IMO, the forced landing feature is a necessary safety feature and only "annoying" to operators who fail to plan their flight safely. ANY and ALL conditions that will cause this safety feature to activate CAN and WILL be avoided by a properly...
It's not saving the battery, it's saving the battery and aircraft, cause when the battery is empty for real it shuts off and the aircraft drops like a rock.
There is no reason you should ever still be in the air to even reach the forced landing...