New day starts five minutes before the hour

After someone pointed out where to find the notice of the new day, I can find the info out at my leisure. But, I noticed something odd today. The server I'm on seems to start the new day five minutes BEFORE the hour (i.e.: 23:55)

I realize there are some odd time zones out there. But, can't believe anywhere in Germany is on the 55th minute. :-)

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robertjm wrote:

After someone pointed out where to find the notice of the new day, I can find the info out at my leisure. But, I noticed something odd today. The server I'm on seems to start the new day five minutes BEFORE the hour (i.e.: 23:55)
I've noticed some variation of 1 or 2 minutes off the hour (12:00 midnight, 24:00, German time) for the daily update, but never as much as 5 full minutes. That would irritate me, because I try to take any action necessary before the daily update by 23:55 so as to avoid any problems.

Weirdly, I have also noticed variation of 2 or 3 minutes between games when I have had 2 or 3 games running at once. Apparently there are multiple servers to handle all of the games being played at the same time -- and their computer times are not perfectly synchronized.

The times for day changes are staggered slightly around that hour, plus or minus a few minutes, to lower the overall server load. Your newspaper in each game will give accurate times for that round's day change.

Free Time looks good on me

WiseOdin wrote:

The times for day changes are staggered slightly around that hour, plus or minus a few minutes, to lower the overall server load.
Well, there you have it: it's intentional.

Restores my faith in German punctuality.

Another mystery solved.

I really am starting to feel better about my mental health.

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