Posted 06 August 2016 - 09:01 AM
honourable retreat? ... should I? It won't help if I do... ok. I will.
First, the OP here is clearly going to be insulted / disagree with anything a reasonable person says to explain to them why they are wrong. Because the OP is clearly already of the mindset that they are correct. Even though the OP will admit, they have been and can be wrong, they don't think they're wrong about this, and we will never change their mind.
Now, the reason why retreat isn't an option is because a retreat only occurs after a military force has lost a battle or failed it's mission. That is to say, the game is over, you were on the losing side, then you retreat. Since the skirmish game is not lost or over until one of the teams has suffered 12 deaths, you can not retreat until after 12 'mechs have been destroyed.
The answer: There is an honorable way to retreat. First you accept the fact that by joining the game you have agreed to be one of the 12 'mechs volunteered to complete a goal in a specified time(around 15 minutes) for some virtuous, martial reason. Then you spend the allotted time bravely attempting to accomplish that goal. Upon failing to complete the mission or the destruction of your 'mech you will be forced to retreat to your mechbay, where you select another 'mech (perhaps the same one you just used) to undertake another mission. Until the end of the game is brought about by the utter defeat of you and your comrades you are expected to fight towards the successful completion of your goal, and anyone who runs away, hides, or tries otherwise to save their meaningless virtual life is considered a coward, deserter, AWOL or, in this game, to have violated the terms of agreement under the grounds of non-participation and is subject to punishment as per the code agreed to when you took your oath of service.
In order to retreat honorably, you must first fight and die, then you must type "gg", then you must click the "exit" button.
Fixt.