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It seems like FB-8 has just ended, the players have put their horses back in the stables, and Maretti is basking in his glory, but then... New heroes decided to challenge the champion and prove their strength in battles against him and other prize winners in the next final battle; in short, OFB-9 tournament is officially open.:smile03:



I. Regulations and deadlines

The qualifying tournament will be held using a "Swiss" system.

The tournament starts on April 20, 2015; registration ends on April 19, 2015 inclusive.

Each round lasts two weeks – matches will be scheduled without regard to opinions or authority (the only exception is CNG-15 in Volgograd).
Players can agree on a convenient time for themselves, but if they cannot reach an agreement, the critical time for the game is Saturday night - Sunday at 9:00 PM Moscow time - the game must last at least 5 hours (if it was not possible to play in one go, then in the second week - at least 7 hours)thus, in order to resolve the issue of awarding points, players must play at least 12 hours!!!, so I recommend contacting your opponent immediately after the draw and making arrangements; if you fail to do so, write to the organizer or judges; if you don't write, I assume that everything is fine with you and, in case of a controversial situation, I will proceed based on this. In case one player does not show up at the agreed time, the other player must write to the organizer or one of the judges, and when submitting the results, this will be the main argument.
This point is non-negotiable.

OFB will consist of 9 rounds; preliminarily, 7 players advance to the final stage, but under certain circumstances (such as tied places, a player who qualified for FB withdrawing, etc.), the host has the right to expand this list (has the right – does not mean he will necessarily do so – for particularly pedantic demagogues :) ).

The organizers reserve the right to change these regulations.

II. Rules and templates.

1. By default, games are played according to /topic/10593/
2. By default, the game version is SoD 3.2 (4.0) + HD mod latest version; by mutual agreement, WoG, HotA, or any other HOMM3 version can be used.
Games using HW rules mods are only allowed with mutual consent.
3. The template is chosen in turn from a list of 9 templates: 2SM4d(3), Balance, skirmish - standard (played with random castles at 200% difficulty with the HW_rules_mod patch, you can play mirror matches if both players want, Jebus cross, Mini-Nostalgia, Diamond, 8mm6a, 6LM10a, and Spider. The player marked in red in the table chooses the template first (in this case, the player indicated as number 1 in the pair plays in red).
4. Castle selection... In this tournament, castle selection will be "optional," meaning there is no specific order – you want to play Necropolis? Please do so; you want to play Dungeon? Be my guest, BUT… you cannot play the same castle more than twice in the tournament (if this rule is violated, the match will be forfeited; upon recurrence, disqualification).
The red player starts choosing the castle. If the players want to play with the same castles, they must agree on who will play which one; if they fail to reach an agreement, they will play with random heroes.
This point is non-negotiable; if it doesn't suit you, don't play.
5. The winning player, before the end of the round deadline, must submit a report, and the losing player must confirm it - those who fail to comply with this rule will not be allowed to participate in the draw for the next round.
6. 2 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw, and 0 for a loss.
Winners are determined by the number of points scored. In case of a tie, additional criteria apply:
1) Buchholz coefficient
2) Head-to-head result
7. Draws are prohibited in the last round!!!

III. Organizational issues
1. This is an official, regular tournament.
2. The tournament is held according to the Rules for organizing, conducting, and participating in tournaments.
3. Tournament host: zloy_romantik (296524052), Palach HP (426409548) – organizational matters.
Tournament judge: Dirty_Player (ICQ 408722873) and Pit for LM (471401475)
4. For each played match, participants must submit a report and confirmation.
5. Saves from all matches must be saved until the end of the tournament and submitted upon request from the tournament hosts or any member of the AC (Arbitration Committee).
6. If controversial situations arise, please discuss them outside the forum. To resolve this, contact the host or judge in ICQ and provide daily saves, ICQ logs, and other necessary information. Appeals against decisions can and should be filed with the AC, not by starting arguments - I will delete such posts and punish offenders (Palach is co-host for a reason; he definitely has an axe :D ).
7. All games in the tournament count towards the seasonal rating. Reports and confirmations are posted in this thread and will be copied to the "Reports of online games and their confirmations" thread. Therefore, there is no need to duplicate reports in the season ranking.
8. The final stage of the tournament will be held using a round-robin system.

IV. Participants
1. Experienced players from HW and other gaming resources are invited to participate in the tournament.
2. Newcomers who have shown good results are allowed (applications will be considered individually).
3. Players who have just registered are not allowed to participate in the tournament (exception – active players from other gaming resources; applications will be considered individually).
4. Players with permanent bans are not allowed to participate in the tournament. If any player receives a permanent ban during the tournament, they will be disqualified, and their results will be annulled.
5. Applications from undisciplined players who repeatedly "ignored" tournaments may be rejected.
6. Organizers reserve the right to refuse participation in the tournament to a user without publicly explaining the reasons.
7. Winners and 2nd/3rd place winners of FB-7 tournament are NOT eligible for selection (Maretti, Aive, and Stinger).
8. Attention all participants. Those who have unconfirmed reports that are one month or older at the start of the tournament will not be admitted. Please check current tournaments and the season ranking for outstanding debts!

