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AegonC
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States260 Posts
November 09 2011 13:44 GMT
#1
Hey guys, whenever I ladder in 1v1s and I win, a lot of my opponents say "gg" or "GG" before they leave. At first I thought they misspelled "gl" but I don't think they did after so many occurrences. I apologize for bad English, but I come from Ukraine and I don't understand this "gg". Please explain.
ryndaris
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
263 Posts
November 09 2011 13:44 GMT
#2
Good game.
BLinD-RawR
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
ALLEYCAT BLUES51045 Posts
November 09 2011 13:45 GMT
#3
GG means good game.
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oldahe
Profile Joined May 2010
Austria534 Posts
November 09 2011 13:45 GMT
#4
hey aegonC! GG or gg means "great gamings". cu
Railgan
Profile Joined August 2010
Switzerland1507 Posts
November 09 2011 13:45 GMT
#5
It has literally no meaning because everybody does it anyways regardless weither the game was good or not
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Provocateur
Profile Joined October 2010
Sweden1665 Posts
November 09 2011 13:45 GMT
#6
"GG" is short for Good Game. It's considered well mannered to type "gg" before you leave a game.
thetermnater
Profile Joined June 2011
16 Posts
November 09 2011 13:46 GMT
#7
On November 09 2011 22:45 Sclol wrote:
It has literally no meaning because everybody does it anyways regardless weither the game was good or not

Fact
Blasterion
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
China10272 Posts
November 09 2011 13:47 GMT
#8
gg means good game, something they say before leaving to be polite, where as most of the time leaving without gg'ing may be considered "rage quitting" or rude or disrespectful
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marttorn
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
Norway5211 Posts
November 09 2011 13:47 GMT
#9
Simple questions, simple answers thread ! And as everybody said, it means Good Game and is a sign of good manner and respect.
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quirinus
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Croatia2489 Posts
November 09 2011 13:48 GMT
#10
It's usually used after you lose the game, to concede (surrender).

If he says "gg" you are supposed to answer "gg" too. People usually leave after they surrender (say "gg"), but don't stop playing since some people are bm (bad mannered) and will continue to play, using gg as a distraction for you.

Sometimes it's used before the game. Then it means something like "let's have a good game". Again, you should respond with "gg" too.
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pPingu
Profile Joined September 2011
Switzerland2892 Posts
November 09 2011 13:48 GMT
#11
Did you really have to create a thread to ask this? :/
simansh
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
257 Posts
November 09 2011 13:48 GMT
#12
It means Grotesque Ganocephalous
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courtpanda
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
866 Posts
November 09 2011 13:49 GMT
#13
theres also offensive "gg"-ing, where after you crush an opponents army, you say "gg" because you know the game is over. its almost like saying "gtfo, i won".
HydraLF
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Hong Kong626 Posts
November 09 2011 13:49 GMT
#14
no gg no skill.
Sure.
Sbrubbles
Profile Joined October 2010
Brazil5776 Posts
November 09 2011 13:49 GMT
#15
GG doesn't actually mean the game was a good game (despite that being the literal translation).

It means "I accept defeat honorably because you played better".
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Snaphoo
Profile Joined July 2010
United States614 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-09 13:50:26
November 09 2011 13:50 GMT
#16
GG ostensibly stands for "good game," but it is more of a cultural expression liking shaking hands, as it is considered good manner to say it after every game, no matter whether a win or loss, cheesy or macro.

Also, if you are the winner, you should never be the first to say "GG," as that would be akin to trying to shake hands with a player on an opposing team before the game has ended.
merz
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
Sweden2760 Posts
November 09 2011 13:50 GMT
#17
On November 09 2011 22:45 Sclol wrote:
It has literally no meaning because everybody does it anyways regardless weither the game was good or not


Misconception.

Typing in "GG" is not necessarily just referring to the quality of the game, it's a way of showing respect to your opponent, much like when teams or individuals shake hands/thank eachother after a game in any other sport.

Winners never quit, quitters never win.
mrhh
Profile Joined April 2009
50 Posts
November 09 2011 13:50 GMT
#18
Good game can be interpreted as an acknowledgment of that the game is over, and that the game was played under fair conditions. Under this interpretations it is irrelevant if the game was "good" or not, or if either player played particularly well.
wrekkless
Profile Joined June 2011
Canada87 Posts
November 09 2011 13:50 GMT
#19
Gorgeous Gorgon. ^^
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Ghoststrikes
Profile Joined February 2011
Canada1356 Posts
November 09 2011 13:51 GMT
#20
g.g.

good. game.

wat.
Never say die
cmen15
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States1519 Posts
November 09 2011 13:51 GMT
#21
Mad funny yesterday I got into a game an said "gl". My opponent asked me what it meant lol, after i told him and he said that im going to need the luck more..... So long for manor these days lolol.
Greed leads to just about all losses.
gosuMalicE
Profile Joined March 2011
Canada676 Posts
November 09 2011 13:52 GMT
#22
On November 09 2011 22:49 courtpanda wrote:
theres also offensive "gg"-ing, where after you crush an opponents army, you say "gg" because you know the game is over. its almost like saying "gtfo, i won".

This is bad advice you never want to offensive gg because it makes people angry and more likely to stay in the game to the bitter end and waste your time. Just be manner and its all good.
I play Protoss, because lets face it, who doesn't love hyper-advanced Egyptian ninja-aliens that kill people with lightsabres attached to both arms?
Nightkaira
Profile Joined March 2011
Singapore412 Posts
November 09 2011 13:52 GMT
#23
it means Girl's Generation ...

But in SC2 it means Good Game.
HaXXspetten
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Sweden15718 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-09 13:53:27
November 09 2011 13:52 GMT
#24
Goldfishes Galore
On November 09 2011 22:52 Nightkaira wrote:
it means Girl's Generation ...

But in SC2 it means Good Game.

Even as a Sone I don't think of SNSD when I see GG, but I guess that works as well
thetermnater
Profile Joined June 2011
16 Posts
November 09 2011 13:53 GMT
#25
Are we in medieval England?
Blasterion
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
China10272 Posts
November 09 2011 13:53 GMT
#26
On November 09 2011 22:52 Nightkaira wrote:
it means Girl's Generation ...

But in SC2 it means Good Game.

Girl's Generation is SNSD =P
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Riskr
Profile Joined November 2010
Germany403 Posts
November 09 2011 13:54 GMT
#27
it means "great gorgonzola" and is mostly used by tourists in Italy.
jk.
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Spidinko
Profile Joined May 2010
Slovakia1174 Posts
November 09 2011 13:56 GMT
#28
I love how everyone keeps answering the question. ++postcount?
CTStalker
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Canada9720 Posts
November 09 2011 13:57 GMT
#29
Don't make topics to ask simple questions
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