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United States161 Posts
Hi Everyone,
I had an epiphany the other day. So many people bad manners on ladder after they lose, but nobody good manners. I guess it makes sense, it is easier to yell and blame someone for beating you than it is to accept that they played better. So, in an effort to make the ladder a better place, I've decided to end every game I lose with some good manner for my opponent.
Thus far, I have 6 instances of good manner:
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http://www.mediafire.com/?drqka1kc3volxt1
Furthermore, I've found myself much more willing to go back and see how I lost after complementing my opponent on a job well done. That might just be a coincidence (or maybe I'm weird).
NOTE: Some players may become confused and frightened at the sight of such a rare occurrence of good manner. If they do begin to lash out, calmly explain to them that you meant your complements and that you most definitely aren't trolling. :D
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You are doing a good thing, sir. I shall also attempt to compliment the cheeses that get thrown at me  . But in all seriousness, this is what ladder needs.. It's so bm atm.
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Haha I'd like to play against you, I haven't even gotten a 'gg' in all the games I've played lately. >.>
I'd just be careful of how you word your good manner. Some people could take "well executed rush" to have a hint of bitterness to it.
Of course if you mean well though, it doesn't matter if they interpret you the wrong way.
Personally though, I just say 'gg wp' if I feel my opponent played particularly well. Seeing as hardly anyone even says 'gg' anymore, 'gg wp' seems like the pinnacle of manner by comparison.
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United States161 Posts
On August 17 2011 11:42 Sarang wrote:
Haha I'd like to play against you, I haven't even gotten a 'gg' in all the games I've played lately. >.>
I'd just be careful of how you word your good manner. Some people could take "well executed rush" to have a hint of bitterness to it.
Of course if you mean well though, it doesn't matter if they interpret you the wrong way.
Personally though, I just say 'gg wp' if I feel my opponent played particularly well. Seeing as hardly anyone even says 'gg' anymore, 'gg wp' seems like the pinnacle of manner by comparison.
Indeed. In fact, my friend told me to always put "gg wp" but I always forget. >_>
In any case, 2-3 of these guys have messaged me afterward and I've had friendly conversations with them.
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I always gg out of games haha. I don't understand why the bm has gotten so popular. Children these days!
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The thing is pros no longer play As well mannered so that attitude is trickling down.
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lol somebody just fake gg'd me and wasted 43 minutes of my time
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Ya your intentions might be great, but saying something along the lines of 'nice timing' might sound angry on the other end. Regardless, good job on trying to add some gm to the ladder.
Personally I feel like 'gg wp' is easy enough to do, and there isn't any wrong way to interpret it.
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I love the marine scv all in, "Nice timing, gg" I have no idea how you do that. I would of put my keyboard though the wall.
I think Day[9] talks about this in his daily about getting into Starcraft II. Since you aren't venting and talking shit and just taking it like a justified loss, you are able to cope with losing a ton easier.
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On August 17 2011 11:47 Ungrateful wrote:
The thing is pros no longer play As well mannered so that attitude is trickling down.
So true, a lot of low level players see Pro-level players BM others and think it's okay to do so. They don't realize that most of it is (usually) taken lightly.
All those instances of good manner sound so sarcastic to me for some reason. You can't really see through the text to their actually intentions though :/
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The only people who are ever mannered to me are on the Korean server T.T
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heh i try to gg every game regardless how bad it was for me and on occasion if something awesome kills me go into a conversation about how well played it was, as far as bad mannering, if someone bm's i usually wait til the game is over in silence then message them after a snide comment and block em ^_^
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People are such babies on ladder... I'm always good manner until my opponent isn't, which is 95% of the time.
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United States161 Posts
On August 17 2011 11:50 0mgVitaminE wrote:
Ya your intentions might be great, but saying something along the lines of 'nice timing' might sound angry on the other end. Regardless, good job on trying to add some gm to the ladder.
Personally I feel like 'gg wp' is easy enough to do, and there isn't any wrong way to interpret it.
A fair point. I'll probably up the manner (add wp and maybe a happy face or something) to make sure I get the message across. The idea is that people go to such great lengths to BM others, the least I can do is send a nice little message complementing others on things they did well.
I think it should be more than just a "gg wp" since BMers generally send you more than just no "gg".
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or you could just type gg on its own, because the people you're saying "good timing" to probably have no idea what they just did
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So everything you say is actually genuine?
I will start doing this if it actually helps with rage. I just can't get over beating myself up. I want to believe that my opponents played well and deserved their win, but I just don't know. I worry that doing this is merely just "going through the motions" and won't actually help with anger issues because it is all acting.
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United States161 Posts
On August 17 2011 11:53 blabber wrote:
or you could just type gg on its own, because the people you're saying "good timing" to probably have no idea what they just did
Maybe, maybe not. In all honesty, I didn't know what else to say to that guy ._. I think I messed up my build on that one and reacted all wrong to everything but needed something, so the first thing that popped into my head was "nice timing". Probably not the best option, but better than "nice all-in" or something like that >>
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United States161 Posts
On August 17 2011 11:54 Divergence wrote:
So everything you say is actually genuine?
I will start doing this if it actually helps with rage. I just can't get over beating myself up. I want to believe that my opponents played well and deserved their win, but I just don't know. I worry that doing this is merely just "going through the motions" and won't actually help with anger issues because it is all acting.
Yeah, it is genuine. I pick out some part of their play that they did well and that I think made me lose.
Like that last guy, I messed up my entire stargate harass (plus he blind countered it) and didn't have any ground units. Regardless, he still rolled in with a great composition of infestors, banelings, zerglings, and roaches. That legitimately threw me for a loop and even if I was on top of my game would still probably have lost. It was legitimately a good build, well executed, and a deserved loss on my part.
So I guess the key is to make sure you pick an actual GOOD part of their play and complement that rather than just throwing something generic out there. Think about what they did right, not what you did wrong.
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This is so mannered that some people might find it sarcastic! I say this because whenever I get cheesed I say "gg wp" and never mean it 
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