Posts from Creating unified inter-portal rules.

As a first iteration, we can take the rules developed during an inter-resource match.
I ask all interested parties to express their opinions; all kinds of statements are welcome – critical ones, simple "no," constructive ones, poems, business plans – basically everything except spam and flame.
As a measure for implementation, I suggest that we promote the "Interportal" rules and make it good form to play by them, without initially forcing or coercing anyone – just make it fashionable; everyone should understand that by playing according to these rules, they contribute to uniting the player community, or simply show themselves as cool guys :)

P.S. And here is a link to the Interportal rules (click on the link and see the first post in the topic):
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2. Convenience for the players themselves. Let's say you want to play, but the activity on your native forum has stagnated, while a major tournament is starting on a neighboring resource. Naturally, the player signs up, but in the heat of the competition, they might forget and start playing "by their own rules." Even if it doesn't lead to a scandal, the game is still ruined. Unification would allow players to play seamlessly on different resources, which would raise the status of tournaments to the benefit of both communities.

1. Restarts. On HP there is no restart upon meeting on 1-1-6, on HW there is.
2. Heroes. There are differences concerning the use of spells obtained from 4th-level specialist heroes. No point in detailing it, take a close look yourselves. But pay attention: On HP, Tanth is restricted, same as 4th-level specialists, on HW it is not.
3. Scrolls. On HW, the requirements for building magic are more flexible, granting the right to use scrolls, but there is no Week 6 rule. On HP, there is.
4. Necropolis. On HP, the starting hero is random, goodbye Gosh.
5. Diplomacy. On HP, it is completely banned, on HW, it is allowed with restrictions.

To avoid such nonsense, you can simply discuss it in a small group and agree on common rules – why make things difficult?

1. Restarts. There are no restarts on HotA based on the 1-1-6 encounter, but there are on HotV.
2. Heroes. There are differences regarding the use of spells obtained from level 4 specialist heroes. There's no point in detailing it; just look closely. But pay attention: on HotA, Tant is limited, as are the level 4 specialists, but not on HotV.
3. Scrolls. On HotV, the requirements for building magic that allows the use of scrolls are more flexible, but there is no rule for the 6th week. On HotA, there is.
4. Necropolis. On HotA, the starting hero is random; goodbye, Gosha.
5. Diplomacy. On HotA, it is completely prohibited, but on HotV, it is allowed to a limited extent.

1. On the portal, when starting as Necropolis, the hero is random. I believe that the ban on building the Amplifier significantly nerfed the Necro's strength. And if you also start in the underground even with Galthran, it's a loss in most cases. I understand that Gosha is Gosha, but I propose to ALLOW!!! building the Amplifier, BUT with a ban on upgrading Vampires!

4. I am categorically against allowing the purchase of monsters of any level that appear as a result of that monster's week. On HW this rule doesn't exist (although I planned to add it at one point); on HP only the purchase of 7th-level monsters is forbidden. +5 bears is good on 121, of course, but +5 horses is also busted!

5. On HP I didn't see a clause at all allowing buying creatures in Refugee Camps; on HW it's allowed and IMHO it's not busted at all, because mostly you get spearmen at the start, and the object is pretty well guarded. I personally am FOR.

6. Not so long ago a situation arose, after which a clause was added to the HW rules: "...In the absence of a passage guard, including a shifted one, free passage from respawn to respawn is allowed..." It happens that there is a passage, but the guard is nowhere to be seen. Perhaps the opponent broke through the passage, or perhaps it's a generator glitch.

9. Neither on HW nor on HP does it say anything about the mandatory visiting of all obelisks before digging up the Grail.

1. On the portal, when starting a Necropolis game, the hero is random. I believe that the ban on building the Amplifier significantly reduced the strength of the Necropolis faction. And if you also start in the Underground, even with Galthran, it's a loss in most cases. I understand that Gosh is Gosh, but I suggest allowing the construction of the Amplifier, BUT with a ban on upgrading Vampires!

2. I am strongly against canceling the restart upon encountering another player! I don't want to encounter Valeska in the first week, who has 30+ extremely powerful Moral Archers, and I would even less like to encounter the Miner, who has a pair of Angels and Dragons on day 114, supported by 150+ Trolls. This restart balances the overpowered castles with those that need a little development. What can the Barbarians do in the first 6 days of the game? Can 1 Bear, 3 Rukh, and a bunch of Goblins kill even one Troll of Shaktii? Or will 2 Efreet kill everyone?