I am new to Warzone and have built one Map: Shogun (Feudal Japan).

I am sure this has been covered, but why is there a button to not accept surrender?

To make someone finish a lost game seem like it would suck the fun out of it for everyone.

Just wanted to know the reason behind it.

Thanks,

Normalman

There may be an incentive to stall, also immediate surrenders may not be the best idea in some team games.

Typically in a board game, it's considered disrespectful to get up and walk away in the middle of a game, even if you're losing. You're expected to play to the end as you can still have an effect on the game. Warzone was originally modelled after a board game.

I understand that's not how everyone wants to play, that's why it's an optional feature (and even defaults off!). If you don't like that way of playing, you're free to not turn it on and not join games where it's on.

Edited 4/28/2025 01:43:29

Thanks for the explanation.

I get the fact that this was based on a board game.
I have played thousands of board games in my life and was the president of a gaming club for over 10 years.
It is just that in all those games we never had an AI to take our place if we walked away.
I also pretty much had a relationship with each gamer and would be seeing them next week.

Tell me if I am wrong, but I think if someone wants to surrender and the other players don't allow it, then there is nothing anyone can do about the player who wanted to surrender dragging things to a standstill.

Is there a blacklist, whitelist, demerit system, or something that would discourage this?

Also, as a side question: I have a player named MARINES (now eliminated) in a current game on the map I created accusing me of being a player named soc on the other team. Telling me I was cheating etc. (can you see the chats). What can be done about this. I would like to blacklist him from me playing more games with him.

Tell me if I am wrong, but I think if someone wants to surrender and the other players don't allow it, then there is nothing anyone can do about the player who wanted to surrender dragging things to a standstill.

Yeah for that reason I only use accepting of surrenders in team games. Because in other games the players just tend to boot anyways if their surrender isn't accepted.

What can be done about this. I would like to blacklist him from me playing more games with him.

If the player was exceptionally toxic or used offensive language, you can report them by clicking their name from the player tab and using the Report button.

You can add someone to your block and/or friend list from their profile. This will stop the player from joining games that you create.

Thanks, I will block him.

Also, Thanks Fizzer for creating a wonderful game.