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As always, I'm not being understood. This clearly creates an unfair situation for other players! It turns out I've already played 4 games, while some haven't even played 2! How will the tournament results be calculated? And regardless of whether I win or lose, I have an advantage over others, and I don't want that! Frankly, the tournament has stalled and turned into a school duty roster. "He can't, he doesn't have time, find me a replacement," and so on. I have NO desire to participate in something like this!

No desire – don’t participate.
Roma will leave for almost a month and politely asked to let him play his games ahead of schedule. And I think it's better this way than writing technical reports…
Regarding balancing the forces – weak players will still have to play against strong ones. And if there is no desire to play against strong opponents, sign up here

The tournament, frankly speaking, has stalled and turned into a school duty schedule.

It hasn't stalled yet, but it's heading that way...
1. There's no strict referee.
2. The main group is too inert and apathetic.

Let the host enforce strict deadlines for each round and create technical support... otherwise, how will it work?

He hasn't gone too far yet, but it's heading that way...
1. There's no strict judge.
2. The main group is too inert and apathetic.

:smile51: No strict judge? We'll take care of that!

23) Please pay special attention to the following point:
Before registering for any tournament on HeroesWorld, you must understand that you are becoming a part of it, and its conduct depends on you, as one of the players. To create a positive overall impression of the tournament, it is necessary to follow its rules and show respect to the organizers and its participants. An important component of a good tournament is the completion of all scheduled matches. To reduce the percentage of unplayed matches, this rule regulates the maximum number of possible missed matches - no more than 30% of the total number of matches and no more than one match in a row per player, as well as a penalty for violating this rule - if a player does not respond to requests to play tournament matches, they will be banned from participating in HeroesWorld tournaments for 6 months. If a player has a valid reason for refusing to participate in a tournament and informs the organizer during the tournament, they will be banned from participating in the next tournament on HW.
In other words, if something prevents you from playing matches on time, or even the entire tournament, let me know in ICQ or PM; you don't have to state the reason, and then you will only be disqualified from the next tournament.

This rule was decided to be included in the rules of all online Heroes 3 tournaments on HW quite some time ago.
As usual, I overlooked it, but since you want it to be stricter, I think it would be fair to introduce it.

sign up here

Zhenya, not everyone gets accepted "there," unlike some tournaments. :)
Just a reminder that players like ewgeniy, FireToSky, KostyaN, and Cr@zy Wolf were turned down. Thanks for promoting the topic, but don't point fingers at us – we're playing as best we can, and the most important thing is that the rules clearly state: "The atmosphere of the tournament is friendly by default," and everyone follows this rule.

I won't comment on your rules regarding technical pauses and penalties because I simply don't understand them. I play Heroes because it gives me pleasure. I play Heroes when I have the time and desire. It's not worth turning a favorite pastime into an obligation. And I don't get any pleasure from various arguments.

P.S. Guys, let's all get along.

I didn't mean to offend you – I'm a bit of a chatterbox myself, and I'd be interested in playing with you to see what you're capable of :)
I just got a little carried away:o

I play Heroes when I have the time and desire. It's not worth turning a favorite pastime into an obligation.

If you play just for fun, then the Online Game Reports and their Confirmations (Spring 2009 Season) section is for you.
But playing in a tournament also implies a competitive factor. And to prevent tournaments from dragging on for a year, you need to play on time. Please understand the organizers; they want their tournaments to be interesting, and it's disappointing when people don't participate.

Okay, I’ll explain my point more simply. It’s my weakness – sometimes people misunderstand me. Maybe read it slowly, syllable by syllable.

If I don’t have enough time for a tournament from the start, I won’t sign up for it.

If unforeseen circumstances arise during the tournament, I will contact technical support and apologize.

I also enjoy the competitive aspect.

It’s upsetting for both the organizers and the participants when people don’t take tournaments seriously. I’ve completed all the tournaments I’ve signed up for, and I have to wait for the others, wondering if I’ll have time to play when the postponed round starts.

I skipped one offline tournament because I couldn’t physically complete the map. I publicly apologized.

P.S. Current tournaments that I’m enjoying participating in:
1. Team tournament – two out of two games played
2. Best tournament – three out of three
3. TF tournament – three out of three

Sincerely. Sorry if this is off-topic.

I agree with SEM. He is right in his own way! Of course, at the moment, HB is overwhelmed by a large number of tournaments that many have signed up for, and it's not that easy to play them all, plus the opponents have the same problems. But the schedule still needs to be kept within reasonable limits! And such a system as the Swiss system for drawing requires that ALL matches of the round be completed (one unscheduled match is allowed)...
The question arises: what should be done? I will answer. Give a deadline to complete ALL matches of the previous rounds (for example, a week), remove all those who are unable to play (there is nothing wrong with this! There is no need to exclude them from the next tournaments! Problems in real life happen and don't ask!) and create a full draw for the 4th round. Everything will be fine!

