New Posts For Thread: Timer/Time Forfeit Problems and Suggestionshttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75846/29286983/TimerTime_Forfeit_Problems_and_SuggestionsJust now, I have lost my second draft match that I should have won due to the timer. This isn't idle speculation, but the second time I literally lost in the turn that I was swinging for lethal in. Lag in the draft caused about 2 minutes of total timSomewhere out there is a player who decided that the 25 minute clock is so long that not only is he unhappy with how long rounds are taking with this limit, but he's decided that he can multitable without timing out. I find that funny, because it mehttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75846/29286983/TimerTime_Forfeit_Problems_and_Suggestions?post_id=523069325#523069325Somewhere out there is a player who decided that the 25 minute clock is so long that not only is he unhappy with how long rounds are taking with this limit, but he's decided that he can multitable without timing out. I find that funny, because it meThu, 16 Aug 2012 05:34:17 -0500Remember way back in v1/early v2 when the clock was 60 minutes? Good times, good times... (and you needed it for all the server instability)The people who frustrate me are those who go dead for 5 minutes, then play at a decent pace (usually for the rhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75846/29286983/TimerTime_Forfeit_Problems_and_Suggestions?post_id=523019273#523019273Remember way back in v1/early v2 when the clock was 60 minutes? Good times, good times... (and you needed it for all the server instability)The people who frustrate me are those who go dead for 5 minutes, then play at a decent pace (usually for the rTue, 14 Aug 2012 21:32:12 -0500Yes, 25 min is too long for most matches. But that's how it should be. The timer needs to be long enough to accomodate the longest matches played at a reasonable pace. By definition, most matches are not that long. That people abuse this slack and plhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75846/29286983/TimerTime_Forfeit_Problems_and_Suggestions?post_id=523004041#523004041Yes, 25 min is too long for most matches. But that's how it should be. The timer needs to be long enough to accomodate the longest matches played at a reasonable pace. By definition, most matches are not that long. That people abuse this slack and plTue, 14 Aug 2012 14:37:34 -0500Shortening the clock would make it more difficult for new players, perhaps alienating some of them. Internet connection issues would be magnified by this as well. If you were playing someplace a large number of internet connections from the servers,http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75846/29286983/TimerTime_Forfeit_Problems_and_Suggestions?post_id=522997427#522997427Shortening the clock would make it more difficult for new players, perhaps alienating some of them. Internet connection issues would be magnified by this as well. If you were playing someplace a large number of internet connections from the servers,Tue, 14 Aug 2012 11:55:36 -0500Kudos to Lackeos for his previous post. Some very good points there. I don't think anyone has ever brought up those points before comparing real paper pantsed timed play to online digital unpantsed. I don't like your conclusion, but that is basedhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75846/29286983/TimerTime_Forfeit_Problems_and_Suggestions?post_id=522996399#522996399Kudos to Lackeos for his previous post. Some very good points there. I don't think anyone has ever brought up those points before comparing real paper pantsed timed play to online digital unpantsed. I don't like your conclusion, but that is basedTue, 14 Aug 2012 11:34:21 -0500