Posts from The “Farewell, Valya and Shakhter!” tournament (starting hero is chosen randomly).

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S. PReDS-Erdem

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Please, send me a message on ICQ. I have your contact in the list of our game, but I can't find it:confused:

numOne (blue, Castle, Adelaide, Gundula) def Kash (red, Rampart, Mephala, Dessa), 2smd4(2), 136

After all the rests, I had a very difficult start - right next to the castle there are 2 blocks on the roads - water elementals for the scroll and archers for the obelisk; the archers aren't built yet, Christian is in the tavern. I attack the archers, lost 5 of my own, ran along the road - further it's ГО, only a stable off to the side and a crypt are useful, so I decide to hit the water elementals. Put swordsmen on them, bought them out, attack the water elementals with Christian; there are 25 of them, I break through easily, buy Gundula. It gets easier after that - 2 max crypts, 2 external dwellings of griffins, a mercenaries camp; pegasi guard the descent to the basement and the exit as well, lost several more Marks breaking through them. Thought about painting the secondary and returning, but the way was blocked by necro-horses guarding the Dragon Utopia:smile21:, I turn around...
Result of the week: horses and griffins in the fort, another external dwelling of archers taken and a conservatory on the home territory spotted.
On the second, the mercenaries camp brings me griffins, total triple growth of feathered ones :). Upgrade them, go to take the naga bank and gloves guarded by water elementals - there turned out to be 90 in 3 stacks - they took down one horse, all my cover, Marks, and smashed the ballista, but it's okay, we survive. I take the naga bank two with minimal losses and go to the conservatory; it turned out to be 2-4, decide not to push in, a descent to the basement is visible nearby - I go there. There, right by the exit, stand another 2 conservatories :) The first is 3-4, the second 2-4. Wait for the start of week 3, gathering gold for one-time purchases along the way.
At the start of the third with mass haste, I first break the three with small losses, then the max losing angels and all Marks (by mistake), take the home one - another +3, total 9 angels, 5 grand horses, 35 grand griffins, expert log, air, basic earth, advanced tactics. I split into the capital, refill mana and stand near the underground Dragon Utopia, but then news of surrender comes from Viktor... Dessa fell somewhere in a treasure zone attacking Wizards.

Thanks for the game!

numOne (blue, Castle, Adela, Gundula) def Kash (red, Rampart, Mephala, Deesa), 2smd4(2), 136

Start was so-so..
I couldn't find crystals for a long time, I placed Pegasi only after Citadel. Ciele on the butterfly went to take a secondary Tower and then used Gargoyles and a Ballista to break some zombies there; Deesa and Mephala were hanging around home, on the grass — silver Pegasi, Mephala runs there on 121. The native secondary was far away, I thought it was an adjacent zone, was aiming to rush through it. However, I was wrong, there was no path to the opponent. I took a Naga dwelling there at 3 and a Medusa dwelling at 8, an external dwelling of Wood Elves, nothing else. On 131 Deesa awkwardly hits Snipers in the treasure zone, Ciele equally awkwardly takes the Dwarf Cottage — maxed out. With Deesa I cleared the Head +5 in the treasure zone, Dragon Fly Hive at 6 and a portal, couldn't do anything else — double guards and wild ones — Arch Devils and Elder Efrits. I was getting ready at the start of the fourth week to take 2 Dragon Utopias with 4 Angels and a bunch of Cavaliers from double growth, but I lost Deesa with all artifacts and an Angel due to a dumb mistake. Thanks for the time. 1:0

Is it impossible to join?

Erdem (Red, Necropolis, Isra, Tamika) def PReDS (Blue, Swamp, Tiva, Broghild), 2sm4d(3), 143

