I have another suggestion I'd like to make (sorry for double posting but I felt it needed a separate post, if it's inappropriate then please delete my other one :x): fix the battle timer. This is probably one of my biggest concerns with PS at the moment and the main reason why I dislike battling on PS.
One of the problems I have with the timer is that people tend to abuse it. What I mean by this is that people actually set the timer on for no apparent reason. This might not actually seem like a problem but it has a few subtle effects. First of all, it gives the opponent a psychological advantage, knowing that they have control over the timer (only the person who sets the timer can stop it). Secondly, if the opponent who sets the timer were to suddenly "disconnect" then you'd have to wait 150 seconds before you can win. Whereas if no timer was on, then you'd only have to wait 60 seconds if you hit the "Claim Victory" button. (You can't hit Claim Victory if the timer is already on, but if you set the timer yourself then you can stop it and then choose Claim Victory so you only need to wait 60s). I shouldn't have to wait an extra 90s in order to win just because my opponent was feeling particularly mean and decided to set the timer before leaving :( (it happens).
Another problem I have with the current timer is that it's more stressful playing with it than without, especially since it's written in red and appears on every turn and updates with x frequency. It's particularly annoying near the start of battle (this is where you decide on who to lead with and formulate a plan on how to win, needless to say, a key turn of battle), nothing is more annoying than getting distracted with the message:
and getting your train of thought interrupted simply because your opponent was too impatient to wait a bit on a key turn ;_;
Also, I find it misplaced and wasteful. The timer message really shouldn't appear on the battle log (it doesn't appear on the logs of replays) and it causes too much unnecessary duplication. It would be far more efficient and better to have a timer you can look at to see how much time you have remaining rather than a message that only updates at x intervals and detracts from the battle. I think that this would really help clean up and improve the quality of the user interface.
To conclude, battle timer should be set by default to prevent abuse (with the option to stop your opponents timer and give them more time), there should also be some sort of clock/timer where you can check to see how much time is available per move rather than having "spammy" messages on the battle log. Also, reduce the time per move to 60s, 150s is really too generous and causes the problems mentioned earlier, it really doesn't make sense for someone to taker longer to move than it takes for a person to reconnect. It only takes longer when you need to calc or on another key turn, in which case you could ask your opponent to stop timer for a bit... (okay maybe not, just make sure that if they do stop timer then they can't restart it immediately and try to trick you)
Sorry for the long rant, and thank you for taking the time to read this. :)
