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[TOURNAMENT-HotA] Second Snow // 2nd SnowAuto-translated
Hello to all snow lovers! After 3 years, Vic and I decided to continue the tradition and hold this tournament again, but this time on HotA, since the best player has already been determined on SoD.
Second Snow
0. In this tournament, all games are played with the Tower Castle.
Tournament goals:
1. Identify winners
2. Increase interest in the "Tower" castle
3. Improve gameplay skills and gain experience.
I. General questions.
1. Game version HotA 1.4.2 (or later at the start of the tournament) + HD-mod, by agreement SoD or any other (e.g., WT :D )
2. Players negotiate for the right to choose a color and hero. The first negotiation is for the hero, the second for the color.
3. Templates. Template selection takes place using a draft. The player who is "higher" in the tournament bracket starts the draft.
Jebus Cross
Diamond
Mini-Nostalgia (blue picks first)
8mm6a
8xm12a
h3dm1 (timer 21:00+08:00+01:15)
mt-Diamond (timer 21:00+08:00+01:15)
The list of templates may be slightly changed according to participants' wishes.
4. Games are played simultaneously. By agreement, you can play according to the classic scheme. Simultaneous move times:
7 days for Jebus Cross, h3dm1
5 days for Diamond, mt-Diamond, 8mm6a, 8xm12a
12 days for Mini-Nostalgia
5. Rematches. For mirror templates - 1 day, for classic ones - 3 days.
II. Rules.
1. Games are played according to standard rules
For HotAFor SoD
III. Organizational issues.
1. The tournament is a fan event.
2. Players who have been banned from competitive play are not allowed to participate in the tournament. If any player receives a ban during the tournament, they will be disqualified and their results will be annulled.
3. Hosts and judges.
Hosts Dirty_Player (408722873) and Wicc (148698328)
Judges will be determined later.
4. Disputes between players are resolved by the judges; disputes between players and judges are resolved by the arbitration committee.
5. When registering, each participant must add an image with a snow theme. After each game, participants must submit a detailed report and confirmation in this thread. Also, the winner must add some kind of snow-themed picture to the report. Only in this case will the game be counted.
6. All games of the tournament go into the seasonal rating. A list of reports for the tournament will be located at the beginning of this topic.
7. The winner of the tournament will be awarded a medal under their avatar.
8. Organizers reserve the right to refuse participation to any participant without publicly explaining the reasons, as well as to make any changes to the regulations during the tournament.
IV. Dates:
Recruitment takes place until 02/18/16, or when 64 people have been reached. Tournament starts on 02/19/16. Game time - 2 weeks per round.
V. Regulations
The tournament will be held according to the Single Elimination system.
The regulations may be adjusted based on the number of participants and their wishes.
VI. Tournament History
01/24/2015 - 05/25/2015 First Snow, winner =Stinger=
I don't want to describe my actions on the map in detail; there were no combat actions in the game. In the end, my opponent did something unremarkable. Kiry ran to my treasure, took the village, and ate marshmallows along the way. The loser flew over the mountains, took a utopia from under my nose, and stayed nearby, without mana or money...
It turned out better for me; specifically, I took one large treasure on the rocks, from where I moved everything, and I still had some left.
It's incredibly pleasant to win the tournament, especially against such a strong player.
I don't want to describe my actions on the map in detail; there were no real battles. In the end, my opponent did something unremarkable. A Kir'el rushed into my treasure city, took the village, and along the way, she was gobbling up marshmallows. A weak unit flew over the mountains, took a Utopia right under my nose, and stayed nearby, with no mana or money...
In the end, I got a better deal, specifically one large treasure city on rocks, from which I moved everything, and even had some left over.
It's incredibly pleasant to win the tournament, especially against such a strong player.
Thank you for the game!
I confirm, I started playing aggressively because of the Kir'el and K'arkes that arrived, plus a lot of regular units were leveling up well. I thought I might find something in the treasure cities, but the poor level of the two home cities and the central treasure city forced me to try to interfere with my opponent in his super-strong treasure city, which was already revealed by scouting. I played the last turn a little carelessly and, where I could have made a difficult but reliable move, I relied on luck, eliminating four excellent main units in the hope of redeeming at least one. None of them returned for the 55,000 spent on heroes (good evening, Aive). For my opponent, this was the first treasure city, and, combined with the three that I had cleared, it was five times stronger. Thank you for the game, and congratulations on the victory.
Now that the tournament is over, we would like to ask the participants (especially those who made it far) to share their thoughts on the new balance of the Tower.
How much does Solmyr outweigh other starting heroes? What do you think is a reasonable cooldown for him on different maps?
How much stronger/weaker is the Tower compared to other castles in HotA? You can also evaluate this in terms of cooldown.
How often do giants appear in the first week, and approximately when do they transform into titans?
Is it too cumbersome to destroy workshops on snow maps? (This is mainly relevant for Jeb).
1. The Tower is amazing, it's my favorite castle in the game.
2. I'm willing to give away Solmyr on Jebus for free; on other maps, I'll only offer a maximum of 1000 gold. In my opinion, Josephine is a great starting hero.
3. I rarely build Giants, and Titans even less.
4. Breaking down Factories on snow without Oil and One-Shot is a nightmare.
- I didn't fight for the right to choose a hero; usually the color is more important.
-Tower is top3, but not on Jebus Cross)
-In every game, I placed Giants in Castle on week 1; only upgraded them in the final. By the middle of week 3, upgrading isn't a problem, but Archangels take priority.
-Workshops on snow — it's understandably tough without Grease and such, but the main headache of Workshops is the inability to immediately tell tier 2 from tier 3 or 4.