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The most popular go server

Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2013 5:43 am
by go-master
Which would be the most popular go server in the world? Tygem? KGS? Or another one?

Cheers!

Re: The most popular go server

Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2013 6:55 am
by DrStraw
Probably IGS.

Re: The most popular go server

Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2013 6:58 am
by SoDesuNe
I don't really know, according to what people tell me I think, in the west, KGS. In the east, it's Tygem.

In Europe it's definitely KGS.

Re: The most popular go server

Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2013 7:00 am
by illluck
Fairly sure it's Tygem.

Re: The most popular go server

Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2013 9:27 am
by oren
DrStraw wrote:Probably IGS.


It's not even close to Tygem.

The only question is if there are Chinese servers bigger than Tygem.

KGS is biggest for non-Asia players.

Re: The most popular go server

Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2013 9:54 am
by gowan
oren wrote:
DrStraw wrote:Probably IGS.


It's not even close to Tygem.

The only question is if there are Chinese servers bigger than Tygem.

KGS is biggest for non-Asia players.


What about the Chinese server TOM ?

Re: The most popular go server

Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2013 9:57 am
by Subotai
I'd be really surprised if there was a server bigger than tygem.

Re: The most popular go server

Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2013 12:10 pm
by illluck
gowan wrote:
oren wrote:
DrStraw wrote:Probably IGS.


It's not even close to Tygem.

The only question is if there are Chinese servers bigger than Tygem.

KGS is biggest for non-Asia players.


What about the Chinese server TOM ?


I think YiCheng (Chinese version of Tygem) is bigger than TOM so Tygem is bigger. As a side note, TOM used to also be a Chinese version of Tygem until a couple of years back when it broke off (and became less popular).

Re: The most popular go server

Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 3:27 am
by otenki
illluck wrote:
gowan wrote:
oren wrote:Probably IGS.


It's not even close to Tygem.

The only question is if there are Chinese servers bigger than Tygem.

KGS is biggest for non-Asia players.

What about the Chinese server TOM ?


I think YiCheng (Chinese version of Tygem) is bigger than TOM so Tygem is bigger. As a side note, TOM used to also be a Chinese version of Tygem until a couple of years back when it broke off (and became less popular).


I always thought that people using the tom service actualy were also connected to the tygem network. (not sure anymore where I read this)
So when I was playing on the chinese servers of tygem I could be playing someone on TOM.

After reading this I'm not so sure anymore, can anyone confirm if this is true or not ?

Cheers,
Otenki

Re: The most popular go server

Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 5:13 am
by illluck
@otenki: That was the case a few years back (not completely sure), but not any more (100% certain).