So this is just a conversation starter so I can understand the problem more. Why do you not play many, if any, ranked games on ogs? What would make you play more?
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The endless chatter of “No, W/B should have won, because AI says so” annoys me.
ETA I’m answering specifically to “why not more ranked games”.
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I do play, but i should play more xD
Maybe i should do more live games… i mostly play corrs and it usually takes months for those games to finish, so despite having many ongoing games i dont actually play more than 10-ish ranked games per month
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I have several accounts on OGS and have played overall about 1500 ranked games here (for comparison, 900 on IGS, 200 on Fox). On my main account I mostly play correspondence tournament games now and don’t play a lot because of an irrational fear that, as new rounds start, I become overwhelmed by new games. It would help if rounds of a tournament could start at predictable dates but I understand this is almost impossible.
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Yes, it’s possible if organizers set tournaments with absolute time and don’t allow pauses, but this is generally not the case.
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Why not:
- I don’t have time, inclination, nor mental energy to play serious games on main account where I hold myself to a high standard.
- I got banned on my meaningless-blitz-on-the-toilet-account.
What would make you play more?
- Divorce, quit job, put daughter up for adoption.
- Unban, fix error submitting move bug.
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Sorry about the ban. But curious question, why a separate account when the blitz rank is a separate rank?
There’s a “bug” where (some of?) the blitz games provided by automatch are not actually counted for the blitz rank (I’m not trying to answer on behalf of @Uberdude, I’m just saying)
That’s the 10 second bug yea? The problem is 10s+ is live not blitz even though it’s a blitz option.
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What’s the account name? I’ll look into it if you like
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It still effects the overall rank, which is the only rank that matters, all others are just cosmetic.
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Doesn’t it effect match making?
It’s not just about rank (plus it would lower the average): it’s about embarrassment of the terrible moves I play, filling my game record with rubbish, and tarnishing my reputation. I put in a lot of effort on this account to play high quality games, win titles, get a high rank, do lots of reviews etc. I don’t want some 5 second a move ugly game whilst I’m doing a poo to be associated with that.
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IIRC match making only compares both users’ overall ranks.
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I have 5 kids under 7. Hit me up in a couple decades 
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Slightly more seriously, because I think I play so much/too much already.
I play very few live games because I don’t feel like it, honestly. They are slow, and if I have to do anything else as well while I’m playing, I prefer correspondence. (With wide limits) I can play moves when I want to. My counter is practically never at 0. An exception to this are 9x9 blitzs, sometimes. And a couple of EGF rated tournament games.
It really takes very little to motivate me to play more, the first things that come to mind are a challenge or wanting to prove something. But maybe also a bad period in my life (?)
And I might stop (and leave OGS) soon.
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Same here! 
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In my head I like the idea of playing relaxed 1-2 hour games once in a while and might have the time for it in some sense, but in reality there’s always a large chance that something will come up and I’ll have to abandon it at a disappointing time.
Also, without some special reason like a tournament or other event, there’s nothing motivating me to play that game now. I know I can always jump into automatch or get a custom game within a few minutes, so I can wait for the perfect time, which is…later, I guess.
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Why do I play on OGS
- Web Client ( I can play on Google Flex and FreeBSD )
- Beautiful Zen Mode
Why do I not play only on OGS
- No AI-Sensei integration
- Not enough opponents
- Encountered too many cheaters (Cheating prevention seems to have improved lately)
Thank you developers
Keep up the good work
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feels proud of herself
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