I don't play anything competitive online that uses chat, so never. Closest would be saying thanks after a duty in FFXIV
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How often do you say GG
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I'll say gg if the other player does first and I was the winner, otherwise I will say it only when its an actually good tight match. When its not even close and someone says gg, I find that annoying, not every game is a good game for everyone.
Never, sounds super cringe and the only person I know who says this, 'GG' not good game, IRL says it in an asshole ironic way. So anytime I see somebody saying it I immediately see it negatively.
For clarification though, a person saying good game and GG are two different things to me.
For clarification though, a person saying good game and GG are two different things to me.
"GG all"
Almost always do. Any game I play.
Except if I have had an abysmally shit game. In which case I just dont say anything. I dont stick around for the gg's, just quit the millisecond the game is done.
Almost always do. Any game I play.
Except if I have had an abysmally shit game. In which case I just dont say anything. I dont stick around for the gg's, just quit the millisecond the game is done.
I've never heard it until about 4-5 years ago. Been playing online games since online was a thing. Consoles at least
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It started on PC because of text chat. Its been around since the Quake era.
I've met like 1 PC gamer in my life. No lie. Everyone I know just plays on console.
Usually after doing sorties or particularly tough missions in Warframe with randoms I'll say gg. Always a good feeling when everyone in the squad says it.
I was reading it back in 99/early 00s as a young lad playing online RTS/DOTA; GG and GGWP were both common in AoE/AoE2/SC/WC3, alongside "gl hf" before matches began.
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/gg
Guess, as usual, console is late to the party ;)
just kidding :)
I sometimes nod and say it out loud when I watch a Bob Ross stream and he finishes another happy little painting.
Other than that, never. I don't play competitive online with any sort of chat enabled.
Other than that, never. I don't play competitive online with any sort of chat enabled.
I don't really play that much competitive online anymore, but I've played a lot of Counter-Strike when I was still a young lad. And every game started with GL HF and ended at GG. There were exceptions if the opponents were acting like dicks the whole game of course. When I still played Dota 2, I ended games at GG. In Hearthstone I always started with the "hello" emote and ended with "well played" emote. More recently I've just played Clash Royale on my phone, there too I start every match with "Good luck" emote and end with "Good game" "Well played" emotes. I don't use the animated emotes at all, especially not the crying one.
Also when playing with friends, we usually say "thanks for the games" when we stop playing or just one in the group leaves.
Also when playing with friends, we usually say "thanks for the games" when we stop playing or just one in the group leaves.
I also started playing online prior to 2000 and it's been really common always. In Counter-Strike Clanbase ladder matches "GL HF" at the start was even kind of a rule, it was an acknowledgement that both teams were ready to start the match. I remember people starting to complain and ask for new restarts because they weren't ready yet "we didn't say GL!". Of course the question is about GG and not about GL HF, but both have been around. Could be as you mention that you've played more on consoles, don't think the communication between opposing teams has been as easy as it's been on PC so it hasn't been as common. I think we used it in Starsiege Tribes already and it's use is probably even older than that.
Exactly!
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HALO - i send this to top players on the opposing team in a closely contested match, win or lose, or to people obviously held back by poor players on their team (sometimes me, lol)
Very rarely. I don't play many competitive games and if I do I'm in party chat and have all messaging disabled. Zero interest in communicating with randoms.
Im honest.
If it was a blowout on siege 3-0 that was not a gg.
It it was matchpoint OT then yeah GG
If it was a blowout on siege 3-0 that was not a gg.
It it was matchpoint OT then yeah GG
