Posts from Mini-Tournament "For Sale" Auto-translated

Sergey, you're so modest! It's your first time playing offline! What shame could there be? How many days and gems did you play before you started?

And why aren't you saying how much you collected? :) I'm just very upset that I didn't notice the spring near the can, so I didn't even consider taking the can with Grindan, because I wouldn't be able to level up to level 5 without it. I just don't pay much attention to springs online (and they rarely generate), so I messed up. And when I realized it, I didn't want to replay and took the first-level Daremyth can and used a power field. Am I an idiot? It's a resource tournament, and I'm building 3 towers :(. I lost more than 20 gems because of this. That's why I still blame myself for it!

Vitaly, what about you? :-). Well, Amber is as always in his element - he brought up a well-known truth, but one that is often forgotten... I definitely agree. I hope that such a quorum gathered not only because of the prize pool, but also because of Dert's excellent work in editing and creating this masterpiece, as well as the undoubtedly excellent organizational skills of Kostya and another great person, Vitaly. You didn't work in vain, I tell you, thank you ;-). With respect.

I simply don't pay much attention to online features...

Yes, another confirmation that online and offline are two completely different worlds, even though they speak the same language... :)

The principles of the game are practically incompatible, and it's impossible to acquire the skills of scouting and creating a map exploration strategy before launching the initial save in online mode... However, the idea of attacking tanks with a club (taking out a strong enemy with two flies and a magic arrow) can only be learned online... I, for example, as a true pacifist :D, didn't kill anyone at all; I just went for a swim and took a detour... Well, something small happened to be within reach, but I didn't insist – it came to me on its own... :)

Yes, another confirmation that online and offline are two completely different worlds, even though they speak the same language...

I agree that there is a difference, but not so much that they can be compared as two completely different worlds! I don't know any strong offline player who would play poorly online, and vice versa. There are just nuances and subtleties everywhere. As for the spring, I just made a stupid mistake, that's all. I saw it, but didn't pay attention to it, even though Jela used a similar tactic through the flag of a general gathering. I just honestly lost my nerve, because I had already replayed the game from the beginning about five times. And I didn't want to replay the "can opening" and kill the titans for the 6th time:smile04: :smile21:.

I hope that such a quorum gathered not only because of the prize pool, but also because of Dert's excellent work in editing and creating this masterpiece.

Dert organized and promoted this tournament very well, and the symbolic prize pool is just a part of the promotion. Honestly, what attracted me was that the map was small and, at first glance, not very difficult. But then I realized that it wasn't that simple: the turn management is calculated by cells. I literally counted each turn of each hero by cells, which is why the "mini-tournament" didn't seem so "mini" after all. Nevertheless, I don't regret the ...teen hours spent on completing this map, and I'm sure this is my first and not my last offline tournament! I honestly enjoyed it. I got a little practice in "digging up" the right hero, which made me very nervous at the beginning:smile43:.
Thank you for the tournament!

It seems that the discussion about the tournament and Nzol's non-competitive performance are not related, so we declare the tournament closed and can discuss it:smile02:

Sorry, VBN. I was offline and didn't see the question, but it doesn't really matter. :)
60 stones in 2 days outside the competition. Many things remained in the project, for example, exchanging troops for resources (I almost got rid of all of them), I bought heroes somewhat inefficiently, and so on.

2 Nzol: How much time did you spend to achieve such a result? Judging by your posts, it wasn't even a whole month, just a quick run-through :-)

2 Nzol: How much time did you spend to achieve this result? Judging by your posts, it wasn't the whole month, but rather a quick run :-)

You know, it took quite a while. It's a deceptively challenging map.
Yesterday, I spent the whole day calculating the strategy for completing it and finished day 1 of the map. I had plans to finish it today, but I only got free in the evening. Hence the somewhat disappointing ending (like in diving competitions). :)

Well, with such a lineup for a "mini" tournament, I wouldn't be surprised if you don't even make it into the top 3... :-)

I'm more interested in reading walkthroughs of other campaigns right now. :)
I was already surprised when I heard about the Titans. During scouting, I thought they were just a joke by the author. But it turned out that even our heroic people found a way to deal with them. :)

I didn't think it was possible to take out a can, let alone titans. Now I understand why I had trouble with the troglodytes, which I tried to eliminate without snipers. To clear the center and the path to the castle, a griffin and an additional 6 harpies were enough to take out the ogres. But the troglodytes clearly didn't fit into the plan.
Now I won't be surprised if someone manages to find a use for the crystalline dragon. ;)

I still suggest that we count Nzol's result (within the contest). After all, no one discussed the result before it was announced. It's up to the moderators, of course, but I'm always on the side of the players if nothing too drastic happens because of a small leniency.

And who managed to defeat 14 Djinns and 7 Titans with which army?

I see that I was too hasty a couple of weeks ago when I sent in my save file. I sent it and then relaxed, naively thinking that 3 days was the minimum. I guess I should have aimed for a perfect score then.
I think that for my first time participating in a Heroes 3 tournament, it was still pretty good.

The vampire had a modest performance this time, as he rushed through the map, although he did have some trouble with the Conservatory and the Stronghold (mostly with the Conservatory). He spent four or five evenings on it, and that was without any replays. That's what this mini-tournament looked like... This was after the host stated that I could complete this map in an hour. There are enough tournaments on Normal difficulty, so I didn't push it, and let others showcase their best qualities.
2/121/58.
I will upload the saves from the end of the 1st and 2nd days. And before taking the Conservatory and the Stronghold, let the younger players take a look; maybe they can learn something.

Dim, will you provide the descriptions for the battles? Or should we leave it as a small task, like last time? :-)