hi, i just created a server for racing kings to make this varient more popular, here is the invitation: discord.gg/B9dYaJ
From what I've read, Discord is a the preferred chat server for people who have made reviews.
Simple reason I do not join is the promotional campaign underway of "invites". Posters advertising the site all have a unique link, which rewards them with "flowers" (used for gambling on the site.)
This causes me to question motives. If the site is so great, why not simply refer prospective new members to a home page? Instead links direct inquirers to an invite page that promotes downloading of an app. and rewards it's members via a promotional campaign.
Simple reason I do not join is the promotional campaign underway of "invites". Posters advertising the site all have a unique link, which rewards them with "flowers" (used for gambling on the site.)
This causes me to question motives. If the site is so great, why not simply refer prospective new members to a home page? Instead links direct inquirers to an invite page that promotes downloading of an app. and rewards it's members via a promotional campaign.
@mdinnerspace The flowers/betting business actually isn't an intrinsic characteristic of Discord. There are Discord servers that have them, but that's just because those servers host bots that deal with this. Other servers don't have those bots, so the invites for those servers are nothing more than invites to come and chat there (and this invite appears to belong to the latter case).
The Discord administrators themselves do not give any rewards for these invites. It's the owners of individual Discord servers that do sometimes - and those rewards have mostly no use outside that one Discord server.
The Discord administrators themselves do not give any rewards for these invites. It's the owners of individual Discord servers that do sometimes - and those rewards have mostly no use outside that one Discord server.
@ProgramFOX
Appreciate the honest answer. You appear well informed. Problem is on occasion questions get asked and those "inviting" are not always so forthright, providing misleading answers.
So, these chat rooms are all separate servers? All with different admins and protocols? To change chat rooms means logging into another server?
Appreciate the honest answer. You appear well informed. Problem is on occasion questions get asked and those "inviting" are not always so forthright, providing misleading answers.
So, these chat rooms are all separate servers? All with different admins and protocols? To change chat rooms means logging into another server?
@mdinnerspace
Yep, the chat rooms are different servers -- but note that "server" in Discord terms means a chat 'room' with several different channels, it doesn't refer to different web servers.
Indeed. The creator/owner of a Discord server has all permissions on the server (banning and kicking members, deleting the server, creating or deleting channels, and so on), but the owner can give other users specific permissions.
No. The Discord web interface and app allow you to conveniently switch between the servers that you are a member of. It does not require a login per server, you only need to login to Discord.
Yep, the chat rooms are different servers -- but note that "server" in Discord terms means a chat 'room' with several different channels, it doesn't refer to different web servers.
Indeed. The creator/owner of a Discord server has all permissions on the server (banning and kicking members, deleting the server, creating or deleting channels, and so on), but the owner can give other users specific permissions.
No. The Discord web interface and app allow you to conveniently switch between the servers that you are a member of. It does not require a login per server, you only need to login to Discord.
Ah... thanks. Explains why the app. is handy instead of relying on a browser.
I hope Racing Kings becomes more popular with good work like this.
The main problem of this variant on Lichess is its highly corrupt player base.
The main problem of this variant on Lichess is its highly corrupt player base.
You got room for a top 20 player?
LOL. Yep. Rating manipulation is common. Simply review NeverBeenTimid game history.
Players "think" they are getting away with murder, but a minutes scrutiny revels the corruption of ratings by manipulation of games accepted and declined, time controls etc.
Another example is top players who only play 0/2 time. Many of the top rated players do not play each other, prey on players unfamiliar with the variation. Variants allow players to play only 1 time control, from hyper-bullet to correspondence, with a resulting rating being all in a single group.
I watched the RK monthly Arena last week, where the real players played. They were ranked on down the line on the leader board, as they are not afraid to play all comers in a tournament setting.
Players "think" they are getting away with murder, but a minutes scrutiny revels the corruption of ratings by manipulation of games accepted and declined, time controls etc.
Another example is top players who only play 0/2 time. Many of the top rated players do not play each other, prey on players unfamiliar with the variation. Variants allow players to play only 1 time control, from hyper-bullet to correspondence, with a resulting rating being all in a single group.
I watched the RK monthly Arena last week, where the real players played. They were ranked on down the line on the leader board, as they are not afraid to play all comers in a tournament setting.
@mdinnerspace
You are probably just salty because someone is better than you at something.
You are probably just salty because someone is better than you at something.
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