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audidrvr

what is up with all these lame players who disconnect when they are about to lose. How pathetic that someone can't take a loss. I took someone's queen a bit ago and he disconnnected. not resigned but disconnected.

MontyII

Just curious - how do they disconnect?  Do they log out?  I don't think so, since they seem to be able to reconnect quickly.

audidrvr

not sure, but i get a player so-and-so has disconnected, and it happens a lot when i am about to win. the timer keeps going and then there is a message "waiting for so-and-so to reconnect. I usually wait about 45 seconds but then i run out of patience and it's on to the next victim

General_Dreedle
audidrvr wrote:

not sure, but i get a player so-and-so has disconnected, and it happens a lot when i am about to win. the timer keeps going and then there is a message "waiting for so-and-so to reconnect. I usually wait about 45 seconds but then i run out of patience and it's on to the next victim


 If I'm playing a live game and the telephone rings I get temporarily disconnected from the game, so there might be a genuine reason for your opponents disconnection

General_Dreedle

What's dsl?

General_Dreedle

I checked the phone and there was no clicking or high pitched noise.

audidrvr

i am not buying it. I think people just dont like to lose so they disconnect. the other thing i noticed is that if people are losing they deliberatly let the clock run out so that they dont lose any points in the rankings. all in all a sad way to play if you ask me. I can handle a loss

MontyII

If they let the clock run out, they lose... doesn't this lower their rating?  Same with deliberately disconnecting (logging out) - they lose.  Seems fair to me.