Since being promoted to the Gold League, we now receive about 10 applications a day.
We are more careful about players who apply for membership after they have been promoted to the Gold League.
We do not only treat them with a sense of distance, but we also do not like them very much, like the outlying daimyo lords who became Tokugawa's retainers after the Battle of Sekigahara.
Let me give you an example.
Here is a private message I received yesterday from a player called Mikaran.
Mikaran: 'I want to join the guild, can I join even if my level is low?
Byakko: 'Nice to meet you, Mikaran.
I'm Byakko, the guildmaster of Alone100.
Alone100' is a guild whose motto is 'A guild where anyone can enjoy playing games'.
For this reason, we place importance on strictly observing the rules and manners.
The only condition for joining the guild is that you are a player who can enjoy the game in cooperation with the members.
I do not require strength, and I do not care what level you are, as long as you are willing to do it.
However, it has already been more than three months since server 100 was established.
Even if you don't pay, if you play steadily and diligently every day, you should be able to reach lvl 85-90.
Mikaran is lvl 51.
What have you been doing all this time? is the only word that comes to mind.
I don't know what your circumstances are, but I can only say that Mikaran is an inactive player.
The guild is a fighting group, not a charity that feeds inactive players.
Unless Mikaran says he will pay to level up to lvl 120 or above this month, we cannot allow him to join.
We hope that Mikaran will join a guild that suits his style of play and enjoy the game. ... from byakko.
These are the private messages exchanged.
Perhaps other Gold League guildmasters would not have replied, but my nature compelled me to reply.
I get about 10 such applications a day.
The image is a picture that I challenge a potential guild member in the arena to a match and investigate how strong they are.
As a result, I lost because my hero team is weak for the level. (Laughter)
Thanks to you, I'm able to relax, but I'm doing various chores without your knowledge. ... from byakko
Hello everyone and welcome to the ministry!
Are you enjoying the game?
We won the guild match against 'PoZiTiVe' yesterday by 1132 points to 1060 points.
It was our first win against 'PoZiTiVe'.
Last week, we lost by 857 points to 993 points, which was very disappointing because we would have won if it hadn't been for a strategic blunder and we were determined to win the battle even before the big battle.
We were finally able to make up for it, but it was a very close match, and if PoZiTiVe hadn't made two blunders, it could have been an upset, so I'm feeling more and more that we should 'win and put the kabuto on our backs'.
This week, PoZiTiVe scored 1220 points on Monday and 1027 points on Tuesday, which means that they played TeamJPN on Monday and Frenchies on Tuesday.
PoZiTiVe currently have 3307 points, giving them a 1065-point advantage over Alone100, so even though they still have matches against SKYRIM and Tiger-Bus, it would be difficult for Alone100 to reverse their position and take fourth place. It would be difficult for 'Alone100' to reverse the trend and finish in fourth place, even though it still has to play against SKYRIM and Tiger-Bus.
Alone100" has matches against "Tiger-Bus" and "TeamJPN" left, and we don't know who our opponents will be today, but as always, we will enjoy the game with a united all-out attack.
I am investigating the trend of the qualifying league from the Gold League on server 100, and there is a very worrying thing.
Server 100 is very inactive.
We are in the Gold League guild, so morale is high and we work hard every day, so you don't feel that.
But when I survey the whole of server 100, I can't help but feel it.
As far as I can see, only the guilds in the Gold League and the top guilds in the Silver League are active.
There are many guilds in the Bronze League with less than 10 members, and most of the guilds in the Preliminary League are inactive.
In some ways, server 100 is an anomaly, because there is so much inactivity.
I have made a single guild of "Alone XX" from server 101 to server 130 for the purpose of recruiting members and collecting information.
By the way, "Server 101" established one after is very active, and I never see a guild with less than 20 members in the Bronze League, and there is a member of lvl 130.
The same applies to Server 102, which was established four weeks later.
Depending on when the server was established, the nationalities and age groups of the members are uneven, but for some reason, Server 100 is undeniably inactive.
This may be a good thing, as it allows you to play at a leisurely pace, but it's not all good things.
The year before last, the operator took the step of merging servers 2 and 3 into server 2 due to their inactivity.
Last year, servers 2 to 5 were reorganised and reorganised into servers 2 and 3 because they were inactive.
Servers 4 and 5 are therefore missing.
Server 100, which has only been in place for a little over three months, will not be merged immediately, but it is at risk in the future.
