I'm surprised it's not being talked about or played more than it is. I was in love once I discovered it.
I suppose it's jut not everybody's cup of tea. A lot of people feel that it's too fast to be real chess, and so they avoid it. I personally don't even play bullet/blitz, really, in favor of longer time controls.
Would you take 50 cents over a dollar?
It's still pretty new, people are still discovering it.
They're still exploring this new speedy planet called "ultrabullet". Astronomers are trying to find its secrets, and chess fanatics are trying to master them. Still, it idn't for everyone. You just gotta try it and see if it works for you. It does NOT work for me, as you can CLEARLY see by my rating. It's about 1000 and something, with a provisional question mark on top! (In other words, I suck COMPLETELY at ultrabullet.)
Because it's not chess?
@Tensium86 ultra is chess in it's purest form. Just playing moves, without all that unnecessary "thinking" and "calculation".
Internet connection and mouse/touchpad make it so the faster the game, the greater non-player components play a role.
@Trump-Fraud is correct. If you are like me and have a poor connection and use the touchpad on a laptop then you won't be able to enjoy Ultrabullet to the fullest extent. Also, as @Checkers-Network said, it is still very new. People need time to grow accustomed to it, and even then you need a decent connection, good graphics card, and a solidly performing mouse to play it effectively. This is not to say it is not a great variant; I think it is brilliant.
I mostly play on the app, but you can't play ultrabullet on it. Besides, I am a slow patzer.
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