ELO of Top 8

[Gisele]

Was wondering what people thought about displaying the usernames/ELO of CURRENT players in the Top 8 (regardless of account status).

I understand restricting access is in the hopes of earning donations, but at the same time, revealing the usernames of top 20 players will give users a large incentive to play more games, be more active, and therefore increase the traffic to the site.

Just some thoughts.

[Oso]

That exists, but is only ranked players until 8 or 9.

[Gisele]

That exists, but is only ranked players until 8 or 9.

Unfortunately, it only displays the ELO before game. While in game, you cannot see the ranking of the top 8. I just played the number 5 player in Quoridor and his ranking AND prestige is invisible because he is a standard user.

It would be a beneficial feature to the site to give top 8 in each game standard membership for as long as they remain in top 8. This would create a lot of incentive for users to LEARN and PLAY less popular games, making these games more competitive and enjoyable.

[Oso]

Oh, just having BGA membership also means access to stats, rankings and scores to see ALL players

[Gisele]

Right. I think giving membership to top 8 would increase the incentive to learn the new games and increase activity and skill level all around to compete for those lucrative spots.

[giggs]

just become a member and help to support the site

[Gisele]

just become a member and help to support the site

That wouldn't increase the competitiveness of the less played games. I became a top 10 player in Quoridor within a single day. This means there needs to be some sort of incentive to increase competition on those lesser-played games. Because now there are only 5-10 users that have a high enough ELO to play in Quoridor.

[Alcide]

You will probably end up with the first 8 players being cheater, that is all.
I am may be pessimistic but honestly, there are already cheaters without anything to gain being ranked among the firsts

[Shopliftersunite]

Was wondering what people thought about displaying the usernames/ELO of CURRENT players in the Top 8 (regardless of account status).

I understand restricting access is in the hopes of earning donations, but at the same time, revealing the usernames of top 20 players will give users a large incentive to play more games, be more active, and therefore increase the traffic to the site.

Just some thoughts.

I take it your generally on nr. 8?
joking aside, i think it's a good idea and would like to have a top 10 revealing the usernames. however, it's not like the contribution for all the hours spent on here is particularly high