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Something isn't working with the satellite tournament for HotA; it can't seem to attract a decent number of participants. So, let's try SoD instead, especially since there seemed to be some interest. Here we go... Satellite tournament for the CIS 2020 Tournament, St. Petersburg. Main prize: paid accommodation at the main CIS-2020 tournament of the year (no entry fee, so that spectators also have a reason to participate). /topic/14821/. Total package cost: 16400 rubles. Tournament theme. Attention: Prizes cannot be transferred to third parties or converted into cash. If the winner of this tournament refuses to travel, the buy-in is returned to the winner (if the prize is worth more than the buy-in), and the cost of the package is added to the prize pool. Rules: Olympic system. BO1 in each round. Game version: SoD. By mutual agreement, players can play on any other version, but in this case, they agree on the rules and settings themselves. Game rules - standard. Castles and heroes are chosen by auction. Pool of maps: 1) Diamond - HP 116, middle roads are played. 2) Anarchy 160%; no HP is used, (19:00+08:00+01:15), restarts 113. 3) Skirmish; no HP is used, (8:00+04:00+01:00). 4) Jebus Cross HP 116. 5) 6lm8mm-mix HP 117. 6) Mini-Nosta HP 121. 7) Spider HP 116, middle roads are played. Map selection is done using a standard method. The order for selecting maps is determined by flipping a coin. The winner of the coin flip selects second. Time limit per game: 7 days! (from the start of the next round). Registration opens on December 6, 2019. The tournament will tentatively start on December 21, 2019 (if enough participants aren't gathered, registration will be extended by another week; if it fills up quickly, it will start earlier). Number of participants: minimum of 8 people (possibly more); if the prize pool exceeds the cost of the package (16400), the remainder will go to the participant who comes in 2nd place. PARTICIPATION FEE: 2100 rubles. Buy-in payments are accepted via card: Sberbank card 4276 5500 5228 5270, linked to phone number +79117241512, recipient Roman Igorevich M. In the note, write "satellite-SoD"

Template pool: 1) Diamond OH117; 2) Anarchy 160% OH115; 3) M200 OH 116; 4) Jebus Cross OH116; 5) 6lm8mm-mix OH 121, 6) Mini-Nosta OH 116, 7) Spider OH116.

Strange OH values. Ideally, the OH should not be greater than the number of days until the meeting, otherwise various issues may occur, which we have repeatedly observed in tournaments. That is:
1) Diamond: 116 - if only medium maps are played, 115 - if fast and medium maps are played
2) Anarchy 160%: this is the most controversial point. In templates with three castles, meetings can occur earlier than 115, not to mention bugged generations. At the same time, the concept of a meeting time on Anarchy does not exist at all. What will we do if the meeting occurs earlier than the OH ends?
3) M200: I find the OH on M200 strange; with a 4-minute timer, there should be no problems with a prolonged game, so it is not needed here, in my opinion. And the question is really pressing: what template is this? There is nothing about it in the regulations. I assume that it meant a matchup between three M200 templates, but this is not written anywhere.
4) Jebus Cross: this is exactly the case where OH 116 is too low. I would set it to 117.
5) 6lm8mm-mix: it is known that playing HL+U with an OH greater than the meeting time is not a good idea. But I haven't played this particular template at all, so I might be wrong.
6) Mini-Nosta: where did 116 come from? Here, you can confidently set 123; an early meeting is possible very rarely.
7) Spider: OH 116 is ideal if only medium maps are played. If fast maps are played, then 115 is needed.

I hope that the OH values will be adjusted, but in general, I plan to participate.

Strange HP values. Ideally, HP should not exceed the number of days until the meeting, otherwise various issues may arise, which we have repeatedly observed in tournaments. That is:
1) Diamond: 116 - if only medium maps are played, 115 - if fast and medium maps are played
2) Anarchy 160%: this is the most controversial point. In templates with three castles, meetings may occur earlier than 115, not to mention bugged generations. At the same time, the concept of a meeting time on Anarchy does not exist at all. What will we do if the meeting occurs earlier than the HP runs out?
3) M200: I find the HP on M200 strange; with a 4-minute timer, there should be no problem with a prolonged game, so it is not needed here, in my opinion. And the question is really pressing: what template is this? The regulations say nothing about it. I assume that it meant a match between three M200 templates, but this is not written anywhere.
4) Jebus Cross: this is exactly the case where HP 116 is too low. I would set it to 117.
5) 6lm8mm-mix: it is known that playing HL+U with HP higher than the meeting time is not a good idea. But I haven't played this particular template at all, so I might be wrong.
6) Mini-Nosta: where did 116 come from? Here, you can confidently set it to 123; an early meeting is possible very rarely.
7) Spider: HP 116 is ideal if only medium maps are played. If fast maps are played, then 115 is needed.

I hope that the HP values will be adjusted, but in general, I plan to participate.

Yes, after thinking about it, I will agree with almost all points, except for JC, 116 seems to me to be a more optimal option than 117. There will be no M200 match; there will be a Papal Skirmish. In general, I will make adjustments a little later; for now, I will close the topic to avoid flooding

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If we have enough participants and the tournament starts in January, I’ll be participating :D

Why not? In principle, it would be nice to hold a couple of satellite tournaments during the January holidays – one for poker and one for Heroes.

If there isn't a quorum in the current game, but there will be in this one, I'll ask to have my buy-in transferred here. Honestly, it doesn't matter to me which game I participate in.

If there's a quorum and the tournament starts in January, I'll participate :D

I'd also join in January, ideally after the holidays.

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By the way, what's with this madness? Where's the 6LM? And what is this mix, and why is it in the tournament instead of the regular 6LM?

By the way, what's with this madness? Where's the 6LM? And what is this mix, and why is it in the tournament instead of the regular 6LM?

Because the regular 6LM on Soda is madness with one-sided matchups.