RE: Lichess Team Battle: Never look back, next round tomorrow!
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Maybe you surprised, but I read your last post, too. (the question wasn't for me) I find it interesting, even if I don't participate in, so usually I read it. You don't write novels about it.
I just recognized in my first (and last) participation, there's a downside, if worse players join. (I never played any of the hivechess competition with full focus, doing nothing else, it's just a fun for me, next to doing other things.) Actually, worse players, like me, can give away points to other team's top players. When I participated exactly that's happened, if I hadn't played you could promote, instead of finishing 4th...
Anyway, it was still a nice run, result. Congrats! Good luck in the next 2. And enjoy the summer!
I would not see it that negatively. Sure, you lose to those strong players (as I do as well), but if not you, another player (from another team) would have lost. The best players will always get their points. At least you bind his time.
Perhaps, however, as it is in the evenings for me, I've pretty much always played next to 4-8 poker tables, watching, listening something next to that. (so i get time out many times, can't recognize some obvious 2-3 steps further outcomes, missclick etc.) In case of that inside Hive users competition, it's okay, it effects only me. However, as you probably take it more seriously, and put full effort, focus, I don't think, it's ok and I am sure there is a downside, I don't know how big is that, but definitely some, if those stronger players would have play vs. stronger ones from Hive team or any other, probably couldn't win all their matches, how they did vs. me...