I very much agree. Very bad change. Also, since one cannot effectively block players, at least one should be able to abort against the worst offenders on this site.
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In bullet, neither clock starts until both players have made a move?
It just changed.
I've noticed this happening in blitz too. Maybe it's a bug with live chess?
not a bug, they changed it, its terrible. you can still abort the game by not moving which is ridiculous because if you miss a few seconds no one will ever start a game
Fully agree, WhopperWithCheese. (Darn, now I want one.)
Difficult to believe bullet would have anything that would be considered 'well crafted'. Seems instead to be a matter of the eventual blunder or overlooked winning tactic.
WhopperWithCheese wrote:
kleelof why protest if you've simply not experienced a "well crafted" victory in bullet yourself? just because you haven't means they don't exist??
Perhaps you would be kind enough to post a couple of 'well crafted' bullet checkmates you've made.
I'm not being negative nor confrontational. I'm being opiniated, completely different thing. You just took my opinion as negative and confrontational because you don't agree with it.
You're leaving already?
Big talker. Can't back-up your words with proof.
What an ass. Posts this on my wall then blocks me so I can't respond:
1568 with an ave opp rating of 1434...jesus....try chess experience before spouting off mindless "opinions"...grow up.
by WhopperWithCheese a few minutes ago
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Probably if you got out a little instead of sitting around making up fancy phrases like 'well crafted' for sloppy playing, you would know that Chess.com boosted everyones live ratings last year but not the avg opponents ratings.
...all I care about is an effective way to avoid opponents I know for a fact lack any sense of sportsmanhip. Chess.com could simply allow players to block others (not just comments but being matched up against one another), then nobody would have to cancel many games ever.
pawncrastination wrote:
...all I care about is an effective way to avoid opponents I know for a fact lack any sense of sportsmanhip. Chess.com could simply allow players to block others (not just comments but being matched up against one another), then nobody would have to cancel many games ever.
Supposedly, blocking someone prevents them from being matched with you.
youngrema wrote:
This only started yesterday or the day before? Why is this happening? The clock should only start once both players have made a first move, this especially makes a big difference in bullet
I've noticed this on my iPad, but not when I connect via PC. Seems to be part of v.3.
This feature exists for blitz at other sites. Sometimes it is preferable to the long wait. Maybe a compromise with a three second delay for bull;et and five seconds for blitz would be appropriate.
kleelof wrote:
Supposedly, blocking someone prevents them from being matched with you.
I'm afraid you're mistaken there. Would be great if it did.
pawncrastination wrote:
kleelof wrote:
Supposedly, blocking someone prevents them from being matched with you.
I'm afraid you're mistaken there. Would be great if it did.
This is the official chess.com line.
This only started yesterday or the day before? Why is this happening? The clock should only start once both players have made a first move, this especially makes a big difference in bullet