Start actually punishing players for stalling
At least 40% of matches in the no-stakes games like Midweek Magic are like this. Half of the remaining games where the opponent shows up they rope most turns and if they start to lose they rope every phase and use up every timeout. Makes the game completely un-fun, but still WotC does NOTHING about it.
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I have zero confidence WotC will do anything in this regard. In my experience with over 5k hours on Arena, there's been ZERO moderation.
In the early days and for a few months starting again in early 2025 I filed player Conduct reports with accompanying evidence (logs, screenshots).
I still see those same players on Arena today--zero consequences.
My only "solution" has been to simply NOT play (insta-concede) with players who repeatedly engage in unsportsmanlike conduct. It doesn't help my record, but I place the most value on FUN when playing a game--shocking.