Why is there not a resign button?If you are going up against a player that you don't want to play, right now you have to shutdown your whole game.Suggested Solution: A resign button. The player resigning can loss half of the intended medals, while the other player still gets the full. if up against a challenge battle, you still lose no medals.This helps speed up games. People on both sides don't have to wait. People don't have to shut down the game. and code-wise it is hella simple to write.So again why is there not a resign button?

@Marine_CorporaI wrote:If you put a resign button, you'll ruin the game.You are aware that this is complete nonsense, right?Chess has the option to give up.Go has the option to give up. Starcraft has the option to give up. The old C&C games have the option to give up. Were any of these games ruined by having this option? No, obviously not.The possibility to surrender has always been a part of any strategy game ever. It's just that Redwood, for whatever strange reason, cannot find a decent developer who is able to do this. Or they have some idiot manager who decided that this should not be in the game, because he is an idiot who has zero understanding of strategy games.

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Marine_CorporaI
6 years ago
If you put a resign button, you'll ruin the game. People would resign once their Scarabs didn't work. They would resign when there 2 harvesters got taken out. They would resign when when they opened up with a chem buggy and their opponent opened up with a war or air factory. They would resign when they lose the first missile. Ect. The game already sucks when people disconnect. If you make it easier to disconnect, the game would get worse.

You've never won against someone who clearly was beating you? That's the only way to learn.
XMasterBishopX
6 years ago
returning as the under dog in a game is rare. Yes i have done it. But......
You might have a deck that isn't suited to play verse the other deck, and you know it. You made a bad opening gambit that you know you can't recover from. You have to go run and do something. there are plenty of reasons to have a resign button. those that just use it because they suck, will continue to suck. People already shut the game off and back on to quit a match.
I have been on both sides. people quit on me, and times i quit on others. When people quit on me, i still have to sit through a battle that is no fun. When i quit on people, it is frustrating to try to climb back on and find a new match. I don't think the game will suck more.
there is no problem with admitting defeat. Those that learn from there mistakes will grow stronger, those that don't will fall away.
By having a resign button you connect those that want to play against each other. its another strategy for fair play. by still penalizing people for resigning, you make it less likely for people to use it. maybe make the penalization larger, helps them drop down to a league that they are comfortable to play at. combined with the fair play already use, a resign button is a sensible thing to have.
MajorCruton
6 years ago
the button only makes sense when the matches are supposed to last longer, like for example in games like DOTA,
XMasterBishopX
6 years ago
@MajorCruton wrote:
the button only makes sense when the matches are supposed to last longer, like for example in games like DOTA,
the issue is people are already quitting games by shutting the game down. people that are left behind still have to finish a battle that is no longer fun. the one who quit the match has problems find a "fair" match. by still penalizing the player for resigning, you help put them in a league that works for them.
This is not something for how long a game. it is something to help players find games they are comfortable playing, and with level caps still insure fair play. It gives players a chance to decide if they still want to continue fighting or not.
by using a resign button, you help retain casual gamers, and hardcore players can still battle the tough guys.
Marine_CorporaI
6 years ago
You just said it yourself. People that have someone disconnect on them have to finish a game that's no longer fun. The same "no fun" would happen when a good player gets a game constantly ended by a resign button because his opposing players keep resigning on them.
What they need to do is force people to finish the game by giving them an extreme penalty for leaving the game like losing all your medals and gas when the game isn't completed or having your leveled units that you have at 10 for example take a penalty the next game and be at 5.
When things don't go your way in the beginning, you should have to try to find another way to win. That's what makes you a better player. That's what the game is supposed to be about.
Some players are only one trick ponies. If the opening sequence of the game doesn't go as planned for them, they disconnect until it goes as planned for them in the next game. What fun is that and how are you learning from that?
I've had fun games even when I've lost and given my opponent a run for his money. I made him earn that victory. I've also learned and got better by my numerous defeats by getting practice at micro-ing units and moving them around.
AlphonseDiscipl
6 years ago
@Marine_CorporaI wrote:
If you put a resign button, you'll ruin the game. People would resign once their Scarabs didn't work. They would resign when there 2 harvesters got taken out. They would resign when when they opened up with a chem buggy and their opponent opened up with a war or air factory. They would resign when they lose the first missile. Ect. The game already sucks when people disconnect. If you make it easier to disconnect, the game would get worse.

You've never won against someone who clearly was beating you? That's the only way to learn.
What’s wrong with that? A win is a win. I’d rather win in 20 seconds than 5 minutes.
TeutonicVvarrio
6 years ago
I used to stick it out until the bitter end in Hearthstone but the longer I played the faster I realized when a loss was inevitable. Why waste your time and their time?
I still have yet to intentionally disconnect in this game, but I could see that day coming regardless of a UI element - when hanging in there is more boring than watching paint dry.
Marine_CorporaI
6 years ago
@AlphonseDisciple wrote:
@Marine_CorporaI wrote:
If you put a resign button, you'll ruin the game. People would resign once their Scarabs didn't work. They would resign when there 2 harvesters got taken out. They would resign when when they opened up with a chem buggy and their opponent opened up with a war or air factory. They would resign when they lose the first missile. Ect. The game already sucks when people disconnect. If you make it easier to disconnect, the game would get worse.

You've never won against someone who clearly was beating you? That's the only way to learn.
What’s wrong with that? A win is a win. I’d rather win in 20 seconds than 5 minutes.
A win is not a win. What fun would it be if you were a good player and most of the wins you got were from people disconnecting on you because you won the first missile?
AcidSnowScArab
6 years ago
I've stomped players and been stomped just a handful of times each... It's rare that a "hardcore stomp" actually occurs, but when it does the losing-player just stops doing stuff and the game usually ends in the next 30 to 40 seconds. There is no reason to add a resign button, it will only lower the quality of games because people will quit for the dumbest reasons.
Marine_CorporaI
6 years ago
@AcidSnowScArab wrote:
There is no reason to add a resign button, it will only lower the quality of games because people will quit for the dumbest reasons.
That's why they want them. They want to be able to quit when they start off with scarabs and your 10 tiberium riflemen take them out or if they start out with 2 harvesters and you send missiles or laser to take them out.
They only want to play one way. They want to be left alone until their tech units come out.