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The Downfall of Chess.com
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I never do either willingly as far as checking them.
May 30, 2022
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#105
ericthatwho wrote:
If this is true it means the price goes up (maybe just ads) or less features that relate to the decreasing paying players (remember they pay for everything the increasing free members get.
While attracting more people to chess overall does mean more people with basic memberships here on Chess.com, it also means more people will be choosing to become premium members as well, so the vision of growing the game of chess overall doesn't necessarily mean that there will be more basic members vs premium members than beforehand.
ericthatwho wrote:
There are better sites for chess (but they charge a fee) they don't advertise you to death.
If you pay the premium membership fee, you don't get advertisements on Chess.com either. And while "better" is in many ways quite subjective, there's also "good enough" - sure, another site might be "better" in some specific ways, but if Chess.com is doing it well enough that people are happy to keep playing here even though another site might be "better", then Chess.com doesn't really have much of an incentive to improve in that area.
ericthatwho wrote:
Now days non ms web browsers have ad blockers anti-trackers built in) Chess.com should accept this and make a plan based on membership (paid) not advertising and not ca. politics.
The plan is definitely not advertising: it helps offset some of the costs of running stuff for basic members, but it's definitely premium memberships that are driving the bottom line of the company. And assuming "ca" means "California", are you saying that the site is left wing and is somehow using their business to promote a left wing political agenda? That's like saying that Disney has a left wing political agenda when it states it concerns about Florida's laws - it's preposterous and a narrative being pushed by people who want believe in conspiracy theories and want something to be outraged against (and who then want to "cancel" those companies, although they also claim to be against "Cancel culture")
I don't mind adds. might find something I like. They don't seem bad on here.
Jul 20, 2022
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#107
ShrekChess69420 wrote:
Chess.com is by far the most popular chess site in the world. It's seen by many as the premium platform of online chess. However, in the past year following the chess boom, chess.com has made many delusional decisions negatively impacting the site's reputation.
Firstly, let's take a look at leagues. Leagues are highly controversial; it seems everyone has a love/hate relationship with leagues. However, it is obvious to see that leagues are nothing more than a ploy to boost marketing statistics. Chess.com used leagues to encourage more games on the site, but they also encouraged a dramatic spike in cheating/sandbagging. Leagues provided a competitive new way to track your progress, but is the payback of rampant cheating worth it?
Secondly, let's examine Verification. Verification adds credibility to your account and gives you exclusive access to tournaments. However, verification seems like an awkward step for chess.com to try to expand their business. Many people argue that their membership should pay for this verification process as well. They see no point in having to pay for features that lichess has for free and then paying extra for some "verification". Here one member sums it up,
"Once a while i pop in here to see if there is a more formal comment from chess.com - 366 comments in this short time should be paid attention to.
Verify wil not stop cheating - what users were looking for is a more robust vetting (this should be core, and not a for fee service)- also there should be difference for free to play players and premium players and it should not be coupled to tournaments. - yes it is possible that in a occasion somebody get a premium acount gifted and wants to cheat. Chess.com has the way to spot that already.
The messaging and what chess.com intended to achieve as a business are not aligned - hence the comments, because people, might not be articulating it clearly etc, however intiuitivly they feel something is not adding up.
This need to be corrected and addressed by chess.com"
Finally, Treasure Chess NFT's. Many people are questioning why chess.com has added this NFT system. To many, it is completely illogical for a chess website to be investing in crytpo-currency. What is the need for this odd marketplace anyway? Because they can? Furthermore, people are disputing chess.com's false claim that "selling an NFT takes as much energy as an email".
In conclusion, chess.com's unwise business decisions in the past year have eluded to the inevitable downfall of chess.com. The site has not been successful in advancing their platform; it seems they are unpredictably adding new features left and right, without any goal of legitimately making the site better. Chess.com's reputation is already completely decimated in many people's eyes, and it is in the process of being swept over by it's competitors. Curious to see your thoughts on the downfall of chess.com...
yeah leauges encourage cheating and sandbagging and what other nonesense u can do.
Verified is just a joke, It's just another word for "pay to play" here. (not all verified players are legit)
also taking away needed things for learning is cold. (mainly puzzles and analysis)
They also "somehow" managed to reduce the number of analysis per day for free members from 3-1 using the "game review" I mean it's good and all, but u need to give what they want.
Also cool on resign thing.