I am the G.O.A.T. of press - Any worthy challangers?

[Ginge86]

So, only been playing this game for about a year total. I am currently ranked as below for press games.

Ghost Rating Full Press:
Rating: 323
Peak: 323
Position: 11

Is there anyone out there ranked higher?
I would like to challenge some of the better players this site has to offer.
Test my skills against the best.
Any idea how this could be arranged?

[NotABagOfSpiders]

Oh shoot, being in 11th means I'm the best to ever do it?! I'll make sure to let my friends know so when we play games this weekend they can marvel at my supremacy.

[Ginge86]

Oh shoot, being in 11th means I'm the best to ever do it?! I'll make sure to let my friends know so when we play games this weekend they can marvel at my supremacy.

That sounds like fighting talk to me, you really think your ready to take on the GOAT?

[x3n]

I've never really understood that Ghost Score thing (not my priority here, and also I suck). Do bot games count?

I recall reading that you don't lose Ghost points if you quit before you lose. I also recall that you DO lose points if you take over a doomed spot to help a game progress. Is that true? It seems like it would cause some unwanted behavior (ie. quitting at 1 SC and never helping out stalled games).

I don't quit (or tank games so the mods will remove me) and I do take over doomed positions to help out stalled games. So that may be hurting my score (also, I suck). These are real questions BTW - I'm not trying to bait you into anything here (in fact, it's probably best if someone else answers), I'm just curious.

[Ginge86]

I've never really understood that Ghost Score thing (not my priority here, and also I suck). Do bot games count?

I recall reading that you don't lose Ghost points if you quit before you lose. I also recall that you DO lose points if you take over a doomed spot to help a game progress. Is that true? It seems like it would cause some unwanted behavior (ie. quitting at 1 SC and never helping out stalled games).

I don't quit (or tank games so the mods will remove me) and I do take over doomed positions to help out stalled games. So that may be hurting my score (also, I suck). These are real questions BTW - I'm not trying to bait you into anything here (in fact, it's probably best if someone else answers), I'm just curious.

I can answer, I do not hold grudges.

Bot games do not count

Yes, dropping from games stops GR being affected, my RR is 93.3%. So this has had 0 impact on my rating.

Yes, I never take over a bad spot, for the reasons you give, I did suggest a while back that the rules be changed here to encourage more takeovers.

No, the mods do not remove me from games, the one your talking about was cancelled, as you fore well know. The reasons for, you also know

[x3n]

Thanks.

[Ginge86]

In all seriousness though, if there are any top 50 press players on this site, I would love to arrange an anonymous game with you.
Please, if your interested in playing a game with the best players on the site, put your names below and I will try and create us one.

[NotABagOfSpiders]

[Ginge86]

The other one was funny, I really don't get this one

[Ginge86]

Is there nobody worthy?
Surely there is one brave enough to challenge...THE GOAT!

[Doom427]

Do the top 30 players even play games/,look at the forums anymore? I would assume most of them even stopped using the site or only play private games anymore

[Ginge86]

Do the top 30 players even play games/,look at the forums anymore? I would assume most of them even stopped using the site or only play private games anymore

I have absolutely no idea mate lol, I just wanted a challenge, so I thought I would give this a go. Not looking good though.

[Jamiet99uk]

Can we just let the record show that this man is the greatest of all time, not this "Ginge" fellow:

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[Ginge86]

Can we just let the record show that this man is the greatest of all time, not this "Ginge" fellow:

Edi Birsan.png

I thought that also, but then I met myself.
Perhaps Jamie could arrange a game for us?
Battle of the GOATS.
See who the real champion is.
Edi - if your on this site - I challenge you!

[Octavious]

Can we just let the record show that this man is the greatest of all time, not this "Ginge" fellow:

Edi Birsan.png

He was perhaps the greatest game designer, but a pretty mediocre player of the game. If you had the man who invented golf play against peak Tiger Woods there would be no contest, and it is the same with diplomacy

[JECE]

I'm really tempted to take the bait and wipe the floor with this joker.

[JECE]

Can we just let the record show that this man is the greatest of all time, not this "Ginge" fellow:

Edi Birsan.png

He was perhaps the greatest game designer, but a pretty mediocre player of the game. If you had the man who invented golf play against peak Tiger Woods there would be no contest, and it is the same with diplomacy

You're confusing Edi Birsan with Allan Calhamer, right?

[Octavious]

The mistake Ginge is making is trying to get a game going on the basis of him being the greatest, which is clearly laughable as he's short of the top ten in a ratings system that people stopped caring about years ago. He seems to be a half decent player, but a hell of a long way from being the best.

What he should be doing is playing to his strengths, and trying instead to create a game to give people the chance to defeat one of the most irritating arseholes remaining on the forum. That's what the old great forum personalities would have done, and indeed did so on various occasions

[Octavious]

Can we just let the record show that this man is the greatest of all time, not this "Ginge" fellow:

Edi Birsan.png

He was perhaps the greatest game designer, but a pretty mediocre player of the game. If you had the man who invented golf play against peak Tiger Woods there would be no contest, and it is the same with diplomacy

You're confusing Edi Birsan with Allan Calhamer, right?

You know, I think you're right, yes. Edi was that good face to face player, yes? Is he still going? Did he ever play much online stuff?

[Jamiet99uk]

He was perhaps the greatest game designer, but a pretty mediocre player of the game. If you had the man who invented golf play against peak Tiger Woods there would be no contest, and it is the same with diplomacy

You're confusing Edi Birsan with Allan Calhamer, right?

You know, I think you're right, yes. Edi was that good face to face player, yes? Is he still going? Did he ever play much online stuff?

Edi Birsan played on this site quite a bit, but it was years ago. It appears he last visited webDip on 18th Mar 2013. His win % was 33% which is pretty damn high.