Posts from SoY-2: Online Tournaments "Seasons of year" - "Seasons of year" - Autumn Season 2007

Please include me in the tournament. Nickname: Electric ICQ: 495-210-200

Please register the new player. :smile03:
invisible
472-101-962

I am registering the last participant (he asked me through ICQ, he was afraid he wouldn't have time to register himself).
Master_Vitaliy
486-475-487

Registration for the tournament is now closed.

Please note that I have added another map to the main post; it replaces map #2, as that one was indeed too difficult for a duel tournament.

Uran in my group? Again????:smile35: :smile35: :smile45: :smile54: :smile52: Damn it – that’s just my fate:D

And here I am!!! :smile25:
Ready for battle!!! :smile17:
I'll fight everyone... if there's no one, I'll fight the wall :smile10:

DEAR participants of the SOY tournament, in order to avoid controversial situations, please try to save the game every day...
If you suspect your opponent of cheating, don't rush to accuse them, first check and write to the organizer, and provide proof!

master_Vitaliy vs Vuzzza

Interesting map + interesting game
Two things played an important role: the opponent's luck (he got Diplomacy as a skill) and the almost complete absence of archers (I played as Swamp and suffered significant losses because of this)
In general, Vuzzza won despite everything)


P.S. Vuzzza is a strong opponent despite the luck factor; it was a pleasure to play against him!:smile14:

invisible (Inferno, Peer, Peer) def GRAMM (Tower, Halon, Halon) 247 map Chers_Compass
I played this map once, but at 160%. The fact that the tournament was at 200% difficulty was a pleasant surprise for me right before the start of the game. Oh well.
After seeing the secondary Necropolis, I already had a plan for the game. I decided to build vampires and rush. I barely developed my Castle and didn't even build Efreet on the first week. On the fourth week, I broke through the knights guarding the entrance to the Dungeon with vampires, and to break through the Black Riders, I bought everything I could so as not to lose my lords (there were 18 of them). In general, I wanted to go to the opponent through the Dungeon and unexpectedly take his Castle. I cleared half of the Dungeon, and on day 222, 34 vampires killed 2 packs of Hungry Red Dragons. Then, I immediately bought a +4 sword and a +4 shield at the market. Then, I moved towards the exit from the Dungeon to the blue player, deciding to attack on the same week, bringing all my troops (by this time, I already had about 500 skeletons). But that wasn't the case. A skeleton incorrectly positioned near the gate wouldn't let me through :smile42:. I wandered around it and had to return, taking a Castle along the way behind the red player and learning Resurrection there. Then, I went to my native Inferno, killed the bloodthirsty quest Archangels with vampires on the city portal, and ran through the Archdevils to the neighboring territory, and from there to the opponent. I must say that 95% of all battles were fought by vampires alone. The other heroes ran from Castle to Castle and tried their best to turn all the skeletons they saw into skeletons. On day 246, I took the blue player's main Castle, which was undefended. The opponent went on the offensive, but didn't attack the Castle. And on day 247, I attacked:
Final battle: Peer, level 17, skills 13-12-8-9, 16 Sultan-Efreet, 50 Vampire Lords, 43 Demons, 42 Improved Elves, 20 Cerberuses (I don't know why I took them with me, otherwise they would have also been turned into skeletons :)), 143 Gogs, and 696 skeletons :D (they worked hard, it almost came down to Abyss Lords, Dendroids, and Pegasuses, but I decided that was too much, and it was enough).
Halon, level 11, skills 5-1-8-13, 16 Griffons, 37 Orcish Warlords, 58 Iron Golems, 6 Improved Genies, 20 Archmages, 8 Queen-Nagas, and 1 Giant. The outcome of the battle is obvious, given the difference in parameters and troops.
Thank you for the game!

Sorry for interrupting, but the player who was playing as the red faction should upload the save file before the battle (or the autosave)!!! ;);)

Added 2 minutes later
And also - I don't understand why you played with Gramm when you were supposed to play with Moza...!!!??? I DON'T GET IT!!!!

Sorry for interrupting, but whoever was playing as the red faction should upload the save file before the battle (or the autosave)!!!;);)

Added 2 minutes later
and also - I don't understand why you played with Gram? You were supposed to play with Moza...!!!??? I DON'T GET IT!!!!

I've uploaded the save file. Sorry, the previous players didn't upload them, so I thought it wasn't necessary.

I played with Gram because I couldn't get Moza, and the weekend is passing, and I have nothing else to do. I still need to play, so with Adelaide's permission, I played as an extra ;)

That’s exactly how it was. I confirm the battle.

