The bottom line, Diamond member vacation can add up a maximum of 90 days to games that would take a year, which is about 25% increase (in an extraordinary situation where both added the maximum, it could add 50% to the length of the game).
It's not a big deal for those who respect the time controls. Daily chess is not for people in a hurry.
There are extreme examples, where someone is stringing out dead lost positions.
The bottom line, Diamond member vacation can add up a maximum of 90 days to games that would take a year, which is about 25% increase (in an extraordinary situation where both added the maximum, it could add 50% to the length of the game).
It's not a big deal for those who respect the time controls. Daily chess is not for people in a hurry.
There are extreme examples, where someone is stringing out dead lost positions.