no idea what a streak is
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2 is true but its not like duolingo where the entire focus is basically the streak, so it won't matter as much. still a good point though
Yeah, I don't like it either. A useless feature
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You're right, it is uncomfortably similar to Duolingo's streak mechanism, which has also caused some people to get frustrated and stop going on the platform for multiple weeks when they lose their streak.
Chess requires strong emotional maturity to improve, if one can’t handle losing a streak then those might not be able to handle competitive chess at an intermediate or advanced level. I like the idea of having streaks. It shows dedication, passion, discipline, and perseverance. You do make good points but I feel like they only apply to some people that feel that a streak is more important than improving their chess.
Dec 11, 2025
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vtkksolar wrote:
Puzzle streaks aren't a beta feature tho
There's a more general streaks feature releasing and it's more activity based. It might be slowly rolling out.
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I don't know if streaks are a beta feature or something else but I don't really like them. I wasn't here last year when they did something but here are my arguments against them.
1. It won't really bump up player activity as people will just do a puzzle and not come back to chess that day. 2. As from a personal and the experience of my friends on the infamous duolingo when someone ultimately loses their streak it can be so painful that they may not even play chess for a long time. 3. If somebody new is getting into chess it can feel impossible for them to reach the streak of their friends if they have any...... 4. chess is a very difficult game that people learn for and train for but most importantly enjoy. and having streaks can make a fun game a chore that you have to complete each day.
As for the fact that chess.com wants an active community and more subscriptions I would change something else rather then add streaks. And since they are already coded in i would just not turn them on for every user so those who want can turn them on manually. Finally if you can enlighten me with something factual as most of my points are psychological and don't have to apply on all people fell free to do so.