Dumb Diplomacy: I think I may have discovered the solution.

[Turbosatan]

I find so many of the discussions here to be about people wanting the game to behave the way they want it to behave.

So true. Also, mentioning the words "this game is broked" or similar whenever someone encounters something they do not like about the game design {gnashes teeth, wails, posts on teh innernetz}...

If I was feeling altruistic, I'd explain that the reason this invades my olfactory equipment so is that there are quite enough things actually broken about the game thank you very much without the need for people to go around wasting the developers' fixy-time with cry-wolf broadsides about what exactly they think should happen when you press "End battle" or something.

But I am not feeling altruistic. Not aimed at anyone, by the by, just agreeing with Aussiegiant.

Back on-topic: I don't mind a bit of randomness, meself. But then again I quite like subjugating digital people, enslaving their populaces, burning their cities & dragging the sons of their rulers through the streets in chains, so what do I know?