Posts from "Новичок SUMMER-2013"

I apologize, I don't have the time.
PS I am Dsquared, please ban me for having multiple accounts so I won't be tempted to return to this time-wasting activity. Wishing everyone all the best and love :*

OK, we'll ban you, no problem.
And I wish you good health...

Oldboy = a loser, and Dsquared = only Dsquared. I wrote in the thread about the World Championship when I started playing and where I came from; there's the complete truth, and right now I have absolutely no interest in lying :3
PS I'm removing HW from my bookmarks; there's no point in me writing anything further. Thanks to everyone for the games :3

Well, we weren't bored without you, and we won't be now...

Here's another reason to think about AK and more carefully check new players, because the influx of new accounts registered in the week leading up to the start exceeds all imaginable limits.

Darkello, calm down, no one was planning on letting him play against a beginner.

This is another reason to reconsider the AK system and more thoroughly vet new users, because the influx of new accounts registered in the week leading up to the start exceeds all imaginable limits.

Indeed, the problem exists. Perhaps it would be worth adding a restriction that registration on the forum should be at least 3 months old, and possibly 30-50 posts on the forum.

I registered in February. But, as Chukcha says, I'm more of a reader than a writer – that's why I don't have many posts. But I'd like to participate in the Novice Tournament. I'm a bit hesitant to sign up for the others with all the folders and stuff.

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after 6 PM Moscow time
about a year ago (played with a friend)
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registered yesterday, but I've been reading for quite a while, even wanted to participate in the previous one, but somehow it didn't work out. I hope you won't kick me.

1. 605294811 2. almost every day 3. 2011.

Indeed, the problem exists. Perhaps it would be worth adding a restriction that registration on the forum should be at least 3 months old, and possibly 30-50 posts on the forum.

I would like to criticize this proposal immediately on two points:

1) This restriction will exclude innocent people.
Take me, for example. My registration date is less than a month, and I have less than 10 posts. Why did this happen? I have been reading HW for half a year, but I didn't register because I didn't see the point. I had nothing to write, as I wasn't interested in the forum's life, just as I wasn't interested in ranked games. I could just play through ICQ. I registered specifically for the newbie tournament, and to gain access to it, I played a couple of seasonal games. If anyone sees a crime in this, please tell me what it is.

2) This restriction will not help in the fight against fakes.
I think there is no need to explain that, with a strong desire, it will not be difficult to bypass this restriction. You just need to register in advance and simulate activity on the forum.

Regarding the question itself. Judging by the panic in the community about clones, which is observed in this thread, it is not clear why you are continuing to hold newbie tournaments at all. In my opinion, it is completely irrelevant who wins this tournament. Are you seriously going to determine the "strongest newbie," and don't you even understand the absurdity of this definition? Otherwise, it is not clear why everyone is so worried about the objectivity of the results, so that a newbie wins. Let's start with the fact that the very concept of a newbie is quite subjective; in other words, everyone can understand it in their own way. In my opinion, the purpose of this tournament is, first, to visually lower the barrier to entry, as some players are not ready to immediately participate in large and serious tournaments, and second, to give weak players a nomination in which they can participate with a greater chance of playing against an equal opponent, and with a lower chance of being eliminated in the first round by being drawn against an excessively strong player. Of course, to ensure this, it is necessary to exclude experienced players, which, as far as I know, the organizers are actively doing, but to exclude dozens of real newbies in order to avoid missing a few clones (which is still a very big question), this seems like an overreaction to me. Put yourself in their shoes. Would you feel good about it? What impression will you have of the community after this?

However, I didn't come here with just criticism. It's hard to call this a full-fledged proposal, but I would like to note that in serious sports (for example, chess), tournaments are held depending on the players' ratings and their levels, which guarantees a comfortable game and eliminates the possibility of the world champion playing against someone who has just decided to try their hand at playing against another person.

So, in each Beginner tournament, more than half of the participants could be eliminated, including myself in my first Beginner tournament, when I also had absolutely no activity on the forum.

However, I didn't come here with just criticism. It's hard to call this a full-fledged suggestion, but I would like to note that in serious sports (like chess), tournaments are held based on the players' ratings and ranks, which guarantees a comfortable game and eliminates the possibility of a world champion playing against someone who is trying the game for the first time.

All of this is good for other tournaments. We have ratings, just like in chess. But what do we do if a player appears out of nowhere?

Furthermore, the presence of clones in this tournament greatly affects its status. Some newcomers may be afraid to sign up for the tournament because they don't want to play against clones of experienced players.

1. ICQ: 589183433 --- Email: sos659@mail.ru --- Sergey Syachin
2. After 9:00 PM Moscow time
3. Started in 2012
4. "Heroes of Might and Magic 3" Tournament

All of this is fine for other Tournaments. We have rankings, just like in chess. But what do you do if a player appears out of nowhere?

Your rankings are not taken into account when organizing Tournaments. I can give an example of my acquaintance, RoninHW, who in his first game in the Tournament will play against the CIS champion (see the M200 #7 bracket). I don't see any fairness here; please point it out.

When I gave the example of chess, I was talking about Tournaments that divide players into categories based on their ranking, and Tournaments are held only within these categories, that is, a 3rd-ranked player only plays against another 3rd-ranked player, and a 2nd-ranked player only plays against another 2nd-ranked player, and not the world champion against an unranked player. I understand that there may not be enough players for a full-fledged ranking system; Heroes is not as popular as chess, but you could create at least some semblance of it so that such absurdity does not happen.

What to do when a player comes from nowhere? Put him in a beginner's Tournament, just like in chess. And if he meets the requirements, he moves up to the next rank.

Furthermore, the presence of clones in this Tournament greatly affects its status. Some newcomers may be afraid to sign up for the Tournament because they don't want to play against clones of experienced players.

And does this justify such radical measures? Some hypothetical fear of newcomers playing against clones? I would like to see examples of this fear (with quotes), as well as compare the number of these timid newcomers with the number of those who will be excluded from the Tournament as part of the fight against clones according to your method. In my observation, clones are only a concern for those who could not get into the Tournament (a prime example is darkello), and simply for outside observers.

The status of the Tournament? What status can a sandbox have, which is necessary for adapting newly arrived players? Or am I not understanding the concept of the event?

1) 670604137 2) any day from 3:00 PM to 2:00 AM the next day. 3) about two months ago (Heroes 6, in the multiplayer). Just in case, here's my Skype: neville1531.

I didn't manage to play in the report match, I only played a game where my opponent surrendered, so I'm withdrawing from the tournament, which is a shame.

registering :) 1. 687825069 2. by agreement (approximately after 4:00 PM Moscow time) 3. half a year ago