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Pit for LM

10/25/2015 8:32 PM UTC

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Favorites, to battle! - 8

For the eighth time, we will compete for our favorite castle, prove its strength, delight viewers with interesting games and unconventional combinations. In this tournament, each player immediately chooses a faction that they will play throughout the tournament.
The first such tournament took place in 2008.
Conflux and Necropolis have twice celebrated victory; once, Fortress, Castle, and Rampart were the best.
What will happen now?

I. General questions.
1. Throughout the tournament, each participant plays as their chosen favorite faction.
2. Game version SoD 3.2 (4.0) + HD mod + HW_rules_mod patch. The latest stable version is currently available: as of early December 2015, HD mod 4.0 RC33, HW_rules_mod 1.38.
3. Color in bracket tables – for the initial seeding. Colors change after each SUBJECTIVE restart.
4. The choice of template is made by crossing out one from the list of 9 templates: 2SM4d(3), Balance, skirmish (at 200% difficulty), Jebus cross, Mini-Nostalgia, Diamond, 8mm6a, 6LM10a, and Spider. The player marked with blue in the table starts eliminating a template.
By mutual agreement, it is permissible to play on any other template. This issue must be discussed beforehand with the tournament judges.
5. If there are two identical factions in a match, then the template is chosen from the list: 2SM4d(3), Balance, skirmish (at 200% difficulty), Jebus cross, Mini-Nostalgia, Diamond, 8mm6a, 6LM10a, Spider, mir_diamond and mir_h3dm1.
In this case, players bargain for the right to choose the starting hero. Players take turns (first, the one marked red in the table, then - blue) crossing out one undesirable hero from the full list; then, the players inform each other how much gold they are willing to transfer to their opponent for the right to make the first choice among the remaining heroes. The player who offers the larger amount chooses the hero first and transfers the gold to his opponent.
On the mir_diamond and mir_h3dm1 templates, each player has one subjective restart at 111.
Also, on the mir_diamond and mir_h3dm1 templates, players negotiate over color. The player who offers the larger amount chooses which color he will play as and transfers the gold to his opponent.
6. Standard rules apply.
The default timer is chess clock style, with parameters specified in the rules.
Any changes to the game rules are allowed by mutual agreement of the players, except for changing the Favorite Castle and the Fair Play rule.
Additional rules for templates:
Mini-Nostalgia. The participant marked with blue in the table begins choosing computer opponents' castles. When the color changes, the selection is not repeated; the castles chosen by the player remain his secondary choices.
Diamond. The participant marked red in the table removes an extra (ninth) castle. If the favorite castles are identical, then red first removes one castle, then blue - a second.

II. Organizational questions.
1. This tournament is official and regular.
2. Tournament goals:
- to play as your favorite faction and try to prove its strength,
- to gain valuable experience and improve your gameplay.
3. The tournament is held according to the Rules for organizing, conducting, and participating in tournaments.
4. Players listed on the Blacklist and Penalty Bench are not allowed to participate in the tournament.
5. Tournament hosts and judges: Pit for LM (ICQ: 471401475) and
KobRa_RR (ICQ: 286406830).
If it is impossible to resolve a controversial issue independently, the judges will seek help from the AC.
The host has the right to make any changes to the regulations and rules during the tournament if necessary.
6. For each played match, participants must submit a report and confirmation in this thread, created automatically.
Saves of all matches must be saved until the end of the tournament and presented upon first request by the tournament host or any member of the AC.
7. Information about the progress of the tournament is updated as needed and is located at the beginning of this thread.
8. All games of the tournament go into the seasonal rating. The list of tournament reports is also located at the beginning of this thread.
9. The winner of the tournament and players who took 2nd and 3rd place will be awarded Medals under their avatar:

Award authors: RAPER and ColdRain.

