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Subject: Re: Comp games on ICC should be unrated

Author: Adam Oellermann

Date: 01:13:29 07/10/01

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>I've never understood all the comp operators on the servers.  I doubt I ever
>will...

Possibly they haven't tried writing their own engine. Even if you're a real
novice (like me) it can be really exciting watching your program's rating cross
some boundary - and you can claim *all* the credit; for the system config, the
software, everything. Try it, guys. You're putting a lot more on the line that
if you just use some commercial prog that's essentially assured of good results
- but the rewards are genuinely more substantial.

Another thing that surprises me is that there doesn't seem to be much in the way
of extended dialogue between the operators and developers. It would be quite
useful to have comp operators almost as part of the dev team; they would provide
great feedback, analysis etc relating to performance on various platforms -
their area of expertise - thus allowing the software types to focus a bit more.

-Adam



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