Anyone Else Have Trouble with Disappearing Defenders in AW?

About 5 minutes before matchmaking for the current war, I noticed that our usual defender placements were off and that several defenders just weren’t placed. I fixed what I could in that time, but couldn’t do anything about 10 missing defenders.

The defenders that were removed were from two players who have had them placed in that BG for quite a while, and I am certain their defenders were placed last war. Both are still showing in the BG, but without defenders placed.

Once war started, it turns out an entire BG had their defenders removed. In the 1st war of the season 7 of 10 spots were filled and all had placed defenders.

Anyone else having similar issues?

Comments

SummonerNR

Persistent Defenders, but have to be placed on maps for ALL of the available Tier Maps for your Alliance.
As in the Tiers above and below what your current tier was when they initially placed.
There's the +/- icons next to “current” icon on lower right of defense placement map.

So I assume you either moved up or down a Map Tier from your previous wars. And they had ONLY placed their defenders in what was then your “Current” tier map (not also the other +/- tier maps).

Note, and when you move UP a tier, then at some point soon your people should also go back in and set defenders for what now would be your next “+” tier map, so that they are in place for when you move up a 2nd time.

LexSavi

Persistent Defenders, but have to be placed on maps for ALL of the available Tier Maps for your Alliance.
As in the Tiers above and below what your current tier was when they initially placed.
There's the +/- icons next to “current” icon on lower right of defense placement map.

So I assume you either moved up or down a Map Tier from your previous wars. And they had ONLY placed their defenders in what was then your “Current” tier map (not also the other +/- tier maps).

Note, and when you move UP a tier, then at some point soon your people should also go back in and set defenders for what now would be your next “+” tier map, so that they are in place for when you move up a 2nd time.

I think this is exactly what happened, considering we dropped a tier. Close to 8 years of AW and I did not know this. Thanks for the info, very much appreciated!

SummonerNR

Well, this only started when they changed to Persistent Defense.

Before you had to specifically place your defense for EVERY single war, each time.

Pinepower

Yes happen yesterday & Ticket had support txt me via Gmail say it was our fault
Let's be clear the Boss & 4 Defenders surrounding it was our best officers defense
Used multiple times
Check it no other defender in Both battle groups
Only Battle group2

Pinepower

Just got results we won but the team we battled did something that made them no longer be there

SummonerNR

Just got results we won but the team we battled did something that made them no longer be there

Necro'ing post here not related to original issue when they first made persistent defense in game (unless after all this time, someone still didn’t know they have to place in +/- defense maps as well in case you move up-down a map tier).

And nothing that your opponents can do will cause your own defenders to be removed from map. (except, obviously, after defeating them)