Start in the metro, roads are fast. Tamika appeared as the second hero. I spread out, see 3 roads: one to the GO, the second north to the lava, the third south (possibly to my native secondary), headed there. On day 112, I break through a pack of energy units and take my native secondary, which has a market. Unfortunately, very little gold was thrown in; I see a gnoll hut, check it — it's horde-sized, I take it with Isra (minimum). Meanwhile, Tamika breaks through a pack of shreks to the north and takes an Inferno secondary. With three markets, I traded for horses without robes in the Citadel. :)
At the start of week 2, I broke through the Basilisk for an exit from the Inferno spawn into the treasure zone. I scouted a shield +6, a grave guarded by a horde of wood elves, a cloak +2 to speed, a library guarded by scorpions. But gold is scarce, I farm gold bit by bit with scout heroes, a breastplate +3. I transfer troops to Tamika, take a Naga Bank near the capital (unfortunately, a minimal one). :( In the middle of week 2, Broghild emerges from underground gates off-road, slightly west of my capital, with 10 Wyverns, 50+ Lizardmen, 13 Dragon Flies, kills my Isra, who was standing nearby on a dog, and runs back. Tamika takes a Dragon Fly Hive the next day (again minimal — why am I so unlucky?) :( and plans to go into the Inferno treasure zone for the shield +6. Then Gunnar pops out of the gates on a Dragon Fly with the intention of taking my capital, but doesn't make it; I chase him away with a scout hero. Tamika headed to the treasure zone. End of the week: horses without robes in the castle, vampires in the secondary, 3 town halls. At the start of week 3, with 250+ skeletal archers, 8 Necro Knights, 7 Liches, 10 Vampires (+an ammo cart), I break through 120 wood elves. No Slow, of course, neither in scrolls nor in any of 3 guilds. :( I take the shield +6, in the grave I take a mana medal. Then I fight 19 Royal Nagas for the speed cloak and an imp hut, and 16 scorpions (tactics helped a lot). Ungraded skeletons are passed along the chain to the capital for upgrading. Reinforcements arrived, I fight 70 Greater Gorgons without magic with minor losses (the speed cloak rules). I see Rashka in the tavern, buy her and teach Tamika Slow (learned from Moandor). I take a maximum Dragon Fly Hive, veil the capital. Then I break through a Throng of Pegasi for a chest, hoping for some magic, but there are 15 Trolls! I see a Dragon Utopia a bit north and 5-9 Red Dragons nearby; I fight them and take a chest with 25 Gold Golems! Ungraded skeletons are passed again for upgrading. I check the Dragon Utopia (1-2), see two Dragon Fly Hives, decide to take them first and then take the Utopia. The second Dragon Fly Hive and the Hat of the Orator are guarded by a horde of Greater Cyclops. Just what I need. Suddenly, on day 136, an enhanced Broghild runs out of the underground gates and captures my capital with 6 Angels, 6 Hydras, a bunch of Wyverns, and 60+ Lizard Warriors :( some Vampires and Zombies there weren't bought back... On day 137, Rashka takes a minimal Dragon Fly Hive, Tamika fights 60 Greater Cyclops; due to anti-morale from the Wyverns, I lose 50 skeletons, leaving only 190+. :( I have only 15 mana. I think if the opponent takes Inferno (the closest of my castles), the game will be over. But the opponent takes my native secondary and uses Town Portal. I take a minimal Dragon Utopia, which gives me Boots +2 to all stats. I break into Inferno, replenish mana, set the Order of Fire. Now I have an Implosion dealing 1250 damage and 90 mana... I head to my veiled capital and fall 5 tiles short (the castle was almost unguarded) :( Broghild TPs to my capital and camps there. I can't check the army size; I see Hydras, Greater Lizardmen, Angels, Wyverns, and Gnolls. Nothing to do, I assault :smile10: Tamika 14-17-14 (90) army: 25 Wyverns, 130+ skeletal archers, 14 Trolls, 23 Gold Golems, 7 Liches, 5 Vampires, 9 Necro Knights.
Broghild 9-14-5 (80) army: 6 Angels, 10(!) Hydras, 19 Wyverns, 60+ Greater Lizardmen, 30+ Gnoll Marauders, 24 Dragon Flies.
I box the Wyverns in a corner with tactics; from the Implosion, all of the opponent's Angels fall first, then 17 Wyverns and 7 Hydras, after that I send everyone to assault, finishing off with a bow dealing 160 damage. Thanks for the interesting game and adrenaline! :) Never saw the sun the whole game :rolleyes:
P.S. Again, they don't give me a single Griffin Conservatory :confused: what bad luck...

Erdem - PReDS 1:0.

Erdem (Red, Necropolis, Isra, Tamika) def PReDS (Blue, Swamp, Tiva, Broghild), 2sm4d(3), 143

Due to browser issues at work, I didn't see the opponent's report in time. The opponent used rests to their full advantage. On one hand, it's great: a strong secondary town, many crypts, hydra, bull, archer, and gnoll lairs (except for bulls - all in the secondary town); on the other hand: I broke through to the secondary town on the second day, but only reached it on the 7th day via the fast route. I had to go around the opponent's main town, which was positioned in the back, through rough terrain, but even if it had been positioned normally, the guard was only 50 skeletons. Even when I broke through on the second day, the chain from town to town consisted of 4 heroes on flying creatures, if not more. The result of the first phase: +1000, market levels 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 in the main town and level 6 in the secondary town. I didn't upgrade the sawmill in the main town, only in the secondary town. I broke through to the ore pit in the main town on the 6th day using basilisks. However, Bron quickly captured the log resource and, starting from level 121, ran around on boots taken right near the exit of the secondary town. Snipers on the road or a group of griffins in the snowdrifts prevented me from reaching the snowy secondary town, so I only took it at the end. The passages to the tertiary towns were also in strange locations, but the elevator to the opponent's town was right next to the road: I broke through it on the way, there was Isra - I killed her to reduce the number of skeletons, then I sent Gunya there on a group of flying creatures (not to capture, but just to scout the paths and how far it is from the main town). On day 136, I captured the opponent's starting town, revealed the map, but with all the chains and transfers, I didn't have time to develop Bron and, most disappointingly, build the 3rd tier in the captured town, because I had a scroll of Town Portal and advanced earth magic. The next day, without Town Portal, I didn't risk sending the main hero with an army on a deep raid, which allowed Tamika to replenish her mana. Then I had a choice: to sit in defense or use Town Portal to calmly take my tertiary towns, but considering the late game, I decided to take the risk, although by looking at the parameter changes, I saw that the undead had already visited the tertiary town, and I was wrong. 3 impls with the red color were enough to destroy the main stacks and resistance to earth magic, so there was no way to place hydras. I can't even imagine how Erdem finished the game, considering his +5 time advantage. Thank you for the game.

