This 2:30 never made sense to me. WGT should be well aware that various parts of the world have very different internet. Some players will get back in 2:30 every time without a problem and some won't, so instead of "punishing" the players that can't, why not keep it at 5:00 and then no-one is losing. (and no, waiting an extra 2:30 for a player to get back is not a "loss")
I think that most that are for the 2:30 don't play that many games with friends, or they wouldn't mind waiting for them?
I, for one play 90% of my games with friends, or WGTLS A/S, and have never heard anyone complain that 5:00 mins was too long. Sine the change however, there have been quite a few problems, especially when playing skins for 4K a player, and a player comes back after 3 mins, or a WGT issue, that fixes itself after 4 mins.
Is anyone really losing anything by waiting that extra 2:30, for someone to get back? Go make a cup of coffee or something in the mean time, if you can't handle looking at the screen for an extra 2 minutes. I realize that there are quitters out there that make it frustrating, but realistically, how often does this happen and how often do you actually have to wait the entire 5 minutes for a player?
It just seems that there is more to lose by shortening it.