Posts from The Great Confrontation – reports and summaries.

So, the official start of the tournament is at 9:00 PM on March 11, 2010. The first round lasts until March 19, 2010 inclusive; during this time, each player must play at least one game.
Attention to all players! Sorry, there was an error in the rules when drafting. As a result, the player who drafted second was in a more advantageous position.
Now it will be like this: the player highlighted in green starts both drafts and also chooses the color of the race they will play.
Attention! Today, June 21, 2010, I uploaded a new version of the generator from DWP (version 1.5).
When generating a map in the new version of the generator, Zones Compatibility Factor should be set to 1.5
You can read about what's new in it here
Another bug has been found in the mod; please update to version 4.02. Please note that when replacing the mod, all old saves remain functional.
The download links are still the same. (Templates from June 6, 2010)
You can Download it here
It is time to start the second round. The deadlines for the second round are March 23-29 inclusive + 3 days for completing games (until April 1). During this time, each player must play at least 2 games (with the exception of players who did not start the tournament from the beginning; they may have only 1 game played by these dates).
We begin the third round. Deadlines: April 2, 2010 - April 8, 2010 inclusive + 3 days for completing games (until April 11, 2010 inclusive). During this time, each player must play at least 3 games.
We begin the fourth round. Deadlines: April 12, 2010 - April 18, 2010 inclusive + 3 days for completing games (until April 21, 2010 inclusive). During this time, each player must play at least 4 games.
We begin the fifth round. Deadlines: April 19, 2010 - April 25, 2010 inclusive. During this time, each player must play at least 5 games.
We begin the sixth round. Deadlines: April 26, 2010 - May 2, 2010 inclusive + three days to complete a started game (if necessary) until May 5, 2010 inclusive. During this time, each player must play at least 6 games.
We begin the seventh round. Deadlines: May 6, 2010 - May 12, 2010 inclusive + three days to complete a started game (if necessary) until May 15, 2010 inclusive. During this time, each player must play at least 7 games.
Player: kontr - the main time allotted for the 7th round is over. You have only played 6 games so far, i.e., you are behind schedule. Please write to me, or Leo, or in the tournament discussion about your situation (with whom the games were started, why there is a delay, whether you plan to continue the tournament, etc.)
We begin the eighth round. Deadlines: May 13, 2010 - May 19, 2010 inclusive + three days to complete a started game (if necessary) until May 22, 2010 inclusive. During this time, each player must play at least 8 games.
We begin the last ninth round. Deadlines: May 23, 2010 - May 29, 2010 inclusive + three days to complete a started game (if necessary) until June 2, 2010 inclusive. During this time, each player must play all the games. Please hurry up those who haven't finished their 8th game because we are essentially waiting for you.
Attention to everyone who has not finished their games! The main time allotted for the 9th round is ending. Please describe your current gaming situation so that I know what decisions to make and whether to give additional time for the final round of the group stage.

So, we have completed the group stage. You can find the results in the bracket. In a couple of days, the finals bracket will be ready. The final will be held according to the "double elimination" system, with played races and templates being eliminated.

The 16th finalist is player Gastello.
Groups:


We begin the final part! We play according to the "double elimination" system, with played races and templates being eliminated (be sure to write in the reports on which template the game was played; I will mark it in the bracket). The drafting principle is the same - both drafts are started by the player highlighted in green; he also chooses his starting color. Good luck to everyone and may you have interesting games!

First round. Deadlines: June 7, 2010 - June 16, 2010 inclusive + 3 days for completing games (if necessary).
Second round. Deadlines: June 18, 2010 - June 27, 2010 inclusive + 3 days for completing games (if necessary).
Third round. Deadlines: June 29, 2010 - July 14, 2010 inclusive.
Fourth round. Deadlines: July 15, 2010 - July 24, 2010 inclusive + 3 days for completing games (if necessary).
Fifth round. Deadlines: July 25, 2010 - August 1, 2010 inclusive + 3 days for completing games (if necessary).
Sixth round. Deadlines: August 2, 2010 - August 15, 2010 inclusive.
Seventh round. Deadlines: August 16, 2010 - August 23, 2010 inclusive + 3 days for completing games (if necessary).

Final Deadlines: August 24, 2010 - September 2, 2010 inclusive + 3 days for completing games (if necessary).
Please note that to win the tournament, player Dmitrik only needs to beat player Ekzekutor once, while player Ekzekutor
needs to win twice.

