Author: Roy Eassa
Date: 12:28:48 10/24/01
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On October 22, 2001 at 15:14:33, John Merlino wrote: >In deciding what sort of additions and modifications to make to the next version >of Chessmaster, I thought it might be a good idea to ask the users on this board >(who are a decent representation of the "computer chess enthusiast" community) a >few questions. These questions are in no particular order.... > >Please feel free to either answer them here, or via an e-mail to >jmerlino@ubisoft.com. > >1) Which ratings ranges of personalities do you use or play against? I used that feature a bit when it first came out in CM6000. I played against people in the 1800-2200 range, as I recall. It's a good feature for most people, including people I've tutored in chess, but I don't use it myself any more. > >2) Do you play Rated Games in the Tournament Room? > No. >3) Do you create tournaments in the Tournament Room? If so, do you include human >users (like yourself) in these tournaments? > No. >4) Do you think there should be more "human" personalities, less "human" >personalities, or do you think the number of these personalities is just right? > OK as is. >5) Do you wish that you were able to create larger tournaments (i.e. more than 8 >players in a round-robin tournament, or more than 32 players in a Swiss >tournament)? If so, how many would you like to include in these types of >tournaments? > OK as is. >6) Have you ever gone to the Library? > I think so. >7) Have you ever used the Opening Book Editor? If so, have you ever wished that >you could create books with more than 64K moves in them? > Haven't used. >8) Do you play chess online? If so, have you ever used Chessmaster (any version) >to play chess online? > I DO play chess online. Haven't used CM for that purpose. I should try it though. >9) Do you own Chessbase (any version)? > I own several ChessBase engines (Junior, Fritz) but I own Chess Assistant instead of ChessBase as my DB. I bought it because it's cheaper but I think ChessBase would suit me better, GUI-wise. >10) Have you ever gone to the Classroom? If so, what portions of the curriculum >have you COMPLETED? (to the best of your recollection -- please don't bother to >take the time to look unless you really want to.... ;-) > I haven't used the classroom but I've recommended others (students) do so. >11) Have you ever imported an XBoard compatible engine into Chessmaster? If so, >what did you think of the import process and the overall XBoard support? > I haven't done this yet. >12) Do you wish that there were more or less chess sets and boards to choose >from? > I just want a good a decent selection of 2-D sets that are each smootly scalable to any size!! >13) Have you ever changed the "wallpaper" for any room? > No. Features like that are irrelevant to me. >14) What setting do you use for piece movement sounds (Spoken Move >Announcements, Thematic Sounds, Simple Sounds or No Sound)? > No sound, usually. Simple sounds at most. >15) Does it bother you that Chessmaster 8000 requires the CD at all times? If >so, how much (on a scale of 1 to 5, where 5 is you are VERY bothered)? > It bothers me '5'! It's off the scale. It's the reason I stopped using ChessMaster! It would make all the difference if it no longer needed the CD each time! >16) Have you ever created a personality? > Yes (based on settings people here have attested to [e.g., CMFun]). >17) Do you think there are too many personality variables, not enough variables, >or just the right amount of variables? > OK as is. >18) If you think there should be more personality variables, what would you >suggest? > N/A >19) If you owned Chessmaster 6000/5500/5000, what do you think of the interface >change for Chessmaster 7000/8000 (the "room metaphor")? > I liked it the old way better. >20) What resolution do you use on your monitor? > 1280x1024. I'd use higher if I had the money for a huge monitor. >21) What windows do you REGULARLY have open in the Game Room? > As I recall, the board, clocks, move list, analysis (sometimes), book moves (occasionally). >22) Do you think there are too many "Windows" available in the Game Room? > I don't recall either way. >23) What chess set/board combination do you prefer to use? > OK, I just ran CM8000 for the first time in many months. Here's what I use: board: 2D Black & White Metal Small pieces: Black & White Figurine Small I wish these were smoothly resizable to any size. They look fine otherwise. >24) Do you wish that there were larger chess sets/boards included in the game? >How about smaller chess sets/boards? > Smoothly resizable would obviate the need for fixed sizes!! >25) If you have an official chess rating, what is it? If you do NOT have an >official chess rating but play a lot of chess, what do you estimate your rating >to be? > USCF 1983. >The more answers I get, the more useful this will be. I'd like to get at least >50 responses, so tell your friends.... > >Many thanks for your time! > >jm
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