Would be really cool if they made 60+ a new rating group and added a few more controls to it.
I would like that, but realistically I don't think they will ever do it. Too few people are playing those type of games. Under 1 500, there are some people playing this, though still less than other time controls. Over 1 500, only a handful of people.
To get someone my level, I have to wait for a long time, and even then it is in many cases someone 200 points lower than me. I had an excursion in 30|0 games last year and my rating got to almost 1 800. I was able to play it for around 2 months or so, and I ended up going back to 60|0 games (of course my rating followed, because there are simply almost never players rated 1 800 and above there).
And that is a shame because 30|0 and faster time controls, it is simply not the same for me, I get frustrated because there is a point where I have to play some move, where I know there is a chance I would find something better in a longer game.
I actually think the reason why there are few people at 60+ is because you can gain rapid rating at faster controls so there is little incentive to play anything slower. If it's made a new group the player count should go up considerably.
The bulk of rapid rating here is achieved through 10 minute games, and those are still blitz OTB. 10 minute for a game of chess is nothing special. It is not so different than 5|5 game for instance, it is actually a bit more treacherous. You think you have some time, but you actually do not.
I agree. Just as a 20|20 game and a 10|0 are two completely different worlds, it doesn't make sense to call them both "rapid" in my opinion.
I also hope that they will separate rapid and classical ratings