Oroth wrote:calm wrote:
I have to say I find the constant predictions of resignation as well as other posturing unseemly.
For all we know, the winning/losing move has not yet been played. These predictions make the players look stupid ( because they risk making these comments in a losing game ) and arrogant.
Instead of posturing the players should be making comments reflecting the thoughts that are going into making the move. That's what these games ( at least as I understand them ) are for.
I don't see how arrogance/humility comes into it. If you judge you have an irreducable lead it is reasonable to expect your opponent to resign. You don't count the game and then deduct 10 points from your side for humility's sake. Sure you might be wrong in your assessment, but thats what makes Malkovich games interesting - insight into the player's thought processes, whether they are right or wrong and the fascinating differences between two player's evaluation of a situation.
True, it has great entertaining value, for a while...
However, if the posturing is constant and highly repetitive, it just becomes tedious and boring.
I got to the point where I hardly even look at MMs comments, since all he seems to be thinking about is 'What a kyuish move' or 'He will resign soon', or something like that, even if the position or the move does not really warrant such assessment. Other than that, he's main justification for moves seems to be 'it feels is good' or 'it feels is bad'. V is not much better.
Don't get me wrong - it is natural to wish for win and resignation. However, I cannot possibly imagine that at dan level this is THE ONLY THING that they think about. Even as a low kyu player I had more things going through my head, sequences I evaluated, plans I rejected, and so on... In other words, we are only getting the posturing without all the other good stuff, and the posturing is highly repetitive. Did I say it was highly repetitive? Yes, I did say it was highly repetitive. Because its true - the posturing is highly repetitive!
I think that it is a very entertaining game, but might as well be a regular server game for all I care. We seem to be getting very little insight into what the players are thinking other than the highly repetitive posturing.
I think I have made my point.
