This was suggested before I know.
The idea is that each Player has a clan Rating which changes with each clan game.
Reason:
* There is cheating going on by losing games intentionally. If there would be a clan rating at least lsing games intentinally outside clan Events would be prevented. The players need to have only one clan ratg to prevent froming clans with the purpose to lose rating points...
* Game Moderators should be reinstated to judge if clan games were given up after a decision has been reached in clan challenges to prevent that mode of sandbagging...
@Ponderable
I support this proposal which has been previously tabled in 2016.
As a caveat, I think once the first point has been addressed, the 2nd requirement for moderator policing resigned clan games may not be that big an issue.
Besides, site administration has moderators that serve multiple purposes anyways.
They will find any irregularities or abuses within the clan feature as well as other features.
Tournaments, site forums, etc
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31 Mar 19
@ponderable saidGame moderators? That's ridiculous. It's not possible to know if a blunder was intentional or not. As long as matches are based on rating, there will always be ways to "cheat".
* Game Moderators should be reinstated to judge if clan games were given up after a decision has been reached in clan challenges to prevent that mode of sandbagging...
Why not just have no rating restrictions on challenges? The team that plays the best chess wins. No reason to sandbag then. Clan leaders assemble the best chess players they can. That's how every league and every team sport works.
It's so simple.
01 Apr 19
@knightstalker47 saidAssemble the best team they can?
Game moderators? That's ridiculous. It's not possible to know if a blunder was intentional or not. As long as matches are based on rating, there will always be ways to "cheat".
Why not just have no rating restrictions on challenges? The team that plays the best chess wins. No reason to sandbag then. Clan leaders assemble the best chess players they can. That's how every league and every team sport works.
It's so simple.
In professional sport maybe but it doesn't apply here.
If you are a low rated player why bother being in a clan?
You're never going to get a game.
In our crown green bowling club we all pay the same subs so we try to give everyone an equal number of games regardless of ability.
We're never going to be champions but we do get value for money.
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01 Apr 19
@venda saidA low rated player can play just as many games as a strong player, they will just be the underdog most of the time. As long as your leader is willing to put you in, you'll get games.
Assemble the best team they can?
In professional sport maybe but it doesn't apply here.
If you are a low rated player why bother being in a clan?
You're never going to get a game.
In our crown green bowling club we all pay the same subs so we try to give everyone an equal number of games regardless of ability.
We're never going to be champions but we do get value for money.
The system already exists in the form of the clan league, just award points to clans based on those results, instead of the current way of earning points. I played in the clan leagues for Chess Warriors some time back. I played against a wide variety of opponents, some 1200, some 2000.
@knightstalker47 saidPerhaps you were hibernating in 2016 ?
Game moderators? That's ridiculous. It's not possible to know if a blunder was intentional or not. As long as matches are based on rating, there will always be ways to "cheat".
Why not just have no rating restrictions on challenges? The team that plays the best chess wins. No reason to sandbag then. Clan leaders assemble the best chess players they can. That's how every league and every team sport works.
It's so simple.
@knightstalker47 saidNot sure if the clan leagues are active anymore.
A low rated player can play just as many games as a strong player, they will just be the underdog most of the time. As long as your leader is willing to put you in, you'll get games.
The system already exists in the form of the clan league, just award points to clans based on those results, instead of the current way of earning points. I played in the clan leagues ...[text shortened]... r Chess Warriors some time back. I played against a wide variety of opponents, some 1200, some 2000.
Just looked on the clan leagues tab and all seasons are finished.
Maybe the clan leaders have had notification of new seasons beginning but when I was a leader I found it quite difficult to raise a team.
I believe that's why the 4 man competitions were introduced
The way things now stand a Clan can have their challenge won and the Clan they are playing against will hold off for a full 10 days to delay the winning team from starting another challenge.
As you know there is a limit to the amount of Challenges you can play against other Clans. If a Clan is going to purposely hold off from playing in a challenge that is already lost, that is another way of cheating and solves nothing.
Right now I think the objective should be to get the Clan Ratings sperate from the other ratings, which will put a very big curb into what is now going on in the clan challenges.
Remember the last Vote was lost because too many things were involved in the Vote. I believe we should take on one issue at a time. Lets just see if we can have a seperate Clan rating from all the other ratings first.
-VR
@knightstalker47 saidOne of the features which makes the clan system attractive is that low-rated players can have just as much fun, and have real chances of winning games, as high-rated players. This works only if ratings accurately reflect players' real playing strengths. Do away with this, and there isn't a clan system anymore; there is just the team with all the 2300+ layers on it and all the rest are losers; no fun in that at all.
A low rated player can play just as many games as a strong player, they will just be the underdog most of the time. As long as your leader is willing to put you in, you'll get games.
The system already exists in the form of the clan league, just award points to clans based on those results, instead of the current way of earning points. I played in the clan leagues ...[text shortened]... r Chess Warriors some time back. I played against a wide variety of opponents, some 1200, some 2000.
@very-rusty saidA separate clan rating will only work when the clan points system is sorted out
The way things now stand a Clan can have their challenge won and the Clan they are playing against will hold off for a full 10 days to delay the winning team from starting another challenge.
As you know there is a limit to the amount of Challenges you can play against other Clans. If a Clan is going to purposely hold off from playing in a challenge that is already los ...[text shortened]... a time. Lets just see if we can have a seperate Clan rating from all the other ratings first.
-VR
If only people would see this
Every game in a challenge must count
It is the one thing that stops a separate clan rating from working effectively
Players would still be able to dump games to off set their rating if it did not affect the result of a challenge
12 Apr 19
@padger saidLets try and work out that part afterwards and work on just getting the clan ratings seperated from the other clan ratings first. You do have a valid point but one thing at a time. It got very confusing last time several things were put in the Vote, if you recall. I am certainly not dismissing your point just lets get one thing at a time done if it is even possible to do. "This is one thing EVERYONE is in agreement with it seems, is to seperate clan rating from other ratings."
A separate clan rating will only work when the clan points system is sorted out
If only people would see this
Every game in a challenge must count
It is the one thing that stops a separate clan rating from working effectively
Players would still be able to dump games to off set their rating if it did not affect the result of a challenge
-VR
@very-rusty saidEverything must be taken into account before settling on a choice
Lets try and work out that part afterwards and work on just getting the clan ratings seperated from the other clan ratings first. You do have a valid point but one thing at a time. It got very confusing last time several things were put in the Vote, if you recall. I am certainly not dismissing your point just lets get one thing at a time done if it is even possible to do. ...[text shortened]... thing EVERYONE is in agreement with it seems, is to seperate clan rating from other ratings."
-VR
Otherwise it just gets forgotten about and the moaning goes on
@padger saidAgreed, but what happens when you put too much in a vote it gets complicated.
Everything must be taken into account before settling on a choice
Otherwise it just gets forgotten about and the moaning goes on
One thing everyone seems to be in agreement with is that the Clan Ratings should be sperated from the other Ratings which will put a big curb on what is happening as I type this.
Nothing will be forgotten, but we have to have a place to start, and don't even know if it is possible to get the Clan Ratings seperated from the other ratings as of now.
-VR