Posts from "Newcomer-2012. Summer"

I have the same conditions, and I can say that one doesn't interfere with the other.

Well, you really went too far. One person might only have time to study, and then they'll only have time to go for a walk in the evening and play football twice a week. But another person can study, work, have a family, and still have free weekends... So, studying is different from studying, and work is different from work. So, you did the right thing. If you don't have time, you shouldn't sacrifice what's necessary. I think M2D3 will come back, and we'll play again.

Well, if the guy wants to go back to real life, let him... it's entirely his decision! But you're now promoting excessive gaming, which is not good! :smile42:
In general, a person's desires and opportunities don't always align, and they have to give up something... in this case, "Heroes" is the lesser thing (and virtual reality in general). So, good luck to him in life...
P.S. Don't forget that you can't abandon "Heroes"... you can only take a temporary break from it).

m2d3, you are absolutely right! Don't waste a lot of time on these games! Good luck in real life!

Hello everyone! I also want to add a word... I played Heroes for the first time 15 years ago, in the first part, and after that, I stopped playing many times, breaking the discs two or three times. Now I just decided to play at least once a week, for fun. By the way, I have a family, my son is 5 years old, and I work two jobs... So, friends, everything should be done in moderation! Good luck to everyone!

Oh, too bad I missed it.

I also missed the winter edition back then... I don't regret it at all; it's actually better to play for 3 months and then jump into the competition!

I want to inform you in advance that due to my trip to warmer countries, I will not be able to play from September 12th to 27th. So, if everything regarding the tournament schedule isn't sorted out by the 12th, I think the new player will be delayed for a long time... enjoy yourselves, have fun, and relax, esteemed tournament participants. Thank you for your understanding.

I want to inform you in advance that due to my trip to warmer countries, I will not be able to play from September 12th to 27th. So, if everything regarding the bracket isn't sorted out by the 12th, I think the new player will be delayed for a long time... have fun, drink, and relax, esteemed tournament participants. Thank you for your understanding.

Where did you go?

I'm back from vacation. Ready to play constantly. :smile13:

Oh, I don't like writing these reports...
Game #1
15.08.2012 artbocha (blue, Citadel, Crag Hack) def m2d3 (red, Inferno, Marius) 8mm6a 133
Week 1
Respawn is excellent: stable, external dwelling of birds and 2 goblins, and all of this is two steps from the castle.
Killed my computer and there revealed a Griffin Conservatory, 2 Dwarf Cottages, and a Naga Bank.
Scouted the guard as I thought into the center, turned out later that it was my treasure zone (I was mistaken due to a couple of bugged passages).
In the main on day 1 2 3 5 7 in the castle
Week 2
Cleaned my treasure zone: 3 Dragon Fly Hives, a minimal Griffin Conservatory, found a Dragon Utopia, in a tomb found the Tome of Air.
On my computer's respawn captured another Griffin Conservatory level 3 and another 1 Dragon Fly Hive, cleaned all the Dwarf Cottages and Naga Banks on it
And 1 Dragon Fly Hive on the territory between the pink and blue computer, this by the way was the bugged passage because of which
I got confused
In the end lost 1 bear and 10-odd birds, gathered 25 Wyverns and 4 Angels
Week 3
Capture Boots of Speed, upgrade birds and bears and break into the center (army 4 polar bears, 17 Thunderbirds, 25 Wyverns, 4 Angels, and 20 griffins (before the center I captured a Pandora's Box) and a few goblins) where I caught the opponent on 6 Phoenix birds

Game #2
16.08.2012 artbocha (red, Rampart, Ivor, Brissa) lose m2d3 (blue, Dungeon, Shakti) Jebus Cross 134
Respawn of 4 Unicorns, one Dragons and 5 Dragon Fly Hives
On day 1 2 4 entered the center a week earlier than the opponent!!! (he on day 1 3 4) and still lost because I poorly broke through my own GO (hero with magic without Earth Magic this is hard)