Well, I think that's it; saddle up, and may the strongest win :smile13:
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Kirr with stats 10 11 3 3 (due to good artifacts on respec). Got a +2 speed cloak in the treasure chest. Army consists of 4 angels, 4 ducks, 3 unicorn greatswords, 6 dryads, and 8 dwarves, 11 grand mages. Went to meet the opponent. The opponent was in a worse situation. Thanks for the game!:D
Thanks for the game.
Не медли. Если ты будешь медлить — ты не достигнешь цели. Тот, кто ждет — не может преуспеть.
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Не отыгрывайтесь на вторых, а выигрывайте у первых.
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121 opponent attacked my Geon with army. My army in that battle was much stronger (311 upg. skeletons, 100 skeletons, 7 liches, 2 vamps, 3 wraith vs 250 skeletons, 4 sharpshooters, 10 wraith). Unfortunaitly, there was collapse, we needed to remake the battle. It was very hard to do the the same things, so after some conversations Herolwy said "ok, gg". Thanx for playing!
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Battle Report Accepted
Некрополь / Necropolis Faction Некрополь / Necropolis
Random Start Hero Random
Клавиус / Clavius Main Hero Клавиус / Clavius
Победа / Def Победа / Def
Некрополь / Necropolis Faction Некрополь / Necropolis
Random Start Hero Random
Тамика / Tamika Main Hero Тамика / Tamika
Map Template
6lm10a
Game Length
121 days
Game Date
6/7/2015
Reported
6/7/2015 7:48 AM
Rating Impact Archived
=Lizard= 1722 1739 +17 ↑
herolwy 1781 1764 -17 ↓
Rated Sep 28, 2022

Accepted by opponent on 6/22/2015 12:36 PM

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It started fine, uniques in Castle. On the second week, I picked up medusas and placed them in the village-fort of Citadel.

I encountered the first Dragon Fly Hive and Griffin Conservatory only towards the end of the third week; around the same time, I crammed in GM5 and Kyrre, with two scrolls, started jumping and portal-ing. Four Dragon Utopias gave something useful — a Chariot, a Sword of +5 All Stats, etc.

Kyrre’s stats were about twice Tazar’s, but he apparently had the AOTD assembled. Fearing also a Red Orb in the capital making sorties, Tazar simply kept building up his army — a couple of Efreet stacks with their upgrades — planning to take the second Inferno town. The Castle computer had Archangels. Kyrre hopped around the map picking up whatever she found.

Tazar attacked first. There was no Red Orb. AOTD vs Mass Dispel and Kyrre’s stats. The outcome was inevitable.

Thanks for the game!

P.S. I read somewhere that Mass Dispel also removes the opponent’s Anti-Magic. It did not remove it.
Battle Report Accepted
Оплот / Rampart Faction Оплот / Rampart
Кайри / Kyrre Start Hero Кайри / Kyrre
Кайри / Kyrre Main Hero Кайри / Kyrre
Победа / Def Победа / Def
Крепость / Fortress Faction Крепость / Fortress
Тазар / Tazar Start Hero Тазар / Tazar
Тазар / Tazar Main Hero Тазар / Tazar
Map Template
Spider
Game Length
223 days
Game Date
6/7/2015
Reported
6/7/2015 6:54 PM
Rating Impact Archived
Chemist_HP 1446 1475 +29 ↑
Medium_HP 1827 1798 -29 ↓
Rated Sep 28, 2022

Accepted by opponent on 6/7/2015 7:35 PM

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PS I read somewhere that Mass Dispel also removes the opponent's antimagic. It didn't.
The opponent simply had the Sphere of Permanence, which protects against this, and also against snakes, by the way. And that's not all :)
Summer 2013


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Started fine, uniques in the Castle. On the second week I took a nest of bears and placed them in the village-fort of Citke.

The first Dragon Fly Hive and Griffin Conservatory only met towards the end of the third week, at which point I crammed GM5 and Kirya started jumping and portal-ing with two scrolls. Four Dragon Utopias gave something useful, either a cup, a sword +5all, etc.

Kirri's stats exceeded Tazar's by about twice, but it seemed he had assembled AOTD. Fearing also the red orb, which was making forays from the capital, Tazar simply kept building up his army, a couple of nests of Efreets with their building upgrade, the capture of the second Inferno town was planned, the Castle town had Archangels. Kirya jumped across the map and picked up whatever she found.

Tazar attacked first. There was no red orb. AOTD versus Mass Dispel and Kirri's stats. The outcome is predictable.

