Low ranked Go server

scara · Post by **scara** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 6:15 pm

Is there an alternate server for relatively weak (DDK) players?

I'm kinda tired of escapers and those who offer free games even when I've explicitly ruled it out.

KGS has worn me down. The ratio of bad behavior to good games is too high for me but I've tried IGS and am totally crushed.

jts · Post by **jts** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 6:29 pm

scara wrote:Is there an alternate server for relatively weak (DDK) players?

I'm kinda tired of escapers and those who offer free games even when I've explicitly ruled it out.

KGS has worn me down. The ratio of bad behavior to good games is too high for me but I've tried IGS and am totally crushed.

What's the ratio that has you so upset? I tried to look at your account but kgs doesn't list any games under 'scara'.

Dusk Eagle · Post by **Dusk Eagle** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 7:15 pm

I don't recall much bad behaviour on KGS when I was a DDK a couple of years ago. If anything, I think KGS is one of the better servers for DDK, with things such as the Beginner's Room (worth checking out), people's willingness to teach on the server (see the KGS Teaching Ladder room), and the relatively low amount of sandbaggers when compared to other servers.

xed_over · Post by **xed_over** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 7:46 pm

use automatch

Post by **Joaz Banbeck** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 10:32 pm

Welcome to L19.

Hang around here, meet people, and maybe you can schedule game with them, either casually or formally as described in this thread: http://lifein19x19.com/forum/viewtopic. ... 061#p78061

CnP · Post by **CnP** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 12:32 am

use automatch

this

Li Kao · Post by **Li Kao** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 1:42 am

My experience with automatch is that guests often escape, but registered players rarely do. So I'd use automatch and disable "Unranked players".

Post by **Solomon** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 2:25 am

flyordie.

karaklis · Post by **karaklis** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 3:23 am

Araban wrote:flyordie.

Not a good idea. If you don't play there regularly, your rating will be reset to 0 quite soon.

Post by **Solomon** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 3:28 am

karaklis wrote:
Araban wrote:flyordie.

Not a good idea. If you don't play there regularly, your rating will be reset to 0 quite soon.

Not that much different than KGS where your rating goes to [?]. The pros outweigh the cons on that server for beginners regardless.

karaklis · Post by **karaklis** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 6:09 am

Agreed. For very beginners the rating is quite uninteresting anyway. Usually you get a match quickly as a beginner, you will be challenged by some player in the room.

tchan001 · Post by **tchan001** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 10:35 am

play the bots

goddess · Post by **goddess** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 2:48 pm

I just tried FlyOrDie. It is worse than the Gaming Zone used to be.

Yuck.

xed_over · Post by **xed_over** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 3:41 pm

goddess wrote:I just tried FlyOrDie. It is worse than the Gaming Zone used to be.

Yuck.

LOL

it has its charms

pete · Post by **pete** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 6:14 pm

You could try GoShrine (http://goshrine.com). All 19x19 games are ranked, and there are no escapers; if you leave a game, you will lose.

-Pete

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