It isn't so in my case. I have this tendency of closing one account before opening the next, .
A good tendency. The TOS forbid otherwise. But, I guess that is just something you sign off on so that you can get an account up and going.
Although I must say that modern contracts put their TOS requirements on a take it or leave it basis.
No negotiating. This is the deal, baby!
I build my way up to 1800 on tactics trainer.. now I log on and I've lost like 160 points because they keep giving me random problems at all ratings levels... I lose 15 points if I get a problem wrong that's 1300 and I get 1 point if I get it right.. then I get a 2000 problem and I'm not getting a huge bonus when I get it right anyway... You get 2-3 wrong and you're already in the hole 30-40 points.. This is insane and idiotic.
Thanks for wasting my time.
You know....
if you never had 'points' you would just enjoy how great the game is.
I feel this site, if they never created a rating system you would've (or at least also the option to only play with no rating system) had fun this wonderful game just like when you sit at a table with your opponent the other side of it and play because it's such a great game..
I've noticed as soon as you build up the rating emediately after it begins to drop again, a crazy fluctuating silliness that were they not there never would have to tolerate it's ridiculous flow of inconsistency, not to mention your mindset wouldn't be worrying about such given they never were, silly points.
I when began here, and I've had other accounts than just this pretty recent one, used to always say that I'd be very happy with only '11' points and never from a win receive more to change it, seriously.
I'm also fed up the ego munchers here.