> Except when you are going to die That’s why you surrender after you realize the situation is hopeless (which is hopefully long before anyone starts climbing

> Except when you are going to die That’s why you surrender after you realize the situation is hopeless (which is hopefully long before anyone starts climbing up the stairs). Even if you’re willing to fight to the death/don’t have a choice which was pretty rare and are just stuck at the top what incentives do the attackers have to risk their lives by rushing up the stairs when they can just start a fire at the bottom and/or wait you out?