Why do people report for trying to surrender?

5 Dollar Holler·4/21/2019, 1:42:28 PM·4 votes·5,094 views

I'm an efficient guy, I like to surrender when the game is stacked against my team. I totally understand people who want to play out every match. And it's true, probably 10% of the game I try to FF, we end up turning the game around and winning. But while I try hard in ranked, I also don't like to spend time getting stomped again and again for 20 minutes until the enemy team decides to end. I'd rather lose those extra matches and get onto the next game.

So there are games where I will start a surrender vote every time it refreshes. People can vote no. I usually don't even comment, at least never more than an "can we FF please" although if someone asks "why" I'll defend my reason, e.g. "They're grouping better" or "This Xin is too big, he can 5v1 us" etc.

Often this results in allchat calls by teammates to report me for "giving up" or being toxic, despite the fact that while surrendering is inherently "negative" it's part of the game and I don't stop trying to play if the vote fails.

9 Comments

DuskDaUmbreon4/21/2019, 1:45:13 PM3 votes

Because people tend to spam it repeatedly when we're barely behind at all.

hrooza dota 4/21/2019, 2:34:27 PM1 votes

people will report you for surrender and will report you if you dont surrender

who cares, false reports mean nothing. (tho you will care if you start giving up because team dont surrender)

MankeyMadness4/21/2019, 3:34:14 PM1 votes

Its tilting, obtrusive and annoying.

If you know your team isn't going to say yes, don't keep asking. Accept they're not ready to throw in the towel and willing to keep fighting to earn their LP - Or at least force the enemy to earn theirs.

redesim4/22/2019, 6:43:25 AM1 votes

because ur teammates are bitter little virgins who want to hold you hostage?