III. Deadlines.
All participants in the tournament must strictly adhere to the announced deadlines:
1. Immediately after the start of the next stage or round, contact your opponents for preliminary arrangements for the games. Agreeing means reaching an agreement after negotiations and discussion. An offer without a response will not be considered an agreement.
2. Any temporary problems (with internet access, travel plans, personal matters) must be reported to the tournament hosts.
3. The preferred time for tournament games is daytime (12-24 Moscow time) on weekends and evening (19-24 Moscow time) on weekdays. If a participant cannot play at this time, the absence of a game result will be interpreted by the host in favor of his opponent.

Registration - October 25 – November 24, 2015.
Approval of the list of participants - November 25-29, 2015.
Bracket generation - November 30, 2015. The bracket will be generated taking into account the declared faction and the player's skill level based on the results of other tournaments.
Start of the tournament - December 1, 2015.

IV. Regulations.
The regulations will be determined after the end of registration, depending on the number of participants.
A standard format is planned: group stage and Full Double Elimination.

Winners of previous "Favorites, to battle!" tournaments:

"Favorites, to battle! - 1" (2008) - Dudge (Necropolis) - Tournament history
"Favorites, to battle! - 2" (2009) - Pit for LM (Conflux) - Tournament history
"Favorites, to battle! - 3" (2010) - Satir (Fortress) - Tournament history
"Favorites, to battle! - 4" (2011) - Maretti (Castle) - Tournament history
"Favorites, to battle! - 5" (2012-13) - GoD (Rampart) - Tournament history
"Favorites, to battle! - 6" (2013-14) - Pit for LM (Conflux) - Tournament history
"Favorites, to battle! - 7" (2014-15) - Pit for LM (Necropolis) - Tournament history

In the application, you must indicate the faction that you will play as.

In reply to Noom

Diabler

12/7/2015 3:01 PM UTC

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Noom

I don't quite understand – what does color distribution mean in the first game? Are groups played in BO2?

The colors change after each restart.

In reply to Ridelth

yarik1987

12/7/2015 3:52 PM UTC

Ridelth

Opponent gave up early due to bad luck at portals.

Confirm, thx for playing.

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FireToSky

12/7/2015 4:15 PM UTC

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A very lucky streak turned out)))
:smile14:

So, I bred Val with unupgraded Archers, but there are 25 of them, there's a Ballista, Octavia, and Rizza. Along the way, Lene broke through 50+ Halflings with a Pre-Er, and there stood 40+ Gogs for a scroll and Lizards. I didn't want to sacrifice the Archers, so I spent the entire first week farming the respawn along the chains. I captured an external dwelling of Horses, upgraded them at Stables, and built them in my Citadel. At the start of week 2, Lene takes a Dwarf Cottage with 20, and Valeska breaks through the Archers and travels from the respawn along a very long road. I only left the respawn on Day 123, but the scroll behind the Gogs turned out to be a Town Portal scroll :smile54: and the plan became clear as day: to quickly build up some village, while Lene, with two Horses and Earth Magic, moves off-road to explore another passage through the Lift. On Day 124 - captured a Rampart village and took out the green Barbarian player.
Day 125 - through a bugged passage, I see that the green guy is no simple lad and didn't hesitate to beat up the ORANGE player, who coincidentally turned out to be Castle as well :smile54:
From the Barbarian to the Castle via the bugged passage is about 2500 movement points, so Val only reached it on Day 126, and the Rampart already had Mage Guild 2.
I was preparing for an easy time, built a Town Hall at the Barbarian's, and at the Castle it was also there. I planned to leisurely build Mage Guild 4 and teleport on Archangels by mid-week 3, but no, not happening, dammit!!! :eek:
From the Lift in the Barbarian steppes, right next to a huge palm tree, Kyrre herself came running-flying in and shamelessly took my Barbarian with a hefty army of 40+ Grands, 18 Wyverns, 6 Horses, and 8 Angels, and this against my 30+ Marksmen and 10 Horses scattered all over the map! :smile40:
All plans go to hell, and only a miracle can save me. I also split my army cunningly: 6 Horses for Val and the Archers with 2 Horses and Pikemen on a decoy near the Barbarian, which the opponent didn't bother to cut off. So under war conditions, a plan for the evacuation of the remaining army begins, building the coveted Guild, and reducing Kyrre's speed!
In short, I had to put aside an interesting TV show and seriously get down to calculations. The idea was that from the Barbarian to the Rampart, Kyrre needs 2500 movement points, to the Castle player also 2500. If she captured either of these towns on this turn, I would lose... I disrupted her momentum and placed a decoy on the road near the Castle, hoping he could manage it and she wouldn't have enough movement for one turn, because near the Castle there's a fat Griffin Conservatory, which I dared not take.
Lene, meanwhile, reached some village in the wilderness and was at the starting line with Expert Earth Magic :cool:
Kyrre could see a piece of the Castle from her scouting range, but for some reason didn't go for it, and instead moved like Napoleon into a portal to my capital (to which, at full speed, it's 6000+ movement :D ). Thank the gods, hope appeared, so on Day 131 I finish Mage Guild 4 - there's, of course, some junk like Counterstrike and Fire Shield. I split Lene - he takes the third Conservatory, then I jump to the Rampart - there the decoys take the Conservatory. Well, in short, while Kyrre was running back and forth, giving up on going to my capital, I slowly pulled myself together and gathered an army for defense. Mage Guild 5 gave Fissure, I planned to rebuild Mage Guild 4 to get some combat spell and slap the insolent elf, but disappointment awaited me... We play without rebuilding the Mage Guild, CARL :smile31:

