Posts from Speed and aggression.

15.04.2012 shpilenger (blue, random, Stronghold, Crag Hack, Solmyr) def theShevanesian (red, random, Tower, Astral, Das) Kite 135
External dwelling of hobbits and a necro respawn visible with one skeleton, a free hero from prison with weak army, Solmyr is present and Aislinn is shining in the tavern, only 6 heroes - we play.
In week 1 I played terribly, losing a lot of meat, captured a necro town and started building a Mage Guild there. On day 125 in Mage Guild level 5 I get Fly :cool: and with it clear 2 conservatories (3 and 2) and gain stats. On day 135 they attack Solmyr with the full army in the necro town and surrender without a fight; yes, in an open field the battle was also easily winnable. Thanks for the game!
Details on my channel

P.S. I express my gratitude to the tournament organizer Gaudin! who supported all tournament participants and me personally, handled everything and did everything to make the tournament a great success :smile02:

P.P.S. Also many thanks to the authors of this tournament's templates, PlayHeroes_HP and Javdet

My personal IMHO about the templates:
1) Kite
+ the only General GO, large number of zones, you can come from anywhere, many development options both at the start of the game and during its course
- GO might be in a teleport, treasure zones can generate crookedly (but doesn't always decide)
2) Speed2
+ common GO, presence of a zone with all rare mines, minimal number of artifacts on respawns, Mage Guild 5 can be built if desired, with proper play there are plenty of fights with cheap troops and usually it doesn't end with just one final battle
- heroes specializing in level 4 destructive magic are too decisive
3) Speed1 M-U
+ double to the spot, presence of computers
- each has its own GO (one gets a pack of magic elementals, the other gets a horde of harpies)
4) Speed1 L-U
- Playing it takes 6+ hours at minimum, paths to computers generate even on impassable terrain (better to just play Jebus Cross or Mininosta)
5) Cross (tested little and mostly with unsuccessful results)
- high probability of re due to meeting, almost everything is decided by the main treasure zone (if the start is tight you simply won't reach it physically in time)

I confirm. The opinion about Kite has become sharply negative—treasure zones are in the rear, a bunch of connections through adjacent zones and also often in the rear; it’s hard to reach the opponent quickly; the luck factor of one player via a treasure zone is difficult to compensate, because, as mentioned, the latter are in the rear. I ran to the opponent for almost a week, Solmyr had time to gather skeletons, angels, and stats (no wonder—Flight). Thanks for the game.

As for templates—I really liked Speed 1 M-U, I already said about Kite, Cross also didn’t appeal to me. Many thanks to the organizer, everything was on time and neat!

So, friends, here comes the end of the last, 6th round of our tournament.
Congratulations to VanjaM on his well-deserved victory in the "Speed and Aggression" tournament.
The winner receives a medal.

With great pleasure, I congratulate shpilenger on taking 2nd place.
The 1st round turned out to be decisive, destroying all chances of winning. The fight in subsequent rounds was confident and impressive.

I sincerely congratulate R55Max on 3rd place.
Excellent performance in the tournament.
But luck wasn't on your side in the final match.

Acknowledgements:
1) To comrade Pink_Panther for creating the awards.
Let me emphasize right away that a full set of awards was created for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places. Unfortunately, my request to award all the prize winners of the tournament was rejected by the tournament committee.
It should be noted that the refusal is logically justified.
2) Pit for LM, Dirty_Player – for patiently explaining the rules of your monastery, which, thank goodness, is not only for men.
3) Scorpiona – for gracing our harsh male team with her presence and actively playing all the rounds.
4) Javdet, PlayHeroes_HP – for your work in creating tournament templates and active participation in the tournament.
PlayHeroes_HP even managed to withdraw from the tournament twice. But no worries, studying is more important :)
5) Dogbas – for constant consultations via ICQ regarding various issues related to the tournament.
6) The largest group of participants:
Sevan_80, shpilenger, Captain, theShevanesian, dom2, Stryfe, Dimast, Nolife, twaryna, HellLighT, RomarioGrom, Pyre, hunter98, KiNB, d-neez, Gomunguls, VanjaM, c0nn3c71nkK.ppL, wassermann, Kilgor, Ihtiandr
Thank you guys for your active and conscientious play in the tournament.
Your motto "Less words - more action" inspires respect.
Without unnecessary words, calmly and confidently reached the end of the tournament, playing all the games.
Well done. Keep it up!
7) twaryna, shpilenger, RomarioGrom, Ihtiandr – a huge thank you for your streams.
It's pleasant to watch and listen to. Continue to delight us with your broadcasts.
8) I would especially like to note the guys who gained their first tournament experience:
hunter98, wassermann – your activity made me very happy. You were eager to fight. In this tournament, you showed the most important thing – your responsible attitude towards tournament play.
9) Javdet, Gomunguls – Participants of the World Championship, who honored (in a good sense of the word) our tournament with their presence and did not consider it beneath them to compete with young players on new, unexplored templates. Special thanks for not "giving up" after the first defeat, but bravely reaching the end of the tournament. Decent behavior from the "fathers" is an excellent example for beginners.
Also, many thanks for your readily available consultations via ICQ.

I think that’s all I wanted to say.
For me personally, these almost two months flew by unnoticed, although they were very eventful.
I hope that all participants will quickly forget the negative aspects and remember only the positive moments of the tournament.

Once again, thank everyone for participating.
Sorry if I forgot someone.
Goodbye everyone. I'll be rooting for you in other tournaments.

Tournament results are in the second post of the topic

The tournament is closed.

First of all, I want to thank the organizer of this tournament (i.e., Gaudin) for the tournament and its excellent organization. For me, this tournament was the first, which is invaluable experience! Overall, I enjoyed everything. The only thing is that, due to personal reasons, I couldn't play the last round, for which I, of course, apologize to the organizer and my opponent.
P.S. I noticed an improvement in my skills after the tournament; playing with people online works wonders! =) And also, congratulations to our winner and the other prize winners!

Respect to the organizers, despite the harassment (mostly unfair), they brought the matter to a conclusion. The tournament organization was almost perfect. It just needed a slightly firmer hand, but that's not a big deal. It turns out that you can have a good time even with Heroes players.

Javdet (blue Castle, Christian, Tant) def RomarioGrom (red Barbarian, Grechkin, Moner) 122 Cross3

The game lacked motivation, and the result reflected that.

Thanks for the game.

It was so good that I had to lose on purpose :D
Thanks for the game.