There are too many tournaments, in my opinion. Especially considering that many players participate in tournaments not only on this site. As a result, the number of participants and the quality of the games decrease. In my opinion, the organizers should coordinate with each other to avoid scheduling conflicts. That is, two parallel tournaments are acceptable, but three is already too much. Many players (including myself) hardly play regular games anymore simply because the tournament schedule is so packed that there is hardly any time left for anything else.

I want to join too, please take me!
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I only played one round with Vitalik! That's it. I haven't seen any participation in the second round, either on the forum or in the game, for a long time! I don't feel like playing anything else right now...

Technical support for everyone who didn't show up on time without a valid reason. If they want to play, they can participate in the next rounds. If they've decided to quit altogether, no one loses anything. The judge should be stricter; otherwise, things tend to go awry when left to chance:smile29:

Pavel Dubrovin (Blue, Rampart, Kyrre, Kyrre) def Ta Kotoraya... (Red, Castle, Valeska, Valeska), Balance, 1.4.6.

On the first week - scouted the native secondary mine for 100-249 Lizardmen with an external dwelling of Elves. Was drooling, but couldn't break through. Was clearing treasure chests and resources. Using an unguarded pathfinder through rough terrain, reached another secondary mine, but never took it until the end of the game. The Pikemen in Castle stood firm.

On the second week - upgrade Griffins, break through 130 Lizardmen, take the secondary mine and the external dwelling of Elves. Took Boots of Speed and a Shield +4. No money. Struggling.

On the third week - Manticore Nest for 8, I think, 2 Minimal Cons on the secondary respawn, Naga Banks for 2 and 3 Nagas. Entered the underground, took a Conflux secondary mine, scouted Tanya's presence with vision, as 2 teleports were broken through (or so I thought; in reality, they were just unguarded). Took a Sword +2,+2. Broke through 50-99 Arch Magi that separated us (as I thought, and it was still a long way to the Castle...), took a Necropolis secondary mine.

On the fourth week - 2 Hives in the Treasury for 12 Wyverns total, Valeska breaks through 100-249 Dragon Flies and reaches an accessible position. Bring in weekly growth, attack. Thanks to Tactics and General Haste, force Valya to retreat, and pursued. Through rough terrain reached 1.4.6. near the Castle, attacked Valeska in the Castle. Managed to win.

Thank you, Tatyana, for the game!

Pavel Dubrovin (Blue, Rampart, Kyrre, Kyrre) def Ta Kotoraya... (Red, Castle, Valeska, Valeska), 2sm4d(3), 1.4.6.

Yeah...that's right....

So - how do you throw a game that's going perfectly? Ask me! :D Crummy hands to the rescue! :)

So - the layout for Balance is excellent... Pasha picked Rampart - great, with a hometown and Val on Castle - just what the doctor ordered!

Griffin Conservatory at the castle (guarded by a hundred griffins - waiting), 2(!) external archer dwellings (both taken by week 1 day 1.6), on the 4th day - the hometown (naturally)... True, the archers weren't built in the castle - so I spend 2 days building and upgrading... Accordingly, by the end of the week, only cavaliers are in the citadel...

2nd week I'm just aimlessly running around the map... Set up 2 prefectures, a marketplace, monks, and the castle...

3rd week - finally a 2nd Griffin Conservatory at the castle... archers galore, and I'm messing up, running circles around the respawn :) Opened a dwarf dwelling, a nagabank 3, managed to squeeze in griffins and angels at the end of the week (as I now understand - shouldn't have done that... I should have bought out the whole army - would have turned out better). Valka with a hundred archers, 9 griffin conservatories, a couple of canned angels, and 40 pokemons at the border of the Necropolis respawn... At home, more than enough army - nothing particularly to buy them out with, and it seems enough for Valka for now anyway. (naive!)

4th week - I take a secondary Necropolis town with Valka, build a guild, learn Haste, stay there overnight. Next day - I take a Pandora's box for 5K experience, break through strong blocks to Infernal ground, advanced Air (alas)... And then - like a jack-in-the-box - Pasha emerges from the darkness.... (The first two screenshots - heroes before the meeting) He naturally crushes me - because he has Mass Haste and a speed advantage. And I don't have money to buy back... :( I lose the army, drop the remaining 49 archers, run away... At home I have a lot of un-bought troops - but essentially nothing to buy them with :( More precisely - I have enough money for about half of them.

And so, accordingly, after 3 days Pasha brings himself 25 wood - and attacks Valka in the castle. (The second two screenshots - heroes before the battle). Also basically hopeless - because there aren't enough troops, almost nothing is bought out...

If I had merged the army - would have won without question... But as it is - crummy hands and lack of foresight.
The main morale - don't go looking for adventures in the dark when at home you could gather 200+ archers, 5 angels, and other entirely un-bought army.:D

Thanks a ton to Pasha for the game!!!