>By the way, tenhou also creates random lag on tiles that cannot be ponned from time to time.
TN: The same is true for majsoul.
>So it will be a problem to guess whether lag is genuine or fake.
>The only clue you get is the length of the lag. It seems that fake lag on tenhou is about 2 seconds.
TN: I don't know if fake lag on majsoul has a fixed length or not, in any case the points mentioned here seem interesting so I'm not skipping any paragraphs.
>So if the lag disappears almost instantly, say in 1 second or less, we can assume it was real lag. When the lag is 3 seconds or longer, we should also assume that it's real.
>From another perspective, this means that if you are the cause of the lag, you should hold it for about 2 seconds to make it harder for the others to judge whether it was real or fake.
>Compared to tells that exist in real life mahjong, lag is more restricted in the info it gives you, but it's also more precise.
>There may be people who thinks it's unfair to use lag information, but as everyone is playing with the same rules and the same tools, not using it will leave you at a disadvantage.
>That's it for my thoughts on lag reading. I think you shouldn't get too hung up on it; focus on the basics first and consider lag info to be an occasional "plus alpha."