Force quit and airplane mode is cheating.

Why is there an option to retreat then?

I'm not on any one side of the fence on this but retreating is programmed in the game. People who vastly underestimate a team, might not get a turn so they use the force close because they will not get an option to retreat if they are about to get wiped. Whether or not it's cheating is up for debate and has been debated before.

Ethics aside, how do you intend to remove that? You know, the moment you interrupt connection you won't send battle data.

Unless you propose a save every 1-5 seconds, which is excessive both for your device and the servers.

"TVF;c-1955581" wrote:
Why is there an option to retreat then?

I would guess that button was implemented long before TW and GA were released and was intended for Galactic War and perhaps raids.

The teams are AI controlled. I see no reason not to give them this successful defense reward.

"VonZant;c-1955616" wrote:

"TVF;c-1955581" wrote:
Why is there an option to retreat then?

I would guess that button was implemented long before TW and GA were released and was intended for Galactic War and perhaps raids.

The teams are AI controlled. I see no reason not to give them this successful defense reward.

Because as stated above, a signal loss or app crash would also result in TM load, when it's no fault of the user (usually).

TM loading is a pretty big penalty to begin with, when you think about it. And in fact, there's strategy involved in deciding when to post a result and when to not post it.

Finally, the devs have never said anything about it. No different than shard chats.

I use force quit or retreat far more in raids than anything else.

"Rake6;d-213178" wrote:
Yeah it is. My team gained victory and TM so they should keep it. Force close and airplane mode is pure cheating. Remove that.

I believe that when you force quit, you lose the round and the players used. I have no problem if someone wants to concede 15 points.

The Airplane mode is lame. That's borderline because if I'm not mistaken, you don't get an L and you retain the squad.

"taquillasun;c-1955624" wrote:

"Rake6;d-213178" wrote:
Yeah it is. My team gained victory and TM so they should keep it. Force close and airplane mode is pure cheating. Remove that.

I believe that when you force quit, you lose the round and the players used. I have no problem if someone wants to concede 15 points.

The Airplane mode is lame. That's borderline because if I'm not mistaken, you don't get an L and you retain the squad.

This is wrong. You do get an L and you do lose the squad. Which is why I see no problem with it.

"TVF;c-1955618" wrote:

"VonZant;c-1955616" wrote:

"TVF;c-1955581" wrote:
Why is there an option to retreat then?

I would guess that button was implemented long before TW and GA were released and was intended for Galactic War and perhaps raids.

The teams are AI controlled. I see no reason not to give them this successful defense reward.

Because as stated above, a signal loss or app crash would also result in TM load, when it's no fault of the user (usually).

TM loading is a pretty big penalty to begin with, when you think about it. And in fact, there's strategy involved in deciding when to post a result and when to not post it.

Finally, the devs have never said anything about it. No different than shard chats.

You can split crash from airplane mode and/or retreat. If it was intended to be in game they would have a "fight for no negative consequences" button.

I dont belive its cheating because the game allows it. But it penalizes strong defensive teams because you can "test" as much as you want against them.

"VonZant;c-1955627" wrote:

"TVF;c-1955618" wrote:

"VonZant;c-1955616" wrote:

"TVF;c-1955581" wrote:
Why is there an option to retreat then?

I would guess that button was implemented long before TW and GA were released and was intended for Galactic War and perhaps raids.

The teams are AI controlled. I see no reason not to give them this successful defense reward.

Because as stated above, a signal loss or app crash would also result in TM load, when it's no fault of the user (usually).

TM loading is a pretty big penalty to begin with, when you think about it. And in fact, there's strategy involved in deciding when to post a result and when to not post it.

Finally, the devs have never said anything about it. No different than shard chats.

You can split crash from airplane mode and/or retreat. If it was intended to be in game they would have a "fight for no negative consequences" button.

I dont belive its cheating because the game allows it. But it penalizes strong defensive teams because you can "test" as much as you want against them.

You lose banners from both the first and second battles if you do this. That seems like enough of a penalty to me.