Second game of the final Deadlines: September 3, 2010 - September 12, 2010 inclusive + 3 days for completing games (if necessary).

The finals bracket:


The tournament is over!
Congratulations to the winner, player Ekzekutor, who won in a hard-fought battle.

Top 8 players of the tournament:

I Ekzekutor
II Dmitrik
III Will
4 Detmers
5 Drunk2, dwp
6 Lok1978, Moz

Will, playing as the blue-skinned people of Vittorio, won against Y11, playing as the red-skinned people of the Waishan faction, in week 3. In week 3, he found his opponent's zone, reached the castle in one turn, and Waishan wasn't at home. Thanks for the game.

Vip.rus (red, Orcs, Shaq) defeated Sonic81 (blue, Mages, Nazir), sun, week 7
The Orc was doing well, reached level 30 by week 6, then went around looking for artifacts against Chaos, found a mentor, forgot to log on for the anti-Chaos game, but got lucky and was offered a game right away. We played for a long time, with some technical issues on my end, but in the end, the final battle took place at the gates of the Mage's city (somehow found it, the map was very confusing), where the Orcs quite easily defeated the Mage without Dark magic. Although the Mages seemed very strong at the beginning. Thanks for the game!

Will, blue-skinned people of Vittorio – won Y11, red league, Vaishan, Sun, week 3
In week 3, he found the opponent's zone, reached the castle in one turn, Vaishan wasn't home, thanks for the game.

it was :)

Week 2, -20% defense for the dark side, so the hydras were getting hammered :(
The map was poor, couldn't get any easy money, had to transport almost all the troops. The hero had a fairly large starting zone and it was quite poor :) so there was simply nothing to attack the portal with :) and Will came at the right time and reached it, even if he had jumped at that moment, he probably wouldn't have defended the castle, there was no mana, and he didn't find a well.

Thanks for the game.

Vip.rus (red, Orcs, Shaq) defeated Sonic81 (blue, Mages, Nazir), sun, week 7
Confirmed.
I had to play as Nazir. I played against an Orc using Chaos once, and I also took Light as an additional faction.
Oh, what a surprise!!!)) They gave Logu the Mage on level 2. On level 6, I had to choose between the Path of War or Education; I thought Education would be on the next level. In the end, I got Basic Education on level 19!!! I didn't find any Regeneration on the map, and I only found Resurrection in the Mage Guild treasure – I lost to 30 Golems (although I could have avoided that). I focused on Knowledge, used the Orb, and Resurrection when it appeared, mostly, and used a bit of Slow. There weren't many Light spells, so I didn't upgrade them to the final level.
I could have won by staying in the castle (unfortunately, I was level 25, and my opponent was level 31!! Later, I found out that there were no Machines. My hero was actually stronger in the tavern, probably because of the artifacts, but I, as a true gentleman, accepted the challenge). I suspected I would lose, but I thought the Orc would still be somewhat weakened, but no – I was wrong)). I didn't have enough time to play for another week; I just found a good resource and it wasn't close by. I think I would have definitely won if the levels were equal.
P.S. For the Orc, the line between victory and defeat is very thin!:smile42:

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Sorry, I was playing as Nazir.

ekzekutor (blue, demons, Grok) defeated dmitrik (red, dwarves, Ibba) week 6
The first battle was tough, but the demons (with +30 initiative from artifacts) crushed the dwarves, and fire helped a lot.
Thanks for the game.

Lok 1978 (Sorcerer Nazir) - lost to Kolobok (Orcish Sorcerer) - won. The game was interesting. In the final, the lack of experience played a role, as well as the complete Necropolis set of the Orc and the well-developed Storm set. Although the Orc reached the final (02, 03, 05) with almost no losses, level 30, with full Light magic. Nazir, level 28, lost a total of 1.4 units, with summoning magic used extensively. Kolobok, thank you for the game.

Dear tournament participants, please note that in the main tournament thread, I specifically indicated to use "won" or "lost." Let's express our thoughts clearly and concisely.

ekzekutor (blue, demons, Grok) defeated dmitrik (red, dwarves, Ibba) in week 6.
The first battle was tough, but the demons (with +30 initiative from artifacts) crushed the dwarves, and fire magic helped a lot.
Thanks for the game.

That happened. I didn't expect to have problems against a demon on the lab map, but I made a mistake myself. I should have gone to the treasure, looked for spells and artifacts, instead of going to the enemy. I had almost no artifacts, and I didn't have any spells against darkness.

