Posts from Tournament Committee - general questions.

In this thread: the structure, composition, and tasks of the Tournament Committee (TC); TC decisions; new appointments, elections/re-elections; discussions, general suggestions, and comments regarding the TC's work.

In late May 2009, after extensive discussion and voting in our "Tournaments for Heroes 3 - ONLINE" section, we collectively created an informal association of players - the Tournament Committee (TC), consisting of the most active and respected members of our forum. The main goal of the TC is to make our time on the forum as interesting and comfortable as possible. We want there to be many diverse tournaments for every taste, as few controversial moments in games as possible, and for every player who comes to us to immediately feel a warm, friendly atmosphere.

Tournament Committee

- Organizational Committee (OC): planning, organization, and conducting tournaments; sponsorship, prizes, awards; HOMM3 history.
ewgeniy - icq 375572427,
Ta Kotoraya... - icq 215038020,
vbn - icq 252039393,
Nagan-4,
Javdet - icq 432146477,
Alex_R - icq 466212416,
Dirty_Player - icq 408722873,
RAPER (design) - icq 422962546.

- Academy of Combat Arts (ACA): working with new players.
ewgeniy - icq 375572427,
КостяN - icq 430405413,
Kash - icq 2628615,
SEM_56 - icq 411719767.

- Communications Committee (CC): communication and coordination issues.
with administration - vbn, ewgeniy, Ta Kotoraya...;
with friendly resources - Neoandy (HeroesPortal) - icq 229290404, Wicc (heroes.by) - icq 148698328;
inter-portal tournaments - Nagan-4.

- Appeals Committee (AC): resolving controversial situations, combating unfair play, monitoring compliance with tournament rules and deadlines, and player behavior.
Dirty_Player - icq 408722873,
LeBron - icq 550279567,
Mizrael - icq 27384379,
Pit for LM - icq 471401475,
scorp - icq 360913099,
vbn - icq 252039393,
Дубровин Павел - icq 482071082.

If you have any questions, you can contact any member of the TC via ICQ or by sending a Private Message on the forum. If you don't know who to contact specifically :smile32:, contact Pit the Nag (icq 471401475), and he will direct you to the right person.

We look forward to receiving suggestions regarding the TC's work in this thread. If a particular issue is widely discussed, we will create a separate thread.

We are waiting for suggestions regarding the work of the Tournament Committee in this thread.

I've wanted to suggest this for a long time – I think now is the perfect place and time.
To create a tradition of annual awards in several categories.
1) Honorary user of ХВ *
2) Organizer of Tournaments of the year 200x
3) Player of the year 200x
4) Rookie of the year 200x (work for ABI)
* one person or group of people who have made an enormous contribution to the development of Heroes 3 online on HeroesWorld
P.S. naturally, we are only talking about Heroes 3 online

Everything is quite clear regarding the organizers (looking at the table)
Organizer of Tournaments of the year 2007 - Adelaide
Organizer of Tournaments of the year 2008 - Nagan-4
Organizer of Tournaments of the year 2009 - ewgeniy

+ Clan of the Year :)

There is a suggestion to recognize the best player for each of the 9 factions in Heroes 3. For example: Best Tower player of 2009.

you can reward them for “active participation in tournaments,” both online and offline.

So, what's next? There are suggestions, but I see they'll just fade away and that's it! Should we take action? Hold some kind of voting, polls, etc.?

Yes, we took a short break… I just finished my final exams – now there will be time.
ABi is currently busy organizing the “Novichok-09” tournament.
OK is working on the current tournaments and plans to create a schedule for future tournaments. It would be great if Zhenya and Tanya could help; I don’t see them online in ICQ.
AK is busy developing regulations for resolving controversial situations. Hopefully, something will be ready in a few days.

Regarding those suggestions that have been made here. Yes, we will definitely conduct surveys soon. And not only regarding these suggestions; there are other ideas as well.

OK is working on the current tournaments and plans to create a schedule for future tournaments. It would be great if Zhenya and Tanya could help; I don't see them on ICQ.

I plan to start a CLAN tournament on SOD next week. I will post the rules by the end of the week. I will also start the registration then.

In parallel with the poll in the AK forum /topic/6122/, I also want to find out what players think here.

Suggestions:

Establish a tradition of annual awards in several categories.
1) Honorary player ХВ *
2) Tournament organizer of the year 200x
3) Player of the year 200x
4) Rookie of the year 200x (work for АБИ)
* one person or group of people who have made a huge contribution to the development of Heroes 3 online on HeroesWorld

+ Clan of the year

I suggest awarding the best player for each of the 9 races in heroes3. For example: Best Tower player 2009

it is possible to award for "active participation in tournaments", both ON and OFF

Regarding 2009, it's probably too early to talk about it. Not even half a year has passed yet. But we still remember 2008 well...
As for Clan of the Year, I think this is not within the competence of HOMM3 online players. Clans unite players from all versions of Heroes, and there are also many who don’t play at all. This should be decided in the Inter-Clan section.
And the same goes for OFF-line tournaments. This is also not our area of responsibility.

Questions:
1. Which nominations do you support? What other suggestions do you have?
What criteria should be used to determine the winner in each nomination?
2. How do you envision the Main Tournament of HOMM3 online - regulations, participants...?
3. Currently, only tournament winners are awarded with a medal under their avatar. Should we also reward runners-up – 2nd and 3rd place?
4. Try to give a definition of the word "новичок" (rookie) as applied to our forum.

