Posts from [HoMM3 on-line Tournaments] "Favorites to Battle"

So... ugh... Finally, everything has been played out. Time to write reports :)
Ta Kotoraya (red, Fortress, Tank) VS StickyFingas (blue, Castle, Loins)
Started... played about 2 weeks.... I had external dwellings of gorgons and wyverns on the first week. In the castle, everything except hydras with a citadel... Only had enough money to buy 1 or 2 basilisks... Wyverns weren't bought. On the second week, I took money wherever possible (3 dwarf cottages and 2 max crypts — though one was apparently taken on the first week). For skills, I got logistics... Was as happy as a child :)
I intended to break through to the neighboring respawn. Saved — decided to continue the next day.
On Monday, I waited for my opponent for 2 (!) hours. Losing patience, I consulted with Evgeny. Sticky got a technical loss....

kyrre (red, Necropolis, Galthran) Ta Kotoraya (blue, Fortress, Tank!!!)
Oh.... now this was a match!! It'll take long to tell... Played for 3 days. I'll write it very briefly...
Let's start with the fact that I had INCREDIBLE luck with the layout... After a couple of restarts, I got a respawn in a third of the map... 2 external dwellings of basilisks, 2 of wyverns, 4 (!) of gnolls. All except 1 wyvern external dwelling were taken on the first week.... In the castle, everything except hydras... with a citadel, I think.... I was shocked myself...
Basilisks were multiplying like crazy... Captured a secondary town — Dungeon. Built the mana doubling structure — went and captured a Griffin Conservatory with 4 angels. Moved to the Stone Treasury... Ate lots of hives there. Got a medal with +3 morale and luck. Opened a Dragon Utopia — a minor fight. Got boots +2 to all stats... And, of course, money :)
Next, I moved to the snow respawn. Spotted the opponent's scout hero there. So I didn't go to capture the secondary Tower town — rushed upward. There was native Fortress =))) and 2 (!) angel external dwellings nearby!!! I was blown away by such luck.... Took them.... Also opened a Dragon Utopia in the Fortress area. Got a Titan's Sword. Hurried closer to home.... Bought out the entire army... Scout heroes brought stuff. Used scout heroes to open 2 more Griffin Conservatories — with 2 and 3 angels... In short, crushed the Guardian of the Earth — phoenixes and thunder birds. Went down toward the opponent... Spotted a hat +6 to all stats... Captured the Necropolis castle. Moved toward the hat... No enemy heroes :) Gobbled it up... I'm going down — accidentally... Pandora's Box with 66 trolls... Take it without question (with such an army!!) — and there — oh my god... All Earth Magic!! Man, was I happy....
In short, I see the opponent up in the Dragon Utopia zone (Fortress). Caught up with him there on day 314 (ugh — the third month started... thought I wouldn't last ;) ) Final battle — no chance.
Tezik the T-Rex level 23 with 32 30 24 18 (308) Logistics, Pathfinding, Attack, Defense, Wisdom, Tactics, Earth Magic, Water Magic. All expert.
Galthran level 22 with 16 23 17 26 Expert Sorcery, Offense, Defense, Wisdom, Pathfinding, Earth, Ballistics. Advanced Fire Magic.

In short, the outcome is clear... my army plus much bigger.
TaKo wins....

Tank — I love you!!! ;)

You're lying!!! :-) We were the first, we just haven't submitted our final result yet. Our group is the only one that finished on time!!!
But setting time limits isn't the solution either! There are all sorts of situations in life!!

Yes, yes, we are the coolest group:smile03: :smile12: I mean, the fastest.
I'm also against time limits for now:smile38:, but after Friday, it's possible:smile52: :smile31: :smile14:

***Saved the game – decided to continue the next day.
On Monday, waited for an opponent for 2 hours. Losing patience, consulted with Evgeny. Stiki suggested a technical defeat....***
Hmm... he said, several times, that the next day it MIGHT be possible to play.
That day, we played for 5 hours. 2 hours on restarts, and another 3 hours of gameplay. With the speed of moves in TaKo, it took a week and a half. At 11 pm, she stated that she was tired. What a mess...
Well, if nothing can be done, then okay, technical defeat...

ewgeniy, can you tell me if DinHot is out – will there be a replacement for him?