On Day 134, I finally had to give up the Rampart village, luckily there was nothing useful in it anymore, and I had taken everything around it in the form of a Conservatory, Dragon Fly Hive, and Cyclops pit. I Town Portal to a village underground, and from there I ride to the treasure zone. At the end of the week, I had to move the army from there to defend the Castle player. Kyrre saw that there was a decent force there. In the end, Lene slowly, on Days 141-142, takes 3 Dragon Utopias in the treasure zone. All minor artifacts (((((( gave All6, All2, GB, Bracers, and Kostya Lizard's favorite Orb :smile54:
I can already imagine Lene, without Dimension Door, running on Archangels across the whole map and suggesting we pray... hmm, not a cheerful prospect...
But on Day 143, after 3 scrolls with junk on easy game, I get a Dimension Door scroll in the treasure zone, and from there, through papal views, I see a cluster of red shields is not far away in another treasure zone. Jump-jump and Lene catches up with Nelka and his army. There are 36 Ducks, 50+ Grands, and 18 Horses. All this was taken without losses, then I upgraded Archangels, jumped around the map, and it's the opponent's turn :smile15:
Thanks for the game!

FireToSky

Faction Замок / Castle

Start Hero Валеска / Valeska

Main Hero Лойнис / Loynis

Победа / Def

Chemist_HP

Faction Оплот / Rampart

Start Hero Кайри / Kyrre

Main Hero Кайри / Kyrre

Map Template: Spider
Game Length: 143 days
Game Date: 12/7/2015
Reported: 12/7/2015 4:15 PM

FireToSky 1570 → 1582 +12 ↑

Chemist_HP 1490 → 1478 -12 ↓

Rated Sep 28, 2022

Accepted by opponent on 12/13/2015 2:04 PM

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Grizvald

12/7/2015 5:36 PM UTC

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We got lucky, and the slow roads worked in our favor, so everything was incredibly slow. On the first day, I had 12357 in the citadel with an orc ambush, and I defended a gold mine on grass with a paladin and archers. On the second day, I made a mistake and went for the treasure, defended a couple of quest artifacts, and got 30 gold for one of them. Then I went for the village and almost finished leveling up the land. At that moment, Octavia arrived and took the hive. On the next turn, I brought the sand golems and wolves and attacked. One spell of weakness was cast, so it was tough against the sultans, but in the end, the opponent fled. I was left with 42 orcs, 30 wolves, a bear, 6 sand golems, and some goblins. The opponent surrendered an artifact, giving me experience and a surrender bonus. Thanks for the game!

Мой стрим-канал: http://heroes3.tv/Grizvald.

