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I have a question. Because I don't have internet access on my laptop, I haven't been able to check if it's possible to play Heroes 5 online. If so, were there any tournaments held for it? And will there be any at all? In general, I won't participate because I only have Heroes 5, and I'll have to find The Shadow of Death for Heroes 3.

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Can I offer my own answer?
Like, everyone from the portal is already playing on the forum. For example, Vitalik and Paladin. So why should I go to the portal?

Sincerely, Eugene.

If we are on a reputable website, why do we need a portal? Just to have more writing to do? Should we write on several websites at once?

I see that many voted for "lack of time," and I did too. But only because there wasn't an option that fully fits. Essentially, "I don't have free time" can easily be renamed to "I'm lazy," because that's really what it is. Indeed, there's time for browsing the internet and forums, time to relax with a beer in front of the TV, or to read a book... but there's no time to play in a tournament, huh? All of this is due to that great and terrible thing, Laziness, and there's nothing you can do about it. Yes, I'm the same. Tournaments involve registration, setting aside that scarce time for the game, finding opponents, and so on... Laziness is evil, guys.

I didn't have time to register for some of them a long time ago, and I don't know about others, but I will definitely participate in the upcoming ones!!

I've been looking for an opponent for a day now, and it's a nightmare.

an unstable daily schedule, meaning I don't know if I'll be available in a little while.

I'm also new to the forum, and currently, there's no registration for the tournament. But if there were, I would gladly participate in online tournaments!

Initially, I didn't want to play because my skill level is frankly weak. But I have to thank Zubr for dragging me to the first tournament. I, of course, lost to everyone there, but I gained good experience and made new friends :) Now I try to participate in online battles in Heroes of Might and Magic 4, and maybe soon I'll put in the effort to play 3 and 5, but that's unlikely... I still lose to everyone, but I can already feel that I'm playing much better :) And the atmosphere among the online players, at least in Heroes of Might and Magic 4, is such that I don't feel bad about losing and I want to play better, if only to please them - to make them happy with my successes and worthy competition :) I mean, a low skill level is not a reason to give up on the fun ;)

Good afternoon.
Here are my humble thoughts on this.
1. Personally, I'm not participating in tournaments yet because I'm "very busy," which, as the esteemed Loken wisely noted, means "lazy." I agree.
My joyful "Don't worry, I'll join soon!" will not be realized very soon. I'll appear online in about 300 years, I'm afraid, as only Necromancers live that long. But I will definitely participate offline, even though there are still few newcomers like me. I remember someone already took third place from the bottom, so I'll be fighting for second. I guess I see the point.
2. Another point. This is the third time I'm writing: this is personally for me.
You think that after reading the rules, lectures, ordering SoD, installing it, downloading patches, you're ready. Play and improve. But that's not the case. While browsing the forum, I read a lot of information, mostly useful to me, but also some useless and even harmful things. Moreover, one often cannot be distinguished from the other. For example, yesterday I was reading about the history of creating a program for generating morale. It's always interesting to observe the workings of the mind, and besides, I found many valuable tips for myself. BUT: at the same time, my brain switches to problems related to cheating /or whatever it's called/, with various "suspicions" and completely shuts down when it reaches an open accusation of a specific player for lying. Even before I know how to play, I'm already thinking: what will happen if morale smiles five times in a row where it shouldn't? This is just an example, perhaps not the best, of what it's like for a newcomer to be afraid to play in a tournament. They'll kick you out right away. But let them. :) I'll read FizMig some more /by the way, huge thanks to its creators/, another 15 pages about malicious cheaters, etc., and I'll rush in like a pikeman against a blue dragon. With a shield or on a shield!
3. Brevity is not my forte.

Sincerely. Good luck to everyone.

P. S. If you think that my message may lead to spam or off-topic discussion, just delete it. :)\br>
Lider1, Айвенго, thank you. I'm not worried about it! :) Pikeman and blue dragon are just an analogy of the results of my game and that of strong players. The thought just went off in a different direction. When I wrote about being "afraid in advance," I only meant the difficulties of playing in a tournament that I didn't know about. I, for example, have never picked up morale, luck, or spells. There was never a need for it, and maybe there won't be. This is just an example, there are many other things I don't know! What can you do – we'll improve! As soon as I solve my technical and time problems, expect me in the bottom row of the table!

In my opinion, the last thing a newcomer should worry about is being suspected of cheating. Of course, this is only true if they are playing fairly. I remember being worried about my performance in my first tournament, but the difference between my modest achievement and the leader's result was so impressive (and Dmitry AS amazed all the participants at the time) that it became clear: I still had a lot to learn.
And there's always a reason to participate in a tournament for fans of Heroes. Even if you don't achieve significant results in the tournament standings, your gameplay will still improve. At the very least, you'll be able to easily handle any number of computer opponents on any standard map and at the highest difficulty.

I don't see the point because I'm not very good. I don't consider myself a strong enough player to start participating in tournaments.

I don't see the point because I'm not very good. I don't consider myself a strong enough player to start participating in tournaments.

In my opinion, that's not the best excuse. When I first came to this forum, I was a complete noob. Now I've grown to be just a noob, and that's all thanks to tournaments, so I don't think there's any reason to be afraid of them!
P.S. Regarding the topic: there are no such reasons – I play in almost all tournaments, except for those that take up a lot of time (for example, a paired tournament for maps).

I don't know how to play, everyone beats me, they laugh, they make fun of me... :smile21: And it's too late for me to learn: I've been playing for so many years, and I haven't learned anything! :smile32: You can't teach a fool anything, can you? :smile39: :smile26:

In my opinion, it's not the best excuse. When I first came to this forum, I was a complete newbie. Now I've grown to the rank of just a newbie, and it's all thanks to the tournaments, so in my opinion, there's no reason to be afraid of tournaments!

Maybe it's worth trying sometime... :smile39: Organize a tournament for beginners and inexperienced players!

Maybe it's worth trying sometime... :smile39: Organize a tournament for beginners and inexperienced players!

Of course, give it a try! Not everyone has to be an online monster.
Here is our "children's" tournament; it will end soon (hopefully). We'll come up with something else and we’ll definitely invite you.

I'll appear online in about 300 years...

Wow, how time flies...

Of course, I might be misunderstood, but I only played online once, and that was in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War, and even then, it was with someone who was playing the game for the first time. So, I don't see much point in playing online for myself because:
1. It takes up a lot of time.
2. I'm not a super-skilled player.
3. I don't like losing, so I don't play. ;)
But I think it's worth trying, as others have said, with players who are at a similar skill level.