regnard wrote: ↑21 January 2024, 14:17
I used to get browser notifications in Chrome when a game is starting. (I'm a free user, so I have to wait 5 minutes or so)
I multitask (browsing, watching videos, etc.) while waiting for the game notification. Now, I'm missing games and getting massive reputation penalties.
Will things get better if I upgrade to a paid account?
Sadly, no, at least not in my experience. I have been online playing for hours, going through my games and the icon doesn't show any games are waiting for me to take my turn, but for the second time in a week, I've gotten a penalty for running out of time. A couple of weeks ago, I was having errors on multiple games from different computers and my phone. Kept reporting them because they were preventing me from taking my turns. But yet I still get a time penalty. I guess I have to have an Android-based phone to get real-time alerts that it is my turn, because the browser method is definitely not working correctly. When I report that I was having a problem with a game and that's why I ran out of time, the response is always that there was no error. It's wild because I've been a paying member for years, and now all of a sudden, I'm constantly getting time penalties.