vacation days

why do vacation days automatically take affect when a player runs out of time? why not just add that exrta time to the initial time to start with? i feel that vacation time should be manually activated by the player in advance of knowing that it be needed. it's annoying when players start alot of games, and having to wait for time to run out without a single move made.

You want to add 20 (days) * 24h = 480 hours for each game? Well, that doesn't really stimulate to play quickly I think. Each game already starts at 240h. Once a vacation day is lost, it's gone forever. I think that helps better for faster play then a 720-hours start for each game...

game time is fine the way it is. its just annoying waiting that extra 20 days for games to finish with players that start games with no intention of ever playing them.

yes it is. About 20% of all my games are such...

That discussion has been held many times before. Options like vacation only becoming available after some 'qualifying' history, like having finished x games or being on the site for x days or something has been discussed.

I think it is not the part of LG that needs improvment most...

Meanwhile, I'm down to -1 vacation days, but haven't timed out of any games yet. Not sure how that's possible, but thought I should alert you waiting people that it seems to be happening.

that's how it's possible :-)

if players are at least making moves then theres no problem. its players that never make a single move. games with no moves made should have the option of resignation without penalty, like it never existed.

Vacation days are also fine the way they are except for new players, one should earn his 20 days. The automatic trigger of game days is not the reason for your problem, but the fact that you start an account here with 20 days. I propose something like 1 day extra each 15 days without taking vacation, with a maximum of 20. (30 for members)