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I played Standard ranked with a chess timer for priority. I played 9 games with my opponents taking just over 3 times as long to play.

~90 minutes in the client and I only got to "play" for 20 of them.

I know it's not for everyone, but I can't be the only one who wants this.

7 months ago - /u/WotC_Jay - Direct link

Originally posted by Trobairitz_

I want to say it's to not punish early disconnects - I play on a bad internet connection with a mediocre laptop (don't really have another choice) and sometimes even on the lowest quality settings my game will crash the instant something happens turn 1, but will be stable if I reconnect on time. I have no idea why this is a frequent crash point but it is a real nuisance for both myself and I'm sure my opponent

That's a big part of it. Early turns can also be long ones for new players (or players on a new deck), because you have a whole hand full of unfamiliar cards to read and think through.