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Get rid of the 2.30 TIMER

• TigerLuvsBush 491 Posts

  Tue, Mar 19 2013 3:42 AM

  The problem I have is that sometimes I will sit there spinning, thinking I am loading but unaware I have already been disconnected. I only become aware if I am on skype with the players involved. Sometimes I will have already been disco'd for a minute before I realise and that leaves only 1:30 to reconnect. This is not enough time if you have to close the browser and re-log in. Why fix something if it aint broken? More classic WGT mismanagement.

• Rockitch 1,022 Posts

  Tue, Mar 19 2013 4:00 AM

  My vote: 3.00 or 3.30. 5 minutes is a bit longer than necessary, 2.30 is a bit short.

  R.

• Ianzzz 6,370 Posts

  Tue, Mar 19 2013 4:03 AM

  Does need a manual extension button, since if you are playing some-one you know well, but who has problems every now and again, to keep restarting games is a chore. Fine, the 2.30 for random games, especially as there are some who go off in a huff, but we should be able to choose.

  Ian

• courteneyfish 15,796 Posts

  Tue, Mar 19 2013 4:11 AM

  It wasn't so long ago that Icon defended the 5 minute timer against people who were asking to have it lowered.

• chrisironsbones 3,524 Posts

  Tue, Mar 19 2013 5:17 AM

  Why not have a compromise??  We can select every thing else whether its a 9 hole or 18 hole, If its practice & ranked rounds, or trugolf courses on or off so why Is it so difficult to be able to choose a timer similar to shot timer?  We could have 5 minute, 3.30 and 2.30 so Its up to the player If they then decide to play, not have the lowest timer forced on us.  What next though?  15 second shot timer for all :)

• Steve2golf 930 Posts

  Tue, Mar 19 2013 5:35 AM

  There are to many quitters punishing you for their poor play and lack of sportsmanship, make it 60 seconds.

• mihmariaci 91 Posts

  Tue, Mar 19 2013 5:49 AM

  I think too that 2.30 is not enough, because if computer restart we can't return in time, we don't have all i7. :) Maybe 3.00 or 3.30. 

• Jimbog1964 8,378 Posts

  Tue, Mar 19 2013 7:54 AM

  If they ain't on your friends list and they ain't green then ZERO! Sh"y if ain't green -15....seriously 2.30 prob a good one, unless can get really funky and allow people change it according who in...............With friends it's a pain but with wasters it's positively too long to! WGT done about right!

• pb1711 1,183 Posts

  Tue, Mar 19 2013 8:20 AM

  Jimbog1964:

  WGT done about right!

  With all due respect, looking at you score and activity history, you hardly seem to play any  multi-player games where the clock has any affect. So why are you advocating so strongly in  favor of the shorter clock? 

• sarak362336 1,597 Posts

  Tue, Mar 19 2013 4:55 PM

  2.30 is great

  I find if peoeple have probs they keep having em - or the game is messed for all - this keeps it short and sweet