Posts from regarding the collection of skeletons in "Rise of the Phoenix".

Essentially, it's an interesting concept, but right now it's just a fan tournament, without any major complications or restrictions.

That's exactly what it's for – for the fans. I acted as the organizer at the request of those who came up with the idea for this tournament. They chose the map themselves. I just made a few minor edits to it and drafted some general rules...

2 Alan. By the way, for the future – limiting the total game time to the point where it's impossible to complete the ENTIRE map is interesting. Because all players will have different strategies for completing it. But here, everyone will have the same strategy! I'm saying this so that we don't discuss this point in the future, because it's quite obvious.

Yes, that's clear... I just didn't quite finish the map, and there were a couple of mistakes in the editor... never mind, let's see what the result will be... And to set the time limit correctly, I need to play through the map myself a couple of times, but there just wasn't enough time for that 8((.

P.S. In general, let's say that I'm also gaining experience in creating various kinds of tournaments ;-)

By the way, are warrior skeletons counted? Or only the unupgraded ones?

By the way, are warrior skeletons counted? Or only the unupgraded ones?

Only the regular ones.

still, 7 months is too long for this map. here, you need to defeat all the AI opponents in a maximum of two months, and clear the entire map in four... and if you also generate a book of air magic and wings, as some have suggested, then it's even easier... in short, it's not very enjoyable to sit and click "end turn" for three months.

this isn't a criticism, it's just my opinion that you need to change things if you're planning to hold a proper tournament for skeleton gathering. the idea is interesting, but it needs to be well thought out and a few interesting elements added, rather than peasants guarding resources. and of course, the map needs to be the same for everyone, so there are no disputes.

Thank you very much for your feedback! It has been said many times that this tournament is for fun and doesn't aim to be anything serious... but of course, its experience will be useful for organizing more serious tournaments (maybe even by me 8)). Thank you for the criticism, tokha, but the map was provided without a save file, as requested by those who came up with the idea to hold this tournament. As I said, I simply didn't have enough time to finish everything on it, and I am ready to apologize again to everyone who was disappointed with the map. P.S. Your save file, tokha, has been received and reviewed. Thank you for participating. Sincerely, Alan.

Alan, who said I was disappointed? I played through this map just to help create a good tournament. Now I've finished it and expressed everything that seemed wrong to me.

Just a reminder that tomorrow is the last day of the tournament... Please send in your save files more actively, especially those who initiated the idea of holding it...

Just a reminder that tomorrow is the last day of the tournament... Please send in your save files more actively, especially those who initiated the idea of holding it...

Alan, sorry! But my computer crashed... Most likely, the motherboard burned out, although I don't know for sure... I'm communicating with you through a computer that's at my girlfriend's house... No offense, okay? Good luck to everyone in the tournament.

How many people have submitted their entries so far?

How could I have missed that there was a tournament going on?! I'll sit down tonight and play! If I have time, of course!

I've completed the map and sent both saves. So, let me say a few words about it.

General remarks. The very idea of holding such tournaments is sound, and it could be recommended as a qualifying event (for rating). However, there was no need to experiment. It could have been launched at a higher level right away.

As I understand it, this tournament is not expected to have many participants. There is one reason - the absolute lack of centralization for holding tournaments on the portal and complete confusion regarding the organization of topics (subtopics) and announcements about tournaments... If a person says they didn't see it, then that's how it is. Over two weeks, this issue was nowhere discussed or published in the official news (or in any other way). This is an oversight by the administration and needs to be resolved.

In essence:

1. The map should have its potential completion time checked beforehand.
2. The deadline for completing unit collection should be shorter than the map's completion time.
3. A mandatory condition is a single save for everyone. For the sake of the experiment, I focused not on the game itself, but on forming the starting save. (Spent almost as much time as on the actual game). Hence the morale - if there had been a lot of time, I could have made the starting save as powerful as I wanted. An imbalance.
4. It is desirable for the map to have quests, completing which allows you to obtain components of the Cloak of the Undead King. It is advisable to forbid the artifacts themselves on the map.
5. It would also be good to have the full set of artifacts comprising the Statue of the Legion on the map. All this, together with the Grail, provides many possible ways to play the game (focus on necromancy or on building creatures in towns, and ideally - both options simultaneously).
6. To develop the economic aspect of the game, it is desirable to have one or two ramparts (neutral, with enhanced guards) on the map.
7. Additionally, the map should contain neutral stacks that include legions of units. The strength of these neutrals should command respect :) (A legion of peasants or halberdiers is still a mockery :) )...

All other rules stated for this tournament are not excessive (the ability to hire any heroes and use the creature converter), and therefore can be kept. Thank you to the organizer for the time and effort spent on conducting this tournament.

I completed the map and sent both save files. Therefore, I'll say a few words about it.

I hope you're the best!
Phoenixes, forward!!! :)

I second the sentiment expressed in a few words about it.

I hope you're the best!
Phoenixes, forward!!! :)

I hope I'm not the only one! :D

2 AmberSoler.

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This is a response to the question about centralizing information on Tournaments. The creation time of these topics speaks for itself.

General comments. The idea of holding such Tournaments is sound and can be recommended as qualifying events (for ranking). Although, there was no need to experiment. It would have been possible to start at a higher level right away.

For some reason, no enthusiasts were found to organize it at a higher level, although the topic preceding the Tournament's creation existed for quite a long time, but none of the organizers responded in that thread.

Point by point.
1. This is my oversight, largely due to lack of time. Something like this will not happen again.
2. See point 1.
3. The request for a clean map without a starting save was made by those who came up with the idea for this Tournament. I fulfilled their wish. My personal opinion is that either a starting save or a map devoid of random generation should be used (only for choosing different heroes at the beginning).
4. Noted.
5. Thank you for the advice; I will take it into account.
6. On this particular map, Rampart could have been set as an opponent. But on a map with limited time, this wouldn’t look good.
7. Agreed. At the moment, this was just a joke.

Thank you for your participation!!

So, today is the last day, how many submissions have been received? When will the results be announced?
And regarding informing participants about the tournament, couldn't we send out an email, something like: "On such and such date, this tournament will start, and we would be happy to see you participate"?