Battle Ends in "Draw"

[dulany67]

In a siege battle, the result was a "draw."

I don't think I have ever seen that before in any TW game, and I've played most of them. Heck I have over 100 hours in 3K and haven't seen it.

[shiggies713]

what was the result? like was the city still under seige or did it break the siege? Shattered forces i guess were about the same.

[dulany67]

Yes, we were equally beat up. The result is that the siege continues.

[dulany67]

Anyone? It's kind of blowing my mind. I'm wondering just how much of a unicorn this is.

[XYZEXPIRED]

Was the battle fought out manually or automatic resolve ?

[dulany67]

Manual

[Le Gabon]

Well how did the battle end?

[dulany67]

Originally posted by Le Gabon:

Well how did the battle end?

We were fighting our way into the city outnumbered by about 1500. All my archers were out of ammo and in melee. My faction heir was killed. We were about half way to the central square, when the battle suddenly ended with the result "Draw." I really wish I had thought about getting a screenshot.

On the campaign map the siege resumes.

[Virthuss (法國人在台灣)]

Maybe you reached battle time limit (20/40/60 mins) as a defender?

[dulany67]

Originally posted by Virthuss:

Maybe you reached battle time limit (20/40/60 mins) as a defender?

Well, I have the timer set at 60. I'll grant that I was distracted by the battle, but I'm almost certain we were no where near 60 minutes. And to be honest, I don't think I've ever even reached 30 minutes in 3K.

[Ordinary Time]

That's a glitch or the time limit is not what you think it is.

As an attacker, I purposefully get draws all the time. I attack with my trebuchet. Kill a lot of the enemy. And then retreat. Then I can attack again in the same turn and ammuntition is replenished.

[Lord Admiral Mormont]

Originally posted by Ordinary Time:

That's a glitch or the time limit is not what you think it is.

As an attacker, I purposefully get draws all the time. I attack with my trebuchet. Kill a lot of the enemy. And then retreat. Then I can attack again in the same turn and ammuntition is replenished.

That's a tactic so cheese it would make LegendOfTotal war ♥♥♥ in his pants

[dulany67]

For the record, I went back and verified that battles are set for 60 minutes.

[Pericvs]

I was the one attacked and killed his generals and depleted his ammo
He was able to attack again on the same turn, my garrison with 0 archers, so no extra ammo.

Also, all units were at 20% HP except for the replacement generals he got which had full strength...

If I am able keep two armies from conquering a town with just a garrison, please oh please, greant me the win

[RCMidas]

Draws are possible, but very rare, and only if you manually fight a battle. Forcing a draw in siege battles is always a popular way of annihilating the defenders repeatedly through cheese.