Posts from SoY-1: Online Tournaments "Seasons of year" - "Seasons of the Year" - Spring Season 2007

Here is the situation: yesterday, after losing to Vuzzu, Kolbaser decided to withdraw from the tournament, but then said he wanted to play against Uran to test his earned 9RO, and then withdraw anyway because of finals season and a general lack of time.
We have Botinki, who didn't make it to the semifinals for reasons that weren't entirely objective, and who really wants to continue playing in the tournament and has the time to do so.
My thoughts on this: since the person has decided to withdraw from the tournament one way or another, he shouldn't take up a spot; instead, it should be freed up for other players. Kolbaser can prove something to himself and the world outside of the tournament, especially since one shouldn't participate in a tournament whose system the player questions (regarding the validity of Uran's 9RO). In short, I want to replace Kolbaser with Botinki in the bracket. What do you think about this?

Yes, the number of dragons is clear... KleopatR is trying to figure out where the money for all this came from... For building upgraded dragons, for buying them and the entire army... Plus, where did the money come from to ransom the artifact merchant and buy artifacts from him, when he was desperately short on funds... Unfortunately, he doesn't have a save file left... but the question is really interesting... I'm not making any accusations, but I strongly urge, within the rules, if not to immediately post the save file, then to keep it and provide it upon request...

And there's no need to talk about who has what problems; he simply requested a save file within the rules... and received a RUDE response!!! in which he is accused of playing incorrectly! And I don't know, should he have taken dwellings if he didn't have enough money anyway??

You need to be more polite, guys... more polite!!!!!!!!

I completely agree with CRASH; there are rules, and they must be followed. No one should be concerned about who plays how, whether it's right or wrong. It's not up to us to judge. But everyone is required to provide both the final and intermediate save files. Show the save file, and there will be no complaints or accusations that you cheated. If I were Adelaide, I would make you replay or declare a draw, and then you would know in the future that the rules are the same for everyone. And it will be even more frustrating for the one who won, but did not follow all the rules of the tournament and did not upload the save files.

That's perfectly logical and correct. Boots definitely deserves a place in Kolbasser's selection. Unless, of course, the players themselves object.

Here's the situation: yesterday, after losing, Vuzzu Kolbasser decided to withdraw from the tournament, but then said he wanted to play against Uran to test his earned 9 RO, and then participate anyway because there's a session, and in general, he's short on time.
We have Botinki, who didn't make it to the semi-finals for not entirely objective reasons, and who really wants to continue playing in the tournament and has the time to do so.
My thoughts on this: if a person has decided to withdraw from the tournament, they shouldn't take up a spot, but rather free it up for other players. Kolbasser can prove something to himself and the world outside the tournament, especially since he shouldn't participate in a tournament whose system he questions (regarding the validity of Uran's 9 RO). In general, I want to replace Kolbasser with Botinki in the bracket. What do you think about this?

I think any decision you make, Adelaide, will be legitimate, as long as it doesn't turn out that other players who have withdrawn from the tournament will hinder your decision. They may argue why Botinki should continue the fight and not them, for example... this is something to consider, otherwise they may propose a bunch of playoff matches for the right to take the vacant spot, and they will be right in doing so... I can say that this issue is very serious and needs to be approached thoroughly so that there are no more disputes later.

Yes... the situation is indeed debatable... And now, a question for Kolbasser... - Why did you enter the tournament in the first place?...
And now, my opinion...
Let him play with Uranium, but no longer within the framework of the tournament... As for the boots, that's up to Ada to decide...

I completely agree with CRASH; there are rules, and they must be followed. No one should be judged based on how they play, whether it's right or wrong. It's not our place to judge. But everyone is obligated to provide both the final and intermediate save files. Show the save, and there will be no complaints or accusations that you cheated. If I were Adelaide, I would make you replay the game or declare a draw, and then you would know in the future that the rules are the same for everyone. It's even more frustrating for the one who won but didn't follow all the tournament rules and didn't upload the saves.

Hey! Raul, you're wrong; he should have made the save because he was playing as red.

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and regarding Kolbazzer, I am completely against his continued participation... and by the way, this is personally for Kolbazzer... you told me that I was lucky because of Earth Magic... so, here's what I want to say: the map we played on gave you almost twice the advantage... so how can we even talk about luck? And besides, what kind of great player are you, badmouthing other players when you have Hydras for 4 weeks, and I have them for 2???