Восстановил старый номер аси, теперь тут: 625045517

"Это нам идеально подходит" (с)

"Лабета - папашка на первую неделю" (с)

Grizvald

Faction Цитадель / Stronghold

Start Hero Тираксор / Tyraxor

Main Hero Тираксор / Tyraxor

Победа / Def

cost

Faction Инферно / Inferno

Start Hero Октавия / Octavia

Main Hero Октавия / Octavia

Map Template: Skirmish
Game Length: 132 days
Game Date: 12/7/2015
Reported: 12/7/2015 5:36 PM

Grizvald 1793 → 1800 +7 ↑

cost 1579 → 1572 -7 ↓

Rated Sep 28, 2022

Accepted by opponent on 12/7/2015 5:51 PM

In reply to Grizvald

cost

12/7/2015 5:51 PM UTC

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Grizvald

We started playing for luck, got slow roads, so everything was painfully slow. On the first, in Citadel with an orc external dwelling, I captured the gold mine on grass behind some half-baked knights. On the second, I hesitated, went to the treasure zone, captured a couple of quest artifacts — one gave 30 cloth gr. Then I went for the village, almost maxed out Earth. Just then Octavia came to the same treasure zone and ate the Hive. Next turn I brought Sandars with wolves and attacked. 1 spell was saddening, so the sultans hurt badly; in the end, the opponent fled, leaving 42 orcs, 30 wolves, a bear, 6 Sandars, and a few goblots. The opponent surrendered an artifact — it gave exp, and then the concede followed. Thanks for the game!

The first-week loss didn't let me tempo on the second week, so I basically skipped through almost everything. Also, the road from the main to the adjacent zone was inconvenient. In the end, a deserved defeat

не играю хоту,смки,анархию
ICQ 306055102
http://heroes3.tv/cost
http://www.twitch.tv/sandytheoneshot

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Diabler

12/7/2015 6:04 PM UTC

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We restarted. In the tavern, there are 2 heroes from my faction; the resource crate costs 10-19 gold. I'm already happy, and after the first move, I see a path leading out of the one-way area. I went to look for the entrance. On turn 112, I took the resource crate and got the money I needed. The respawn point is small, so I immediately jump into the one-way area, but the path is blocked. I had to go further along the road. There, I somehow found a path and on turn 117, I killed the Companion Castle hero. The castle hero had a warrior and 2 mages; I killed about 40 Gremlochs with arrows. The Naga was only able to carry me to turn 121. I found 2 resource crates, but I couldn't take them. I fought off a Rampart hero, and there were 2 more resource crates. I decided to try to level up the Kreg. Nila didn't want to go any further; she got Intelligence/Wisdom/Armor to 8 and received Luck at 9. I positioned Kreg in front of the Pandora box with 10-19 cavalry units. However, in battle, when I saw 18 cavalry units, I thought that the entire 4th-level unit might be there. I took Nila, and indeed, it was the entire 4th-level unit. I slowly started to gain ground, and I used the quest item to defeat the skeleton at the respawn point for 50 Goblins. It was just the right amount of meat to take the resource crates. The first resource crate was level 2, the second was level 3. The third resource crate turned out to be level 4 (I lost two Angels, so you could say it was a level 2). Kreg is developing Wisdom and Earth, and Nila gives him the entire 4th-level unit; Nila takes another level 3 resource crate. In total, 10 Angels. Then things started to go well; Kreg gathers Treasure, and Nila develops Earth for the Utopian. On turn 136, I scout and find 2 more Utopians. On turn 137, I take them. One Utopian is level 3 (+6+4 all stats and Knowledge), the second is level 2 (+5+2 all stats). Kreg found the Pandora box for the entire 5th-level unit somewhere in the Treasure two days earlier. On turn 141, I rush into the opponent's tower to take the bonus. The opponent, seeing no prospects, surrenders. Thank you for the game.