Game #3
20.08.2012 artbocha (red, random, Castle, Christian, Crag Hack) def m2d3 (blue, random, Citadel, Gurni) 2sm4d(3) 224
Again a bunch of mistakes from me, terrible micro, but in the end somehow I bounced back
Week 1
8 heroes (Ballista, First Aid Tent, Scholar, Necromancer) artifact ring +1 See part of the Inferno treasure zone - without Dragon Fly Hives and Dragon Utopias, but with Pandora's Boxes and with artifacts for +1 +2 to speed and +2 to health, but this part of the treasure zone is very hard to reach because it's surrounded everywhere by mountains and there is a small passage into it, but it's not nearby, nearby the castle is GO 20-49 Nagas. Captured both secondary towns Conflux and Rampart. No native external dwellings, on the Conflux territory captured an external dwelling of Magi and there found 2 Griffin Conservatories and 2 Naga Banks. On day 1 1 7 in the tavern found Crag Hack
Week 2
Built in Conflux 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 in the Citadel, with Crag Hack captured those same Conservatories (both minimal) and 2 Naga Banks, cleared the first Dragon Fly Hive in the first treasure zone
Crag Hack (Expert Attack, Expert Logistics, Expert Earth, Expert Scouting)
Week 3
Cleaned the 1st treasure zone, took the first Dragon Utopia (Captain's Hat, Gold Chest, Cloak for +3 rounds, Shield 4+ all)
In a Pandora's Box gave 15 Pit Fiends. In Conflux forgot to build a castle. Level 3 in the guild, found a scroll with Fly somewhere I don't remember) Crag has Advanced Air
Built Angels in the castle
Week 4
I break into Conflux with Crag to replenish mana and from there run to the Inferno treasure zone, forgetting to pass him the Knowledge artifacts, in the end only 30 mana, which greatly affected the whole game
I start failing with demons: neutrals caused Morale -10 demons and so several times, in the end it was
Day 1 4 3 breaking a Dragon Utopia (gave Hat 4+4 and some junk) put demons under my own birds (-17 demons), 28 demons left
in the end 40+ demons for the whole game, while with normal play there should have been over 100
Day 1 4 4 having built level 5 guild, Fly to that same piece of treasure zone, which is fenced off everywhere by mountains, no mana for return, had to go around this all for about 4-5 days
Day 1 4 5 artifacts for +3 to speed and +3 to health
Day 1 4 6 on the way there was 1 Dragon Fly Hive
Day 1 4 7 captured Pandora's Boxes for experience and another artifact for +1 to speed
Day 2 1 1 attack another Pandora's Box for 40+ Gorgons(in the end they get morale in the first round and with their Witch hit minus 6 birds!!!! also lost 1 Angel, broke into Conflux Gurni captures my castle, managed to take away 2 Angels
Day 2 1 2 running from the opponent, running to the snowy treasure zone
Day 2 1 3 hit level 2 Conservatory, see 2 Dragon Utopias, opponent takes the Cloak of Displacement on my territory
Day 2 1 4 hit the first Dragon Utopia (Tea Kettle, Wings, Lollipop, Tome of Water), opponent runs after me
Day 2 1 5 visit the Library and hit the second Dragon Utopia (Sword of Titan and Sphere of Air), see 2 Dragon Fly Hives() and for 2 turns already I forget to wear the Speed Gloves, opponent nearby, I block the passage of his scout hero with my scout hero (he has Gargoyles to move through snow)
As I found out later, I also didn't take the Dimension Door scroll, which would have helped me a lot
Day 2 1 6 hit 2 Dragon Fly Hives and capture Boots of Speed, but couldn't pick them up, meanwhile he has his GG running through the snow, completely alone without Fly, no scout heroes left near him (strange isn't it, running after me through the snow without Dimension Door and Fly)
Day 2 1 7 fly to my castle for the Angel growth, just a little short (eh, that very Dimension Door would have helped), and this castle is in the center, from there with Boots I could fly to any castle now, now I understood why he was running after me through the snow, through Town Portal he attacks me, and I could have captured Conflux or the castle on the first day :(
1st Final Battle with Lollipop, waiting for his 30+ Cyclopes with 40+ Orcs to shoot (if I'm not mistaken and with shooting artifacts + with Expert Archery, I didn't know this of course:) ) they kill 3-4 Angels, in the second round my army (+3 to speed) breaks in, kills all polar bears and all Thunderbirds and a couple of Cyclopes, decide not to wait until his Cyclopes, Orcs, a hundred Wolves, 40+ Ogres and Wyverns hit me, decide to retreat, think I did the right thing
Day 2 2 1 fly to the unexplored part of the Inferno treasure zone, see 2 Dragon Fly Hives, he runs to capture my only castle
Day 2 2 2 take the Dragon Fly Hives
Day 2 2 3 prepare a surprise attack on Conflux, he runs to the snowy treasure zone
Day 2 2 4 capture Conflux, buy 33 Water Elementals and upgrade them, he attacks me unexpectedly (maybe time took its toll or simply got tired of playing 15 hours without a break, maybe just underestimated his chances)
2nd Final Battle he closes the gate on me, and I through wait hit with Wyverns and Angels with my +3 to speed on Crag, and through the wall I take much less damage from his super shooters, after breaking his defense through wait, through the moat I break in with the rest of the chaff and kill him

