good points
When to give trophies and why
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I agree.
It would be very good also to be able to send a Trophy to people who go out of their way to help newbies on difficulties submitted via forums ,message means etc. Also to know the staff opinion on who are most helpfull would be interesting.
I agree to your point. I recommend that chess.com should do some changes on the caption of the trophies.
A rough guide to my criteria.
If I lose, I almost always send a trophy unless there was some reason not to, such as being rude in chat.
If I win, I will send a trophy for the following reasons:
Player was very friendly in chat and it was an enjoyable game (usually gets the good sportsman trophy or the good game one).
If despite the loss, it was still an very well played game and I want to express this sentiment.
I think there should be a couple more alternatives
i give them away!
heck! they're free!
I've given "Sorry About the Blunder" from either side of a blunder. I think it's meant to be given to the person who blundered, but I've given it out when I've screwed up a really good game with a really bad move.
They seem fairly pointless to me, I generally just send one if someone sends me one.
The possibilities above are really not even worth sending. There is no genuinity from it. They should just keep it basic with good game, I surrender, etc. They have too many dumb and off the subject "trophies."
I have given a trophey to every player i have played. Its a sign of respect and shows sportsmaship
I agree
yes, i agree
CPawn wrote:
I have given a trophey to every player i have played. Its a sign of respect and shows sportsmaship
Not doubting your intention. But who would you rather get a trophy from? A person who gives one to everyone regardless of the game? Or, the person who only gives out a handfull of trophies?
Which one is a sign of respect with more weight behind???
May 4, 2009
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The trophies on here are so lame it's pathetic. Who came up with these things?
I like the ones on letsplaychess. A beer, glass of wine,handshake,etc
socket2me wrote:
CPawn wrote:
I have given a trophey to every player i have played. Its a sign of respect and shows sportsmaship
Not doubting your intention. But who would you rather get a trophy from? A person who gives one to everyone regardless of the game? Or, the person who only gives out a handfull of trophies?
Which one is a sign of respect with more weight behind???
To me they are both a sign of respect and good sportsmanship. I dont think it diminishes the intention just because one person gives more than someone else.
I give a trophy to anyone that put up a fight till the end, whether I won os lost. If it was a GREAT chess match, I give them a "Good Game" trophy. I also give people trophys for giving me great advice, and other such things. I have only given out 7 trophys though, I am sure to pcik the right people.
I think we should have a maximum number of trophys you can give out in a period if you ask me, maybe that will make people more selective.
Personally, I don't see the usefulness of the trophies. If I win, lose, stalemate, resign, I'll just send my own comments to the other player. I.e. 'good game', 'nice chatting with you', 'you really took over on move 21.' etc. Having a trophy graphic to send seems less meaningful.
Do you think that the current trophies are given too trivially, or that the trophies selection seems too limited?
Ok, specifically, I'm having a problem with the site's trophies. My thinking goes like this: Trophies are typically given to the winner of a game, but many people on the site enjoy giving a trophy to anyone they play, even when the recipient was the losing player. However, if you look at the trophies available to give after a game, not only are most of them geared towards being presented to the winner, there are many trophies that appear to be appropriate only if they were presented at the beginning of the game! (q.v. "Let's have a Chess Battle", "Let's Duel", "Are you ready to play?", etc.) My feeling is that Chess.com should re-visit the trophies and make small changes to the captions so that they 1. are appropriate to either winning or losing, and 2. that they address the performance of the game after being concluded; not worded so as to be issued at the beginning of a game. I believe these small changes will make game trophies more desirable, and maybe even make them a little less trivial.
Your comments are welcome!