"Rookie-2009"

Well, just a bit of grumbling and reports appear :) Just kidding. Well done, keep it up.

Lately, questions of this nature have been popping up:

8 disconnections from the opponent in a row — is that normal?

Since I'm writing roughly the same thing to everyone, I'll reply here. Please read it carefully:

1. A disconnect can happen to anyone.
That alone is no reason to suspect the opponent of conceding. Be more reasonable! Over 2 seasons, I've had over a hundred games just for reports, another hundred for forfeits. There were plenty of disconnections because my connection was unstable. Not once did I hear a hint that I was a cheater.

2. Warn your opponent if you suspect your internet might be lagging. 8 disconnections in a row is indeed not very normal.

3. Make saves instead of groundlessly accusing your opponent.
Daily saves, plus saves made after a disconnect, will dispel all doubts — whether they conceded or disconnected!

4. If you concede.
It's very frustrating and annoying, I know. It often happens due to carelessness or a mistake. In such a case, it's more reasonable (see point 3) to ask for auto. I don't like doing it myself, but sometimes I still ask for auto. I never refuse it myself.
I'll give an example from yesterday's match for clarity:
I'm playing as Rampart against Pavel Dubrovin, a bit nervous because I've been meaning to beat him for a while. The respawn is terrible, nothing there. Plus at week 1, day 1, I have to hit 40 riders... But there's a Necropolis player who by week 1, day 1, 4 made 50 skeletons — it got more interesting. On week 1, day 1, 4 I go to take a secondary town, I get confused — didn't transfer the skeletons to Kira, she goes underground with centaurs and 10 grand elves.
9 upgraded dendroids on the grass lie down, but a crowd of horned demons below kills me with morale. Almost no money for redemption, and I really don't want to start over with 50 skeletons. Well, what to do — I write in ICQ that I surrender, it's better to start another game because the opponent is strong — I probably can't get out of this. Pasha offers auto (to be honest, I knew he would), I take it. It's a shame, but what can you do... Next time I'll be more careful. I kill the demons and just before the secondary town I hit a block of 10-19 minotaurs. A second auto in a row I definitely wouldn't have taken, and my first thought was to transfer the army back... I thought about it and killed them, but it was on the edge, of course — 17 minotaurs with an upgraded stack underground. I hope Pasha forgives me for the risk :) Yes, I conceded again in the third match, but I won't tell you about that... Pasha insists I take another auto. If I take it, it'll only be because he spent time with me, so that there is at least a final battle.

5. Do not abuse your opponent's generosity — a win after three autos is no longer your victory; it's your opponent's moral victory :)

Oh, and one more thing.
The most important thing is that it's a game — remember that.
By the way — thanking your opponent for the game, regardless of the outcome, is a good tradition