Correct use of the term "gg" in gaming

[Citrus]

You're too sensitive; you need to read less into things like that. You cannot determine tone, sarcasm, or arrogance via text.

 

[GaM Pancho]

Actually I totally agree, I see it sometimes on versus where we clatter the survivors as they leave the safe room, after they're all down one of our team might go "gg", Yeah. It was for you, you bloody crumpet

So yeah, I have to totally agree with the OP.

Personally, I use the term whenever the game was fun, regardless if I won or lost, if the match was fair and fun for both sides, then I claim that it was a "gg"

And to those of you replying "Who cares" and "you obvs taek the game 2 srsly"...just shut up and stop trying to look cool on the internet

 

[junkmanuk]

I think it's important that, like in any language, there's a translations for these sayings:

Define: gg
(in context of winner)
'Well done old chum, that game was most spectacular and I enjoyed engaging you in combat despite your being of marginally less skill'

(in context of loser)
'Well done, you demonstrated your elevated skill level against mine and I am a dignified loser, I look forward to engaging you in battle again after some practice'

define: stfu noob
'Playing games gives me the illusion of being a strong and awesome being. Your comments as a casual gamer are breaking this illusion so I must ask you to cease typing immediately'

define: you suck why do you play this game you noob *
'I have more time on my hands than you, and no doubt better hand-eye co-ordination than you. As such I am more entitled to engage in combat than you are.'
* note this is usually followed by a vote to kick said player

define: omfg
'My goodness, a seasoned player would never have goofed in that manner, I would like to indicate my dissatisfaction with your gameplaying technique to the rest of the players'

define: lol
'I just witnessed/experienced a moment of gaming which made me quite literally "Laugh Out Loud". Either that or I just killed someone in a devestating manner and feel the need to indicate my triumph textually.'

define: RADHAIUIAIEFIUHIHUEFH
'My caps-lock is stuck on and I am indicating un-utterable rage and what has just taken place, no doubt I will send subsequent messages to indicate the cause shortly'

 

[Signa]

I think, in a nutshell, the OP is a sore loser and doesn't like it when the winner communicates to him AT ALL after a win. Anyone agreeing with him also likely is a sore loser, or are overly competitive while playing games.


Congrats. You just trounced/got trounced by some RANDOM dude on the internet. You can now remeasure your penis size.

Oh look! Mine just went down 3 points!

 

[S.H.A.R.P.]

Good Game isn't so much an implication at how well or how poorly you played, and more a show of good sportsmanship. It's like bowing to your opponent before and after a spar, or tapping swords before a duel. Pretty much any competition you can think of has its show of sportsmanship, and for gaming that's saying "gg" at the end of a match.

I fully agree. In my experience, even if I'm fully vanquished in a match, when my opponent does not say gg then I'm a bit offended. For me that is a display of arrogance, not being deemed worthy to at least call my effort good, regardless of how horrendous they were. I say gg to when I'm vanquished like that, because I probably learned something in that match, and I can enjoy myself regardless of losing or winning.

 

[Rascarin]

I'll say "gg" if it was an enjoyable game, i.e. no flame trolls or pathetic n00bs throwing names around. Even if I won, I'll say it was a good game if we were able to keep it civil and have a good time. Its about the game as a whole, not my experience versus yours.

For example (bragging time niao) I was playing a game of CTF on Halo (the first one), and actually managed to score all ten winning points. Everyone was a decent player, we had no n00bs, everyone seemed to have a laugh. That was a "good game", and I said so, even though I won.

 

[IsoNeko]

I'm agreeing with the OP here. Countless times have I had to swallow my pride and just utter Good Game back to a team we've decimated. Or get called fags because we got raped and didn't say Good Game afterwards.

A good game is a fun one. Not one were it's all one sided and is an easy victory.

 

[Jandau]

I have a tendancy to say "well played" instead of "good game". Would OP find that more insulting or less?

 

[brodie21]

its called sportsmanship. no-one likes losing, but if you cant say good game you shouldnt play

 

[Sea Age]

To me it's an indication of me having had a good game. Whether I played badly, or good, as long as I felt that it was a fun round, I say "gg". Beyond that it's, as stated many times above, common courtesy.

The term "gg" has transferred to real-life where I live, as a sarcastic remark, though. Much like "Nice going, dude -.- ".

 

[Levziemuch]

You put way to much thought into some things =P

 

[JohnSmith]

For some people saying gg is like the post match handshake for most real world competitive sports it is required regardless of the content of the match. This kind of person may well find your not saying in the situation you have outlined at least as insulting as you find their saying it.

 

[Soulreaverm]

I've never seen 'gg' used in a way which means 'somebody played well'. Most of the time people say 'gg' after a match as a general courtesy, just meaning they enjoyed the match, they liked playing with you, it was a generally fun game. It's not supposed to imply that anybody actually played well, just that they had fun.

It's not a good game unless you have fun.

 

[Altorin]

Cool Story, bro

 

[Same River New Water]

If I'm playing tennis with you and you beat me in every single game because you're a world-standard tennis player and I've never picked up a racket before, do you say 'that was a good game' afterward to me as we shake hands at the net and walk off?

It's funny you should use that metaphor, because that was the first analogy that occurred to me too, but instead of the tennis players saying 'good game', it's the equivalent of shaking hands over the net.

When the winner says gg, except in cases where they stomped all over you, I see it as a term of respect: they're saying 'it was good to play against you'. The most memorable game of Halo I ever played [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.62334] was one in which everyone dropped out except me and one other player who was miles better than me. I got trounced, but I stuck it out to the end, and toward the end of the game I even started to hold my own a little. But I still lost, 9 kills to 25. Afterwards he sent me a message that just said 'gg' (which is unusual on console multiplayer games), and although I had got slammed it seemed like a respectful gesture.

 

[CoziestPigeon]

Maybe a superior player saying gg after they rape you is trying to tell you that you did alright, keep your chin up and maybe someday you won't suck as much wang?

 

[RH3INLAND.]

Good Game isn't so much an implication at how well or how poorly you played, and more a show of good sportsmanship. It's like bowing to your opponent before and after a spar, or tapping swords before a duel. Pretty much any competition you can think of has its show of sportsmanship, and for gaming that's saying "gg" at the end of a match.

Agreed entirely.