Upcoming changes to the Play page and general time settings

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@Tschej

I’m sorry if this was already explained/discussed somewhere but as far as I saw, this was not a topic yet (For me surprisingly).

For what it’s worth, as someone with bad time management I agree the +5s becomes very blitzy in the mid game. But in any case, this was discussed extensively (with data!) here:

Revisiting Automatch Time Settings: Data-Backed Proposal for New Automatch Settings on OGS

Hello OGS Community, I know what you’re thinking: “Oh no, not this again!”. We’ve been down this road before, but hear me out. I analyzed 340,000 recent OGS games, and the results are… interesting, to say the least. It’s crucial that we revisit the conversation about automatch time settings on OGS. Let me lay out the case and share some compelling data to support what many of us have been feeling for a long time. Before you roll your eyes and reach for that reply button, I encourage you to rea…