Currently, the Hero Wars servers, which started on server 1, "Founder of the World", founded six years ago, have multiplied to server 133, "Smog of Temptation".
In the beginning, it took more than half a year for a server to be added, but due to the Corona disaster, servers are being added every week.
The pace is astonishingly fast.
However, wrinkles do come in their wake.
We expect that a significant proportion of the increased player base will return to the real world as the Corona disaster comes to an end.
The deactivation of Server 100 is largely due to the fact that it was founded at the same time as students were on spring break, so players who started playing Hero Wars during the break left when school started.
Blue, the guildmaster of Golden-Alliance, the predecessor to Alone100, was also a secondary school student.
I think that when the coronavirus outbreak is over and the real world becomes more active, Hero Wars will probably become more inactive.
At that time, I am sure we will see a surge in the number of servers being merged.
That said, the things we have to do will be exactly the same as they are now, so there is no need to worry too much.
The only thing that will change is that guilds on the merged servers will compete with each other and fight for new rankings.
I am not sure what will happen in the future, but I would like to acquire the cohesion and ability to not be troubled by any situation that may arise. ･･･From byakko
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.
Are you enjoying the game?
Yesterday's guild match against The-Oucasts was won by 1120 points to 123, putting us in provisional first place in the Silver League.
Archer's Titan team defeated Tetora and Sumire's Titan team in a single blow from the start, but they were unable to overtake the remaining Titan team.
It was a symbolic scene, as I always say, "It's no good if only one person is strong".
Unfortunately, The-Oucasts only attacked for 22 turns and four of us did not participate.
'If you give up, the game ends there...?' I would like to give them the words of Anzai-sensei of Slam Dunk fame: "If you give up, the game is over...".
As I always say, the Hero Wars league is not a game of storm and rain, like professional baseball or professional football leagues, where you have to score points to win.
You play against each other five times a week and compete for ranking based on overall points earned.
That is why it is important to gain as many points as possible, and every point you accumulate will lead to a higher ranking.
Winning and losing are not that important.
It's not about winning against a lower-ranked opponent, it's more about how you will lose when you fight a stronger opponent. This is the most important thing.
If one of the guild champions is absent, they can lose a maximum of 220 points.
If two are absent, they can lose up to 380 points.
Alone100 has been able to stay at the top of the Silver League because everyone has always been able to fight together.
I am proud of that and thank you for that.
Our opponent in today's guild match is MORDOR, the league's provisional seventh-placed guild.
Today, too, we will fight with a united all-out attack and enjoy the game. ... from byakko
Yesterday's guild match against 'Tiger-Bus', in which we all took part, ended in defeat, 354 points to 1359.
However, in the previous match, we had 336 points, so we achieved our goal of 'surpassing our previous points score'.
Following the result, we are provisionally ranked 4th.
Thank you very much.
Dichotomy's Titan team, defending bridge 1, is very strong... No. 1 strength on the server, isn't it?
I'm a friend of his, and I'm stunned.
You still need more time to beat them... Don't charge too much.
If you push yourself too hard, you won't be able to enjoy the game... Playing against strong enemies is one of the elements of enjoying the game, so enjoy losing too. (Is there something wrong with that?)
Today's opponent is either SKYRIM or Frenchies.
Neither of us can win on each side, but we will all participate, fight with all our might and enjoy the game. ･･･From byakko
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.
Are you enjoying the game?
Yesterday's guild match against the 'Frenchies' was lost, 645 points to 1320.
However, we all attacked and managed to slightly surpass our previous target of 622 points.
Following the result, we are now ranked 4th in the Gold League.
With 3259 points for the week overall, they were just 260 points ahead of fifth-placed 'PoZiTiVe' with 2999 points, a very close ranking.
This was the result of a series of steady attacks by members to gain as many points as possible.
In the Silver and Bronze League guilds, when there is an overwhelming difference in power, it is common to see players giving up from the start and not participating in attacks.
Here again, we hear the words of Anzai-sensei from Slam Dunk: "If you give up, the game ends there...?" I would like to send these words.
Actually, in yesterday's guild match, Team-Tim from "Frenchies" did not take part in the attack.
Team-Tim is the 20th ranked player in the guild, and I don't know what the circumstances were, but if he had participated in the attack, he would have gained some points.
