I will pay for games on KGS..Any regular Kyu can apply

[LHM1948]

I have found that just because I have a '?' next to my name any time a regularly ranked player is losing to me he disconnects. Do I haver any recourse for these games. It really seems unfair. It has reached a point where I will pay people to play me. Anyone interested let me know.

[explo]

If it is really too much of a problem, you may try playing the bots until you get a solid rank. They are free and they will not refuse to play you.

[Li Kao]

Have you tried automatch? In my experience there are very few escapers in automatch games.

[LovroKlc]

what about just trying wbaduk?

[oren]

You could also ask for games in the lifein19x19.com room. I doubt you're going to find a lot of escapers there. Some people may still get real disconnects though.

[kirkmc]

Have you tried automatch? In my experience there are very few escapers in automatch games.

If I understand correctly, you lose immediately if you escape in an automatch game.

[Li Kao]

No you don't. The only difference regarding escapes between automatch and a normal game is that in a normal game when you leave during the first few moves the players can choose not to save the game and thus make it no escape. In ranked automatch games I have an escaper rate in the order of 1%. It's only much higher when I play unranked games against guests.

[hyperpape]

I've seen several escapers while using automatch.

On the other hand, while I've struggled to get a game with a "?" next to my name, I've never had a problem with opponents escaping. Losing to a "?" player doesn't hurt your rating more than normal. So maybe you just have had bad luck, and it could change.

[stalkor]

why not try the ASR league:)

[kirkmc]

No you don't. The only difference regarding escapes between automatch and a normal game is that in a normal game when you leave during the first few moves the players can choose not to save the game and thus make it no escape. In ranked automatch games I have an escaper rate in the order of 1%. It's only much higher when I play unranked games against guests.

Oh, I was told otherwise...

[willemien]

This is better readable

why not try the ASR league

size = 50 makes it very small (around 50%)

[stalkor]

didnt want to look like i was advertising the league:) thats why i did it:)

[cdybeijing]

Or check out the KGS Teacher Ladder room on KGS.

[tchan001]

No you don't. The only difference regarding escapes between automatch and a normal game is that in a normal game when you leave during the first few moves the players can choose not to save the game and thus make it no escape. In ranked automatch games I have an escaper rate in the order of 1%. It's only much higher when I play unranked games against guests.

http://www.gokgs.com/help/automatch.html#faq
Note! As soon as Automatch finds an opponent, the game will begin; it must be played! If you close the game it will be counted as an escaped game, even if no stones were played!

[DrStraw]

Or check out the KGS Teacher Ladder room on KGS.

That won't work. Rated games are not allowed there.