Thanks for the game!

PS: Read somewhere that Mass Dispel removes the opponent's Anti-Magic as well. It didn't remove it.
There were a couple of chances in the setup, I messed up one, didn't believe in the second and didn't play it out.
Thanks for the game.
Награда: Лучшему игроку сезона Осень 2009 за замок Конфлюкс
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My opponent, "Pupa," was last active on May 13, 2015, at 8:20 PM. They are not responding on ICQ.
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PS I read somewhere that Mass Dispel also removes the opponent's anti-magic. It didn't.

It seems like it does remove it :confused: Maybe the target had an immunity to dispel? Or am I just bad at this?
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Seems like it does remove it :confused: Maybe it was an art effect for immunity to dispel? Or am I just a noob?

There was definitely 100% anti-dispel.

p.s. There's actually another major bug related to mass dispel. It was discovered somewhere around 2011, when we were fiercely battling Maretti in the Polish arena, konwertowa. Basically, if you apply a positive spell to archangels (it only works with them), and then apply antimagic, when a mass dispel is cast, the antimagic is removed, but the positive spell remains! Although the archangels' icons will show that nothing is applied. Here's a fun little trick for you. If you don't believe it, try it yourself. I remember Maretti saying: "1 time in 1000000 battles, when it can be useful".
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An interesting game with mutual chances to win! At times the advantage was with my opponent, and at other times with me. And so the scales tipped one way and then the other several times... Perhaps the first Dragon Utopia decided everything, which turned out to be small; if it had been a triple or a max, the opponent would not have been able to handle it, and I would have taken it... But if ifs and ands were pots and pans)))
Then it was hard to find control to catch the opponent while his army was weaker.
In the end, I was just a bit short on luck or skill to win... GG! Thank you for the game!
Thank you for the game and for the report! Good thing the report is already written!)
Everything was restarted and it spawned a central respawn without nymphs and crypts. We played through a nymph Wyvern on a secondary hero + portal + upgrading them in the secondary town. Also, one Dragon Fly Hive was taken on another stone secondary [hero]. And the third secondary [hero] was snow on no-road, so, essentially, it didn't exist for a start. Besides, ГО — fairy tales, so there was no need to fear a rush, mutually :D

It was very concerning that Jubi-Juby didn't reveal the second incoming dungeon dweller for the entire first week! I had dug up Clavius, who optimally quickly leveled Necro, but, damn, on the 4th, 8th, and 12th [levels] he wanted to learn Water! Maybe ОФБ has a water aura for me))) But they did give him Earth. Necrila on the swamp:D Since the scouted treasure zones were not very attractive, or had a distant entrance, we went to the opponent. Took the main town, but Shakti came back so tough that we had to flee. Fleeing into a treasure zone where the opponent already was. Nearby there were good scouts: Grinya and Ciele. Came across a small Dragon Utopia, which gave a chalice and the Necromancer's Cloak (+on the secondary [hero] earlier I had beaten a neck +5%). The box gave 20 Liches, and Shakti, who hadn't had time to cover [the retreat] before, turned back, but I was still too weak to go on the offensive. Probably in the second Dragon Utopia (or even the first?:eek: ) gave the Helm of the Fifth and the Titan's Cuirass. Using Dimension Door, I brought in reinforcements and started looking for the opponent. I caught him in an underground treasure zone by feel, since there was no Air scouting. In the end, I accidentally stumbled upon a box behind the Bears containing the entire 4th level:) That is, it had become quite calm.

Thanks again for the game!
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Just a reminder that there are only 3 days left until the end of the round!
In the match between bRitvo4ka and 13th, the score is 1-0, and 13th has withdrawn.
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Just a reminder that there are 3 days left until the end of the round!
In the match between bRitvo4ka and 13th, the score is 1-0, and 13th has withdrawn.
My opponent (Pupa) has disappeared.
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Diabler, come out and fight!

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Just a reminder that there are 3 days left until the end of the round!
In the match between bRitvo4ka and 13th, 13th withdrew, resulting in a score of 1-0.
As I mentioned in ICQ, there was no news from Corvette.
I definitely won't be able to play on the 12th or 13th (exam and birthday).
Когда рестартов не осталось, обязательно ждите Гурниссона без балисты:D

Комплимент который сделал мой день:
Катя ЭПИК барышня) вы бы видели как пялились на её сиськи молодёж) я та с девушкой был) но всё равно пялился ) потому что хорошие) (с) Browser

Слабая раздача, которую заиграл исключительно из-за колпака на 111. (с) Сатир

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Protos scheduled the replay for today, we'll see.
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Нервные, не предлагайте мне игры, жизнь и так сложная.
в Барнауле уже 00:00 когда в Москве 20:00
все игры и доигровки по договоренности, время для игр с 17 мск до 20 мск будни, выхи по предворительной договоренности, епт)
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