Crashing is always terribly inconvenient, especially with your time and resources at risk. As such, this is something we have paid special attention to.
What Is the Fight Recovery System?
When logging back into the game within 10 minutes of a crash or disconnection, you should see a fight-recovery screen and be able to resume the fight where you left it. To ensure The Contest is fair and competitive, the crash-recovery feature will only trigger once every two hours. If another crash occurs during the two-hour cooldown period, then your Champion will take damage as if you quit the fight. The table below lists the different game modes and whether or not they are part of the fight-recovery system:
|
GAME MODE |
FIGHT RECOVERY AVAILABLE? |
DURING TWO-HOUR COOLDOWN |
|
Arenas |
Yes |
You lose the battle without an opportunity to fight the opponent. |
|
Duels |
Yes |
You lose the battle without an opportunity to fight the opponent. |
|
Event* & Daily Quests |
Yes |
You lose 50% of your Champion's Health**. This is based on the amount of Health the Champion has at the start of battle. The penalty will not cause a Champion's Health to drop below 5%, nor will the penalty occur at or below 5% Health. |
|
Story Quests (Acts 1-4) |
Yes |
You experience no Health penalty at all. |
|
Story Quests (Acts 5+) |
Yes |
You lose 50% of your Champion's Health. This is based on the amount of Health the Champion has at the start of battle. The penalty will not cause a Champion's Health to drop below 5%, nor will the penalty occur at or below 5% Health. |
|
Alliance War |
No |
All crashes: you lose 50% of your Champion's Health. This is based on the amount of Health the Champion has at the start of battle. The penalty will not cause a Champion's Health to drop below 5%, nor will the penalty occur at or below 5% Health. |
|
Alliance Quest |
No |
All crashes: you lose 50% of your Champion's Health. This is based on the amount of Health the Champion has at the start of battle. The penalty will not cause a Champion's Health to drop below 5%, nor will the penalty occur at or below 5% Health. |
|
Incursions |
No |
All crashes: you lose 50% of your Champion's Health. This is based on the amount of Health the Champion has at the start of battle. The penalty will not cause a Champion's Health to drop below 5%, nor will the penalty occur at or below 5% Health. |
|
Special Quests |
Yes |
You lose the battle without an opportunity to fight the opponent. |
*Some monthly event quests, like the Champion Challenges or Boss Rushes, may not be a part of the fight-recovery system.
**To further clarify the 50% Health penalty: if you had 100% Health and were to crash four times in one fight, then the Health remaining after each crash would be: 50%, 25%, 12.5%, 6-7%.