Diabler

Faction Башня / Tower

Start Hero Аин / Aine

Main Hero Крег Хак / Crag Hack

Победа / Def

Alin

Faction Крепость / Fortress

Start Hero Тазар / Tazar

Main Hero Тазар / Tazar

Map Template: 6lm10a
Game Length: 141 days
Game Date: 12/7/2015
Reported: 12/7/2015 6:04 PM

Diabler 1644 → 1658 +14 ↑

Alin 1618 → 1604 -14 ↓

Rated Sep 28, 2022

Accepted by opponent on 12/7/2015 7:19 PM

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KobRa_RR

12/7/2015 6:16 PM UTC

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FireToSky

07.12.2015 FireToSky (Blue, Castle, Valeska, Loynis) def Chemist_HP (Red, Rampart, Kyrie, Kyrie) Spider 143

Turned out to be a very lucky-spinning coil)))
:smile14:

So, Val was bred without upgraded archers, but there are 25 of them, plus a ballista, Octavia, and Rizza. Along the way, I broke through 50+ halflings with Lenya and a prayer, and there stood 40+ gogs behind a scroll and lizardmen. Didn't want to trade archers, so all first week I worked the respawn via chains. I captured an external dwelling of horses, upgraded them at the stables, and at home built them in the Citadel too. At the start of the second week, I take Lenya's Dwarf Cottage with 20, and Valeska breaks through the archers and travels the long road from the respawn. I exited the respawn only on day 123, but the scroll behind the gogs turned out to be a Town Portal scroll :smile54: and the plan became as clear as day — quick construction of some village, while Lenya meantime on two horses with Earth magic moved off-road to explore another passage through the lift. On day 124 — he explored a Rampart village and captured the green barbarian computer
125 — through a bugged passage I see that the green guy is no simple lad and didn't hesitate to thrash ORANGE himself, who by chance also turned out to be Castle :smile54:
From the barbarian to the Castle through the bugged passage is about 2500 moves, so Val only reached him on day 126, and in the Rampart there's already Mage Guild level 2
I prepared for a carefree old age, built a City Hall at the barbarian's, and also at the Castle since it turned out to be the same, planning to leisurely build Mage Guild 4 and by mid-third week fly on Archangels, but no such luck, dammit!!!:eek:
From the lift in the barbarian steppes next to a huge palm tree, Kyrre herself came running-flying and without hesitation took my barbarian with a hefty army in the form of 40+ Grand Elves, 18 Wyverns, 6 horses, and 8 Angels — and that against my 30+ Marksmen and 10 horses scattered across the entire map! :smile40:
All plans go to hell, and only a miracle can save me; I'd cleverly split the army: 6 horses for Valeska and the archers with 2 horses and pikemen on a decoy near the barbarian, which the opponent didn't bother to cut off. So under war conditions, a plan begins to evacuate the rest of the army, finish building the coveted guild, and slow down Kyrre!
In short, I had to set aside an interesting series and seriously focus on calculations. The gist was that from the barbarian to the Rampart, Kyrre needs 2500 moves, to the Castle-town also 2500 — if she captured either of these castles this turn, I would have lost... I disrupted her momentum and set the decoy on the road near the Castle, hoping he could make a difference and that she wouldn't have enough movement, because near the Castle there's a fat Griffin Conservatory, which I didn't dare take.
Lenya meanwhile reached some village in the wilds and with Expert Earth was at the starting line :cool:
Kyrre saw a piece of the Castle from her lookout, but I don't know why she didn't go for it and instead marched like Napoleon into the portal to my capital (which at full speed was 6000+ moves away :D ). Thank the gods, hope appeared, so on day 131 I finish building Guild 4 — there's naturally some junk like Counterstrike and Fire Shield, I split Lenya — he takes the Conservatory level 3, then I jump into the Rampart — the decoys take the Conservatory. Well, overall, while Kyrre ran back and forth, giving up on reaching my capital, I slowly pulled myself together and gathered an army for defense. In Guild 5 they gave me Titans, I planned to rebuild Guild 4 to get some combat spell and slap that cheeky elf, but then disappointment awaited me... We're playing without rebuilding the Mage Guild, CARL:smile31:

