• Log InLog In
  • Register
Liquid`
Team Liquid Liquipedia
EDT 22:55
CEST 04:55
KST 11:55
  • Home
  • Forum
  • Calendar
  • Streams
  • Liquipedia
  • Features
  • Store
  • EPT
  • TL+
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Smash
  • Heroes
  • Counter-Strike
  • Overwatch
  • Liquibet
  • Fantasy StarCraft
  • TLPD
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Blogs
Forum Sidebar
Events/Features
News
Featured News
TL.net Map Contest #22 - Voting & Ladder Map Selection1Code S Season 2 (2026) - RO8 Preview4[ASL21] Finals Preview: Two Legacies21Code S Season 2 (2026) - RO12 Preview2herO wins GSL Code S Season 1 (2026)7
Community News
StarCraft II 5.0.16 PTR Patch Notes may 26th104Weekly Cups (May 18-25): MaxPax wins doubles0Crank Gathers Season 4: BW vs SC2 Team League4Weekly Cups (May 11-17): Classic wins double1Code S Season 1 (2026) - RO8 Results2
StarCraft 2
General
The death of cheese, from a professional cheeser. Changing from 12 to 8 is just asking for StarCraft StarCraft II 5.0.16 PTR Patch Notes may 26th TL Poll: How do you feel about the 5.0.16 PTR balance changes? Weekly Cups (May 11-17): Classic wins double
Tourneys
GSL Code S Season 2 (2026) Maestros of The Game 2 announcement and schedule ! RSL Revival: Season 5 - Qualifiers and Main Event Sparkling Tuna Cup - Weekly Open Tournament Crank Gathers Season 4: BW vs SC2 Team League
Strategy
[G] Having the right mentality to improve
Custom Maps
[D]RTS in all its shapes and glory <3 [A] Nemrods 1/4 players
External Content
The PondCast: SC2 News & Results Mutation # 528 Infection Detected Welcome to the External Content forum Mutation # 527 Hell Train
Brood War
General
Soma's ASL Finals Review FlaShFTW vs A.Alm Grudge Match Event BGH Auto Balance -> http://bghmmr.eu/ VPN experiences OGN to release AI-upscaled StarLeague from Feb 24
Tourneys
[ASL21] Grand Finals [Megathread] Daily Proleagues Escore Tournament StarCraft Season 2 [BSL22] WB Final & LB Semis - Saturday 21:00 CEST
Strategy
Any training maps people recommend? Muta micro map competition [G] Hydra ZvZ: An Introduction Fighting Spirit mining rates
Other Games
General Games
Stormgate/Frost Giant Megathread Nintendo Switch Thread ZeroSpace Megathread Path of Exile Dawn of War IV
Dota 2
Official 'what is Dota anymore' discussion
League of Legends
Heroes of the Storm
Simple Questions, Simple Answers Heroes of the Storm 2.0
Hearthstone
Deck construction bug Heroes of StarCraft mini-set
TL Mafia
Vanilla Mini Mafia Mafia Game Mode Feedback/Ideas TL Mafia Community Thread Five o'clock TL Mafia
Community
General
Russo-Ukrainian War Thread Trading/Investing Thread US Politics Mega-thread Things Aren’t Peaceful in Palestine Dating: How's your luck?
Fan Clubs
The herO Fan Club!
Media & Entertainment
[Manga] One Piece Anime Discussion Thread [Req][Books] Good Fantasy/SciFi books
Sports
McBoner: A hockey love story 2024 - 2026 Football Thread TeamLiquid Health and Fitness Initiative For 2023 Formula 1 Discussion
World Cup 2022
Tech Support
Computer Build, Upgrade & Buying Resource Thread Facing Challenges in Mobile App Development
TL Community
The Automated Ban List
Blogs
Esportsmanship: How to NOT B…
TrAiDoS
Why RTS gamers make better f…
gosubay
ramps on octagon
StaticNine
ASL S21 English Commentary…
namkraft
Customize Sidebar...

