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· 7 likes · And it is a bigger issue if the E is refunded in case of Timeout, everyone will just let the attack timeout once they know they are loosing and hence save energy. So either ways, a timeout should count as …
Recently somebody attacked me but timeout. It doesn't count as a defend or runaway for me. I think this could become an issue because players could timeout in a middle of a losing fight. I was clearly winning :)
blankie attacked you, but timed out [view] 2014/11/05 6:46:02 AM http://www.torn.com/loader.php?sid=attackLog&ID=4bbab65fc3fff931422ad5f52413ce64
How can this be abused if counted as a defend? In fact in my view if after attacking if someone realizes that he has tried to bite more than he can chew, he can simply wait for the attack to time out and save his life.
Will it not be similar to buying defends ? People who want to buy defend will buy it anyways. The attacker will not have to med out, but thats hardly anything compared to a long wait of 5 mins. I am assuming the attacker still ends up loosing E for a timed out attack.
EDIT : And just in an unlikely scenario of it refunding E, then it is clearly open to abuse.
Clearly Hill realized he tried to punch above his weight, and was waiting for attack to timeout. But then another player joined and Mugged hill. Ultimately my attack on hill timed-out.
Is it fair that I get no defend in this case? It is a clear case where attacker sees he is going to loose and just decide to let the attack time-out.
If the e is not refunded, I don't see why it shouldn't count as a defend. It merely increases a slut's profit margin by a small amount. I think the fact that it can be used to prevent loosing a fight unintentionally is more likely to be abused. Perhaps a compromise would be to require a certain threshold to be reached before it counts? Say two attempted hits?
Of course, initiating attacks that time out should be counted as a loss for the attacker, they just get the benefit of not getting their butt kicked.
And it is a bigger issue if the E is refunded in case of Timeout, everyone will just let the attack timeout once they know they are loosing and hence save energy. So either ways, a timeout should count as a defend, I hope Ched is listening. Something needs to be done to prevent intentional timeouts.
You could always sit and wait for a attack to time out if you was losing it is just that now the person you attacked gets an event telling them it happened and the person who was attacked does not have to wonder why his or her life has suddenly dropped down for no reason.
This has been happening to me a lot lately! I've spent a lot of time and energy to get my battle stats where they are and now people are attacking me and when they realize that they are not going to win, they just let the fight time-out. I should be earning defends! but now i get nothing!! This is retarded!! Maybe we should start initiating attacks against admins and then just letting it time-out, see if they like it.