On day 134, I still had to give up the Rampart village, fortunately it no longer had anything useful, and I had already taken everything around it — the Conservatory, Dragon Fly Hive, and Cyclops pit) I Town Portaled to a village underground, and from there went to the treasure zone. At the end of the week, I had to move the army from there to defend the Castle-town, since Kyrre saw it was substantial. In the end, Lenya leisurely on days 141-142 takes 3 Dragon Utopias in the treasure zone. All minis(((((( gave all level 6, all level 2, Giant's Bracers, and Kostya Lizard's favorite orb :smile54:
I can already picture Lenya without Dimension Door running on Archangels across the map and offering to pray... yeah, not a cheerful prospect...
But on day 143, after 3 scrolls of junk on Easy Game, I take a Dimension Door scroll in the treasure zone, and from there through papal inspections I see a cluster of red shields not far in another treasure zone, hop-hop, and Lenya caught Nelka with the army. There were 36 Wyverns, 50+ Grand Elves, and 18 horses. All were taken without losses, then I upgraded to Archangels, hopped around the map, and it was my opponent's turn :smile15:
Thanks for the game!

Awesome, Fire is currently the first contender for the prize: "best aka most interesting Report")

In reply to Pit for LM

Gee

12/7/2015 6:53 PM UTC

Good start for me. 7 elves from heroes, made them in town day 1 and also an external dwelling of elves. Kyrre came fast in tavern and fast development. I was hurry not to let my opponent making to many demons. So when I saw him I ran for final battle and that was a good decision, my army was stronger and my hero had better stats. Thanks for the game!

http://heroes3stat.appspot.com/rating/overall/gee

Gee

Faction Оплот / Rampart

Start Hero Ивор / Ivor

Main Hero Кайри / Kyrre

Победа / Def

Amiloo

Faction Инферно / Inferno

Start Hero Октавия / Octavia

Main Hero Мефала / Mephala

Map Template: Skirmish
Game Length: 127 days
Game Date: 12/7/2015
Reported: 12/7/2015 6:53 PM

Gee 1341 → 1370 +29 ↑

Amiloo 1724 → 1695 -29 ↓

Rated Sep 28, 2022

Accepted by opponent on 12/8/2015 6:53 AM

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Alin

12/7/2015 7:19 PM UTC

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Diabler

We restarted. In the tavern, there are 2 native heroes, a chest for 10-19 griffins, and I'm already happy, as after the first move, I see a way out of the one-way path. I came to run and look for the entrance. On day 112, I took a chest - they gave me the necessary money. The respawn point is small, so I immediately jump into the one-way path, but the passage along the road is blocked there. I had to go further along the pathless terrain. There, I somehow found a road and on day 117, I kill the castle guard. The castle guard was a warrior and 2 mages; I killed about 40 gremlins with arrows. The Naga was only able to carry me to day 121. I found 2 consorts, but there's nothing to take them with. I fight off a rampart, and there are 2 more consorts. I decide to try to level up Kreg; Nila didn't want to go further for knowledge/wisdom/armor to 8 and got luck to 9. I stand with Kreg in front of Pandora with 10-19 cavalry. However, in battle, seeing 18 cavalry, I have the thought that there might be the entire 4th-level creature there. I take Nila - and that's right, it's the entire 4th-level creature. Slowly, I start to gain ground, I hand in the quest skull at the respawn point for 50 gnomes. Just the right amount of meat to take the consorts. The first consort is 2, the second is 3. The third consort turns out to be 4 (I lost two angels, so you can say it's a 2). Kreg advances wisdom and earth, receives the entire 4th-level creature from Nila, and Nila takes another 3rd-level consort. In total, 10 angels. Then things start to go well; Kreg gathers treasure, and Nila experts earth for the Utopia. On day 136, I scout and find 2 more Utopias. On day 137, I take them. 1 Utopia is 3 - +6+4 all and castle guard, the second is 2 +5+2 all. Kreg found Pandora for the entire 5th level in the treasure about two days earlier. On day 141, I rush into the opponent's tower to take the growth. The opponent, seeing no prospects, surrenders. Thanks for the game.