Website Feedback

Closed Threads



Active: 2692 users

The meaning of GG - Page 3

Blogs > dhe95
Post a Reply
Prev 1 2 3 4 Next All
arb
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Noobville17922 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.
ॐ
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!
Check out some great music made by TLers - http://bit.ly/QXYhdb , by intrigue. http://bit.ly/RTjpOR , by ohsea.toc.
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.
Check out some great music made by TLers - http://bit.ly/QXYhdb , by intrigue. http://bit.ly/RTjpOR , by ohsea.toc.
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.
Prev 1 2 3 4 Next All
Please log in or register to reply.
Live Events Refresh
OSC
00:00
OSC Elite Rising Star #19
CranKy Ducklings152
Liquipedia
[ Submit Event ]
Live Streams
Refresh
StarCraft 2
WinterStarcraft592
Ketroc 53
Nina 45
StarCraft: Brood War
GuemChi 5511
Nal_rA 51
NaDa 49
Noble 9
Dota 2
monkeys_forever549
LuMiX0
League of Legends
Doublelift5654
JimRising 462
Counter-Strike
Fnx 1606
taco 426
Super Smash Bros
Mew2King52
Other Games
summit1g16762
hungrybox586
Maynarde144
RuFF_SC228
minikerr5
Organizations
Other Games
gamesdonequick1090
Counter-Strike
PGL129
Other Games
BasetradeTV13
StarCraft 2
Blizzard YouTube
StarCraft: Brood War
BSLTrovo
[ Show 16 non-featured ]
StarCraft 2
• CranKy Ducklings SOOP162
• Hupsaiya 102
• HeavenSC 26
• practicex 24
• OhrlRock 2
• AfreecaTV YouTube
• intothetv
• Kozan
• IndyKCrew
• LaughNgamezSOOP
• Migwel
• sooper7s
StarCraft: Brood War
• BSLYoutube
• STPLYoutube
• ZZZeroYoutube
League of Legends
• Rush846
Upcoming Events
Wardi Open
9h 5m
Monday Night Weeklies
13h 5m
Replay Cast
21h 5m
Sparkling Tuna Cup
1d 7h
WardiTV Spring Champion…
1d 8h
Maestros of the Game
1d 12h
The PondCast
2 days
Kung Fu Cup
2 days
uThermal 2v2 Circuit
2 days
Maestros of the Game
2 days
[ Show More ]
Replay Cast
2 days
Replay Cast
3 days
WardiTV Spring Champion…
3 days
Maestros of the Game
3 days
Replay Cast
4 days
uThermal 2v2 Circuit
4 days
Maestros of the Game
4 days
Replay Cast
5 days
Solar vs Classic
uThermal 2v2 Circuit
5 days
GSL
6 days
uThermal 2v2 Circuit
6 days
BSL
6 days
Liquipedia Results

Completed

KK 2v2 League Season 1
RSL Revival: Season 5
Heroes Pulsing #1

Ongoing

BSL Season 22
IPSL Spring 2026
KCM Race Survival 2026 Season 2
Acropolis #4
CSCL: Masked Kings S4
YSL S3
SCTL 2026 Spring
WardiTV Spring 2026
Maestros of the Game 2
2026 GSL S2
Murky Cup 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 2
CS Asia Championships 2026
Asian Champions League 2026
IEM Atlanta 2026
PGL Astana 2026
BLAST Rivals Spring 2026
IEM Rio 2026
PGL Bucharest 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 1
BLAST Open Spring 2026

Upcoming

BSL 22 Non-Korean Championship
CSLAN 4
Blizzard Classic Cup 2026
Kung Fu Cup 2026 Grand Finals
CranK Gathers Season 4: BW vs SC2 Team League
HSC XXIX
uThermal 2v2 2026 Main Event
Heroes Pulsing #3
Heroes Pulsing #2
Esports World Cup 2026
BLAST Bounty Summer 2026
BLAST Bounty Summer Qual
Stake Ranked Episode 3
XSE Pro League 2026
IEM Cologne Major 2026
TLPD

1. ByuN
2. TY
3. Dark
4. Solar
5. Stats
6. Nerchio
7. sOs
8. soO
9. INnoVation
10. Elazer
1. Rain
2. Flash
3. EffOrt
4. Last
5. Bisu
6. Soulkey
7. Mini
8. Sharp
Sidebar Settings...

Advertising | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use | Contact Us

Original banner artwork: Jim Warren
The contents of this webpage are copyright © 2026 TLnet. All Rights Reserved.