I read the entire thread, but I still couldn't see any sound arguments as to why a quick, one-sided battle gives a real advantage over the opponent... Why doesn't the quick army transfer button or the button to separate individual units, and other similar mod features, give the same advantage over the vanilla game??
All I can say is that quick battles significantly speed up the gameplay, which is beneficial for both players....
And in general, if there are such disagreements about quick battles, it would be better to conduct a poll among the portal users on how to implement quick battles in the HD mod.

Here's +1. I'm reading this topic, and there's a lot of fluff, information, and zero arguments. A replayable quick battle (hereinafter referred to as QB) is needed. I think 90% of active players would agree with this. And that it will really save time. You're talking about some mythical advantage for a player with QB over someone who doesn't have it. Okay. The question is, what prevents you from installing the latest mod and using it too, if you're afraid of the opponent's "advantage"? Do you consider yourself a dinosaur and reject useful innovations? Sorry, but these are your problems. The opinion that this will be used for "unfair purposes," that there will be fewer losses, and that newbies will play better is nonsense. As I said, I used to play professionally up to 3 vs. 5. And there, quick battles can sometimes result in fewer losses than a player who is supposedly supposed to level the playing field between a newbie and a pro. But somehow, this doesn't solve anything at all. Except for saving time. Personally, this is obvious to me. If I'm wrong, finally provide some coherent arguments.

P.S. The stories about everyone attacking Baratortch, that they don't appreciate his work and are trying to take over, are nonsense again. Everyone respects and appreciates this product and the work of the HD creator, but they want to make it even better and insist on truly revolutionary and useful things. No more, no less. The pursuit of improvement is a normal practice.