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I got a message on my chess.com account yesterday about a new feature on the site: Arena. Here's the description:

"Arenas feature a continuously running 60 minute clock; the winner of the tournament is the person who scores the most points before the timer runs outs!

Your next game will start immediately after finishing your last game instead of waiting for a new round.

2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss.

Consecutive wins earn bonus point: 2nd win in a row is worth 4 points, 3rd worth 6 continuing for a max of 10 points per win.

Any loss or draw resets bonus points. "

I just find it amusing that they're so desperate to stop losing members to Lichess that they're willing to just blatantly copy Lichess. Kind of pathetic to be honest.

I got a message on my chess.com account yesterday about a new feature on the site: Arena. Here's the description: "Arenas feature a continuously running 60 minute clock; the winner of the tournament is the person who scores the most points before the timer runs outs! Your next game will start immediately after finishing your last game instead of waiting for a new round. 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss. Consecutive wins earn bonus point: 2nd win in a row is worth 4 points, 3rd worth 6 continuing for a max of 10 points per win. Any loss or draw resets bonus points. " I just find it amusing that they're so desperate to stop losing members to Lichess that they're willing to just blatantly copy Lichess. Kind of pathetic to be honest.

ya_boy_Agent

#2

While I agree lichess is better, Arena isn't unique to lichess. Chesscube started before lichess and has been using round robin and arenas and all sorts since forever. Would you say Lichess copied chesscube?

Chiru35

#3

LUl chess.com so petty

Rise

#4

that's an interesting version of arena but it seems massively unbalanced.
there seems to be a WAY too big emphasis on streaks, so doesn't it just come down to who gets the best pairings (to keep the streak going)?

that's an interesting version of arena but it seems massively unbalanced. there seems to be a WAY too big emphasis on streaks, so doesn't it just come down to who gets the best pairings (to keep the streak going)?

Dazzles

#5

I mean, do you really believe that they implemented it just because they wanted to? I'd put money on the fact that they added it just to compete with Lichess.

Rairden edited

#6

When Danny streams over there he often complains about the lag in bullet games, without mentioning it is permanent because of subpar code (or whatever reason). He makes it sound like it's temporary, and the dev team is working on it but you can't keep that story for years.

Paulcarrero

#7

I don't see anything wrong with competition, it's the root of chess.

On the other hand, it seems like Lichess is playing with the white pieces.

I don't see anything wrong with competition, it's the root of chess. On the other hand, it seems like Lichess is playing with the white pieces.

Aquinas

#8

@ya_boy_Agent I never played on chesscube, so I had no idea they did it originally.

ya_boy_Agent

#9

@Aquinas My point is the idea of an Arena isnt unique to lichess, im not really saying chesscube was the original inventor of the idea.

Wolfram_EP

#10

@Aquinas You say it in such a way like chess.com is losing its popularity to lichess, which is quite wrong. They still have a lot of features that lichess hasn't (though mostly not free) and their userbase is still considerably larger. I'm sure lichess influenced their decision to introduce Arena a lot, but not like "Oh no, we are losing users and money, what to do, what to do, maybe introduce Arena?" and like "Okay, what to introduce next, maybe Arena? It seems to be quite popular on lichess, for example."