Yotta (1147)    19 Oct 2018 05:24:30

We will during the course of the next few days implement a feature that limits the number of games a player can play simultaneously, to prevent erratic rating jumps based on timeout victories.

Players will however be able to enter an unlimited number of tournaments.

 ketchuplover (1355)    19 Oct 2018 13:57:27

perhaps those who time-out could receive some restriction(s)

 Corvidae (1142)    19 Oct 2018 16:27:45

Players who 'time-out' already drop points. The reasons why a player is unable to meet due times are obviously numerous and personal and can happen to any player, (although it's easy to book vacation time). But if two players play a large number of games (against each other) with the same start date those games will all time-out together, causing a yo-yo like effect on the ratings. Surely the fewer games played will make it much easier to keep within the time constraints.

 vasyl_puzanov (827)    19 Oct 2018 18:41:46

One server has a very good system of timeout penalties it just limits timeouters about tournamant participation. I think we are to 'go further' we need to make a strict anti-timeot system. When a player has 50% and more timeouts the number of simultaneous games for him|her is 4, when 30% - 8, when - 10% - 12, when 5% - 14. When he has 100% timeout of his games for the current month he is not allowed to take more than 2 games and he shall be informed with a special pop-up that he behaves in an incorrect manner and shall not timout so many games.

 Yotta (1147)    20 Oct 2018 05:47:34

Ok, some nice thoughts in this conversation. I won’t then be changing anything right now and first give it some thought. Will post a suggestion here on how we could possible deal with the issue.

 Irrawang (1203)    21 Oct 2018 20:20:38

I’m not sure if rating fluctuation is much a problem, but having opponents timeout is annoying. Maybe displaying players timeout percentage in their profile would be a start.

 Irrawang (1203)    21 Oct 2018 20:30:26

I mostly play 7 day games to ensure that I don’t time out.