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"Good Game", a.k.a "GeeGee" or simply "GG"


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#1 Agile

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Posted February 11 2013 - 03:38 AM

We all know the messaged "GG" after a round of Hawken (or another game), but often i feel it's being misused. Some people tend to think the GG applies to their own game, a self pad on the back claiming praise for their own gameplay, which is not what GG actually stands for (imo).

Personally i think a GG is praise for the other team, for a good game: intense fighting and preferably a close finish. When the game was one-sided, totally unballanced and the other team got smashed, a "GG" from the winning team afterwards severly lacks any decency, respect or politiness. Getting roflstomped is one thing, receiving a GG afterwards really does nothing but bad...

Ps. calling the opposing teams play mediocre, avarage or weak more or less leads to the same thing.

Hope to see some more courtesy on and around the battlefield.

Edited by Agile, February 11 2013 - 03:41 AM.


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Posted February 11 2013 - 03:45 AM

Unfortunately, It's another obnoxious trend. It will fade away and be forgotten soon enough, I try not to think too much about it. However, I admit I have fallen victim in that I have spouted  "gg" after matches as a formality.

At any rate, at least repeatedly 180'ing on your enemy after a kill isn't gaining popularity.
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Posted February 11 2013 - 03:46 AM

Well, my GG is being misinterpreted then. I ALWAYS say GG, whether it was a close match, whether I got stomped or not, whether I won or lost by a great difference in score. It is just my way of saying 'thank you for the match'.
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Posted February 11 2013 - 03:47 AM

Well, GG can be used and interpreted in many ways. That is different from person to person. And since you don't really know in what context it is used. It can either mean a good or bad thing to someone.

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Posted February 11 2013 - 03:55 AM

i see it as a way to acknowledge your opponents efforts, no matter if they won or lost.
if i'm having a bad mood i frequently shut up and close the chat bar, but if i'm conversing i normally give a 'gg' after every match.
in a way it's like the handshake in tennis.
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Posted February 11 2013 - 04:14 AM

I've always seen good game as a sign of respect to thank the other players for the match. Doesn't matter if i won, lost or the game was close, I appreciate being able to play with others and so say "GG" at the end regardless.
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Posted February 11 2013 - 04:14 AM

does balanced good game really exist?
usually in unbalanced game the winning team will say GG
GG=great fuzzy bunny?

#8 Agile

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Posted February 11 2013 - 04:27 AM

Good to see what others think, how you use GG. For me a good game does not per se mean a win. Some of the good games i had lately were losses, in these games both teams were more or less on par which results in a somewhat close finale. I think it's good respect to thank all for the games shared. However when it was totally unballanced and one of the teams got roflstomped i dont think you can call it a good game, from either side, dont you think?

Edited by Agile, February 11 2013 - 04:28 AM.


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Posted February 11 2013 - 04:34 AM

It's just a common courtesy to say at the end of the match, good game or not. Definitely burns somewhat when the game totally sucked, it's like the other team is just rubbing it in.

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Posted February 11 2013 - 04:38 AM

I say gg regardless. Take it as you will, but it's not always meant to be used in a literal sense. It's more of a common courtesy habit I've obtained from playing doom 2 competitively. If you didn't say gg, even after a stomp, was considered a little rude. As said above, it's like a "thank you for the game."
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Posted February 11 2013 - 04:43 AM

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Posted February 11 2013 - 04:45 AM

View PostAgile, on February 11 2013 - 03:38 AM, said:

When the game was one-sided, totally unballanced and the other team got smashed, a "GG" from the winning team afterwards severly lacks any decency, respect or politiness. Getting roflstomped is one thing, receiving a GG afterwards really does nothing but bad...
While there are a few people who use "gg" mockingly, this viewpoint is really more often than not you projecting your own insecurities and creating a negative context that was never there.

In childrens' sports, they are taught to shake hands and be courteous after a game, no matter what side of the outcome they were on. You also see this with professional athletes, with some sharing a hug, a kind word, or even sincere condolences.

Perhaps you need to stop being so cynical.

Also, stop getting mad @ vidya gamez.

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Posted February 11 2013 - 04:52 AM

View PostDisrupted, on February 11 2013 - 03:45 AM, said:

Unfortunately, It's another obnoxious trend. It will fade away and be forgotten soon enough.
Yeah right. It's been going strong since I started gaming 13 years ago, and I doubt it will be going away anytime soon.
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#14 Agile

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Posted February 11 2013 - 04:55 AM

Hmm, apparently i wasnt aware that a "GG" is more then often just a polite thank you afterwards. I usually do that more direct: "tnx for the game". I use a GG when the game was actually a good one, i guess that's not the general consensus of this abbreviation.

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Posted February 11 2013 - 04:57 AM

View PostRisorialScion, on February 11 2013 - 03:46 AM, said:

Well, my GG is being misinterpreted then. I ALWAYS say GG, whether it was a close match, whether I got stomped or not, whether I won or lost by a great difference in score. It is just my way of saying 'thank you for the match'.
This.  I sometimes use well fought or am more descriptive if it was stellar.  


Maybe we need to start a new acronym based out of Hawken.  Hmmm, not sure.  Thanks For The Fight?  TFTF

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Posted February 11 2013 - 05:02 AM

I looked at it as a show of good sportsmanship, but some would spout out stuff like, "yeah right," or, "no it wasn't," so now I don't say it unless someone else does, if a game was particularly close, or if I come in a place other than 1st.

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Posted February 11 2013 - 05:02 AM

View PostAgile, on February 11 2013 - 03:38 AM, said:

Personally i think a GG is praise for the other team, for a good game: intense fighting and preferably a close finish. When the game was one-sided, totally unballanced and the other team got smashed, a "GG" from the winning team afterwards severly lacks any decency, respect or politiness. Getting roflstomped is one thing, receiving a GG afterwards really does nothing but bad...

A "gg" simply means "good game", like in "it was a good game overall."
I think saying "wp" (well played) against the loosing side/oponent can be impolite.
Because the loosing side never played well, thats why they/he or she have lost.
That's a common rule in serious Chess games, you can always say gg against the loosing side but never tell them that they have
played well.  The loosing side will say well played while shaking your hand and looking into your eyes.

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Posted February 11 2013 - 05:06 AM

I never really gave thought to it and have always said it after any game win or lose, mainly just to be a good sport but I found that the habit honestly kept my head out of the gutter when bad games came about.

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There's a difference between making the hoop 14 feet high and telling all the players that you have to wait for half a second after running before you can shoot the ball.


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Posted February 11 2013 - 05:11 AM

To my believe a GG was more or less the same as a Well Played, apprently this seems not the case. It appeared to me as being actually a bad sport in some cases. Good to know that it is merely a polite thank you.

I find it weird though to say "Good game" when one actually tries to say "thank you", i will try to view this differently from now on...

Edited by Agile, February 11 2013 - 05:14 AM.


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Posted February 11 2013 - 05:37 AM

View PostRisorialScion, on February 11 2013 - 03:46 AM, said:

Well, my GG is being misinterpreted then. I ALWAYS say GG, whether it was a close match, whether I got stomped or not, whether I won or lost by a great difference in score. It is just my way of saying 'thank you for the match'.

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