Game #1
26.08.2012 artbocha (blue, Dungeon, Shakti) lose Vinceras (red, Necropolis, random, Vokial) 8mm6a 144
first took a restart upon meeting, when I saw he had Galthran
respawn seems not bad, there's a stable, a hero with Snakes, a good shield +5 for Minotaur is lying around, a Pandora's Box for Unicorns, BUT! the road is blocked by a guard of 50-99 demons in the Library, tried to go around, but it's long and there's a shooter block and no money
on day 1 2 1 hit the Unicorns, they give 25 Evil Eyes, great plus Earth with Slow is Advanced, and properly I should have replenished mana in the castle and with 42 Evil Eyes and full mana capture the shield, but I ran like that chasing tempo which I didn't have anyway, captured the shield and the maximum Dwarf Cottage, mastered Earth, army 42 Troglodytes and 42 Evil Eyes, captured another Pandora's Box for Pit Fiends, there were very many of them, and I didn't want to spend Cube of Power, left it for the demons, in the end almost no Troglodytes left, attacked the demons, micromanaged poorly, Cube of Power was for 4 turns, in the end from the whole army only 30 Evil Eyes remained, but stats are high, but opponent is nearby, gave up the main, tried to recover, by 1 4 4 had only 21 Evil Eyes, 4 Angels and 21 Wyverns and 6 mana, opponent had 400+ skeletons and 420 mana with Haste

Game #2
28.08.2012 artbocha (red, Conflux, random, Inte, Fjer) def Vinceras (blue, Rampart, Kyrre) 8mm6a 131
started without restarts, which surprised me, because I had a native computer Conflux, on day 1 1 2 I already captured it (Air Elementals not built) and on day 1 1 3 completely killed him, no restarts followed
on respawn: stable, Griffin Conservatory and Dragon Fly Hive, had money problems
in the first week captured the orange player's castle and 1 2 3 4 5 6 at my Citadel and 1 2 at my native computer's fort
Day 1 2 1 capture all possible chests
Day 1 2 2 hit a level 20 Dwarf Cottage with minor losses
Day 1 2 3 hit my native Griffin Conservatory level 3, prepare scout heroes to take the Dragon Fly Hive and stand my main hero at the breakpoint to the center
Day 1 2 4 the Dragon Fly Hive turned out minimal, take the central village from the opponent, enter his territory
Day 1 2 5 run hoping to his main
Day 1 2 6 captured the main, nearby saw some scout hero, left a few units in the castle and ran to the center, as it seemed to me Kyrre was at his computer
On his turn Kyrre comes running from some wilderness and snatches the main
Day 1 2 7 his army seems not strong but I won't attack the castle with Kyrre, ran to the centers, along the way acquiring a +4 shield
on day 1 3 1 on my turn without growth the first Final Battle took place, where I killed 3 of his Unicorns out of 5, 1 Angel, and 40 Gremlins out of 60, there were 8 Elves and I didn't touch them even though they weren't upgraded, I myself lost 1 Wyvern, 1 Angel, and some Sprites
on his day 1 3 1 the second Final Battle took place but with growths

