Finally Party/Empire updated their seat reservation system...

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Now when you click on a seat you have it reserved for 26 seconds to finalize the seating/look the table over.

It's freaking everyone out though because the minute you click on a seat a guy appears. In actuality it's you, but everyone is so use "the guy sitting down before you finalize" as someone beating you to the seat.

A long overdue change. You actually have time to look over a table before you confirm you want to sit now.