WaniKani glitch?

khangm1519 · July 10, 2018, 1:54pm

After I got to level 3, the first review after I learn a lesson is about 4 hours, while it used to be 1 hour. Is this a system glitch or something?

Shadkat · July 10, 2018, 1:58pm

Nope, unfortunately for you, it’s just a sign you’re graduating to the big leagues. The first two levels are sped up to try to encourage people to stay. Level 3 and on, your first one comes at 4 hours.

Omun · July 10, 2018, 1:58pm

Are you sure you’re not possibly confusing reviews from older levels cropping up after one hour? The default SRS interval for a newly learned item is 4 hours, as explained in the WK Guide (scroll down to the section “Hold on, I have to WAIT?”)

Edit: Nope, you’re not confused about anything, as Shadkat and Leebo explained.

Omun · July 10, 2018, 1:59pm

aaaaah, I didn’t know that. Thank you for clarifying. ^^ Hmmm… did I never notice that in the first few levels? I’m not very perceptive.

Leebo · July 10, 2018, 2:01pm

The first review comes after 2 hours for levels one and two, not 1 hour, basically the wait times are halved.

Shadkat · July 10, 2018, 2:01pm

It’s been so long since I’ve done the first levels that I’m not sure about the details anymore but it’s something like that. Someone else might slide in here to clarify better
edit: Like Leebo three seconds before I hit send.

seanblue · July 10, 2018, 2:07pm

But it can feel like 1 hour if you do your lessons towards the end of the hour.

Leebo · July 10, 2018, 2:09pm

Sure, the method of calculating any next review time starts with removing the minutes from the time the lesson or review was done and then adding the applicable hours.

system · July 10, 2019, 2:09pm

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