Timer to put it simply, is also a fair system to avoid the people like post #43 and gave people an equal chance.
The timer should stays and the only improvement it need is to limit the chances each player can click in 30 mins
This would avoid people delveloped a sense of “entitlement” like OP did as she thinks she deserved the plot because she camp it. (Not being negative, it is common and unavoidably people will develope this sense of entitlement through their contribution)