It used to be the case that a player who was in the top 1% had a virtual trophy on their profile; players whose ratings were >1500 could also see where they ranked out of all the players.
Now, only the top 10 players are ranked and have virtual trophies.
1) Please can we bring back the ranking? It was useful and a real motivator. I understand that, with split ratings, an overall ranking is probably unfeasible; but surely you clever people can show people's rankings in the different 3 standard categories at least?
2) Please would you consider some kind of trophy system for those outside of the top 10? For instance, one could gain different coloured ones for different achievements, e.g. reaching different ratings or beating players >500 points ahead etc.
I'm sure all the really good players and admin will consider it a bit sad and say we should just concentrate on playing chess... but if it works, encourages, and provides a bit of an extra buzz for competitors, it has to be good for the site.
Thanks for listening.
Now, only the top 10 players are ranked and have virtual trophies.
1) Please can we bring back the ranking? It was useful and a real motivator. I understand that, with split ratings, an overall ranking is probably unfeasible; but surely you clever people can show people's rankings in the different 3 standard categories at least?
2) Please would you consider some kind of trophy system for those outside of the top 10? For instance, one could gain different coloured ones for different achievements, e.g. reaching different ratings or beating players >500 points ahead etc.
I'm sure all the really good players and admin will consider it a bit sad and say we should just concentrate on playing chess... but if it works, encourages, and provides a bit of an extra buzz for competitors, it has to be good for the site.
Thanks for listening.