It was. For me, my map was very bad: no consorts, no Utopia, no Pandora. From the swamp, I go to the snow... like that. On the 3rd week, day 131, on the tower, magic 4 but no town portal, magic 5 no damage dealer or fly. Thanks for the game!

-Now I Rise-
ICQ : 670942239

In reply to Pit for LM

Hi-Tech

12/7/2015 8:01 PM UTC

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Please register me for the tournament if someone drops out. My old nickname is Superseb. Thank you.

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bRitvo4kA

12/7/2015 8:03 PM UTC

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Maxiconsa broke the enemy's fighting spirit:smile15:
Thank you for the game.

В дикім полі

bRitvo4kA

Faction Цитадель / Stronghold

Start Hero Гурниссон / Gurnisson

Main Hero Гурниссон / Gurnisson

Победа / Def

u2noob

Faction Замок / Castle

Start Hero Валеска / Valeska

Main Hero Валеска / Valeska

Map Template: Spider
Game Length: 122 days
Game Date: 12/7/2015
Reported: 12/7/2015 8:03 PM

bRitvo4kA 1664 → 1678 +14 ↑

u2noob 1630 → 1616 -14 ↓

Rated Sep 28, 2022

Accepted by opponent on 12/8/2015 3:47 PM

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socola

12/7/2015 8:19 PM UTC

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Shakti joined, and I decided not to take a restart (which turned out to be a mistake). As a result, everything went wrong from the very beginning: I scouted almost half the map, but the only objects were three extremely inconveniently located hives, and they were also guarded by incredibly tough enemies due to the artifacts placed nearby. Plus, there was a fountain that gave 10-19 red dragons, which I could only capture at the beginning of the third week, and a single resource node, which took several days to reach from the nearest castle, traveling through rough terrain. My opponent had several resource nodes with 11 angels and wings.
Thanks for the game!

socola

Faction Подземелье / Dungeon

Start Hero Арлак / Arlach

Main Hero Шакти / Shakti

Поражение / Lose

battanas

Faction Подземелье / Dungeon

Start Hero Дас / Dace

Main Hero Дас / Dace

Map Template: Diamond
Game Length: 136 days
Game Date: 12/7/2015
Reported: 12/7/2015 8:19 PM

socola 1444 → 1432 -12 ↓

battanas 1518 → 1530 +12 ↑

Rated Sep 28, 2022

Accepted by opponent on 12/7/2015 8:37 PM

In reply to socola

battanas

12/7/2015 8:37 PM UTC

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socola

Shakti joined, and I decided not to restart (which, as it turned out, was a mistake). As a result, everything went wrong from the very beginning: I scouted almost half the map, but the only objects were three extremely inconveniently located hives, and they were also guarded by incredibly tough enemies due to the artifacts scattered nearby. Plus, there was a town that cost 10-19 red dragons, which I could only capture at the beginning of the third week, and a consolation unit, which took several days to reach from the nearest castle, traveling on rough terrain. My opponent had several consolation units with 11 angels and wings.
Thanks for the game!

confirm - bad start for me, lost all my army in the first week in blocks, didn't restart - I think I played badly, but then I kept going without roads and got a town. In the second week, I took a risk because I didn't have enough troops and gold, and I got two consolation angels. In the end, in the second week, I had 5 angels, got 6 more in the third week, and started Utopia - my opponent said gg.
Thanks for the game.

