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On February 21 2011 03:11 supersoft wrote:
I only "gg" games that are worth it. I don't understand why everyone has to type "gg" especially the pros.
Because different people have different views of what games are "worth" it.
People take themselves too seriously.
Most of the people that say they don't "gg" "unless it is a good game" typically tend to be the type where they always want to blame their loss on something, or are generally BM. Often times when I chat with people after game they have to say some cynical remark like "I would have won if "x" didn't happen" or "you're so lucky x happened". They have that holier than thou attitude. Apparently manners and having fun playing the game is too much to wrap their head around. I guess that is why most of the good players tend to say gg. They acknowledge that their opponent did better than them that game and try to learn from their mistakes. Sort of a congratulations, I guess. Not the fat nerdy "wow I'm not saying gg it wasn't a good game man w/e" attitude.
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i just mass OC and call down mules in their base. pretty polite imo the mules are harmless
Faust, i know the type. Played some high diamond zerg who wasn't any good and at the end of the game, he said i'm so lucky cause he forgot bling speed. And he kept saying how lucky I was while he died lol
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People say gg a lot less in team games than in 1v1s. probably about 80% of my 1v1s the person gl hfs at the beginning and ggs at the end. about 15% dont say anything and the other 5% either BM or just say some random ass shit.
So I would say people respect players who play 1v1 a lot more because it's more of a serious match of skill whereas team games are played more just for funsies and someone can turtle and make 30 void rays then its gg. And at that point everyone is ridiculously pissed that one douche sat there and made 30 void rays that they'll make pylons everywhere or lift their buildings.
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On February 21 2011 03:11 supersoft wrote:
I only "gg" games that are worth it. I don't understand why everyone has to type "gg" especially the pros.
have you ever watched tennis, soccer, basketball, ice hockey or any other sport for that matter? people shake hands, say something nice or do/say something in the spirit of sportsmanship.
gg is the equivalence in sc and a lot of other games. if you think saying gg is actually exclusive to the "good games" (whatever that even means since it's highly subjective) then you have missed something.
pros say it and you should too in the spirit of sportsmanship.
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On February 21 2011 04:10 SCC-Faust wrote:Show nested quote +On February 21 2011 03:11 supersoft wrote:
I only "gg" games that are worth it. I don't understand why everyone has to type "gg" especially the pros. Because different people have different views of what games are "worth" it. People take themselves too seriously. Most of the people that say they don't "gg" "unless it is a good game" typically tend to be the type where they always want to blame their loss on something, or are generally BM. Often times when I chat with people after game they have to say some cynical remark like "I would have won if "x" didn't happen" or "you're so lucky x happened". They have that holier than thou attitude. Apparently manners and having fun playing the game is too much to wrap their head around. I guess that is why most of the good players tend to say gg. They acknowledge that their opponent did better than them that game and try to learn from their mistakes. Sort of a congratulations, I guess. Not the fat nerdy "wow I'm not saying gg it wasn't a good game man w/e" attitude.
you'd be amazed some just have standards they adhere to. Then again, some might be cocky, you could do a poll instead of writing biased generalizations.
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If a terran player lifts off and goes to an island, I simply just take every expo build up to 200 supply and wait for him to leave. Hes the one wasting time since he already has the loss.
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I think some people think they can still win. If you can lift to an island and turtle and mass air and beat 7 computers, why not vs. humans? My roommate always still thinks he can win despite losing all his depots and such
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On February 21 2011 04:25 danielsan wrote:
you'd be amazed some just have standards they adhere to. Then again, some might be cocky, you could do a poll instead of writing biased generalizations.
I'm not really concerned about it.
I was just posting what the majority of my experiences have been like.
Not really sure what you expect me to say. Maybe if you pay me a few hundred I'll hire a research team and do some studies though.
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If people don't leave it isn't always because of rage. I mean sometimes it is, and tbh I always offensive gg in team games because I don't like dragging a game on longer then it needs to be. In 1v1 I do offensive gg, but it's different. I always wait till it's like guaranteed to be over and they know it. I'm pushing into their nat with a massive army and they have nothing. It's always at the last second too. Like I aim for it to be right before they would gg and after that point.
With regards to whether it's a gg or not, it doesn't matter. It's called being mannered and not a jerk. If I don't shake hands with the other team at the end of a soccer game, I'm a punk. They nearly took me out of the game, screw them. Deal with it, and shake their hands. gg after a game, regardless of whether you think it's ridiculous you lost.
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On February 20 2011 13:09 DM20 wrote:
I don't GG a lot of the time out of sheer laziness.
Well said. That is the reason for most non-ggers I would say.
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On February 21 2011 02:58 danielsan wrote:
why? how can a game be good when one side plays poor?
The premise directly contradicts the conclusion.
Saying gg has nothing to do with the game being good. It is about sportsmanship. Not saying gg is like refusing to shake hands with the opposing team after a hockey game. It is disrespectful.
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that's next to hypocrite imho.
i have nothing against, in the name of good sportmanship, saying "uga-chacka", "jeronimo", "for Uniden", "the horse is in the barn", or even doing and LCD high-five but why would i HAVE TO say GOOD GAME, or WELL PLAYED, even if i know it wasnt, and probably the opponent knows it too.
promoting this GG is just neutering competitive play.
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On February 21 2011 04:59 Mastermind wrote:Show nested quote +On February 21 2011 02:58 danielsan wrote:
why? how can a game be good when one side plays poor?
The premise directly contradicts the conclusion. Saying gg has nothing to do with the game being good. It is about sportsmanship. Not saying gg is like refusing to shake hands with the opposing team after a hockey game. It is disrespectful.
I would shake hands at lan but not gg online, im lazy and I dont have to gg in each game because you say that is polite to do so.
Deal with that, not everyone leaving without saying gg is raging.
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command that he stays, tell him that he's not allowed to leave, and that you want him to watch as you destroy his base, so he'll fully understand what you did to him
it's BM, but it gets the job done most of the time
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On February 21 2011 04:59 Mastermind wrote:
Saying gg has nothing to do with the game being good. It is about sportsmanship.
Exactly - but I for instance don't feel that ladder is about competition - for me it's mainly about improving myself, testing stuff and learning from my mistakes (training). I don't want to interact with the people i meet there unless they want to discuss strategies or the game and I even would prefer if there was some full dnd mode which deactivates ingame messages. However if people are really persistant about gl hf gg etc. i tend to find them pretty offensive and react in a way to it which is considered bm.
On the other hand i am always very friendly in tourneys, however i wouldn't mind if someone doesn't wish me gl or gg - i prefer honest statements over stupid standard phrases.
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The polite way to get your opponent to gg is to crush his soul with 200 banelings.
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Simply start the game with a GL HF
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I don't really mind if my opponent is being stubborn; it's a good opportunity to keep practicing my macro and steamroll him with the most ridiculous units.
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On February 21 2011 05:26 TrainFX wrote:
The polite way to get your opponent to gg is to crush his soul with 200 banelings.
400 banelings!
Also, it is *amazing* how many people are posting without actually reading the OP.
Some people are just going to be dicks when they lose, so macro up and win with mass <unused units>.
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On February 20 2011 13:01 absalom86 wrote:
Say " GG " for them. It usually makes them happy. Win 1 battle and then say gg.
You sure you want to do that?
There's once someone did that to me, bunker rush and used 4 rines to kill my lings, only thing is that my 6RR face slammed him right after he typed 'gg'.
I lost, however by laughing too hard and pulling my cable-off.
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