Herbert (Castle, Caithlin) vs Vbn (Rampart, Kyrre)
The map immediately plunged me into dejection - I had managed to play it for about an hour, and it was clearly visible that the player was folding to the elf at the beginning (middle) of the second week. And without any options (unless the elf gets really unlucky with the start).
However, the opponent was busy with work and didn't study the map. To my surprise, I looted his sea, took excellent towns (the elven one and the native human village).
I built cavalry in the second week. In the third week, I sold my last shirt, but got Angels up.
Life is beautiful and amazing!
Then I decided to go for the throat - real life was calling, and with a clear advantage in troops I decided to take a risk and end the game by crippling the opponent's economy.
As I said - this assault was either victory or defeat. Alas, victory didn't happen. After a little analysis of the battle, I come to the conclusion that both of us blundered as best we could. So there's no point in me beating my chest (like "I didn't win"). On the contrary, I managed to almost win the battle =))) but blundered and eventually, after losing the bird and two cavalry, retreated. A very unpleasant surprise was Kyrre having Expert Earth and 6 Spell Power.
Overall, I then started gathering Wyverns (the opponent broke through to the center).
The advantage was still on my side in terms of building up; could have kept playing and playing...
But Vitaliy honestly earned the victory here. I can't say anything. Thanks for the game. Haven't played a match like that in ages. Until now, I only lost to biiiig masters of the hero business.
Actually, I've only played against the best in the country.
I congratulate Vitaliy on his victory. He showed himself in the best light. It's unpleasant even to think what would have happened if he had studied the map in advance.

Hey guys, I'll add my two cents again... According to the rules, and for our benefit, we need a save file, so please don't be lazy and upload it ;););)

Well, I was learning the map as I went, already while playing,
but I really messed up with the late departure to sea,
because I didn't immediately go to capture the second castle at the respawn.

I never try to eliminate the opponent online in the 2nd week (with a rush),
I try to let both the other player and myself develop (I try to do it faster and better than the opponent).


vbn (Kirr, Rampart) v.s. Gerb_ERT (Caitlin, Castle)

Map - fixed, 1 for 4.
Resources, including wood and ore - entirely absent.
Only empty wood and ore mines.

vbn went to sea too late, resulting in being left without wood
that was lying on the sea, and Gerb_ERT, naturally, collected almost all of it.

Furthermore, vbn immediately went east, not west,
towards the enemy's castle, which could have been taken on the 1st day (+500 gold).

As a result, apparently, the prefecture was 3 days late.

Next, Herbert, without wasting time, began capturing neutral castles.
And on the 11th day (1-2-4) he already had 4 (!!!) castles, vbn had only 2.

vbn decided to urgently head to sea, but only had 4 castles on the 17th day (1-3-3).

But vbn managed to pick up the Gnoll Shield +4 defense
and the Dragon Necklace +3 attack +3 knowledge.

On day 1-4-3 the enemy landed on neutral territory, where my 2 recently captured castles were. vbn attacks:

vbn - Kirr 4-9-6-4 - 18 Pikemen+44 Gremlins+24 Gargoyles+7 Dwarves+27 Centaurs+93 Halflings
(8th level, expert logistics+archery+earth magic, knowledge of Slow, archers - 90 damage, 54 mana)

v.s. (see saves)

Gerb_ERT - Tyrak 3-7-2-2 - 1 angel + 6 Cavalry + 16 Archers + about 40 Halflings
(tactics and something else..., 20 mana)

Due to Tyrak's tactics, the angels and Haste on the cavalry killed
almost all of the Halflings (about 70), on whom the battle's outcome depended.

But thanks to the skills, expert Slow and Archery 90, I managed to destroy the angel,
and then the rest of the opponent's army, except for 4 cavalry.

Archery was enough to finish off the cavalry (they had no morale - Spirit of Oppression),
and the opponent fled, while Kirr was left with 3 Gargoyles.

Gerb_ERT said that he messed up in this battle,
but I believe this is real-time, and he had no way of knowing that
I had Slow+Archery+expert Earth magic.

Of course, knowing this, he might have fought differently,
and I would have too, if I had remembered about tactics.

Then, at the turn change, a secondary hero with a Griffin attacks vbn,
shoots an arrow, but 1 Gargoyle survives, and with it, Kirr.

Kirr returned to his respawn with expert Earth magic, Logistics, Archery,
also having learned Attack, Defense, and Diplomacy.
And methodically advanced towards the Fire Bird dwellings and the library.
Tyrak started gathering Wyverns on the islands.

On day 2-1-2 Gerb_ERT surrendered; I don't know if it was worth him doing so,
but he nevertheless considered it necessary to grant me the victory.

On that day, Kirr 5-10-8-4 managed to recruit 57 Elves and a Unicorn
(another 9 Unicorns were planned to be purchased the next day)

Tyrak gathered 8 Wyverns from 2 hives.

Also, Tyrak already had 3 angels, and Kirr didn't have dragons yet,
but instead had + Phoenixes.

And further, if you think about it, while Tyrak was losing turns without Navigation and during landings and departures,
and Kirr in the meantime was leveling up skills and Diplomacy,
then if the game continued, the victory would most likely have been on Kirr's side.