Posts from 2009 World Championship for Heroes IV Online. Auto-translated

To be honest, I don't really want it... :) But my choice isn't the most important one.

There can't be two second places! And how are the points awarded? From 13th to 1st place in reverse order?

...how are points awarded? in reverse order from 13 to 1?

Exactly that! Here are the voting results:

45 Will and Reason
44 Power Spot
37 Bizarro
32 Heart of the Winter
30 Iron Man
25 Circle 2.0
25 Dark and Dalia
24 Lezkandra
23 If these walls could talk
22 Showdown
20 Spleen
20 Ruins of Zezland
17 Plains of Despair 1.6

The following will go to the 2009 World Championship from HeroesWorld: Will and Reason, Power Spot, Bizarro, Heart of the Winter, and Iron Man.

Oxygen
A nitpicking-level question. The regulations state, "The tournament is held on the latest available version of Heroes IV — Equilibris 3.51". But maybe we'll actually play on the latest version?

Oxygen
This is a nitpicky question. The tournament rules state: "The tournament will be held on the latest available version of Heroes IV – Equilibris 3.51." But maybe we will actually play on the latest version?

It's an unofficial version. And it's far from being stable. We'll encounter plenty of problems.

From the League of Heroes, we present the following maps for consideration:

Circle of Life
PowerSpot
Plains of Despair
Spleen
Will and Reason

Results for resource maps.

From Academy:
1. Power Spot
2. Power and Reason
3. Circle of life
4. One hote minute
5. Eldorado

From Fortress:
1. Will and Reason
2. Power Spot
3. Bizarro
4. Heart of the Winter
5. Iron Man

From Dungeon:
1. Circle of Life
2. PowerSpot
3. Plains of Despair
4. Spleen
5. Will and Reason

From three resource maps, all different maps:
1. Power Spot
2. Power and Reason
3. Circle of life
4. One hote minute
5. Eldorado
6. Bizarro
7. Heart of the Winter
8. Iron Man
9. Plains of Despair
10. Spleen

So, is this the final list?

From the regulations:
"Maps for the tournament must be proposed by the organizing committee. After the proposed maps are published, anyone can "add" maps to the tournament – the list must be public. There is a 7-day period for "adding" maps, after which the list is locked, and voting on the maps begins. The 10 best maps based on the voting results will be used in the championship. You can only vote once, and only those who will participate in the competition can vote (other votes will be canceled at the start of the tournament). The voting is automatic and closed. The results are published only after completion. The voting period is 7 calendar days."

The list of 10 maps from the resources is the list of maps proposed by the organizing committee (Lordzezuk, DJN, and myself).

So! Euronews reports: after heated debates in France, a decision has been made to remove the mention of a monetary prize from the regulations. It has also become known that in the same country, the following slogan is being circulated: "If you want to play in the World Championship and want to help with the organization, you can send money to Oxygen, and Oxygen will send this money to the winner or to the Equilibrium Team to support the creation of the next mod. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO PAY MONEY, YOU CAN PLAY FOR FREE!". In other words, each player participating in the 2010 World Championship, if they wish, can help financially. The money should be sent to Oxygen. As a reference, on the AS league, this amount is from 5 euros. REGARDLESS OF WHETHER A SUM IS CONTRIBUTED OR NOT, ANY PLAYER WHO WINS A PRIZE WILL RECEIVE A REWARD. If you want, contribute; if you don't, just play! THE OWNER OF THE MONETARY PRIZE DISPOSES OF IT AT THEIR OWN DISCRETION! As another reference, on the AS league, it was agreed that the prize would be transferred to the AS fund or the Equilibrium team. IN GENERAL, THE MONEY IS BEING COLLECTED TO HELP THE DEVELOPERS OF THE NEW VERSION OF THE MOD AND/OR TO SUPPORT THE WORK ON THE HEROES RESOURCES!

OXYGEN, I AM REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR OPINION! AND THE PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ON THE WEBSITES!

OXYGEN, I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR OPINION! AND THE PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHAMPIONSHIP ON THE SITES!

I'm not against it. I replied about the information in ICQ.

Alright, here is the deal. Let's read the regulations.

Regulations for the 2009 Heroes IV World Championship

The regulations are final and not subject to discussion.

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE AND ALLOCATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES

Organizers:
• Oxygen
• CTPAHHuK
• Vsev (technical administrator)

Functions of the organizers: publishing information on the website, monitoring the deadlines for the rounds and the summation of results, notifying participants and judges about Competitive news on forums and via email, technical control of website operations and necessary tournament software, creating Hamachi networks, providing assistance to tournament participants (consultations, resolving issues with mismatched time zones, troubleshooting in-game).

Judges:
• CTPAHHuK
• DJN
• LordZezuk

Functions of the judges: resolving complex gameplay situations (checking saves, settling disputes, making decisions regarding players missing round deadlines, etc.), awarding results, reviewing appeals and complaints, drawing lots.
The list of judges may be expanded or adjusted before the start of the tournament.

