PVP quitting etiquette

[kev]

I find that when an opponent sees he has little chance of victory (and sometimes it's when I play an upgraded card turn 1), he leaves.  It may be that my opponents just frequently disconnect, but I don't think that's the case.

Disconnecting never bothers me but I'm curious whether others treat pvp like pve in a lost cause scenario, and how they feel about opponents intentionally disconnecting.

[killfer8]

Happens to me too I remember names (I think I do) but I wont tell them; When I play more than 4 creatures with 7, 8, 9 or 10 attack He/She says GG BEFORE leaving most of the times He/She leaves He/She wins  ???

[DietSnapple135]

Happens to me too I remember names (I think I do) but I wont tell them; When I play more than 4 creatures with 7, 8, 9 or 10 attack He/She says GG BEFORE leaving most of the times He/She leaves He/She wins  ???

Sometimes people just don't stick around until the end. I personally like to think I always have some chance. But hey, if they leave, it's up to the computer, basically a free win for you so, I don't complain too much.

[tonid]

I think players who leave simply don't realize, that they're going to lose anyways, and they think that by quitting they'll save themselves.

[PuppyChow]

I quit when I KNOW for a fact I'm going to lose. Why waste time? 

[omgarm]

I like to send sad messages while I'm losing to make the other player feel like they crushed my spirit.

[Scaredgirl]

I quit when I KNOW for a fact I'm going to lose. Why waste time? 

Maybe because quitting just before you lose wastes the time of your opponent because he has to wait for the AI to take over?

It's also the cowards way out. Real men (and women) take the loss as real men (and women).

[kev]

I quit when I KNOW for a fact I'm going to lose. Why waste time? 

Maybe because quitting just before you lose wastes the time of your opponent because he has to wait for the AI to take over?

You might be splitting hairs here.  If he quits it takes 70 seconds for the AI to take over but on subsequent turns the AI acts in maybe 10 seconds whereas it might take him 30.  Rough numbers, but Pup might actually save his opponent time if there's over three turns left.

[Scaredgirl]

I quit when I KNOW for a fact I'm going to lose. Why waste time? 

Maybe because quitting just before you lose wastes the time of your opponent because he has to wait for the AI to take over?

You might be splitting hairs here.  If he quits it takes 70 seconds for the AI to take over but on subsequent turns the AI acts in maybe 10 seconds whereas it might take him 30.  Rough numbers, but Pup might actually save his opponent time if there's over three turns left.

Yeah, I'm sure that's what the quitters tell themselves.

"I'm not quitting because I cannot take a loss like a man and I want to annoy my opponent one last time, I'm quitting because I'm helping him to win faster!"

Unfortunately it's BS. I can guarantee that playing those 3 turns is faster than letting the AI take over.

[Rastafla]

This is only an issue with random pvp I think.
I don't have this problem. I always play the match out unless the opponent is a slowpoke that always takes 50-60 sec to make his/her turn. Then I have no qualms with leaving.

I always start each match with "Good luck and have fun!". I get a reply in 1/4 games and 1 in 10 I get profanity back. This is more disturbing to me than the leaving.

And yes quite many leave when they see Towers and Elite creatures...

[Wisemage]

its funny, using my rush deck i get people leaving all the time when i get 3 shriekers by turn 4.

But using Mr.Sexingtons "Rage Quit" deck i end up palying almsot every game till the end, even though most of the cards are upgraded.  You'd think it would be th other way around.

[PuppyChow]

I quit when I KNOW for a fact I'm going to lose. Why waste time? 

Maybe because quitting just before you lose wastes the time of your opponent because he has to wait for the AI to take over?

It's also the cowards way out. Real men (and women) take the loss as real men (and women).

You're confusing quitting with disconnecting. When you press "Menu" and "Quit," the opponent gets a message "Your Opponent has Left the Game. Taking over in 10 seconds..."

So it actually ends up being faster for your opponent since they then don't have to wait the 20-30 seconds each turn for you to play.

As to it being the cowards way out, you can see it that way, but I don't. I see it being the smart way out. Sure, I COULD watch myself get owned, but I really don't get the point of wasting time.

In tournaments, if I know I'm going to lose, I just ask the person to agree to a loss for me so we can move on with it. There's no point in making both of us waste time. And if it's on the last turn, I leave to get a head start (though only a small one) on switching my deck so if he doesn't change he doesn't need to wait as long.