Leolopus (Dungeon, Erin) lost to Igrok v geroev (Elves, Wingael) on the Maze map, week 7. Overall, Wingael should have been left in the timeout, but I think even without Wingael, the outcome wouldn't have changed. I saw that the opponent with an army went to the Gate of Oblivion, but one day wasn't enough. After a few turns, he merged into a Castle, but didn't have enough money to buy out the entire army, only half, and he also had only about 50 mana. So, when the opponent reached my Castle on his turn (he managed to do it in one turn, even though the portal to the Gate of Oblivion wasn't close), the defense in the Castle wouldn't have helped much. Sanya gave me a choice: either he attacks as is, or I leave my Castle on my turn with my full army and mana. I chose the lesser of two evils and left my Castle on my turn, taking 100% damage. After that, everything went as expected: the Elves swept the Dungeon (I had no defense). There was chaos, of course, but it didn't help me much. Thanks for the game.

Lok 1978 (Sorcerer Nazir) - lost to Kolobok (Sorcerer of the Stronghold) - won
The game turned out to be interesting. In the final, the lack of experience played a role, as well as the complete Necropolis set of the Stronghold and the well-developed Storm set. Although the Stronghold approached the final (02, 03, 05) with almost no losses, level 30, and full Light. Nazir, level 28, lost a total of 1.4 troops, with summoning being used extensively.
Kolobok, thank you for the game.

That's right, but why a complete Necropolis set? There was a cloak and a staff. If I'm not mistaken, Narhiz also had them. By the way, not Nazir, but Narhiz. He was very lucky with magic, and regeneration and resurrection in the castle were effective. He also lost a lot of troops, especially at the beginning.

Thank you for the game.

Will, using the blue people of Laslo, defeated AD_V's red Inferno Alastor in the labyrinth during week 4. On the second week, a plague was announced, which made things difficult for both players, but by week 4, my situation improved, and after clearing the treasure, I prepared to attack my opponent, but AD surrendered.

drunk (demon, alastor) lost to igrok (human) on day 9 of the Leto campaign. The zone was medium, but there was no one to fight. He went to the beginning of the second map to clear the respawn point with 7 stacks of imps. He killed 4 cave demons in 3 stacks. After them, 8 elders appeared, forming 4 stacks, with 2 of them being combat units. They cast a couple of spells, and the hero was defeated.

Leolopus (dungeon, Erin) lost to Igrok v geroev (elves, Vingael) on template Maze, week 7.
By and large, Ving should have been kept banned, but I think even if it wasn't Ving, the outcome would hardly have changed. I saw that the opponent went to GO with their army, but one day wasn't enough; after a few moves I retreated to the castle, but I didn't have enough gold to buy back the entire army, only half, and I had only about 50 mana in total, so when on his turn Igrok rushed to my castle (he made it all in one turn, even though the portal to GO wasn't close), defending in the castle wouldn't have helped much. Sanya gave me a choice: either he attacks as is, or I sally forth on my turn with a full army and mana from the castle; of the two evils, I chose the 100% loss and sallied on my turn:) Then it was just like they taught us in school, the elves swept the dungeon (I had no defenses), the chaos was indeed brutal, but it didn't help me much, thanks for the game.

it was so i confirm, the esteemed opponent was a little less lucky than me. thanks for the game Leo.

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drunk(demon, Alastor) lost to igrok(humans) Letos day 9
the zone was average, but there was no one to fight. early in the second week I went to clear a respawn with 7 stacks of imps. killed 4 pit fiends in 3 stacks. behind them were 8 arch devils, they formed 4 stacks, with 2 battle stacks. they feared them a couple of times and that was game over.

i confirm the esteemed opponent was completely unlucky. thanks for the game.

Vip.rus (red, Orcs, Garuna) lost to dmitrik (blue, Orcs, Keegan) – Week 8

It was a tough game. It didn't start well; out of the heroes I got, I chose Keegan. At the end of the first week, I maxed out the Dwarves and left all the Goblins and Kobolds there, and I didn't even have time to build a castle that day. The terrain was Snow and Sand, which wasn't great either. I completely relaxed when I lost a level 16 Ogre at the end of the month. I jumped into the Treasury and started gathering resources there. I took a big risk, but Garuna was so strong that I had no choice. I got lucky with the artifacts in the Treasury; I found two rings with 10 Initiative, a cloak with -2/-2, and a staff with +20 Initiative, and I didn't lose anything in the Treasury. In general, we both gathered resources and met in the final.

Garuna had insane stats:eek:

Thanks for the game.