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Goal - to annoy (or rather, to thoroughly test) the Balance template.

Conditions (let's accept them as a given):

template - Balance

it will be held on SOD

This isn't really a tournament, so I reserve the right to reject applications without publicly explaining the reasons. On my part, I undertake to be objective.

Everything else is open for discussion; that's what this topic is for – to chat, discuss, and maybe something good will come out of it…

To get things started, let's discuss:
1 Could we run it according to Chinese rules? At the same time, we can see if there’s anything valuable in them (Vikc suggested somewhere to create a ranking of castles...).
2 I suggest having between 2 and 8 players, in a round-robin format.
3 The duration of one round should be at least 1 game per week? Maybe 2 games per week? This applies if it's in a fun tournament format...
4 What else?

P.S. here is the Balance description: Click here...

I am making changes in this post in green...

If this event isn't organized by the AK, I can participate.
I have a suggestion: let's not play in a round-robin format or any other type of bracket. Since it's a "fan club," let players choose who they want to play against and so on.
The goal is to progress using this template, and I especially support the idea of "Chinese" rules, but for that, it's not necessary to play against all opponents; a smaller variety of opponents and a limited number of matches would be sufficient.

If this event isn't under the auspices of the AK, I can participate.

I didn't quite understand what you meant by "auspices," but I'll try to answer. It's all under the auspices of honest, fanatical players of the game, and I dare to include myself among them. And you too, by the way...

There's a suggestion not to play in a round-robin format or any other type of bracket, since it's a "fan club," so let people play with whoever they want, etc....

I don't understand, are you suggesting we draw lots each time? If it's a free choice, then it will just be a collection of reports... IMHO, we need to think about this more. Maybe someone else will have something to say...

What’s the point of practicing balance there? In general, there’s only one strategy – no tactical nuances are предусмотрено. Destroy the enemy’s GO, and move to the center.

Balance is my favorite map. If anyone wants to practice, feel free to message me – let’s play!

Goal - to annoy (or rather, to "tease" the template, what did you think? ;) ) the Balance.
To get things started, I suggest we discuss:
1. Could we run it according to Chinese rules? We could also see if there's anything valuable there (Vik suggested somewhere to create a ranking of castles...)
2. I suggest a composition of 2 to 8 players, in a round-robin format...
3. Maybe 2 games per week?
4. What else?

I'm in, 368316378. The only thing is, I have a balance with and without Dungeon. Rules as in the qualifier, right?
1. I know the Hv rules better.
2. I support this, considering that with 1 game per week in a Swiss system, it's hard to agree and have time to play.
3. It's better to have one game per week, life is unpredictable.
4. I want the qualifier rules for balance.

I agree! Let's organize a tournament called "Kiss of the Dragon" :D
I think the balance should be without the Dungeon faction, preferably following Chinese rules.
In any case, let's increase the resources by 160% to make it more challenging. We can keep the faction and hero selection as is. But I'm in favor of a random hero for Necropolis (if it's even allowed on the balance map).
I can suggest four strategies for this map:
1. Maximize the speed to reach treasure #10 through the Grove, followed by attacking the Hives;
2. Secure and control the sandy treasure #5 through zone #4;
3. Rush to the opponent through zones #3 or #4;
4. Necromancer strategy.

I'll try to outline the deadlines, rules, etc. this weekend.

Added on October 18, 2009:
I suggest we take another week to think about it, discuss it, see how our players and the Chinese players perform, and wait for more opinions.

By the way, while testing Balance, I noticed that sometimes buggy, unguarded passages are created from the starting spawn point directly into treasure #10. What do the rules say about this?

Added 3 hours 26 minutes ago
What if we held a tournament in this format: We appoint 3 Guardians of Balance; We create a nice toolbar for them with the appropriate inscription and the right to wear it in their signature; Then, everyone who wants to play leaves their challenge in the tournament topic, and the Guardian of Balance who is most available accepts this challenge, and they play to 2 wins. If the challenger wins, they become a Guardian of Balance instead of the loser, with all the responsibilities and privileges. If the Guardian of Balance wins, all participants congratulate him on his victory and boost his morale. This would be a relaxed and self-regulating system. And at the end of the season or year, we could announce the best player and award them a title. All games naturally go into the seasonal ranking.

You can see the implementation of this idea here: http://toheroes.com/tourn/warlords.html

To be honest, I can speak English fluently with the help of a dictionary. :D
But when it comes to people, I try to find common ground.
Let me explain my idea; it's not new. The essence is a "king of the hill" game.
The "kings of the hill" are the Guardians. The goal is to make the tournament accessible on one hand, and on the other, not to turn it into an obligation.
At the same time, involve as many players as possible in the game using a "new" template, players who don't want to stop developing.
That is, entering the tournament will be as easy as in seasonal games. If you want to challenge someone, you leave your challenge in the tournament thread. If you get tired of it, you leave the tournament.
The only obligations are for the leaders. Considering that many players participate in several tournaments at once, we can make a condition: respond to a challenge at least once every two weeks. But the Guardians should also have an incentive to play actively. The top three players at the end of the season (by number of wins) will compete in a small tournament for the title of best, and the strongest will receive the "Sword of Balance" for their avatar. :)
Ideally, the tournament host should only intervene if there are too many contenders for a match with the Guardians, in which case they should be divided into pairs, and the winner will play for the title. But that's still a long way off; we need to get a starting roster first.
In general, I'm not insisting. Loi asked for ideas, and I offered one. If it doesn't work, we'll think of something else.

The idea is good; it just needs a well-executed implementation. Regarding the translation, it's not a problem now; you can simply go to google.ru and translate it, for example, like this: http://translate.google.ru/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Ftoheroes.com%2Ftourn%2Fwarlords.html&sl=en&tl=ru&hl=ru&ie=UTF-8

Maybe it's much simpler?
Just hold a regular round-robin tournament, whose winners will have the preferential right to represent HeroesWorld in matches against the Chinese or Poles (or whoever else Balance prefers?).
That is, of course, if StickyFingaz doesn't lose the enthusiasm to organize such tournaments.

If StickyFingaz loses enthusiasm for organizing such tournaments, that is.

If, when assembling a team, it turns out again that there is simply no competition, then the enthusiasm will fade.

I'll try to outline the deadlines, rules, etc., this weekend.

Added on October 18, 2009:
I suggest we take another week to think about it, discuss it, see how our players from China perform, and wait for more opinions....

The duration of one round is at least 1 game per week. Please only register (even preliminarily) if you can definitely commit to that...

I've thought about it... if many people are not happy with this schedule, we'll change it. I've made changes in the first post.