Hi Guest,
Some quests will not require you to play online so the minimum rating will most of the time not be an issue as you can go to training mode to find a suitable opponent.
But in this very case, you are right, it will be a bit difficult for you if you are below 1400 and only get low-rated bots.
Your best hope is to ask other players if they want to play with you. I consider this part of the quest. If quests are too easy, then they are boring. I am sure that some players will be happy to help you. So just give a shout and ask for help!
You also may want to know that the traffic is higher in the evening (around 7-8pm UK time). So that's your best chance to find opponents.
The minimum rating is there to ensure that the daily quest is not too easy. For some games and some players winning against low-rated players is too easy.
And if one quest is really too difficult, there is always the next one: tomorrow.
Looking at the figures, yesterday's quest was a success. You seemed to like it.
Finally, I am looking for ways to make daily quests even more interesting. For example, what about giving away one or two days of Magic Potion every 10 completed daily quests or something like that? Any other idea?
Nicolas.
Well, this quest has gotten even worse than when it first came out. I finally got my rating back above 1400, but now you've raised the requirement to the opponent must be 1600 or above.
Mike had suggested to play people instead of bots. But with my rating down in the 1400's there is a disincentive for anyone who wants to complete the quest to play with me. If they win, they make no progress on their own quest, because my rating is too low.
Nicholas mentioned playing between 7 and 8 UK time. That is 2-3 in the afternoon my time - middle of the work day. In my time zone, there are only 13 people listed as being 1600 or above. In the USA South (also my time zone) there are 14 people. So a total of 27 who would qualify from my time zone, IF they are still active. No way to tell if any of them are still active players.
As already mentioned, any of them who might be available have a disincentive to play with someone below 1600.
Then, of course, I'd have to be able to find multiple people in my time zone, who are willing to play someone below 1600, in spite of the disincentive, because it's not likely I would win 3 games in a row against pretty strong players. So far I haven't even been able to find 3 willing to play, let alone finding enough willing opponents that I'd be able to come up with 3 wins out of the pool.
In short, I think when you chose beating a high minimum score in a game for a daily quest, I think it would be better to offer this quest for several different games, or to allow it to be played in training mode where you can choose the level of your opponent. (Though, for LC the highest bot I've unlocked is 1596, so it just misses qualifying) I have a score above 1600 in 3 of the games - Siberia, Level X and Keltis Card. I have no difficulty finding opponents on the days those games are part of the quest.
But to require 3 wins, on line, with only one game choice, must exclude quite a few people simply because they can not find enough qualifying opponents.
