Pippen wrote:
zac wrote:
Already I play on Fox a lot more than Tygem-
How does Fox compare to Tygem?
Very similar in a lot of ways.
Similar strength in ranks. There are still some of the inconsistencies found on Tygem, but IME it hasn't been as bad.
The style is a generally a bit less aggressive than Tygem IME, but more aggressive than e.g. KGS. Ranking system is similar e.g. x games to promote, x games to demote. I much prefer this way to e.g. KGS
The client works well, all the most important things are translated from the Chinese. Score estimator is free, and seems to be as accurate as the Tygem one.
Admins are always available to settle disputes e.g. opponent refusing to score the game. This is very welcome- you hit the admin button, and within a minute or so the admin will arrive and make a decision. I've played about 150 games there over the last couple of months, and have had people refusing to count maybe 4 times. In all 4 cases, as soon as the admin enters the room, they have resigned.
Lots (an understatement) of very strong amateurs, pros, and strong bots playing there. I can see about 150 9D currently logged on, and about 30 of those are known professional players. Some professional games are relayed there. At any given time my, Fox will have 2 to 3 times as many players at my rank vs Tygem, at times there are up to 1000 players at my rank vs 200-300 on Tygem. Having a quick look, there appears to be even more (than 1000) around your rank, I don't know how that compares with Tygem? There is a betting system similar to Tygem, but you get free points from spending time on the server, playing games, watching etc.
Auto-match works in pretty much the same way, you negotiate settings after getting/sending a request.
Overall, I like the experience a bit more. Always lots of players, quick to get a game at my preferred time setting, no big problems with trolls, simple ranking system, nice enough client. I still play on Tygem a bit, because the style there is a bit different, but the vast majority of my games are on Fox now.