Posts from Favorites, into battle! - 11. Auto-translated

It was a good tournament once... ah.

Well, that was a bummer. Oh well, whatever.
Give people the freedom to speak, and the first thing they'll use it for is to trash you. In principle, Dirty did warn me, and I knew what I was getting into. Still, there were plenty of other voices, and the discussion was for their sake.
Vic was right in some ways when he talked about "whiny dads." Though I still think it wasn't a valid reason to deny the FTS registration in the IP-2.

OK. On the positive side:
- found an error in the rules concerning the bible (well, forgot it at the start :smile43: )
- increased the share of OH games in the tournament (the first open tournament on SoD generally has OH in the rules)
- formulated the question regarding the Tant for the community at least; if it's important, it can be incorporated into the HeroesWorld rules
- added a detailed fixed schedule for the group stage rounds (well, forgot that at the start too :rolleyes: )
- changed the round deadlines to minimize the chance of losing weekends
- thinking about what to replace the half-dead 8mm6a with
- accounted for the confusion with coefficients from the OFB and added a formula to this tournament's rules.

On the negative side, I'd also like to hear something concrete, besides "there's a bad aftertaste."
I already wrote — there is a part of the community for whom the very fact of open discussions is unpleasant; it leaves an aftertaste. Found an aftertaste in yourselves? Then you're part of that group. But that's all there is to it. :) It's not a problem, unless you make it one.
There will be 8 days before the tournament to calmly think and decide what the bottom line is from everyone discussing whatever came to mind, and ultimately choosing the best outcome. The ruleset has improved in places — that's the whole bottom line.

No further changes to the Tournament Rules will be made before the tournament begins.

No more changes to the Rules will be made before the tournament begins.

And after that? :rolleyes:

The organizers reserve the right... :)
Unless something extraordinary happens, there will be no further changes.

Applications accepted. There are unconfirmed losses for:
herolwy, HellLight, ProtosArchon, Sav1tarrr, theShevanesian, Keba, Alin.

Requests accepted. Unconfirmed loss reports:
herolwy, HellLight, ProtosArchon, Sav1tarrr, theShevanesian, Keba, Alin.

You can change the town until Registration is closed. PM me here.

17 Necropolises out of 58 registered, 30%. That's pretty clear.
(The other castles have around 10% each. Some have less, of course.)

17 Necropolis units out of 58 registered, 30%. That's pretty clear.
(The other castles have around 10% each. Some have less, of course.)

I only saw the "Citadel" unit with Dave.

I only saw the "Citadel" at Dave's.

ProtosArchon is loyal to his Castle, aren't you? :)

17 Necromancers out of 58 registered, 30%. That's clear.

Did you expect everyone to have 6 or 7? I'm more surprised by such a low turnout. We need to get to a hundred! :smile12:

I'm more surprised by such a low quorum. We need to reach a hundred! :smile12:

Help increase the quorum with your personal contribution:D

17 necros out of 58 sign-ups, 30%. Crystal clear.
(Other castles are around 10% each. Some fewer, of course.)

And what exactly is clear? The leader changes from year to year. For example, in L-8 in the top there was rampart, but in L-4 out of 80 participants only 4 took necro, yet there were groups where 3 or 4 out of 5 people played for one castle :rolleyes: which one? Rampart, of course :D

And you expected everything to be 6 or 7?
I'm more surprised by such a low quorum. We should get a hundred! :smile12:

Well, a low quorum here is hardly surprising when the final regulations are determined just a few days before the start :rolleyes: Though, on the offb this time it was also far from a hundred.

And after that? :rolleyes:

We didn't even have to wait "after that."
But the new judges are great. Even better than I hoped. :rolleyes:

Am I correct in understanding that this is the first paid official tournament?

Am I correct in understanding that this is the first paid official tournament?

In what sense? It seems there are no entry fees...
Or are you referring to the introduction of online hotseat (OH) at the rules level? In that case, it could be even simpler. Those who are fundamentally opposed to paying for Baratorch's work should also fundamentally refrain from using the HD mod (which is also the result of Baratorch's work, isn't it?). Let them play with discs or in emulation mode, for example...
After all, this small fee is not only for OH but also a tribute to the person who has been developing and implementing software solutions for so many years, spending a huge amount of his personal time.