New Season's Opening: March 16th, 2004 [2/10/04]
ToH Heroes 4 and Heroes 3 seasons will reopen on March 16th under the new set up. In the meantime you can let your ideas be heard by visiting the message board and posting your ideas. Please take a look at all the sticky threads on the "Tournament of Honor" Heroes Community Board.

Season's Ending:  February 20th, 2004 [2/10/04]
ToH Heroes 4 and Heroes 3 seasons will close for two weeks starting the 20th of February.  When the new seasons starts:

• The Heroes 3 and Heroes 4 ToH will be combined into one page, with rankings on the same page.  Players can have either a heroes 3 record or heroes 4 record, or both.
• Players' records will reset to 1000 points, everyone starts again as recruit.
• Players' win/loss records and maps played carries over, as well as prestige and honor ratings.

Congrats to H4 Players who showed extreme honor  [2/11/04] After reviewing dozens of candidates for the Medal of Honor, the following players receive this emblem  of the most honorable in ToH:   Abusoliera, Arangar, Balcough Dragons, Blue Camel, Doomsquest, Gustn, KennyStarfighter, Insatiable, Slugger and TT.  Targan holds the MVP award, which is the highest honor given out to any player.

• Veteran Icons from past seasons carry over, and new vet icons will be given to current season ranked players for both homm3 and homm4:

Emperors

Lords 1800 & over

Lords 1799 & lower

	Legionnaires 1600 & over		Legionnaires 1599 & lower
	Barons 1400 & over		Barons 1399 & lower

• A new Heroes 3/4 Clans will open up as a main tournament for ToH.

All Hail Valkyrica, the First Caesar of ToH [2/9/04] Through a long and grueling fight for the top -- 4 months later best of Homm4 multiplayer skill proves Valkyrica to be in the forefront.  Gustn and The Teacher came in second place.  Congratulations to Valkyrica, he gains 50 prestige points, permanent recognition as the Caesar, and a $100 cash prize.

Player photo page updated [1/8/04] Melissa says 'sorry' for the delay, getting lazy on the player photo page updates!  But anyways, lots of new player photos added....

New Map Council Chairman [1/4/04]
Jinxer is now head of map council, with the ability to upload, update and modify the maps page.  So all map updates and new map submissions should go to him.  Blue_Camel and Thunder remain as members of the map council working with Jinxer. 

Season II of Heroes IV ToH [12/16/03]
It has been over a year now, since the first Season of Homm4 ToH began.  In the past, for Homm3 seasons, their lengths averaged 8 months.  The extended season has been due to less activity than what existed during the Heroes III era.  However, a new season will begin somewhere in early February, depending on the Caesar finals' conclusion.  

So what happens in a new season?  All points and ranks are reset to Recruit/1000pts, but all winloss records remain, and all medals stay.  Players with ranks of Baron or higher will also receive prestigious veteran icons, which will carry over indefinitely.

The hope is, that once Season II of H4 ToH comes to an end in 12-15 months from now, Heroes V will be around the corner :)

Put to the Hall of Shame [12/05/03]
Werewolf, a player whom started early in the Heroes 4 season, quickly rose up in the ranks, and moved to be one of the best players who participated in the Caesar finals.  However, it looks like the pressure to win in the Caesars' finals was too much for him, and he attempted to cheat by editing the map to his advantage.  So he has lost his whole record, and everything he achieved in this tournament.

Honor Council Update [11/14/03]
Bobntamr1, who was an honor council member for the past year in Heroes4 ToH, has retired from heroes, and is now replaced by Zud, who takes over all duties Bobntamr had, joining up with the two original Honor Council members, Deth8 and Lichking.

One of these players will become the first Caesar of ToH [10/24/03]
6 finalists remaining, TC_Fear, The Teacher, Gustn, Werewolf, Valkyrica and Kennystarfighter.  So whom do you think will win in the end?

New Maps Added [9/28/03]
There are now 78 multiplayer-only maps on the Maps Page.  They are all well playtested by many members, and so are all useful to play against human opponents.   Also, a new addition to our Map Council - Thunder will be able to recieve maps and review them for addition to the Maps Page.

This Seasons' Highest Honor - Most Valuable Player [8/23/03] Joining the ranks of Lichking, Zud and select others, Targan has been given ToH's most respected award.  Who is a Most Valuable Player?  Someone who absolutely loves the game to serious addiction levels, but also plays with respect and honor to other players.  In Targans' case, he has had an absolutely untarnished history of comraderie and positive remarks from the community.  To Targan:  You also recieve $100 in Ebgames.com credit; contact the ToH admin for details.

Targan MVP H4 SeasonI

Honorable Mentions [8/23/03] For the past month, dozens of players were 'reviewed' by peers and staff members for the MVP award, and while Targan was selected amongst this short list, these players may have been just as deserving:  Arangar, Slugger, and Insatiable.   There are dozens more who do not make the list here but have shown to be great players with high honor and a thank you goes out to all players who participate for the love of the game.

Grandmasters' Tournament - The Caesar [8/4/03]
Players with 1500 point ranking or higher are invited to participate in a grandfinals tournament to see who will win the most prestigeous title of ToH's First Heroes 4 Season.  Go visit the Tournament Page to see if you qualify, and plan to participate.

Brave_Heart account removed [8/29/03] Because many will likely be very interested in this case we are making this post to make all aware and to read if you like.  Brave_Heart was a second account that AzuredragonTM had created and had been playing in addition to his AzuredragonTM account.  You can see our initial email to him here, his reply here, and our final decisions here. -The Honor Council

UBI Soft Purchases the Homm Franchise [8/16/03]
Anyone with the knowledge of gaming publishers and distributors knows that this is a good thing, UBI has produced some great results in other franchises, and provides good support.  Its European based company can give fresh fuel for a series that nearly died with Homm4.  
But with this excitement, comes the reality check:  Even if they do make a Heroes 5 or its variant, it would be at least another 2 years before it would be in our hands.  So the gaming community of H3 and H4 ToH must be patient, and this tournament will continue through this wait period to support online players.