agreed to decide the outcome of the match on 8mm6a
Game #3
31.08.2012 artbocha (red, random, Dungeon, Jabar, Tyraxor) def Vinceras (blue, random, Necropolis, Sandro) 8mm6a 226
took 1 restart
then I get Dungeon, and he gets Necro immediately wants to take a restart, plus a shooter block on the road
I see a Refugee camp for 10-19 Demons, and if they don't give anything useful I'll take a restart
they gave an ARCH DEVIL, well off we go
Day 1 1 2 break through the shooter block, see an external dwelling of Cats and Troglodytes, below 2 Dwarf Cottages are visible, on the road again a strong block
Day 1 1 3 captured the external dwelling of Cats, with scouting revealed another external dwelling of Minotaurs, below discovered a Dragon Fly Hive and a Griffin Conservatory behind one guard
Day 1 1 4 placed a portal, divided the army into 2 groups, one captures chests, the other prepares to break through the Minotaur external dwelling
Day 1 1 5 hit the Minotaur external dwelling, prepare chains immediately from both armies to break through the Dwarf Cottages, don't know who to make the main hero
then break through the Dwarf Cottages and a few chests, 1 2 3 4 6 in the Citadel
Day 1 2 1 in the tavern there is Tyraxor, decide to make him the main, break through a strong block, run along the road
Day 1 2 2 at one fork see a Dragon Fly Hive and a Dwarf Cottage, decide to take later, break through the guard to the center
Day 1 2 3 in the center a village - Dungeon, nearby an external dwelling of Minotaurs, break through an artifact for +5 to defense, with very strategic scouting I reveal his exit to the center and all approaches to him
Day 1 2 4 hit the Dragon Fly Hive, nothing else is visible in the center
Day 1 2 5 capture the external dwelling of Minotaurs and the village, buy a book in it
Day 1 2 6 double mana, hit the Dwarf Cottage, run to the second center
Day 1 2 7 placed a portal in the village, in the main only built the castle this week (tight on money) in the second center found a Dragon Fly Hive and a Dragon Utopia
Day 1 3 1 broke through a Dragon Fly Hive for 6 Wyverns, in another Refugee camp I find an Archangel)))
Day 1 3 2 hit a Naga Bank for 8k, near the Dungeon village find an external dwelling of Dragons, send a scout hero to hit the Dwarf Cottage and Dragon Fly Hive which I noticed back at the start of week two
Day 1 3 3 hit the Dwarf Cottage and Dragon Fly Hive, run to the treasure zone behind 3 guards which is typical, hit the Dragon Fly Hive there, 28 Wyverns already
Day 1 3 4 ran further with a scout hero, saw only a Dragon Utopia, left the treasure zone, finally saw the opponent
Day 1 3 5 broke through to my computer, decided not to run further, too far
Day 1 3 7 hit the Dragon Utopia, which is in the second center, gave a level 5 hat (Expert Air on me), shield 12-3, bag of gold, and rubber Boots of Speed
Day 1 4 1 through Dimension Door jump to the Dragon Fly Hive, saw nothing else nearby
Day 1 4 3 jump to a Dragon Utopia on the grass, and next to it another one, in them gave Tome of Earth (no Earth Magic on the hero), Sphere of Vulnerability, Boots of Speed, helmet for 10-2, Admiral's Hat
Day 1 4 4 on the grass with scouting I see another Dragon Utopia and 2 Dragon Fly Hives and a village of the blue computer, which my opponent was killing
Day 1 4 5 hit the Dragon Utopia (Angelic Wings and +4 all shield) hit 2 Dragon Fly Hives and a Pandora's Box for 5k experience, go to the village to replenish mana
Day 1 4 6 send a scout along the road from where the opponent might break in, I myself jump through the treasure zone, hit a Dragon Fly Hive and see another Dragon Utopia. Just then the opponent ran out with a scout hero and killed my scout hero
Day 1 4 7 in the Dragon Utopia gave some junk, I enter the underground and jump closer to my village for a delivery, in the meantime I built a fort in the village and built 1 2 3 4 6 in the main, placed Dragons
Day 2 1 1 pick up the delivery, capture the external dwelling of Dragons and back with Dimension Door to the Griffin Conservatory, took it right in front of the opponent (maximum) gave Earth as the last slot
Day 2 1 2 take the Dragon Utopia, Advanced Earth, not enough for Town Portal by 100 movement points, and they gave Tome of Air and Fire in the Dragon Utopia
Day 2 1 3 scout hero scouted another Griffin Conservatory there, turned out minimal, taking it - home for mana doubling and down to the Dragon Fly Hive and Griffin Conservatory seen back in week one, and even lower 2 more Dragon Fly Hives and a Griffin Conservatory are visible which for some reason the opponent didn't take, although he was running nearby
Day 2 1 4 execute the planned route, approach the 2 Dragon Fly Hives and the Griffin Conservatory
Day 2 1 5 executed the plan, plus took the Cyclops dwelling, nothing else is visible, set the goal to capture the opponent's castle with Archangels on day 2 1 7 or 2 2 1, take the growth and upgrade mine
Day 2 1 6 hit the Dragon Utopia which I revealed in the treasure zone behind 3 guards and from there plan to jump to the castle
Day 2 1 7 capture the castle, send scouts from there along the road, I myself spend the night there
Day 2 2 1 pick up the growth, upgrade the Dragons
Day 2 2 3 took 4 Dragon Fly Hives, very luckily see another one, opponent is somewhere nearby
Day 2 2 4 took the Dragon Fly Hive and flew after the opponent's GG hero to the castle but only scouts are visible there
Day 2 2 5 rushed to the opponent, but forgot the army in the castle((( would have caught him otherwise
Day 2 2 6 finally caught him, large superiority in army and stats too, killed 11 Archangels and 1300 skeletons, thought there would be more by this time, almost all of his Bone Dragons he retreated
Day 2 2 7 finally caught and killed him:smile49:

