Losing opponent leaves the game hanging

Ginge · August 12

I was hit by this again today which is very annoying. The opponent was losing and just sat not making a move so I end up conceding the match in order to get on with my life. The timer did not kick in. This has happened to me before and is very annoying. Players should abide by ethical standards.

I don't know what was happening on the other end so I am not naming the player here but if a player does this regularly they should be banned.

El_Borracho · August 12

I've never seen the timer not activate. Weird.

But to your point, yes, if it is clear you are losing badly, the right thing to is keep playing. Preferably, if you are getting smoked, play quickly

Personofsecrets · August 12

I've had my share of these opponents. What's funny is getting blocked by them after criticizing them for their intentional BM.

A rivaling bad attitude archetype is when people pick Rajhiin and then get mad about one using the button. Yea, that patron and the button are unfun. So don't pick them for crying out loud!

spartaxoxo · August 13

Personofsecrets wrote: »

I've had my share of these opponents. What's funny is getting blocked by them after criticizing them for their intentional BM.

A rivaling bad attitude archetype is when people pick Rajhiin and then get mad about one using the button. Yea, that patron and the button are unfun. So don't pick them for crying out loud!

There's an unspoken gentleman's agreement between a lot of players either to not use the button or not spam it. That some players feel the need to self-sabotage to balance the game in a way the devs won't says a lot about how toxic people find that strategy.

Personofsecrets · August 13

spartaxoxo wrote: »

Personofsecrets wrote: »

I've had my share of these opponents. What's funny is getting blocked by them after criticizing them for their intentional BM.

A rivaling bad attitude archetype is when people pick Rajhiin and then get mad about one using the button. Yea, that patron and the button are unfun. So don't pick them for crying out loud!

There's an unspoken gentleman's agreement between a lot of players either to not use the button or not spam it. That some players feel the need to self-sabotage to balance the game in a way the devs won't says a lot about how toxic people find that strategy.

That is quite a bad deck for gentlemens agreements since so many games lead to scummy wins via either the button, agent floods, or, worst of all, Pounce and Grand.

spartaxoxo · August 13

Personofsecrets wrote: »

spartaxoxo wrote: »

Personofsecrets wrote: »

I've had my share of these opponents. What's funny is getting blocked by them after criticizing them for their intentional BM.

A rivaling bad attitude archetype is when people pick Rajhiin and then get mad about one using the button. Yea, that patron and the button are unfun. So don't pick them for crying out loud!

There's an unspoken gentleman's agreement between a lot of players either to not use the button or not spam it. That some players feel the need to self-sabotage to balance the game in a way the devs won't says a lot about how toxic people find that strategy.

That is quite a bad deck for gentlemens agreements since so many games lead to scummy wins via either the button, agent floods, or, worst of all, Pounce and Grand.

It's really only the patron spam that's under a gentleman's agreement. That other stuff is an example of poor balance but not toxic gameplay.

Personofsecrets · August 13

spartaxoxo wrote: »

Personofsecrets wrote: »

spartaxoxo wrote: »

Personofsecrets wrote: »

I've had my share of these opponents. What's funny is getting blocked by them after criticizing them for their intentional BM.

A rivaling bad attitude archetype is when people pick Rajhiin and then get mad about one using the button. Yea, that patron and the button are unfun. So don't pick them for crying out loud!

There's an unspoken gentleman's agreement between a lot of players either to not use the button or not spam it. That some players feel the need to self-sabotage to balance the game in a way the devs won't says a lot about how toxic people find that strategy.

That is quite a bad deck for gentlemens agreements since so many games lead to scummy wins via either the button, agent floods, or, worst of all, Pounce and Grand.

It's really only the patron spam that's under a gentleman's agreement. That other stuff is an example of poor balance but not toxic gameplay.

Agent stacks and having 8 to 9 purchasing power on the third/fourth round are both toxic.

Both of those aspects of Rajhiin also enable the worse toxic element of the button.

What can someone do when they have a big bump in econonmy due to an agent or agents? What can someone do when they have an opponent who must waste time removing their agent(s)? They can press the button.

What can someone do when they are guaranteed to have a huge amount of gold respect to an early stage of the game which enables snapping up power cards? What can someone do when they are guaranteed to be able to buy many of the games strong cards and still have 3 gold leftover? They can press the button.

So that leaves me surprised that there is just one aspect of the gentlemen's agreement. People should just not pick Rajhiin to begin with as part of that agreement. That is especially the case since it is the non-power generating version of the Sorcerer-King mindset.

spartaxoxo · August 13

I think because the lead from those cards is already so great, additionally preventing your opponent from being able to even try to fight back is what pushes it from "overpowered" to toxic. But, that's just me. Others might have other reasons why they won't spam it. All I know is a lot of folks won't even if they pick it unless you start spamming first.

I personally just never pick Rahjiin

Personofsecrets · August 13

spartaxoxo wrote: »

I think because the lead from those cards is already so great, additionally preventing your opponent from being able to even try to fight back is what pushes it from "overpowered" to toxic. But, that's just me. Others might have other reasons why they won't spam it. All I know is a lot of folks won't even if they pick it unless you start spamming first.

I personally just never pick Rahjiin

The only good Rahjiin press is the disrespectful one done by someone who is just about to lose.

How funny that the Patron is so crappy that it is used in such a way.

GuuMoonRyoung · August 14

I am an unlucky fool when it comes to ToT, so when I see someone just sitting there doing nothing while so far away from reaching my point, I start sweating, it happened too many times when I lost because of dc as I was already in winning hand and the opponent just sat there hoping I would dc. It is a sad and horrid feeling when that happens.

Largomets · August 30

Eh, depends on the circumstances. I've had RNG farmers pick the horrendous RNG decks like mora or druid, and be winning by a landslide thanks to RNG imbalance. That's fine, but they often intentionally miss easy opportunities to win thus dragging the game out even longer just to "rub it in," when really all they did was pick an RNG spam deck and get good RNG.

So when that happens I just tab out. They BM with BM decks and they BM me again by not taking the win when it's there even though I can't possibly come back? I give that person zero consideration. I may as well get something done tabbed out while they sit there. What do I care about a person like that?