Well I wish I could have accepted people into the battle beforehand and then you would have actually had a skirmish on your hands.
As far as delaying, chadz even replied to a post I asked and said that it was in the defenders best interests to stay alive and prolong the match as long as possible (if you want to keep your gear). So I think "delaying" seems like a reasonable tactic if I'm trying to retreat from a battle with as much equipment as possible.
You gotta keep your lands bandit free, I understand, no hard feelings. Hop in the battle server sometime Mala and we'll see what's up