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

Due to the theft of my ICQ account, please consider the old ICQ number in the table (355-907-643) invalid and replace it with the new one: 421-057-869.

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And do you mean when people log in with different usernames from different computers (IP addresses) or with different usernames from the same computer (IP address)? If so, then yes, I agree.

It's true what they say, beginners have all the luck. :)
By the way, I don't know much about it, but as far as I know, the second round has already started, and some haven't even played a single game yet. We'll be playing until spring at this rate. ;)
How much longer do I have to wait for the semi-finalist groups to form? Come on, guys, be more active! I'm not aiming for the finals, but I'm still allowed to play three more games. It would be a shame if I don't get to play all three games - I have a business trip planned in October.

Registration is over, and the games have already started, but maybe a spot will open up ))) so be ready!

to Amster
I was right... that a spot might open up!
It's a shame that it's for this reason... but you can now discuss the possibility of your participation with the organizer!
By the way, we might need another player :confused:

By the way, we might need another player.

Yeah, and finding one will definitely be a problem! I don't know who the second player will be yet.

Yeah, there will definitely be a problem with that!!!! I don't know who the second one will be yet=))

Can I try playing?

We urgently need a decision from the head of government, aka "Adelaide," regarding the participation of new recruits!!! We are waiting...

Changes have been made in groups 5 and 6. Participants, please review the updates; new members, please download the maps. Unplayed games from the first round should be played within the remaining time of the quarterfinals. If you need a couple of days to coordinate and play, please don't hesitate to let us know.

W - BotINKi (Rampart, Kirr) vs Electric (Stronghold, Dessa) - L -- 2-1-6(7) map #4 Initially, the opponent chose Crag Hack, but it couldn't be placed at the start of the game (we created the map ourselves). We decided to take a chance. And this chance worked out from the first try, and the opponent didn't refuse Dessa. He started collecting money and wood from his territory, but there was a catastrophic shortage of stone and wood. He was trading for everything. He was developing better than his opponent in terms of money, but as it turned out, Electric focused on bears in the first week. When there was really nothing left to do on his territory, he rushed to the central territory and started collecting resources, while his opponent was exploring his adjacent territories. I collected resources and creatures in the center and had very good resource reserves. And here is the first encounter at the exit to the center from Electric's side (blue player). My stats were slightly better, but the army was on his side. In this situation, I focused on destroying the bears, because 6 of them were bothering me (my dragons were hanging out in the stable). After killing what I could, I retreated. Both armies had different races. Electric moved towards me, collecting Firebirds along the way, and I, moving with an army from the castle, went to meet him and learned level 3 magic. Battle 2 (5 green dragons, 6 ultimate unicorns, snipers, wizards, 80 centaurs against 2 bears, 6 birds, 6 ultimate unicorns, 16 wyverns): I killed the Firebirds to gain a speed advantage and methodically exchanged spells. Dessa retreated. I brought up more troops and the remaining unupgraded troops from secondary heroes. I even had the idea to take Rust Monsters into the army, but I was stopped by the uncertainty of victory over the dwelling, and I went to attack 13 giants, but they joined him. Kirr attacked a secondary hero from the Stronghold. Electric, seeing this gift of fate, surrendered, although my march on him was just a deterrent action. :D It's also interesting that I didn't even get to Utopia. :( Thank you for the game, Electric, and thank you to ewgeniy. P.S. I'm writing this report at night, not having slept, so if there are any puns or inconsistencies, please excuse me.

"plus on his half, he recruited 207 sultan efreeti. a couple of words about my economy and the opponent surrendered."

"and he went to attack 13 giants, but they up and joined."

I'll say upfront that I don't want to offend or upset anyone, but in my humble opinion, this is still a tournament where the strongest should be determined, not the luckiest. What can be done against 207 free sultans, I don't even know — it's a game-breaker that's impossible to counter (unless you get equally lucky), but hoping for freebies as well, I think, is not the way of the strongest Heroes players (I don't count myself among them, but I doubt the weakest are taking part in the tournament:), and everyone plays quite strongly). In my game against Lopetos, I also had three dozen goblins join me at the start of the game, plus someone else from the first level, while Lopetos got 3-4 dozen eyes. But in our game, it didn't decide the outcome. But excuse me — two hundred sultans :eek: , 13 giants :eek: .
I believe that either the map should be made in advance so that all monsters are hostile and don't join, or (at this stage it would be easier) if any monsters express a desire to serve in someone's valiant army, you should refuse and kill them.
I repeat once again that I have no personal grievances against anyone and didn't mean to offend — I simply expressed my opinion.

I completely agree with the previous poster. Something needs to be done about the hiring system. My brother also had 24 red dragons join him (and I'm not even talking about levels 2, 3, or 4). So, how do you fight against something like that?

Yes, I only learned about the permission to use diplomacy after reading one of the reports. Although it wasn't prohibited by the rules (only heroes with initial diplomacy are banned). But rules are rules. Level up your diplomacy, what else can I say? :smile31:

It’s very strange, but for some reason, the table shows that I lost to Mozai, even though I think I won. I just haven’t written the report yet.

Even during the "spring 2007" season, there were suggestions to ban logistics and diplomacy skills, with heroes having starting diplomacy skills being prohibited in the tournament. I personally have nothing against these skills; if there's an opportunity to improve diplomacy, I think it should be done. That's why some monsters have an "aggressive" status specifically left or assigned to them. Simply put, if the creators of Heroes made this skill, it means it's needed, and it should be used. But I remember that the tournament is primarily created for players, and as soon as there are requests from 5 players in this thread to ban diplomacy, I will do it without changing the rules, simply by changing the map settings. All games already played with additions will still be considered valid and will not be replayed.

Logistics are not "useless" and can be countered, but diplomacy... well, it's just not needed.
I want to remind you that monsters can join without diplomacy. Either the entire map needs to be reworked, meaning changing the status of each monster, which is very problematic because it's a time-consuming task, and the tournament is already underway. I suggest simply agreeing that joining is not allowed, and if someone really wants to join, they should be refused and the friendly army should be killed.

News:
The first group has completed the final stage. Both semi-finalists are known. The second lucky player is Lopetos! Well done!
Actually, he was the first, as he overtook Invisible by one point!