2.1 Defend

The Defend action offers a low-risk, fixed-return model—ideal for players seeking stable income from their agents.

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Base Reward Rate

Each agent performing Defend will receive a fixed reward of 50% of their Base Reward (BR) per turn.

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Diminishing Returns Mechanism

To prevent abuse and encourage action rotation, a diminishing return penalty is applied for consecutive usage:

• Each consecutive Defend reduces rewards by 1% per turn

• Minimum yield: 25% of BR

If the agent possesses the Guard skill: • Max reward cap increases to 55% BR • Min reward floor improves to 30% BR

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Redistribution of Remaining Rewards

The remaining 50% of BR (not awarded to the defending agent) is distributed as follows:

• 25% allocated to the Leaderboard & Alliance Reward Pool

  • (Reduced to 20% if the agent has the Guard skill)

• 25% is permanently burned

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Penalty Burn on Diminishing

For every 1% drop in reward due to diminishing, 1% of BR is also burned.

📌 Example: If an agent receives only 45% BR due to diminishing, then 5% BR is burned in addition to the 25% already designated for destruction.

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✅ Summary

• Defend is optimal for low-risk, consistent yield strategies

• However, repetitive usage reduces efficiency

• Action rotation is encouraged to maintain optimal rewards and avoid long-term decay