In reply to Diabler

Silence-

12/7/2015 8:39 PM UTC

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In the tavern, Luna + Tazar, but a gap of 3 heroes — decided to play. Few resources, not much gold either, but 2 experience resources — leveled Luna, spotted an external dwelling of Air Elementals and a Griffin Conservatory (2). Due to money issues, spent a long time digging; by week 1 day 2 on Luna, got 8th skill — took the Griffin Conservatory. Around this time, I noticed the opponent had taken a second town, not the neutral AI's, and also that their respawn was next to mine on the surface. Couldn't build Birds — on one of the days, I lacked the resources for the upgrade. Decided not to touch the Necromancer AI, only took their Griffin Conservatory near the underground crossroads — turned out to be a level 3 dwelling, taken by Luna without issues. Reached the crossroads — saw all further passages nearby, plus a Griffin Conservatory and a Hive. After taking the Griffin Conservatory, decided to split the army — Tazar went to clear one center with fodder, Luna with 2 Angels to burn the other center. Tazar stumbled upon the enemy's village in the center, even though the guards hadn't been broken — the guard moved somewhere or the passage glitched. Luna, meanwhile, found 2 more Griffin Conservatories and 2 Hives — took them without issues. From scouting ahead, I saw that the opponent was moving their army away from me + their hero stats were standard against Tazar, roughly 5 15 7 7 — decided to press on. Around week 4 day 3, took the opponent's main town almost without resistance. The opponent had no towns left. On week 4 day 5, built up to Mage Guild level 4, didn't get Town Portal, decided it would take too long to ferry the army back from Luna (about 2-3 days) and attacked the opponent.
My 6 Birds, 5 Angels, 25 Demons (Pandora's Box), ~10 Earth Elementals, ~30 Air Elementals, ~8 Mind Mages against ~550 Skeletons, 5 Angels, 11 Liches, 5 Wyverns, and a few Vampires. Stats 5 15 7 11 against roughly 5 5 5 5. The final battle turned out in my favor.
Thanks for the game.

Silence-

Faction Сопряжение / Conflux

Start Hero Random

Main Hero Тазар / Tazar

Победа / Def

Yosha

Faction Некрополь / Necropolis

Start Hero Клавиус / Clavius

Main Hero Клавиус / Clavius

Map Template: 8mm6a
Game Length: 135 days
Game Date: 12/7/2015
Reported: 12/7/2015 8:39 PM

Silence- 1440 → 1453 +13 ↑

Yosha 1394 → 1381 -13 ↓

Rated Sep 28, 2022

Accepted by opponent on 12/8/2015 9:34 AM

In reply to Diabler

Sanin

12/7/2015 10:29 PM UTC

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In the tavern of Moandor, the roads are fast, next to the town there is a big Griffin Conservatory and two crypts - we play. Gathered from the first computers - Necropolis, Tower, and Dungeon. Planned an angel rush, but the Dungeon hero killed my scout hero, forcing me to buy another one; in the end, I was 700 gold short of a full trade, but the Dungeon had an external Minotaur dwelling near their town that they had already built, so I took the dwelling and built a portal.

On day 121, grade 17 Minotaurs and off to the Griffin Conservatories. Took 2+3 and rushed into a promising underground treasure zone (I saw two others - on lava and sand - from scouting views, and they weren't impressive). In the treasure zone, I collected Dragon Fly Hives, found a КЗ, and by day 126 I already broke a Dragon Utopia next to the Necropolis player. Got +10 crown and boots. At home, I build angels. At the start of week 3, I take two more Dragon Utopias in the underground treasure zone, they gave decent stat boosts, but there is no air control.

On day 132, I burst into the center and reach the Pandora's Box for the greys, giving me all of week 5. I see from a scout view that on their turn, Kyrre is also entering the center. And just then my air skill leveled up to catch them. The tavern showed a gold advantage all game, stats roughly equal ±20, I have 300+ mana, +4 speed. I have with me 50 Dwarves, 30 Grand Minotaurs, 7 Angels, 500 Skeletons, 1+14 Greater Gorgons, and 70 Marksmen. Kyrre has 6 Angels, 30 Dwarves, 4 Cavaliers, 17 Grand Elves, and single Pegasi. With Mass Haste, I take out the Angels, Cavaliers, and some Dwarves; in response, Armageddon flies in, and Kyrre buys back on 11 Dwarves. I have 5 Minotaurs, 2 Angels, 300+ Skeletons, and 30 Dwarves left. I take a nearby Dragon Fly Hive and stay there.

On their turn, Kyrre captures my capital and upgrades in it. Town Portal to the Dungeon, buy all the throwaway creatures and attack. Just in case, I took Ballistics in the last slot, and the Dwarves have Anti-Magic, so I fear nothing. I attack, and there is even a red power push, followed by a surrender. Thanks for the game.

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