Arena mode auto start

[Pretty_lady]

When BGA turn off already this stupid autostart in arena mode?? You wait a game 10 min. And ofc you get distracted and what, game starts without accepting and some idiots who wants only free elo skip your turns. I knew times when BGA was better....

[Tisaac]

So you are saying I can choose if I want to play against specific opponent ? That's not how competitive playing works...
When you are going in arena mode, you are saying "I am up to a competitive play", it is *your* responsability to quit arena if this is no longer the case (what you are calling "getting distracted").

[nmego]

When BGA turn off already this stupid autostart in arena mode?? You wait a game 10 min. And ofc you get distracted and what

You should be notified even if you're on another tab, I think.
Else, I'd recommend giving turn-based a try.

So you are saying I can choose if I want to play against specific opponent ? That's not how competitive playing works...

That would be a consequence of "removing autostart" yes, but I don't think this is OP's issue.

Speaking of that, there's an issue with real-time arena where the last player? is given the choice to accept or decline the game, and if the last player? is afk, then we'd all have to wait for them, until someone else just chooses to cancel the game. I've had trouble with that in the past, especially with games with a large number of players. but I'm not sure if it is fixed.