out. I'm not excusing myself for the personal attacks, but don't make up stories about who started it first. Less than a year has passed, and you've completely changed your opinion about the tournament and are now criticizing it yourself. I don't understand the point of that conflict and your consistency.
Let it be called the Galaxy Cup, it doesn't matter at all. Those who can (want) come, regardless of the level of negativity in the surrounding people. There are few Heroes players anyway, and even fewer non-drinking Heroes players. Nothing prevents holding a Cup for non-drinking Heroes players :D, perhaps this event will be recorded in the Guinness Book of Records.
The problem of drunkenness is not a problem of Heroes players, it is a matter of national traditions, the level of culture of the participants, and the work of the organizers. Merlin is right, it's good that there are those who care, respect. Organizing a tournament is a serious job that is difficult to appreciate until you are in that position, and it is not good to criticize such initiatives.
I urge Ukrainians to think about their own tournament instead of trolling. It would be better and more honorable to channel their energy into organizing and running their own tournament.