Whether Team-Tim attacked or not had no effect on the victory or ranking, but I thought it was unfortunate, even though he was an enemy.
Our opponent in today's relegation match is Sweet-Play, who are ranked third in the Silver League.
They will be aiming for promotion to the Gold League, and I hope we will enjoy the game as much as we can with a united all-out attack to stay in the Gold League.
Note that only 15 guild champions are allowed to participate in the relegation match against the Silver League.
Only the 15th ranked member of the guild will be allowed to participate in the relegation match against the Silver League.
As a side note, TeamJPN will be playing against NO-BS-JUST-PLAY, who have risen to first place in the Silver League.
I have been saying for a long time that NO-BS-JUST-PLAY would be promoted to the Gold League, and it seems that the time has finally come.
When 'Alone100' was in the Silver League, I played against 'NO-BS-JUST-PLAY' once.
But that was when NO-BS-JUST-PLAY had just won the Bronze League with 11 members.
Today, NO-BS-JUST-PLAY has increased its number of members to 20 and is certainly improving.
Although they are close to TeamJPN in ability, my prediction is that NO-BS-JUST-PLAY will beat TeamJPN and move up to the Gold League.
One of the reasons is that former guildmaster Tack is still registered as a guild champion, even though he has been inactive since his family's misfortune.
I think it is because Tack's Hero Team and Titan Team are high-powered and cannot be missed as a defence team, but I think the loss of the member who cannot participate in the attack is far greater. (Unless you are as high-powered as Sir Dichotomy...)
I was a member of "TeamJPN" at first, and some members are still close to me, so I wish them good luck, but I expect it will be tough to remain in the Gold League.
Even though Alone100 is ranked fourth, they can't even beat PoZiTiVe, who are in fifth place, so we can't afford to worry about other guilds.
We want to improve our level by winning the relegation battles against the Silver League, and to be able to compete on equal terms with the three strong guilds, SKYRIM, Tiger-Bus and Frenchies. ... From byakko
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.
Are you enjoying the game?
Yesterday's guild match against 'KOREA-KINGDOM' was won by 1301 points to 331 points, with everyone participating.
We won our first victory and 30 gold trophies. w
Gold trophies can be used to train totems and buy skins, which are normally only available with gold trophies, so please take good care of them.
Today, 'Alone100' will play against 'Sweet-Play', but it is going to be a tough game as they are aiming for promotion to the Gold League.
Well, if we fall into the Silver League, we'll just accept that we came a bit too soon, enjoy the game and keep improving our skills.
KOREA-KINGDOM will be playing TeamJPN, who will most likely win the promotion match and return to the Gold League.
Unfortunately, we failed to finish in fourth place, 32 points behind 'PoZiTiVe', which reminded us of the importance of fighting for each turn of attack and gaining a single point.
Anyway, we all have to think about winning the relegation match and staying in the Gold League, so let's all fight together and enjoy the game. ･･･From byakko
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen!
Are you enjoying the game?
Yesterday, I received a message from a member saying that 'wood has been expelled from the game and I would like you to explain why in a blog post'.
I wasn't going to write a blog post about the expulsion of Wood, but now that you mention it, I feel obliged to write about it.
I have received various complaints from me, such as, "I am troubled because wood invited you to an adventure and you logged out and did not return," and, "I completed an adventure while wood was logged out and you did not thank me. I got a lot of complaints.
So I joined his adventures and watched him play in various ways.
It was true that Mr WOOD had invited me to his adventures and then logged out and did not return, or that he had completed an adventure while I was logged out and did not send me a thank-you message, or that he was going his own selfish route and causing trouble for the other players. It was inconveniencing the participants.
I warned Mr WOOD several times about the way he was playing.
However, Mr. WOOD only said his opinion, and did not improve or apologise.
In the guild match against PoZiTiVe on Friday, June, if you stumble on the first attack, you are supposed to ask for instructions instead of making another attack, but wood made a second attack.
Here, I would like to explain 'Why is it necessary to ask for instructions instead of making another attack if the first attack stumbles?' I would like to explain why.
Normally, in guild fights, the first attack is to attack the bridge so that the bridge can be crossed.
Next, attack and occupy one of the fire forts, nature gates or ice forts to clear a passageway and make all bases available for attack.
You can then specify the attack points for the majority of the members and instruct them to attack all at once.
Each member is given two attacks, and fights one-on-one against their opponents.
