Players conceding/resigning the game early

[andi330]

Honestly, I give thumbs down to people who concede games, especially if I look at their history and see that they do it a lot. There are some games, like chess, where it is customary and acceptable to resign if it is clear you are going to lose, but most games aren't like that and it smacks of being a sore loser imo. That same person wouldn't quit if they were playing in person. I just had someone do it, and when I looked at their game history, it is apparent that they concede instead playing out their games whenever they think they are going to lose. Thankfully, I've only ever had it happen twice so it is clearly a minority of people who do it.

[RandomUN]

Honestly, I give thumbs down to people who concede games, especially if I look at their history and see that they do it a lot. There are some games, like chess, where it is customary and acceptable to resign if it is clear you are going to lose, but most games aren't like that and it smacks of being a sore loser imo. That same person wouldn't quit if they were playing in person. I just had someone do it, and when I looked at their game history, it is apparent that they concede instead playing out their games whenever they think they are going to lose. Thankfully, I've only ever had it happen twice so it is clearly a minority of people who do it.

This argument gets revived again. The two most recent threads in this game deal with the same thing.

You're welcome to give anyone you like a red thumb for any reason you see fit. You'll have fewer people to match with for games in any game you play that the other person also plays, and so will they, increasing the overall time it takes to find a game across the platform, but sure, do what you like. They are your red thumbs to give. It is a part of the site, just like conceding is a part of the platform that people use.

I am not, myself, someone who regularly concedes. But in my opinion, this is exactly the sort of game where it is acceptable. There comes a point where a player mathematically cannot win. They've given you the win you earned, more time to play another game, and themselves the ability to move on to another game. There's absolutely no harm being done to you. They've admitted defeat when it became evident. Forcing a player to sit through the remainder of the game so you can see just how badly you beat them is being a sore winner. They CONCEDED. They said "you win, good game."

If you're playing to see who wins or loses, congratulations, you won. If you're playing for a high score, there's a solo option that doesn't require waiting on your opponent or forcing your opponent to sit through their losing game with you.

There is such a thing as a sore winner. Coming to the forums, posting about how you give other people red thumbs for giving you a win in an online game because you didn't get to win in the way you wanted is about as clear an example of that as it gets.