Hello, Heroes fans! I have some bad news: I'm withdrawing from the tournament :smile05:. I got a job (even on weekends) + I also have to study (full-time) - I'm completely overloaded - I hardly have any free time... I ask the organizers to forgive me and replace me with someone else...

Thanks for understanding.

Is there a job opening here? I'd be interested in playing. 296524052

Understood. Hermit, please pay attention to the substitution in your pairing.

Acknowledged;) Hermit, please pay attention to the substitution in your pair.

Regarding the organizer's decision:

Is it really impossible to join?

- it was much earlier. Britvochka also contacted them earlier.

A question regarding the organizer's decision...

Brizhvochka, citing a lack of time, declined. RetroFMsss - the nickname sounds vaguely familiar, but he's a newcomer on World of Xeen. I used my right as an organizer not to include people who haven't played at least a few games in our season (and to be honest, I forgot about him:o - if that's not the case, I apologize...).

Breezhechka, citing a lack of time, declined. RetroFMsss – the nickname sounds vaguely familiar, but he's a newcomer on World of Xeen. I used my right as an organizer not to include people who haven't played at least a few games in our season (and to be honest, I forgot about him:o – if that's not the case, I apologize...).

We could have asked Eric about RetroFMsss.

You could, for example, ask Eric about RetroFMsss.

How could the organizer know that the guy was registering his second or third nickname on HW? Kostya himself hasn't been playing Heroes for that long, so he wouldn't know all the chaos players...
A message like "Is it really impossible to join?" from an unfamiliar nickname, when all the spots are already taken, isn't a reason to immediately start registering him.

How could the organizer know that the guy was registering his second or third nickname on Hv? Kostya hasn't been playing Heroes for that long, so he doesn't know all the Chaos players...
A message like "Is it really impossible to join?" from an unfamiliar nickname, when all the spots are already taken, is not a reason to immediately start adding him.

There's a huge difference between immediately adding someone and not reacting at all to a question about the possibility of participating in the tournament. These nuances are what shape a person's reputation as a tournament organizer. Especially on a resource that positions itself as a leader in attracting new players. I don't know, maybe Kostya answered the person in ICQ, saying that the spots are filled, etc. - as a participant in his tournament, I want to see his reaction to certain events and preferably with explanations. And this is not a whim - I just want to know what to expect from the organizer in case of a controversial situation. The first impression is that in any controversial situation, the issue will be resolved in favor of the person he knows better and longer - not the most flattering.
P.S. Sam and Spirit, as far as I remember, talked to almost every little-known player who wanted to play in the qualifiers and announced all their decisions.
In Roland's Chaos tournament, two Bulgarians (possibly a Croatian and a Bulgarian) played, who weren't very well-known on the forums.

There's a huge difference between quickly responding and completely ignoring a question about participating in the tournament – these nuances shape a person's reputation as a tournament organizer. Especially on a platform that positions itself as a leader in attracting new players. I don't know, maybe Kostya did reply to the person via ICQ, saying that the slots were filled, etc. – as a participant in his tournament, I want to see his reaction to certain events and, ideally, with explanations. And this isn't a whim – I just want to know what to expect from the organizer in case of a controversial situation. The first impression is that in any controversial situation, the issue will be resolved in favor of the person he knows better – not very flattering.

I'm not excusing Kostya; he should have, of course, asked the person what they meant by the phrase "Can't I join?" In my opinion, it's a stretch to call it an application to participate. I understand, because I had the pleasure of chatting with RetroFM a couple of times. I don't react well to strangers who show up and, instead of saying "Hello," say "Let's play" or "Give me someone's ICQ." It's kind of rude.

A simple example: I'm walking down the street, and one person asks, "Do you happen to have a cigarette?" while another says, "Give me a cigarette!" It seems like a small thing, but I'll favor the first person, even though I know them equally well :D

In general, the tournament is a fan-made, niche event, designed for a small group of people, mostly acquaintances, and I think the organizer doesn't really have to answer to us about what he's doing. Maybe I'm wrong. Okay, I won't interfere anymore. :) I hope Kostya explained himself to the person via ICQ or will at least do so