Posts from The second stage of the "Van Kanighem" tournament.

This rule CAN be tracked. To do this, all players must make daily saves. And, upon request, provide them along with a detailed walkthrough.

As for the example given above, a level 1 hero is not considered "leveled up"; a leveled-up hero is one who has gained at least one level.

You can't buy a hero of a different faction with a level higher than 1.

Initially, all heroes in the second game start at level 1.
You cannot buy a hero with a level higher than 1.

It's also easy to check the +5 bonus using save files.

Why? Explain it to me, I'm not very bright....
In all tournaments, for other versions, there are no such restrictions....
Sincerely.

I don't understand how I can track who left the computer and who died. Can they not be bought at all, or what? This rule is very unclear - please explain it in detail or remove it.

Let me try to answer:
When buying a hero, always look at four things:
1) Does he have any unnecessary stats?
2) Does he have any artifacts?
3) How much experience does he have (usually from 0-180)?
4) Check his spellbook (what's in there besides the standard spells).

The ban on using a highly developed opponent's hero is needed so that players play, and not the opponent's heroes. This again sharply limits the possibilities of save/load and puts skill first, not the amount of free time the player has. The same applies to graveyards, caves, and so on.

The ban exists and is borrowed from the rules used in dozens of tournaments.
Therefore, in tournaments, those who play better win, not those who have more time to repeatedly save and load the game to catch up on weeks of growth and enemy heroes.

The ban on using a developed enemy hero is needed so that players play, and not their heroes. This again sharply limits the possibilities of saving and loading and puts in the first place not the availability of free time for the player, but his skill. The same applies to graveyards, caves, and so on.

If you think about it, the result is a kind of compromise between offline and online...

I don't understand, what about the dungeon graveyards and other things? Can't you break through anything or raise anything? :) Or what?

But if this rule (+5 X) prevents me from playing comfortably, I don't care about the +5 Luck on the first week. No matter how many times I go through the 7th day/new week, I always get +5 Luck, and I'm not going to use a different tactic because of such a minor thing. And the respected organizers think that I'm playing to my advantage.

It's like doping in sports. Some people use it, hoping they won't get caught, while others don't. If the ban on doping were lifted, most athletes would start using it. Here, in Heroes, if this rule is removed, a similar situation arises: if you want to get a slightly better result, you find a load-save (but not everyone has unlimited time).