Author: Elizabeth Schwartz
Date: 11:41:52 10/29/01
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On October 22, 2001 at 15:14:33, John Merlino wrote: 1) Which ratings ranges of personalities do you use or play against? I am a beginner and have played the 600-1200 rating personalities >2) Do you play Rated Games in the Tournament Room? Yes, this is my usual place to use the game >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? Would like to see more, more accurate personalities in the 900-1000 level, definitely. >5) Do you wish that you were able to create larger tournaments (i.e. more than no >6) Have you ever gone to the Library? yes >7) Have you ever used the Opening Book Editor? No >8) Do you play chess online? Yes, used Chessmaster? no > >9) Do you own Chessbase (any version)? No > >10) Have you ever gone to the Classroom? If so, what portions of the curriculum >have you COMPLETED? Yes, most of the beginning section >11) Have you ever imported an XBoard compatible engine No > >12) Do you wish that there were more or less chess sets and boards to choose >from? Fewer , of higher quality. I have trouble getting a good 2D board with proportional pieces, and have never gotten a good 3-D board. The "cute" sets can all go except for in the kid's room (my kid likes them). I don't think stones and screws and such make for a playable game. Many sets are too *dark* for middle-aged eyes. >13) Have you ever changed the "wallpaper" for any room? Yes >14) What setting do you use for piece movement sounds (Spoken Move >Announcements, Thematic Sounds, Simple Sounds or No Sound)? simple sounds > >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)? **6** This made the game unusable on my previous system (a laptop with slow CD) and very annoying on a desktop. I am stuck at patchlevel 2 because that's the highest anti-CD patch. If not for the anti-CD patch I would not have bought or used the game (and I love the game and NEVER pirate or share software) >16) Have you ever created a personality? yes >17) Do you think there are too many personality variables, not enough variables, >or just the right amount of variables? >18) If you think there should be more personality variables, what would you >suggest? > >19) If you owned Chessmaster 6000/5500/5000, what do you think of the interface >change for Chessmaster 7000/8000 (the "room metaphor")? Nice. Wish I could "save" a room setup from room to room >20) What resolution do you use on your monitor? Now 800x600 OR 1024x768, depends. >21) What windows do you REGULARLY have open in the Game Room? >22) Do you think there are too many "Windows" available in the Game Room? Don't see the point of shortcut window when there's a sidebar. Would like to see "mini-sidebar" option and mini-captured-piece option >23) What chess set/board combination do you prefer to use? I reinstalled and still haven't found the ones I liked. I wish there was a toggle so that you could choose from all sets with all boards. >24) Do you wish that there were larger chess sets/boards included in the game? >How about smaller chess sets/boards? I wish there were more size *names*. All the "small" sets do not fit on all the "small" boards. > >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? > >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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