Pause/Freeze this game during server meltdowns

Another downtime...another army invades a territory without any response from the defender (who is online) because the game just broke...again. Seriously folks, how many times do we need to suffer this repeat problem with no solution except for handing out 20 cents worth of gold?

If the game is unstable, then for the love of gaming, pause/freeze/stop all troop movements. Even then, the defender would have to be online when the servers came up but it would be better than nothing. Please implement this!