The members fight as best they can to beat their opponents or to wear them down as much as possible.
However, I, who appoints the opponent of the member, decide the opponent of each member after careful consideration of many things.
First of all, I look at the guild's overall strength and defensive position, and consider which bases are occupiable and plan the day's strategy.
We then decide which enemy and which member we will play.
When deciding who to play against, three cases are envisaged.
The first is when you are sure that you can beat your opponent. (There are also cases where you can unexpectedly lose.)
The second is when you are unable to defeat your opponent, but you are able to wear him down considerably, and then pursue him, defeating him several times over.
If a player fights manually or changes characters, the results will vary. (Basically, this assumes the player fights on auto, with a registered main team.)
Third, when there is a big difference in level or power between you and the enemy and you are fighting to gain even one point.
If you stumble in the first attack and the result is not as expected, you will have to take various actions depending on the enemy's attrition level and the battle situation in the guild war.
If you have designated two attack points for one member and the first attack stumbles, you may decide to "attack the second designated point", "pursue the same enemy", "change the second designated point and attack a different point", "wait for the second attack", etc., depending on the result of the first attack. The guild may issue various instructions, such as "Do not attack and wait", "Do not attack the second designated point and wait", etc.
I cannot grasp all the situations because I am very busy for a while after a guild war starts a general attack to cope with various changes in the situation. ... I'm sorry, I'm not Zhang Zibo of Han (Zhang Liang).
So, when I stumble in the first attack, I report it without the next attack, and ask for instructions.
However, Mr WOOD stumbled on the first attack, but instead of reporting it, he made a second attack, which also stumbled.
It was a natural result, because it was an attack that was supposed to exhaust the enemy's HP and make a follow-up attack.
I was not angry about it.
Because everyone makes a mistake and forgets inadvertently.
Mr. WOOD reported the result, and there was not even a word of "I'm sorry".
To make up for his mistake, he used more turns than planned, which hampered his strategy and prevented him from scoring as much as he would have liked.
Even after the guild match was over, we did not receive any apologies from Mr WOOD.
Actually, Mr. WOOD had made the same mistake several times in the guild competition, and I had warned him each time.
At that time, he only made excuses and asserted himself, and there was no word of apology.
Maybe Mr WOOD thought it was not a big mistake, or maybe Mr WOOD is not capable of apologising.
I don't think Mr WOOD had any bad intentions.
There are many different types of guildmasters.
There are many types of guildmasters, such as Sir Dichotomy of Tiger-Bus, who is the top player in the guild and leads the guild members.
Or ASURA of SKYRIM, who recruits strong players, leads them and builds a strong guild.
I am an inflexible and stubborn old man who is strict about rules and manners.
We have decided that unless Mr WOOD's thoughts and actions change, we will not be able to maintain order in the guild.
I have expelled Mr WOOD.
I do not consider expulsion as a penalty or punishment.
You will not be able to enjoy the game in a guild with a nagging, stubborn old guildmaster.
We believe that you will enjoy the game more if you join a guild that suits your ideas and style of play.
It is also a way for wood to enjoy the game more.
There is a player called Taxi1729 in the "10-Dimensions" guild, which recently merged and is ranked second in the Silver League.
He is a former member of "Cupid".
Taxi1729 was a member of Alone100 before moving to Cupid.
Taxi1729 played as ID 15456509 when he was a member of Alone100.
I sent him a private message in Japanese and English saying, "If you play under your ID number, it will be difficult to identify you and you won't be familiar with me, so please change your name to your handle." I sent a private message in Japanese and English.
I sent three messages and waited for a week, but received no reply.
I thought, "Maybe the player is from a country where they don't speak Japanese or English?" So I sent a message to contact me in dozens of languages.
I waited for about a week, but I didn't get a reply from ID15456509.
I don't even know what the circumstances are, but I thought it would be difficult to be active in the same guild with a player who doesn't want to communicate with the guildmaster, and I thought that ID15456509 would not be able to enjoy the game if I kept on transferring him. 15456509 was expelled.
He then joined 'Cupid' as Taxi1729 and is now a top player in 10-Dimensions.
Maybe Cupid and 10-Dimensions suited Taxi1729's style of play.
I hope that you will join a guild that suits your style of play, cooperate with the members and enjoy the game. I hope you will join a guild that suits your style of play, cooperate with the members and enjoy the game.
I wish all Hero Wars members to enjoy playing games.
