Idle MP can be a bit lower indeed, as it tries to replicate all unit actions, which if it doesn't do at least 30 seconds off, it could outtake some units in the average GPS. We'll try to improve this next week. But for Areas progress idle is definitely a bit slower, as it's limited by computer CPU (we can't recalculate all actions for days potentially and block your comp :D)
Idle MP can be a bit lower indeed, as it tries to replicate all unit actions, which if it doesn't do at least 30 seconds off, it could outtake some units in the average GPS. We'll try to improve this next week. But for Areas progress idle is definitely a bit slower, as it's limited by computer CPU (we can't recalculate all actions for days potentially and block your comp :D)