Here, in my opinion, it's to prevent half the people from having dozens of awards after a year.
Otherwise, in 2010, you'll have someone with so many awards – newcomer of the year, best in Dungeon, best in the clan, best in a specific tournament.
And the second person will be best in Tower, 2nd place there, 3rd place there.

It would be easier on the eyes if there weren't so many awards.
Like on the portal – Grandmaster is enough, but their Specialist and Master ranks could be removed.

1. - HW Honorary User - no. (What kind of nomination is this? And how, I wonder, will they choose the winner?:))
- Tournament Organizer of the Year 200x - no. (It will be difficult for ordinary people to choose who is better, and again, it is not clear what to base the decision on...)
- Player of the Year 200x - yes.
- Rookie of the Year 200x - yes.
- Clan of the Year 200x - I agree with Pete.
- Best Player for Each Race - yes. It would be interesting :) (without a medal, just a fun poll)

Instead of organizers and honorary users, I suggest introducing a nomination - "HW Order for Contribution to the Development of the Heroes3 Community," something like that. And award it every year to 1 to 3 people (if desired) through a general vote.

2. Something like "HW Cup 200x," held once a year. A standard system - a group stage first, and then, for example, after identifying the 8 strongest, an Olympic system. More time is allocated for the group stage, and the playoffs are played in a short period of time with detailed reports (preferably with pictures:), so that others can learn. All those who wish can participate.

3. It is possible to introduce medals for 2nd and 3rd place for this tournament (see above).

4. I think we have more or less figured this out within the framework of the "Rookie-2009" tournament.

1.
1) "HW order for contribution to the development of the Heroes3 community", something like that
- I support numOne, it can also be chosen by general vote
2) Player of the Year - for
3) Newcomer of the Year - for
- it can be chosen the same way as the AC composition was chosen:
we propose candidates - ABI reviews them, makes a list - we vote.
Alternatively, this title could be awarded to the winner of the "Newcomer-200x" tournament
4) Clan of the Year and
5) Best Player for Each Race
- good suggestions, the question is how to implement this

2. As the main HeroesWorld tournament, I would like to see Best with its regulations and participants. I propose to disqualify participants who miss deadlines, at least from this tournament

3. Against.
The more awards, the less their value

4. I've already said that there are no clear criteria and there cannot be.
You can't name the day when children become adults, and "newcomers" become "non-newcomers". Therefore
Newcomer - someone who has been playing HOMM-III online for a relatively short time
I can't be more precise

I think this is to prevent half the players from having dozens of awards after a year. :)
Otherwise, in 2010, you'll have a player with so many awards – Rookie of the Year, Best in Dungeon, Best in Clan, Best in some tournament.
And the second player will be Best in Tower, 2nd place there, 3rd place there.

Here's an idea: it would be great to introduce the title "Best in...(a specific Castle)!" Here's why: first, seeing such a title in a profile, we'll know who to turn to for advice on tactics for a particular Castle (or we'll even ask them to teach us in practice). Second, a weak player (a newbie) will immediately see who to target to increase their chances of winning, while a strong player might be interested in letting them have that Castle and testing themselves.
BUT: to avoid cluttering profiles and making them visually overwhelming, these titles should be temporary – that's all. :cool:
P.S. I also don't support the idea of "Best in Clan" – Clans are no longer within our scope.
P.P.S. By the way, I've already come up with how to design the title of the best player for a specific Castle! We'll place a mini-image of a level 7 dwelling from that Castle under the avatar: it should look great!

I suggest introducing a special tournament rating. It will determine a player's strength specifically as a tournament competitor. Because it's one thing to perform well in a season, choosing your own opponents, and quite another to play in a specific mode with opponents assigned to you by draw. And most importantly: to achieve success. Competition in the finals and semi-finals is usually very high, as opponents have gone through a certain path to get there, overcoming competitors. I propose the following calculation: 1st place = 4 points 2nd place = 2 points 3rd place = 1 point That is, a player who reaches the final twice is equal to a player who wins the tournament (although the points awarded can be adjusted, but I think this is a good balance). For a novice tournament, you can award half as many points. At the end of the year, the player who scores a certain number of points (e.g., 10) will receive the title of Grandmaster, 6 points = the title of Master, and at the same time, we can compare who plays better in the season and who plays better in tournaments. Creating a separate tournament rating will not require significant effort (you will only need to calculate the results of a small number of participants), but it will encourage participation and achieving victory in tournaments. Oh yes, the title will need to be confirmed every year. And at the end of the year, we can hold a Grand Prix HW competition for the best tournament players.

Forgot to mention – I support Pete’s other ideas, except maybe awarding 2nd and 3rd place for all tournaments – isn’t that a bit too generous? :rolleyes: We should at least introduce a criterion: say, the number of participants (around 20-30) or the average rating of the participants.

Two more ideas for titles:

-Best Coach of the Year (a poll is conducted among beginners, and maybe not only... - the winner is chosen based on who provided practical training, and possibly also who, through their educational posts with advice, tactics, and screenshots, helped the most and made the biggest impression).

-Most Active Player (there are many players who regularly play in the same season, but with a balanced win rate of around 50/50% - and therefore “lost” in the ranking; I think activity should also be encouraged, if not with a medal, then with some kind of honorary badge).