I think any decision you make, Adelaide, will be legitimate, as long as it doesn't lead to other players who have been eliminated from the tournament obstructing your decision. They might challenge why Boots continues the competition and not them, for example... this is something to consider, otherwise they might propose a lot of tie-breaker matches for the right to take the vacant spot, and they would be right to do so... I can say that this issue is very serious and needs to be approached thoroughly, so that there are no more disputes later.

I'll explain why Boots can take Kolbassera's place and no one else, since the conditions of his elimination were not entirely fair, and because he has the most Rating Points (RP) of all the eliminated players, with

Friends, I believe that Kolbasser should have the final say. If he was allowed to participate in the tournament and didn't violate any rules, then on what grounds are they removing him??? If Kolbasser agrees, and I think he will, then we'll give it the green light, but for now...

Alex_R (Inferno Octavia) & Dudge (Necropolis Septiana)
On the 1st month, 4th week, 2nd day, the power went out. I’ll probably have to postpone continuing the game, as the outage might happen again....
I managed to save the game (thanks to the UPS), and both my opponent and I have autosaves (just in case).
I’m waiting for comments from the organizer and my opponent...

Sorry, I was watching football and didn't notice your message about the game. I'm ready to continue... let me know if you need anything! Ideally, let's finish by 9:00 PM because my brother's internet is down, and he'll be playing from my account... if an opponent shows up.

Mosaic (Necropolis, Vocal, Vocal) Lopetos (Tower, Nila, Nila)
Built the Capitol at the beginning of the second week and by the end of the second week, all units were built. Collected all the artifacts in the territory and completed almost all the water areas. In the second month, I saw the main hero on my territory and went to him, but he attacked me. I lost half of my army and surrendered. On the third week of the second month, I bought the entire army and went to the enemy's castle. On the 6th day of the third week of the second month, I attacked the castle and captured it! Since there were no more castles on the map, it was impossible to continue resisting! The opponent admitted defeat!

Raper (Castle, Caitlin, Caitlin) def. Kamikaze (Rampart, Jenova, Crag Hack)
He appeared in Wildwood quite recently. With sharp facial features, the man was distinguished by incredible physical strength and fury. Even Sir Clancy, who commanded the Unicorns, dared not contradict the foreigner. Only the oracle tried to explain to the High Elves that this was a sign from above. The Barbarian was found after a storm, not far from the lighthouse west of Wildwood. He was exhausted and very hungry. Rubaka, as he was nicknamed, had a very good appetite and appreciated the Elven liqueurs. However, Hack's favorite pastime was battles. Only in battles did he feel happy. The man lost his memory, and no one could help the stranger.
One day, in the north, not far from the Dividing Mountains, Crag Hack stumbled upon a strange object. It was a combat helmet, with a platinum sheen, and a horn resembling a Unicorn's horn. The artifact did not possess the magical power that Rubaka valued; it only increased the mana reserve of its owner. The Barbarian, unaccustomed to magical arts, did not understand the value of the relic. Only in the magical forests of Illarion did the stranger learn the magic of lower adepts. He learned to accelerate his allies and slow down enemies. And one day, one of the mages of the circle initiated Hack into the secrets of destructive magic, a small energy charge.
And then, one wonderful summer day, while walking through the divinely beautiful forests of the Elves, he came across an old hermit's hut. The hermit immediately appreciated the find of the brute and easily obtained the desired item. In return, the elder restored the memory of the unfortunate stranger.
The very next day, Crag Hack exchanged all his trophies: magical flasks with mercury, pouches with sulfur, chests with precious stones. Having gathered enough money, he headed north, asking his friend Enova, who knew many experienced warriors in the city, to arrange a military campaign. The money was not spent in vain. The best forces of Wildwood joined the army of Lord Fire Fury, as he was called in his homeland.
“Sailing along the border of his possessions, Hack saw a ship. The ship was medium-sized, smaller than Crag's, but faster. Through cunning, the people doomed our hero. Having approached within firing range, and the battle flags were not unfurled on the masts, the human brigantine sharply turned and, from a deadly distance, fired all its broadside into the unsuspecting ship of the barbarians. Fire, pain, cries for help, water, water everywhere...”
In the morning, volunteers arrived. The campaign continued. On the other side of the Dividing Mountains, no one expected revenge from the enraged general of the Northern lands. Many believed that he had drowned with his ship. But Hack's superiority was not only in the number of soldiers; his experience as a fighter was beyond doubt, but the people did not suspect that magic was at the Barbarian's command. Otherwise, how could one explain that Caitlin, the general of the Holy Army, so readily rushed into battle. But the battle turned out to be unequal. On the first day, Caitlin directed a powerful Chain Lightning spell towards the camp of the Elven troops under the command of the Barbarian general. The valiant warrior did not expect that her enemy had developed quite well in terms of intelligence. Less than an hour passed before the forest dwellers returned the SAME to their offenders. Then a regular melee began, so pleasing to the eye of General Fire Fury. By evening, it became clear that the enemy was losing ground, and in the morning, when Caitlin decided to repeat the lightning trick, she only enraged Hack's army. And he decided that it was time to stop playing with magic and simply summoned the power of the Holy Wind. And they swooped down like Saracens and hacked the enemy army to pieces. On the third day, it was not even necessary, because the unequal battle ended in a complete victory for Crag Hack!!!
Crag Hack - 17th level (24-13-13-8) against Caitlin ?? level (7-7-15-15)
P.S. Thanks to Raper for the game, CRAG HACK – is awesome!!!

