[spywaregorilla]

Yup. I started doing lichess this past year. I'm not really into chess, but I had a lot of fun moving from 900 to 1400. Beyond that improving was a real struggle because all of my opponents were equally matched, and playing tilted or tired would cause me to lose, repeatedly, very quickly, and suffer a big drop in rank. It was not fun at all so I quit.

Of course if you're trying to devise a serious ranking, fun isn't what you're optimizing for.

[gnarcoregrizz]

Same, made a similar rating jump. Chess is challenging, fun, and at times really frustrating. I lost 12 games in a row yesterday and rage canceled my chess.com membership and decided to take a hiatus. It’s not so much losing 50/50 for me it’s losing 8+ games in a row that sucks. I always say I’ll take a break after losing 3 in a row but then I’m paired with someone 200 points lower and figure it should be an easy match… not always the case. You gotta be at the top of your game to even keep your rating which isn’t always fun. At least I usually improve after a rating dip and a break.