My guess is that might not be the same player, might be one of the student playing against. You never know. Probably check the game he won against stronger players.
in a rated game that should be against TOS.
Which is probably why he plays so much unrated.
makes sense lol But I still think it should be against TOS. I mean the whole reason I'm against speedruns is not necessarily because of rating points, but because of duping people out of competitive matches which is what they are signing up for. And you can't blame people for being angry about it.
It is rare for a person to play against multiple speedrunners, so I don't think streamers are duping many people out of competitive matches. It really depends on how you look at it. Unrated is where you go to play without the risk of losing rating points. If someone wants to let his little brother play and you are against that, then realize that he wouldn't get away with it in rated, and you should probably stay there for a consistent challenge. Plus, since so few people play unrated, you will get a vast rating variation.
Because its not just the streamers that are playing on multiple accounts. They are leading by example.
Everyone else knows they can't do it without permission, so if they open another account, then either they don't know the rules, or they are dishonest. If the player I played was manipulating his rating, then he belongs to the second category.
They are dishonest, but the streamers being sanctioned to do it officially, are encouraging that dishonesty. its considered fun and has become fashionable and this is the site to do it on.
But if you think about the concept of streamer speedruns, they are, by themselves, beneficial in my opinion. Lower rated players get to play a higher level player without losing rating points and learn from them (unless it's a speedrun with a catch), and it brings fun entertainment. When higher rated players make another account without authorization, then that's when people get cheated. That's why 'smurfing' isn't so bad in unrated, because you can challenge lower rated players without them being cheated. Once you cross the line and break the guidelines set in place, then it's on you.
And to be honest, if you want to continue with this subject, then this is the thread for you:
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/why-are-speedruns-even-allowed?page=16#last_comment
My guess is that might not be the same player, might be one of the student playing against. You never know. Probably check the game he won against stronger players.
in a rated game that should be against TOS.
Which is probably why he plays so much unrated.
makes sense lol But I still think it should be against TOS. I mean the whole reason I'm against speedruns is not necessarily because of rating points, but because of duping people out of competitive matches which is what they are signing up for. And you can't blame people for being angry about it.
It is rare for a person to play against multiple speedrunners, so I don't think streamers are duping many people out of competitive matches. It really depends on how you look at it. Unrated is where you go to play without the risk of losing rating points. If someone wants to let his little brother play and you are against that, then realize that he wouldn't get away with it in rated, and you should probably stay there for a consistent challenge. Plus, since so few people play unrated, you will get a vast rating variation.
Because its not just the streamers that are playing on multiple accounts. They are leading by example.
Everyone else knows they can't do it without permission, so if they open another account, then either they don't know the rules, or they are dishonest. If the player I played was manipulating his rating, then he belongs to the second category.
They are dishonest, but the streamers being sanctioned to do it officially, are encouraging that dishonesty. its considered fun and has become fashionable and this is the site to do it on.
But if you think about the concept of streamer speedruns, they are, by themselves, beneficial in my opinion. Lower rated players get to play a higher level player without losing rating points and learn from them (unless it's a speedrun with a catch), and it brings fun entertainment. When higher rated players make another account without authorization, then that's when people get cheated. That's why 'smurfing' isn't so bad in unrated, because you can challenge lower rated players without them being cheated. Once you cross the line and break the guidelines set in place, then it's on you.