Trial Member Tournament

I've noticed all the tournies on RHP are strictly for subscribers. Would the admins consider creating one for those of us who aren't members but are considering subscribing?

I realize you wouldn't want to make a habit out of this (after all paying members are supposed to be getting some tangible benifit for forking over $$). What I would propose is to create just one non-subscriber tournament every quarter. Ratings shouldn't matter since everyone will be provisional anyway. If a non-subscriber misses the sign-up deadline, too bad. You could, additionally, limit non-subscribers to just one of these tournies. That way they couldn't keep signing up every quarter - they only get to test drive this feature once. Then it is pay up or stick with limited features.

thanks

chewybaka

Originally posted by chewybaka
I've noticed all the tournies on RHP are strictly for subscribers. Would the admins consider creating one for those of us who aren't members but are considering subscribing?

I realize you wouldn't want to make a habit out of this (after all paying members are supposed to be getting some tangible benifit for forking over $$). What I would propose is to ...[text shortened]... this feature once. Then it is pay up or stick with limited features.

thanks

chewybaka

Not even an annual tournament for us non paying scums?

Originally posted by Fisich
Not even an annual tournament for us non paying scums?

Originally posted by celticcountry
i think its a great idea.

suggest it in the site ideas section.

Ill vote for it.

Originally posted by chewybaka
I've noticed all the tournies on RHP are strictly for subscribers. Would the admins consider creating one for those of us who aren't members but are considering subscribing?

I realize you wouldn't want to make a habit out of this (after all paying members are supposed to be getting some tangible benifit for forking over $$). What I would propose is to this feature once. Then it is pay up or stick with limited features.

thanks

chewybaka

Originally posted by chewybaka
I've noticed all the tournies on RHP are strictly for subscribers. Would the admins consider creating one for those of us who aren't members but are considering subscribing?

I realize you wouldn't want to make a habit out of this (after all paying members are supposed to be getting some tangible benifit for forking over $$). What I would propose is to ...[text shortened]... this feature once. Then it is pay up or stick with limited features.

thanks

chewybaka

Originally posted by The Slow Pawn
here is a much better idea ...


support RHP and cough up some dough (and then you can enter all the tourney's you want)

How does that sound ??

Originally posted by chewybaka
I've noticed all the tournies on RHP are strictly for subscribers. Would the admins consider creating one for those of us who aren't members but are considering subscribing?

Originally posted by cludi
No.

Originally posted by cludi
No.

And by the way; How would the admins know who is considering
being a subscriber and who's not??

Originally posted by stevetodd
Why don't players just simply subscribe surely £18 (30$) a year is good value it approximately equates to going to the cinema 3 times a year which would only be about 5 hours of entertainment. Ok it may due to the cost of living cost more in other countries, but what hppens if you take out a month subscription and enter a few tournaments, the knockout type take over a year to finish (I assume once in you can stay in? does anyone know?).

Originally posted by chewybaka
Oh! I didn't realize you guys did monthly subs. My current correspondence chess provider only did annual. Good question though. If i subscribe for a month or three and enter a quick time control tourny will I be allowed to stay in it if it doesn't end in time?


thanks,

chewybaka

Yes. And same goes for all next rounds if you qualify. The only thing when you are a non-sub is you cannot initiate anymore games until you reach 5 at most (because 6 is your limit). The games that RHP initiate (through the tournaments when you have made it into the next round) are always possible.

Originally posted by Aiko
Yes. And same goes for all next rounds if you qualify. The only thing when you are a non-sub is you cannot initiate anymore games until you reach 5 at most (because 6 is your limit). The games that RHP initiate (through the tournaments when you have made it into the next round) are always possible.