Author: Albert Silver
Date: 05:38:11 03/17/99
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On March 16, 1999 at 22:22:05, Michael Ginat wrote:
>On March 16, 1999 at 18:32:25, Albert Silver wrote:
>
>>Probably shouldn't play chess at all. After all, if the opponent has a lower
>>rating then you'll win. Know the outcome right off the bat. Pointless. If
>>his/her rating is the same then it will be a draw, the inevitable consequence of
>>equal forces, right? And finally if his rating is actually higher, well then all
>>you can experience is a sense of frustration as fate will inexorably draw you to
>>a loss.
>*** OK i see your point even if I don't agree.
>
>>Heck, if you don't play chess then you can even save yourself the price of the
>>program too.
>**** I don't see why you're so emotional about my comment Albert!!
I was being sarcastic, not emotional. There are a lot of people here who have
computer accounts and I'd be willing to bet that at least 90% of the ones that
do are members of CCC, so dismissing them as a bunch of jockeys or stating that
they should be banned is in my opinion quite rude. It would be like my going to
a horserace track and proclaiming that people who bet on horses are fools. But
all nonsense aside, the point is if you don't want to play because the
opposition is WAY too strong, then don't. The (C) ensures that the opponent
knows it is a computer account, and the rating how strong a computer. If I have
nothing against playing a comp but would rather avoid one that is rated at 2900
then I'll choose one at 2500. Hiarcs 7 isn't the end-all of end-alls despite
Mark's enthusiasm. Don't get me wrong, it's a great program but it isn't without
competition. Against humans, it has yet to prove it is superior to Rebel, and
against other computers, it's 1 point edge over Fritz 5.32 on SSDF, is not
significant, and I doubt it will hold it. Just an opinion of course. I don't see
how the existence of computer accounts detracts from your enjoyment of the
server. You don't have to play them. I will say one thing about computer
ratings, and here it is true that it does screw them up and cause inevitable
inflation. Actually, I'll post something on this.
Albert Silver
>>
>>
>>They always know what to expect, that's why there is a (C) next to the account.
>*** But do they know they're playing Hiarcs 7 ???
>>
>>>otherwise the servers will just be a bunch of jockeys called "Machinekiller" or
>>>whatever.
>>
>>That hasn't happened in the other servers, so why should that suddenly be a
>>danger here?
>**** I don't know, I think it's fine if programmers want to test their programs
>and people know that because of the (c). However it just seems wrong to me if
>people can hide the fact that they're using proffessional level programs such as
>Hiarcs and Fritz.
>I think I'm alowed to have an opinion, and spend my money the way I want.
>>
>> Michael
>>
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