grenv: but it does give some of us the added option of finally playing fast games and not having to wait sometimes months to make a single move. Just a matter of being careful. I always make sure my opponent knows when they are playing a very very fast game with me

SafariGal: It was a tournament, and really with adding only 3 hours, once you run out of time it's impossible to keep up unless you don't sleep. Whoever goes to sleep first loses.

grenv: but if you add 3 hours then as long as you make 8 moves in a day you are fine and should always run at a buffer of at least 24 hours. You should be playing once every 15 minutes all day every day !!!

This person plays every 15 minutes. You should play like this. (refer to bug link)
http://brainking.com/en/ReadBug?bgi=840

SafariGal: i think you're making the same point as me. :)

grenv: I am, in a round about way. But the time controls do bring some excellent options, but some people abuse them

SafariGal: I'm just annoyed that I play every day, yet time out in 8 games all of a sudden. Then I have to wait months for certain opponents to move.

grenv: Sometimes I have signed up for one day/move games, and have played my moves in the morning then when I leave for the day the game/tournament started, and by the time I come back to the site the next morning,, I have timed out, without ever knowing that the game had even started yet! That is very frustrating for someone who plays fast and is here everyday!

SafariGal: And I play ALL the time.