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GTR
51446 Posts
that is so annoying and lame | ||
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Dave[9]
United States2365 Posts
i hate you so much | ||
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Pafnucy
Poland1124 Posts
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IzzyCraft
United States4487 Posts
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Superiorwolf
United States5509 Posts
Anyways, gg is held in different opinions by people, and the reasons you listed are nice micro, so there's no right or wrong way to do it. | ||
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Aux1
United States780 Posts
On August 19 2008 06:39 micronesia wrote: Can you elaborate on why this is? A lot of people share this opinion, but I have yet to see a good line of reasoning... its just acknowledging the fact that your opponent bested you in this game, nobody wins every game they play, so its not like its shameful to lose. I have no problem not saying in in iccup, but i think that when yo know your opponent or you're playing a friendly game it should be said. | ||
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JoxxOr
Sweden1502 Posts
Why? It shows respect | ||
micronesia
United States24676 Posts
On August 19 2008 06:45 Pafnucy wrote: "Bad manner" to which op is relating is pretty rare for me, personally. I learned to "gg" after losing, respond with "gg" after loser types it first and majority of people I play says "gg". Its a very established bw-etiquete in my eyes. If game was a really good game, opponent did something awesome I word it directly, in a different way from casual "gg". These two letters are like "hi" and "bye", aren't they? Many people will call lack of one of these rude, I'd suggets using it. "BM" is marginal, why relate to it and break a nice habit. I'm not saying it's wrong for you to always say 'gg' and have a habit like that. But I also think it's wrong for players to feel pressured to say it. You are right that many people will call lack of one of these rude (although not evidenced by the nature of the replies so far) but I don't think that alone is a good enough reason for us to agree upon the conclusion that not typing out = poorly mannered. | ||
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micronesia
United States24676 Posts
On August 19 2008 06:48 Aux1 wrote: its just acknowledging the fact that your opponent bested you in this game, nobody wins every game they play, so its not like its shameful to lose. I have no problem not saying in in iccup, but i think that when yo know your opponent or you're playing a friendly game it should be said. I agree that specifically not acknowledging your opponent bested you in a game is rude (which I explained to some extent in the OP). However, I don't take that to mean that not typing out is a lack of acknowledgment.. and I believe that's where many of the naysayers make a mistake. Why should you have to acknowledge anything about your game? Too often there are circumstances, and taking offense because people act differently according to the circumstances is just a pain. | ||
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Leath
Canada1724 Posts
It just leads me to the assumption the person didnt like the outcome of the game. If it is a friend I am playing, I will go after him and ask why he didnt say gg. Just to straight things out, maybe cheer him up. What I really hate though, is when Im losing and someone says gg before I do. That is really annoying, and usually I either disconnect, or start making the game longer. I find it insulting, since I interpret it as the player telling me to leave the game. But on my side of the screen, its my own judgment that counts, and I will leave when I feel like it. If its a friend of mine, I usually dont get bother much, I know them better. | ||
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ilovejonn
Canada2548 Posts
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evanthebouncy!
United States12796 Posts
"When it comes to GGs, try to give more of it and expect little of it" That way when you lose a game you try to gg it out so your opponent feels happy, and when you win a game don't expect a GG so you don't get angry. You can't force your opponent to GG, sometimes ppl get upset when losing and don't want to GG, so you should understand that and don't expect one. | ||
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NrG.Bamboo
United States2756 Posts
It seems to be something of the opposite for me compared to other people. When I'm playing some guy on iCCup and I lose, I will always say gg, even though I will probably never see them again. When I'm playing someone I know very well and I really hate, it seems hard to give them those two letters. I don't know it seems hard to explain lol. Example: I'm playing with NrG.GrN or NrG.Hyuga or any other team member I'm really tight with and have a good relationship with, and game with alot. 98% of the time I will say gg regardless of how the game went. If one of these guys 4pools me, it probably won't matter to me at all. But if I'm playing someone I know very well, like NrG.RaNgEd, and have had bm issues in the past with, or have some sort of grudge with, it seems really hard for me to type those two letters because whenever I play him, it doesn't seem like I'm just practicing, it's like the finals of a tournament and the entire job is to establish my dominance. Of course, I don't have a good record against this guy and I still don't see eye to eye with him, but I always look forward to playing with him. I hate everything about him, except for the fact that he's a good player, and that's always a good thing when finding someone to play. Don't get me wrong, 9.5/10 of my teammates are really tight with me and I am a generally nice guy to people I don't know, but sometimes theres that guy who constantly rubs you the wrong way, and it's really hard to say gg to that kind of person. | ||
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micronesia
United States24676 Posts
On August 19 2008 07:00 Valentine wrote: The say I see it, just being nice in telling your opponent that they are the better player, and that you've officially given up. Ah, this brings up another issue of typing out and then continuing to play. Don't you hate that? When people type out, I respond back with a very quick 'gg' and then keep playing as though they haven't given up, because too often they just go back to micro/macro -_-a | ||
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Too_MuchZerg
Finland2818 Posts
BUT what is BADMANNER: - whispering 'gg' after opponent left - of course winner says 'gg' before loser - typing something like 'gl hf' early/middle of game, for example, you managed to hurt his/her economy major way and you are in huge lead. - at least those :D | ||
Chill
Calgary25980 Posts
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LemOn
United Kingdom8629 Posts
And if I am winning, I show respect to the loser. He tried and lost. He played a game with me. I want to show that I enjoy it (as I do every Starcraft game) Thats why we both deserve to exchange the good game sign. | ||
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Raidern
Brazil3811 Posts
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ScarFace
United States1175 Posts
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micronesia
United States24676 Posts
On August 19 2008 07:05 Chill wrote: GG is like shaking hands after a match. On August 19 2008 07:08 Raidern wrote: gg is like shaking hands after a tennis match, you just do it. Well when it's a league or major event, it's pretty common for hands to get shaken. In the US Open for tennis, I do notice the players always shake hands. When I played on a basketball league, we all lined up to shake hands after the game. This is consistent with the OP. But the only place where I don't agree is that this means you should always gg. A 5-15 minute match vs someone you don't know in a competition where you don't meet is hardly the same as a 90-120 minute match which you will do only a few the entire week. There's nothing wrong with shaking hands... but I think it's overkill to expect it to always happen in every competition. | ||
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