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arb
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Noobville17921 Posts
February 08 2012 05:51 GMT
#41
GG means im playing Broodwar, and i can acknowledge someone beating me in a game.

When playing sc2 though i just leave tbh.
Artillery spawned from the forges of Hell
Djzapz
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada10681 Posts
February 08 2012 05:55 GMT
#42
You needed another option to define a good game.

It's possible to have 2 players who don't use abusive strategies and still get a bad game.
"My incompetence with power tools had been increasing exponentially over the course of 20 years spent inhaling experimental oven cleaners"
Chairman Ray
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States11903 Posts
February 08 2012 06:14 GMT
#43
A good game to me is any game where lag, disconnects, or any outside factors did not affect the outcome of the game. If I mess up, I deserve to lose.
endy
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Switzerland8970 Posts
February 08 2012 06:26 GMT
#44
While I only gg when I feel the game was good and I didn't mess up too much, I would also find weird to see a player in Proleague not gg even if the game was bad. I guess both meanings are acceptable.
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Liquid`Sheth
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States2095 Posts
February 08 2012 06:32 GMT
#45
To me it means : Thanks for the game.
Team LiquidUnderneath it all they were really quite nice. They just got screwed up. Mostly by stuff that wasn't entirely their fault.
Tailss
Profile Joined November 2010
Sweden233 Posts
February 08 2012 08:47 GMT
#46
On February 08 2012 15:32 Liquid`Sheth wrote:
To me it means : Thanks for the game.


Same for me
Stratos
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Czech Republic6104 Posts
February 08 2012 09:05 GMT
#47
On December 23 2011 17:57 Newbistic wrote:
GG for me means "congratulations, you've bested me in this contest of skill".

It's only an abusive strategy if the other person was using a 3rd party hack, in which case I'd just quit without gging.

/sign

I never 'cheese' myself but I'm glad that others do and respect everyone's way of playing unless it's cheating. People complaining about cheese in SC are just like noobs complaining about AWP in CS. It's a part of the game. There are ways of countering each possible style of play by superior play. If you don't like the game, don't play it.
En Taro Violet
Azera
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
3800 Posts
February 08 2012 09:20 GMT
#48
On December 23 2011 16:54 alffla wrote:
just admitting defeat in a nice way by saying good game whether it was 'good' or not.

My sentiments exactly!
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decaf
Profile Joined October 2010
Austria1797 Posts
February 08 2012 09:44 GMT
#49
Why are people so obsessed with the GG? I never GG unless I play one of my clanmates or I play in a clanwar or whatever.
Azera
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
3800 Posts
February 08 2012 10:09 GMT
#50
On February 08 2012 18:44 decaf wrote:
Why are people so obsessed with the GG? I never GG unless I play one of my clanmates or I play in a clanwar or whatever.


Because, manner.
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LogiKalFail
Profile Joined February 2012
Cayman Islands30 Posts
February 08 2012 10:17 GMT
#51
GG = pointless on ladder

tournaments are another story. no one should be forced to say a game was good in a ladder atmosphere, calling bm when someone doesn't is just pathetic
Dem' fUckas
writer22816
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States5775 Posts
February 08 2012 10:40 GMT
#52
To the 70%+ people who think GG means "I lost":

Do you GG back?
8/4/12 never forget, never forgive.
whatusername
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Canada1181 Posts
February 08 2012 10:53 GMT
#53
it's the same thing as shaking the other team's hand in a sports game
im gay
Gonzo103
Profile Joined July 2011
Germany220 Posts
February 08 2012 12:17 GMT
#54
it´s a expression of respect and sportsmanship. It´s not important if it´s in a tournament or ladder background.
It also prevent me of becomming angry if i lost stupidly. For me it helps to keep a positive mindset.

by the way i think the gl hf is also important.
Big J
Profile Joined March 2011
Austria16289 Posts
February 08 2012 13:00 GMT
#55
"gg" means: "I'm not an asshole"

also it is really bm to say "g" after a game, because it means "I'm not gging against you".
nbaker
Profile Joined July 2009
United States1341 Posts
February 08 2012 13:22 GMT
#56
On February 08 2012 22:00 Big J wrote:
"gg" means: "I'm not an asshole"

also it is really bm to say "g" after a game, because it means "I'm not gging against you".

For me it means "I pressed enter before the second g and alt qqed straight away."
OpticalShot
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Canada6330 Posts
February 08 2012 16:13 GMT
#57
I GG at the end of game like 99% of the time.
- When I clearly lost: I GG to my opponent, acknowledging my defeat.
- When opponent GG's, I GG back in courtesy. It's like saying thanks for your time, was a pleasure playing with you.

When I don't, it's because someone called me at that precise moment or something =/
[TLMS] REBOOT
Lysanias
Profile Joined March 2011
Netherlands8351 Posts
February 08 2012 20:21 GMT
#58
On February 09 2012 01:13 OpticalShot wrote:
I GG at the end of game like 99% of the time.
- When I clearly lost: I GG to my opponent, acknowledging my defeat.
- When opponent GG's, I GG back in courtesy. It's like saying thanks for your time, was a pleasure playing with you.

When I don't, it's because someone called me at that precise moment or something =/


Yes this goes for me aswell. I only do not GG flamers or people calling me names.
BrTarolg
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United Kingdom3574 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-08 22:18:58
February 08 2012 21:20 GMT
#59
mod note: Flash meme's are not to leave the thread

User was warned for this post
dGHaiL
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States177 Posts
February 08 2012 21:25 GMT
#60
For me, GGWP carries over from sportsmanship. For me, its just like a tennis match.

Nobody likes losing. And I HATE losing in tennis. If I have to go to that net and shake that Ohio State player's hand, it makes me sick. But that doesn't mean I won't shake his hand and say "good match", even if I played like I'd never picked up a racquet before.

Starcraft 2 for me is the same way. If I'm REALLY pissed, the most you'll get out of me is a gg. If I actually think it was an okay game, you can expect a ggwp before I surrender out.
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