And by the way, this is personally for Kolbassera... You told me that I was lucky because of Earth Magic... So, here's what I want to say: the map we were playing on gave you almost twice the advantage... So how can we even talk about luck? And besides, what kind of cool player are you, criticizing other players, when your Hydras are level 4 and mine are level 2???...

A look from the inside.
First of all!!! I sincerely apologize to vuzzza from the bottom of my heart for my attempts to suspect this honest person of cheating. In doing so, I once again damaged his reputation on this forum (fortunately, I figured out what was what).
Secondly. (If anyone is interested in how this happened, read on)
After my defeat in the game against him, I, as usual, started to analyze why I lost, i.e., a standard post-game analysis. So: after my analysis, I finally understood what my loss was due to.
Point 1. On the fifth day, I decided to break through the barrier leading to the second Castle and mines (wood and ore... and they were unguarded at that time)... but I was defeated. 15 evil, upgraded Cerberuses simply "tore" my hero apart (I had 4 Vasili and 4 Centaurs... which I didn't even bother to divide into groups of one, and I was so eager to get to the Castle that I forgot to go to the Castle for magic). And when I looked at the map, I noticed that the blue player had no barrier to the second Castle and mines. And the blue player had 10 unguarded chests, while the red player had 4.
Point 2. Before capturing the second Castle, and even after that, I visited the tavern every day and checked if the opponent had captured the second Castle. And after looking at the map, I saw that the blue player's "Shadow" scouting was working at full capacity. This leads to two conclusions: since he captured the Castle later than me, he should have less money. And if I had the same "Shadow" scouting on my territory, I would have been able to track his progress, but unfortunately, the map didn't give me that chance.
Point 3. I played the whole game according to the parameters, and even on the center, I gathered a bonus, but when I saw the opponent, I retreated for reinforcements. And I decided to attack him after replenishing my army, which I did. But the outcome of the events was largely determined by the fact that my opponent had mass slowing magic. And with so many slow units in my army, they were turned into "turtles" and simply shot down, like traitors at an execution. As it turned out later, the opponent took Earth magic at the University, which was not on my territory for some reason, thus not even giving me a chance to play this game of chance, whether I would be lucky or not.
Point 4. When I attacked, I was very confused by the size of the opponent's army, or rather, not the size, but where he got so much money to buy this army, because the cost of his army, according to my calculations, exceeded the cost of mine by 1.5 times. So, I decided to conduct an investigation after I had done the calculations, and it turned out that on the map, on his territory, it was really possible to collect this amount.

Conclusion: In order not to suspect a person in the future, do your own analysis, and everything will fall into place.

Once again, I want to apologize to vuzzza for my suspicions. Thank you for the valuable lesson and for the game.

Question number two. Regarding my withdrawal from the tournament.
Yes, that's right, I am forced to leave the tournament due to a future lack of time, due to the start of the semester. It is difficult to work and study at the same time and still have free time.
I don't mind if someone else takes my place in the tournament.

I'm glad to hear these apologies because I take such accusations very badly...
yes, I might have been wrong about something...maybe I was rude:o
and thanks for spelling my second name correctly)))

Lеха, keep it up!!!! Now you've done a great job!!! And I hope everyone will be happy! ;)

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Vuzzza, congratulations on the beautiful victory!!!