Quote from: WalkerLi on January 14, 2014, 08:43:08 AM

Quote from: rmindel on January 14, 2014, 08:28:22 AM

Quote from: WalkerLi on January 14, 2014, 08:25:19 AM

Quote from: bosian on January 14, 2014, 06:21:34 AM

One possible way to solve the PoW block time too long issue is to decrease the max allowed PoW block time, which is currently set at 12X normal time. This means due to the generation of PoS blocks, the PoW block time can be extended to 12X normal time (of course when PoS generation decreases, the PoW block time will decrease and go back to target time). The PoW target time extension is needed in order to maintain the overall block target time.

We could decrease the max allowed PoW block to 3X normal time. Actually I noticed that Novacoin did this patch many months after they launched the coin. We could do the same. This will make the delay of the PoW less significant. However, this will require another hard fork, which is why I am reluctant to do. If the community thinks this is needed, I can make the changes.

Again, the PoS issues I discussed before the release of Version 1.3. Please refer to it (link below) and understand the pros and cons of the PoS blocks.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=361503.msg4419112#msg4419112

GRA block cycle is 30s, 12times is 6 minutes, but as I see in the pool, it's 30 minutes cycle now.

You need to remember that 6 mins is for both pools + solo miners,
All it takes is 5 solo miners getting blocks and the pool block wait becomes 30 mins

You can check the block chain, all the POW block is mined in the only pool, so, I don't think this method works.

I checked more into the block chain - went over 100~ blocks , these are the PoW blocks i found

Block Height   Block Time    Time Since Last Block
99321   January 14, 2014, 04:26:19
99313   January 14, 2014, 04:22:15   00:04
99296   January 14, 2014, 04:15:27   00:06
99289   January 14, 2014, 04:10:58   00:04
99263   January 14, 2014, 04:01:17   00:09
99249   January 14, 2014, 03:55:23   00:05
99247   January 14, 2014, 03:54:20   00:01
99230   January 14, 2014, 03:41:39   00:12

the average looks fine for the x12 rule (6 mins)