If the developer has read this article like you pinned , please give a clear response, I have asked the same question for several years (from forums or google comments), and never got a specific answer.
Keeping missed nodes every day because of connection problems is not a good experience at all, I just wish I could optimize it within the game mechanics, but in reality it's like downloading a game to torture myself.
Tell me devs, do you agree that this is a problem and want to make adjustments, or I'm just a loser who can't afford this game?
I have received an email response that there are currently no plans to change the way scoring, so I think I should give myself a break. I just really want to be optimized, but it interferes too much with my life, I'd rather play my steam deck and forget about mpq.