Posts from "Newcomer-2009. Winter"

Let him write to one of the organizers in ICQ!

Addressing citizen **misantrop** – why call yourself a newbie? You play quite well, you even punished me with INFERNO today, I think you deserve a spot in the Avernus tournament on balance or in the Loi, which will soon bring the "sergeant's" tournament to perfection =) I saw posts from Heroes players who don't even know how to connect to the game... well, it's up to the judges to decide if you have a place here or not ;)

Hopefully, the lady isn't friends with Djede.

I had to check out Lady Djede's profile. Hmm...
Sir Avern, you are as delicate as ever, it's nice to meet you...
Thank you to the organizers for the invitation! :)

I agree - misantrop plays well. If he stays, he will be a tournament favorite, although formally he is a newcomer to HeroesWorld because I recently gave him links where to download SoD 3.2. They postponed a very interesting game Stronghold vs Castle, in which his Crag Hack could have torn apart my Gunnar if he hadn't made a mistake in battle. That scoundrel bought himself with money, my heart feels he will create more problems for the Barbarians.

I agree - misantrop plays well.

The guy came to our forum, already in fighting mode, and we shouldn't blame him for that. I played with him twice, he's quite promising, and he's good at chaining wins. Practice plus a beginner tournament and a good recruit for the Heroes ranks, especially from Dnipro!!! :)

Guys, similar questions were raised last year, and numOne was denied at the time, and for good reason. And remember how many decent newcomers played – Erdëm, Van, HeadHunter, Gomunguls, ~no1_knows_me~, and others! Now they are solid mid-level players. I played a full game with misantrop once and even won somehow, so the guy still has room to improve. And there's no reason to deny him; let him progress. There's no need to scare the others. P.S. I'm not going to create a sandbox where boys and girls who have just learned to move pieces will play. If they want to win, let them learn to play at a more or less decent level. The topic is closed. Added after 4 days

I still took misantrop into my tournament! What a pest :D

Please register me with ID 285757198.

I want, asya 486354726

Please register me. My ICQ number is 586737873. And I'm waiting for anyone who wants to practice during work hours.

For ~no1_knows_me~, bRitvo4kA, SEM_56, Kash. My online experience consists of 13 games, which is not much for a pro, so I'm still a newbie. And if I'm not allowed to participate in the tournament, so be it. P.S. Two weeks before my first game, while my account on HW wasn't activated, I read a lot, watched replays, and also played Heroes a long time ago, but only with a friend. We had a different version, and we played differently, so now I'm slowly adjusting.

Ready for the tournament!
289-090-741

I've added everyone who requested to join. I must say, quite a few of you have signed up already :) And there are still 2.5 weeks until the start...

to misantrop:
No one is refusing you, everything is fine. :) Good luck.

I would like to try my luck; please register me. 398-798-212

Please register me for the tournament. 346-047-955

Given that after all the restarts, there is a possibility of an absolutely unplayable starting position, is it possible to generate pre-balanced maps created by the tournament organizers? This would eliminate scenarios where a weaker player wins against a stronger player purely due to the map layout.
Here's an example of what could happen:
1) One player has 1 road to the main town and a 3-4 day detour through rough terrain to reach the road leading to the opponent.
2) The other player has 3 secondary towns.
I had this happen to me yesterday. With this setup, even with a slight skill advantage, it's virtually impossible for the first player to win.
Pre-balanced maps could be uploaded directly to the website before each match, naturally requiring the presence of both players and an organizer. In principle, there is a possibility of unfair play, in the sense that someone could view the map before the game and immediately determine a strategy. But let it be. Since the maps will be balanced, there is nothing terrible about this. In this case, the strongest player will truly be determined, and knowing the map, they will win. After all, this is exactly what beginners need to learn – how to determine the optimal strategy (this is what you learn by playing offline, trying out many different options). At the same time, victories of a random nature will be eliminated.
Of course, if the following point is taken into account, the rules will not be changed for this tournament, but it could be applied to subsequent ones.
5. Rules. The tournament is held according to the seasonal rules.
During the tournament, the rules and regulations will NOT be changed
/diskuss

Please register me for the tournament. 346-047-955

ps: Considering that after all the restarts, there is a possibility of a completely unplayable map appearing, is there a possibility of generating pre-balanced maps created by the tournament organizers? This would eliminate scenarios where a weaker player wins against a stronger player purely due to the map layout.
Here's an example of what could happen:
1) One player has 1 road to the main castle and a 3-4 day detour on an unpaved road to the road leading to the opponent.
2) The other player has 3 secondary castles.
I had such a map yesterday. With this layout, even with a slight advantage in skill, it is impossible for the first player to win.
Pre-balanced maps can be uploaded directly to the website before the battle, of course, this requires the presence of 2 players and the organizer. With this arrangement, the strongest player will truly be determined. Random victories will be eliminated.
/diskuss

Unfortunately, this is not possible.

1) In the past, 28 people participated in the novice tournament, i.e., there were (6+5+4+3+2+1)*4+4+2+2=92 games

2) Considering that some players are not yet able to identify playable matchups, and others will take the opportunity to create an overpowered setup for themselves, there may be 8+7+6+5+4+3+2+1=36 possible castle matchups.

3) Generating several maps of one type (taking into account possible restarts, frequently used heroes ending up in jail, flawed generation, etc.) will take at least 1 hour.

4) In total, we have 92*36*1 = 3312 hours of the organizer's personal time.
Let's assume I can spend 5 hours a day on this noble cause...
3312/5= 662.4 days, i.e., 2 years

I hope I explained it clearly enough :)

In general: you have 2 legal restarts to understand that the map is bad. Use them wisely. Of course, if you are looking for an easy win, you risk getting a bad outcome. Plus, there is also restart 116, which can be achieved in almost 50% of cases.

Correct behavior during the map selection and restarts is also part of the skill