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hippy
Scilly.Suffolk
I suppose it depends on which end of the cassette people are losing their chains.
I assumed the top (when the chain has most slack), so when you get a slap the inherent flexibility of 11 speed chains allows a lateral "shimmy" to develop, catching the side plates.