Randomly redistribute AWOL teammates troops and terts

[fishlim]

Just an idea that popped into my head, not sure if this has been suggested before but I couldn't find anything like this.

If a teammate is AWOL (after 3 turns), he gets removed from the game (no different than the status quo) and his troops get redistributed randomly towards remaining teammates (think of it as a random drop mid game!)

Pros:
Reduces the disadvantage of the team with an AWOL player
Temporarily solves the problem of crusade/team tourneys having to deal with AWOL players
Enemy team can't just treat AWOL troops as neutrals.

Cons:
Game might be over by the time player officially goes AWOL.
Probably useless on crusades with small maps.

What do you guys think? Is this worth considering for specific tourneys maybe?

 

[engineerairborne]

I just returned from a long time away, and I know that I screwed a lot of people because I had a lot of games in process when I ducked out for 4 months. So I see what you are getting at, as this sucks. But I can't imagine the programming issues this would cause. With that said I have seen many teams win a game even with an AWOL player.

 

[brianstheman]

There's a long thread on this:
https://www.majorcommand.com/forums/threads/1633-Gain-Control-over-AWOL-Team-Mates/