Darky(Hardcore) – I haven’t been able to reach you on ICQ for a while – write here or to my ICQ 467 373 158 (it’s on even when I’m not around) when you’ll have time to finish our match.

Added 10 minutes later
ewgeniy, based on my own experience, I would advise you to include in the regulations for the next round that 1 game must be played within 1 week (for example, the first and second players must play between the 18th and the 25th). If they don’t play, they get a technical defeat – so they can arrange a game with a specific opponent during the week, and it won’t turn into a mess at the end, as it seems to be happening now.

***They saved the game and decided to continue the next day.
On Monday, I waited for my opponent for 2 hours. Losing patience, I consulted with Evgeny. Sticky was given a technical defeat....***
Hmm... he said, several times, that the next day MAYBE they would be able to play.
That day, they played for 5 hours. 2 hours on restarts, and another 3 hours of gameplay. With the speed of moves of TaKo, they played for a week and a half. At 11 pm, she stated that she was tired. What a mess...
Well, if nothing can be done, then okay, technical defeat...

Yesterday was the 13th, and you started playing on the 12th, if I understand correctly. At that time, I limited the deadline to the 13th, so that was the last day. Tanya said they agreed on 6:00 PM, and she waited until 8:00 PM.
In theory, this is a technical defeat, but yesterday I decided to extend the deadline a little, and if Tanya doesn't mind - I don't mind either - you can finish the game.

NEWS
Two participants, Din Hot and Darky(Hardkore), have withdrawn from the tournament.
The lineup is as follows:

Group 1
1st semi-finalist Dreamcatcher, with 9 points
2nd will be determined after the game between Decontaminator vs Muxa (additional games may be required)
Group 2
1st semi-finalist Dudge, with 9 points
2nd AndreyALN (Dirty Player apparently conceded to him due to a lack of time)
Group 3
The clear favorite in this group is uran. He has 6 points, as does Izgoy767
Group 4
1st semi-finalist vitalic (with 9 points)
2nd - yours truly :)
Group 5
1st semi-finalist Hotabytsch
2nd gamer-kirill, with 3 points, but still deserved this place:)
Group 6
Here, Tako and Nagan4 shared first place in a tough battle, scoring 7 points each and drawing their match.

Zhen, let's extend it until the new year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Remove me from the tournament!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm tired of watching all this madness and idiocy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So, no need to panic! The tournament will continue normally. I myself am a little tired of waiting)))

Hooray! Hooray! Hooray! The tournament continues! Who should I play against?

Don't panic! The tournament will continue normally! I'm getting a little tired of waiting too)))

What panic? Online tournaments like this are rarely held. I have no words for them :(

What's all the panic about? Online tournaments are rarely held. I have no words for them :(

The tournament is already underway! The table is filled! Now we wait for further developments! :smile44: :smile44: :smile44: :smile01:

Hooray! Hooray! Hooray! The tournament continues! Who should I play against?

Yeah, it continues – maybe you can play after the New Year!

The tournament is already underway! The bracket is filled! Now we are waiting for further developments! :smile44: :smile44: :smile44: :smile01:

I hope for the same kind of progress as in the first round!

Dima, stop being sarcastic – if you don’t like it, don’t play. I didn’t promise anyone anything. And I didn’t say that I’m a great organizer and can handle everything. I already told you everything in the chat. On Monday, a new table will appear for the semi-finals. For controversial situations (when the number of points is the same), if some players haven’t finished their games by that time, I will decide who goes to the semi-finals.

Dima, stop being sarcastic – if you don't like it, don't play. I didn't promise anyone anything. And I didn't say that I'm a great organizer and will handle everything.
I already told you everything in ICQ.
On Monday, a new table will appear for the semi-finals. In controversial situations (when the number of points is the same), if some people haven't finished playing by that time, I will decide who will advance to the semi-finals.

Zhenya, no one was being sarcastic with you! I don't have any complaints against you, and I didn't say a single word against you – I'm just tired of this mess, and it's not your fault; the root cause received a warning for it!