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Firstly this isn't a complaint just observations. I have started playing the Snooker game recently.
One of the things I find frustrating is oppenents quitting which is obviously not necessarily a problem with the game.
However, as frames can take much longer than pool it would be better if there was a 'concession/concede' option, whereby if a player no longer feels they can win or does not want to continue they can use that instead of just quitting.

Whilst I am still a relative newcomer to the snooker game I would say at least 50% of the games I have played my opponent has quit part way through.
What is also frustrating is I can spend a bit of time and effort on a game, if tactics come into play it can take 15/20 minutes or more just to play 1 frame, sometimes when an opponent quits, example yesterday I was 50 points in front with just the 6 colours remaining, my opponent just quit, but I got no rates in return, this doesn't seem fair.

If an additional option is available, whereby the opponent can concede the frame that would be useful. Especially as you see situations with the colours remaining where it's virtually impossible for a player to win the game.
I just think we need to provide another option for snooker, the rules are completely different after all, I don't think it is fair someone can just quit when the winner of the game receives no rates in return, which after all is a reward and an incentive.
I know it's 'just a game' but also I have been in the middle of two 50 plus breaks, oppenent just quit which means I don't get the chance to complete, if they do that they should lose double the rates.

Snooker is different to Pool - hence I submit my suggestions.

Maybe your opponents are getting errors as thats usually what causes the not getting any rates, I know this as i often get the wonderful exe error when that happens no rates are won or lost, I've had players quit cos they have no chance of winning cos they think they will lose less rates if they do.
If you're playing for rates maybe it's time to rethink your strategy and play for fun it's much better that way.

Maybe - I just find playing for rates is an incentive, a competitive thing, to be honest I like feeling something is at stake, to be won or lost.

I would rather lose 3-0 for rates than lose 3-0 just with nothing to play for.

Don't get me wrong i like to win but as for the rates i couldn't care about them in fact i had more fun quitting games and let my opponent have the rates just knowing i won was good enough for me.

It's more the way the game works that was my point rather than rates.

Snooker is different to Pool, in that you can reach a stage in the game where it's virtually impossible to win.
Hence the opponent should have an option whereby they acknowledge that and concede the frame.
You don't get Ronnie O'Sullivan playing on when he is 50 points behind with blue, pink and black on the table but that's what happens in our game here.

So the options available if possible should reflect that, you wouldn't for example ever get that
situation in 8 ball pool - as you need to pot the 8 to win.

So as well as the quit option , ideally there should be another too, you don't need it in Pool but Snooker is a completely different game.

Congratulations for realising snooker is different from pool, but if you look in the 1st post i made on this topic i said maybe they're getting errors as when you get errors no one wins or loses rates if anyone quits rates are won and lost.
we get so many errors in snooker as we haven't had any updates for the last god knows how long and the errors get worse and more frequent ........... welcome to snooker.

No need for the sarcasm, let's not start this new forum off the wrong way.

It's not about errors.

It's about adding an additional facility for someone to politely acknowledge they have lost the game and wish to concede, rather than quit.

If this is something Guan can consider or has already been suggested I don't know.
If the forum moderators feel my thread doesn't merit being on the forum then please delete it.

Yes and i have pointed out to you it's not players quitting it's errors, when you quit rates are won and lost if anyone gets an error no rates are won or lost how can that be changed? or do you want players penalised for getting errors?

Blimey. Ignore the quitting, whilst I admit it was in my first post.

What if you are playing snooker and want to leave the game, maybe you are 50 points or more behind and realise you cannot win.
If there is an option to concede the frame (acknowledge your oppenent has won), INSTEAD of quitting then that would be good for the game perhaps.

It's what happens in real life snooker after all.

Your complaints in your 1st post were players quitting and not getting rates and wanted them penalised by losing double the rates for quitting, so in that you're saying if i want to quit a game when winning to give my opponent the rates i should lose double rates, yes you also said about conceding a game button but what's the difference between concede and quit.
I'm not sure you have thought this through very well.

My advice for you is if a player does quit just because they're losing do what i do and LMFAO cos at the end of the day it's funny that they can't win so run off, If however they get an errror and then you don't get your much wanted rates go and play someone else.