thanks for the interesting match

P.S phew...with difficulty I wrote these reports, and I think reading them won't be that interesting either

Confirmed. It's my own fault; I threw the second game because I didn't have an elf stack and 1 angel couldn't handle 3 others.
The deciding game had a very rough start; I overthought things and almost attacked the gogs just to get sulfur for liches, wanting to build knights in the Castle, even though it was unrealistic and unnecessary. Later, I somehow managed to recover, killed the AI, and by the end of the third game took another AI castle and slotted in angels; in the fourth, I upgraded 10 archs and even felt an advantage for a while, taking the second Dragon Utopia (the last one), had impls, Dimension Door, only Town Portal was missing, but the opponent had all the control and utopias were falling there in heaps. At the end, I jumped over to my home AI and found a second external dwelling of dragons with full upgrades, but there was no sign of utopias there, and without parameters or a bone stack, there was nothing to be gained.
Thanks for the games!

twaryna - Yegor Korobeynikov guys, they've already played their second game, the score is 1-1. We're waiting for the final result of the decisive match and then we'll move on to the next round!

03.09.2012 twaryna(blue,Inferno,random,olema,moner)def -Egor Korobeynikov(red,tower,riza,charna)1-2. 117 wiped on mobs, there was little time for the game. Therefore I decided to leave my fate to random and attacked 20-49 demons; 20-25 were broken calmly. 25-30 with potres. 35+ were not broken at all. Decided to risk it, thinking the value of Dragon Utopia was lower. Just in case anyone is interested, I wrote this. Thanks for the game.

Well, the guys didn't let us down and quickly played their matches:smile20:
artbocha is waiting for his opponent in the upper bracket semi-final, which will be determined by the match between twaryna and HellLighT.
I hope HellLighT will also try to play as many games as possible before he leaves! ;)

Yegor Korobeynikov - SVAROG is also trying not to delay and play as quickly as possible!!!

So, so, so... how are things going? What's happening???

twaryna --- HellLighT Are we playing or resting:smile33:

Please don't write all 3 reports later; it's better to write fresh results:rolleyes: :smile08:

Егор Коробейников --- SVAROG Are we playing? :smile01: