Talk:Proxy Connection and Troubleshooting/@comment-83.4.186.200-20180430082516/@comment-99.108.42.234-20180430093515

Bear in mind, you are only seeing when people have issues. The majority of the time for me, logging on with VPN is as simple as turning it on, loading the game page (which can sometimes take a couple of minutes, other times is nearly instantaneous), turning VPN off once the start screen appears, and then after that it's as fast as my own internet connection. I leave it on in the background during the day, and there's no noticeable difference in speed on my laptop. (I'm guessing people who find it slows them down the whole time it's on are leaving the VPN on? If not, all I can say is that I've never had that issue.) Once in a while, it works, but is brutally slow to start (takes like 10 minutes to find a functioning server and get to the game page) or (very rarely) there's an issue on the VPN's end that keeps it from connecting to Japan/at all. I have the Pocket app on my phone, but find just playing on my laptop less hassle than keeping it updated.

All that said, I'm not sure there are any particular advantages, other than having it on a bigger screen. It makes sense for me, because I'm on (or near) my laptop most of the day, so as long as I'm not idle for more than around two hours, it's one log in all day. If the mobile version is working well and fits better with your play style, I can think of no reason to play on computer.