Posts from The 8th stage of the annual John Van Caneghem Tournament (2007).

My suggestion for future tournament organizers is to stop confusing people with the preliminary registration table... I think everyone understands why it's unnecessary... :)

The only advantage I see in such a system is that you can see potential opponents, although you can also sign up on the last day...

The only advantage I see in such a system is that you can see potential competitors, although you can still sign up on the last day...

This is a method to attract new players to the forum. Imagine, a tournament is announced. There are no applications. There are no other posts in the thread. A person will look at it and move on. But when there are a lot of posts with applications, he will join too. Another question is, will everyone who applied send in their final save files? :)

When everything is clear, it's easier to be motivated to fight. I have a general idea of who I'll be competing against.
The topic will definitely "shrink" without applications, but I was talking about the benefits for myself.

I agree – there is some merit to that... It's just that there aren't any new players coming in because of this "enticement"... It's just you and me and us... And the same faces are playing...

I disagree, as I've seen submissions from newcomers. The question is whether they will finish what they started.

I wonder how Radic is doing?

It's funny, but most newcomers don't submit their final versions after registering... What's that about? A burst of enthusiasm? Said it and immediately forgot? :) Maybe that's why they jump at the chance to participate, and then don't even download the starting save? :)

I would personally like to see his results. Although, the map doesn't really allow for any surprises, at least not unpleasant ones. :)

Psychology. First, they rush to submit, and then, realizing what they've done, they decide to take a look at their results from the outside. After all, statistics are kept on the portal, and no one wants to spoil them, especially by starting with a "clear last place."

Yes, surprisingly, but on this map, I believe there is no other way to develop... Focus on diplomacy and logistics. It's a rare occurrence for a tournament in general, but the map is excellent. I enjoyed it...

Same here. The focus here is not on the actual gameplay, but on exploration. Without exploration, there's nothing to do. Fortunately, exploration isn't easy here – nothing helps except the "trial and error" method.

In my opinion, this is a major problem for the tournament community. It's all about statistics... By the way, these symptoms don't only appear in beginners. You can still understand them somehow, but when strong players fall for such a scam, it's surprising... "I'm not sending the save because I'm not sure about its strength..." No one has ever been criticized for a bad result... What's the difference?

:smile05: :smile34: :smile05: 31 days, magic level 3 in almost all Castles, all recent battles on auto-battle:smile13:
I got so much enjoyment in the last 2 hours that I decided to treat you to something too:D

That's what we all gather here for – to enjoy it.

Sometimes I have the same issue. Manually (with the excavator turned on), I give the command to purchase, and the equipment starts working by itself… Sometimes it needs a little help… :) In general, there are plenty of funny situations with it, but it has never completely stopped working…