Information and Technical Sponsors:
• Equilibris (www.equilibris.celestialheavens.com)
• Heroes League (www.heroesleague.ru)
• HeroesWorld (www.heroesworld.ru)
• ArchangelCastle (www.archangelcastle.com)
• Hero's Corner (www.heroes.ag.ru)

Functions of information and technical sponsors: publishing information about the championship, providing a platform for hosting comprehensive tournament information (Heroes League), providing special mailboxes for members of the organizing committee.


SOFTWARE, SETTINGS, AND MAPS

The tournament is held on the latest available version of Heroes IV — Equilibris 3.51. No third-party modifications are allowed.
The following may be used as communication tools between players: hamachi, gamespy, direct connect. After the start of the tournament, players must join the corresponding hamachi subnet so that members of the organizing committee can track player activity and have a universal method of communication with everyone.
To communicate between players, it is recommended to use ICQ or MSN (forums and email as a means of communication with an opponent will be considered as a last resort).
Tournament maps must be proposed by the organizing committee (each judge has the right to submit no more than 5 maps for the tournament; overlaps are permitted). After the publication of the maps proposed by the organizing committee, anyone wishing to do so may "additionally submit" maps for the tournament — the list must be public. There are 7 calendar days for the "additional submission" of maps, after which the list is locked and voting on the maps begins. The 10 best maps based on the voting results will be used in the championship. You can vote only once and only if you are participating in the competition (other votes will be annulled at the start of the tournament). Voting is automatic and closed. Results are published only after completion. The duration of the voting is 7 calendar days.

TOURNAMENT FORMAT

The championship is conducted using a Double Elimination system with a final four (winners' final + losers' final) without qualifying stages. Participants of the winners' final have an advantage over participants of the losers' final in the form of the right to choose the map. The grid size depends on the number of registered players.
The drawing of players is conducted by the judges with seeding for the eight strongest players based on the results of the 2008 championship.

TIMELINES AND DATES

July 1: publication of tournament materials and maps selected by the organizing committee, opening of the opportunity to additionally submit/withdraw judges or maps, opening of registration for the championship.
July 7: locking of the map and judge list, start of voting for maps.
July 13: conclusion of voting for maps, publication of the final list.
July 20: publication of the draw results.
August 13: start of the championship.
Each round is given 14 calendar days. Responsibility for starting and completing the game lies with the first player (the first player in the pair, who is the host). He must notify the judges in advance if the opponent is absent. In the event that a postponement for the round is necessary, the first player must submit a request to the judges or organizers no later than 24 hours before the round ends. In case of a disputed situation (time mismatch, absence of one or both participants), the decision on the match result is made by the judges by majority vote.

TOURNAMENT RULES

Competition rules must be prepared by the judges no later than 21 days before the start of the championship.

PRIZE PLACEMENTS AND AWARDS
The first four places are prize-winning. The winner receives the Champion's Cup, and players who take other prize places receive certificates.

10 maps have been selected so far:
1. Power Spot
2. Power and Reason
3. Circle of life
4. One hote minute
5. Eldorado
6. Bizarro
7. Heart of the Winter
8. Iron Man
9. Plains of Despair
10. Spleen

The following judges have been appointed:
1. CTPAHHuK
2. DJN
3. LordZezuk

Now, until July 7, each player can additionally suggest their own map to the presented list and their own or any other candidate for the position of judge, in addition to the 3 appointed judges.

Registration for the WC-2010 has begun! Please write your nicknames, ICQ, MSN, e-mail, and country of residence.

A Hamachi network has been created named WC 2009 with the same password. The map archive will be available shortly.

Registration for the 2010 World Championship has begun! Please provide your nicknames, ICQ, MSN, email, and country of residence.

Perhaps a new thread should be created for this?
And the post with the regulations should be made a sticky?

Good luck.

Where can I find the rules for the games? Regarding drafting and other aspects.

The rules will be prepared approximately one month before the start of the World Championship.

Dear participants of the 2009 World Championship!

You can download patches and mods for Heroes of Might and Magic IV to upgrade from version 2.0 and 3.0 to mod 3.51, as well as the Hamachi program, using this link.

I am pleased to announce that more than 30 players have registered so far. The list of registered players:
>West>>> (Ukr)
Abusoleira (Fin)
AlFarabi (Rus)
Astrorara (Pol)
BigAke (Rus)
Cannonball (Fra)
CTPAHHuK (Rus)
Dakte (Fra)
DJN (Fra)
Duranix94 (Fra)
Ed (Ukr)
Gagatek (Pol)
Gizmo (Rus)
Irisblue (Fra)
Je_sais_pas (Fra)
Jeanbonbeur (Eng)
Jel (Fra)
Lordnadicus (Fra)
Lord TS (Isr)
m8mat (Fra)
Mnc (Fin)
mSg-2 (Fin)
NegusLeJusticier (Fra)
Oxygen (Rus)
Pacobac (Fra)
POW (Rus)
Silnet (Cro)
Slugger (Swe)
Snaiper (Rus)
T.T (Fin)
Trancer (Ukr)
Udefix59 (Fra)
Ups_Domas (Lit)
Zybr (Rus).

DEAR PLAYERS, REGISTRATION IS STILL OPEN! WE ARE WAITING FOR YOUR APPLICATIONS!