The Addict Madman Medal Stolen! [8/7/03] Zud, the greatest heroes3 addict of all time, has taken the Addict madman medal from Valkyrica, and currently has 168 Heroes4 games played on record.  Congratulations to ToH's ultimate madman.  Check out Zud's play record & history Here.

The True Face of a Madman

Memories of Old X [7/25/03]
Any of you played Heroes II will know that the music in homm2 for the series was undoubtedly the best of all 4.  So on occasion we will post a music track for you to download and listen to from Heroes 2, and Heroes 1 :)   (WMA file - not Mp3).  
The last of the heroes1 town music is the Sorceress, a long track with a cute and casual tune, that suited the shining white walls and pretty scenery of the town's screen. 
Heroes 1 Sorceress Music - Download
Past Weeks' Music: 
Heroes 1 Barbarian Music - Download
Heroes 1 Warlock Music - Download
Heroes 2 Necromancer Music - Download
Heroes 2 Sorceress Expansion Music - Download
Heroes 2 Good & Evil Music - Download
Heroes 2 Expansion Barbarian Town Music - Download
Heroes 1 Knight Town Music - Download
Heroes 2 Grassy Terrain Music - Download
Heroes 2 Wizard Town music - Download

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Caught in the Act [6/13/03] Here we see Aculias, probably a little tipsy dancing while his friends watch.  Of course, these are the times he decides to visit  the Heroes Community message board and start typing!  To see the latest photos of Heroes players visit the player photo page!

"A Picture Means  A 1000 Words"

The Death of Heroes? [5/30/03] 3D0 has filed bankruptcy, its employees are being fired, and their upcoming projects are being shut down.  With NWC cut off from any future projects, we can only hope that the Might & Magic franchise will be bought by a reputable company like EA, and that a future for HeroesV may still exist. From the beginning ToH did not follow the trend of many sites' kissing up to 3D0 for handouts; for our opinion of the company and its bogus boss (2D0-imention thinking Trip Hawkins) was that their operations were bogus from the start.  Take note though that the boss Trip Hawkins does leave with millions and is set for life, no matter what happens to 3D0 and its employees who get the axe.

ToH Will be Here, as Long as there Are Players [5/30/03] Can anyone see the Irony in the picture above?  Though 3D0 may have killed NWC, and then died with it, ToH has stood the test of time, and will be here, as long as there are Heroes3 and Heroes4 players to support.

More Multiplayer Maps Added [5/23/03] Now totaling 65 unique multiplayer maps each with their own style of gameplay.  Try some of the latest maps playtested on ToH.

Heroes V -- From The Founder [5/18/03]
Jon Van Caneghem was interviewed at the E3, and the most relevant multiplayer details from this interview is listed below:

• It is interesting to see JVC talk about homm4, it looks like he really did not like it. And in reality, he was farthest from that project compared to homm1-3. Its also nice to see that his wife had so much to do with the game.
• Looks like homm5 will be a lot more tactical, less RPG, and from what he seems to be detailing in the interview, this game may bind homm4 and homm3 players together.
• JVC: 'I feel like I owe it to the fans, to bring back Heroes the way it was, as opposed to what it kind of evolved into' -This is good to hear.
• Looks like 6 town types have been confirmed, so similar to homm3. Mention of 'Titans & Giants' also can mean that the 'creature upgrade' method of homm3 is there too.
• Rumor becoming fact:  Homm5 will have no heroes participating on the battlefield like in homm4.
• Of course, Homm5 ToH will be there, and it would be nice to see all the homm3 and homm4 vet icons carry over for some of those veterans who have been participating in ToH for over 4 years now.

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Final Call to Hot Seat in Phoenix [5/8/03] Those of you planning to come to the Hot Seat weekend in Phoenix (June 13-18), please contact Vesuvius to confirm that you are coming!

2vs2 Team Tournament Open For Registration [4/28/03]
Through ToH members' requests, a ToH Alliance tournament is now open for registration for all Footman ranked players an above.  Those who wish to participate in this will need a lot of free time on their hands!

Congratulation to the Speeddeamon Grandmaster [4/12/03] A grandfinals pitting Valkyrica vs Gustn in speedeamon leaves Gustn winning 2-0.  He wins the title of Speedeamon Grandmaster, and will recieve a copy of Heroes V, whenever that is!  We can assume that Gustn clicks like a freakshow and has a speedy computer.	.
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All Hail The First Emperor [4/5/03] A longtime Heroes3 and Heroes4 veteran, Hidden_Dragon is now the first player to surpass 1900 points and hold the rank of Emperor.   Also, Valkyrica stole Bobntamr's Addict Medal, with 122 games on record at this moment, and is the new madman freakshow of ToH.

The Heroes4 Addict Madmen of ToH [4/3/03] The current holder of the Addict Madman Medal is Bobntamr1, who has exclusively held it since the beginning of the season, and now has 120 games to his record.   However, Valkyrica, is very close behind him, currently at 119 games to his record.  Will Valkyrica steal Bobntamr's addict madman status?   We should not discount Zud either, who is currently at 115 games, and was the addict madman titleholder for years in Heroes3 ToH.

The True Face of a Madman

2,000,000 [3/25/03] In just a matter of days, we will hit the 2 million visitors mark.  The player who manages to most closely screencapture the 2,000,000 mark gets a hero biscuit. And the Winner Is... AzuredragonTM.   Enjoy your award :)