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You shouldn't be able to request a rematch after a win

@RoShamPro said in #1:
> In my opinion it is bad manners to ask for a rematch after you've beaten someone that you were randomly matched up against. It should be possible for players to turn off rematch requests from other players.
not that I care, the same guy rematched me 8 times and i clapped him all the games. talk about ez rating
To clarify, @Toscani's point is most aligned with my own: if someone beats me and then offers a rematch it feels like bad manners to me because it's as if they're saying 'ha I just beat you, want some more?' or implying that they want to replay again because I'm a weak player and I usually think 'you just beat me why would I want to play against you again?' It's clear from this thread that that's an unpopular opinion and clearly my interpretation that it's bad manners isn't common so a platform wide change such as what I suggested in my first post would be over the top but I don't think it would be so crazy to allow players the option to turn off rematch requests.
Some of the best game series come out of rematches - obviously if someone plays an obnoxiously aggressive game, is massively underrated relative to their playing strength or is a talentless scrub playing for the clock right from move one then you can refuse their rematch (and ideally block them as well) but if you get a close win or loss against someone in your rating range then it is very much in your advantage to rematch as you have found yourself a perfect opponent and will have the opportunity to have several good close games.
What if the person you played with is your friend??? Or the person you played with you demolished them but want to play with them again???

In life decisions, all possibilities must be looked over. Get it wrong, and disaster may strike.
OP is wrong obviously.

But on the subject I used to offer and accept rematches everytime. But I got so tired accepting rematches 1,2,3,4, - 0 and then when the loser steals one cheap win they run off.

You find out the worst in people after multiple games.
Now I click New opponenet every time, unless it's a close friend and I'm so much happier.
@RoShamPro said in #1:
> In my opinion it is bad manners to ask for a rematch after you've beaten someone that you were randomly matched up against. It should be possible for players to turn off rematch requests from other players.

You can always decline it if you do not want to play with him once again
This is wrong. The wimners will become proudy. And the losers may lose patience because of this.
There's this guy who keeps on rematching me after a win.
He got tired after 50 - zeroing me.

Yes, the guy 5ple adopted me.

I don't know why I kept on accepting, hehe.

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