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Ban "GG"

Zero Shingetsu·11/23/2015, 6:17:32 AM·2 votes·585 views

GG is a phrase that should automatically be blocked. I just had a team surrender 4-1 at 20 when we were only down by 13 kills and had taken more towers than the other team, and had literally just finished getting a double kill. Our Tryndamere said "gg" after his third failed gank at about 12 minutes.

When someone says "gg" in team chat, it kills morale instantly. It subconsciously gives everyone the impression the game is already lost while simultaneously letting you know that at least one of you has given up entirely. If people would focus on playing instead of spending their time whining about how the game is already lost, they might find the tide shifting.

Furthermore, while we're at it, there should be more visual feedback for how pushed a lane is. Kills are important for momentum, but at the end of the day, you don't win the game by killing the other team 50 times. You do it by taking their nexus. I've been in at least three games I can remember where my team has won with a final kill count of about 20-50 because we stayed mobile and pushed effectively. And I've been in several more where the other team did it.

So many people are caught up watching self-styled "athletes" get astounding kills on eachother at Worlds that they fail to realize there's more to winning a game of League than getting the penta. So please Riot, censor "GG", or at least let people know at a glance that their team has control of the map despite being down in kills.

19 Comments

Emperor Cynric11/23/2015, 6:19:36 AM6 votes

gg

Shonjl11/23/2015, 6:52:47 AM3 votes

That is pushing it, its one thing if someone says GG easy. But GG has no harm at all at it. Even if it is used sarcastically, it often is just polite to say, even in a steamroll game.

I always say it even if I got or was doing the steamrolling since even if the enemy got fked, they still put a decent chunk of time into the game and I respect that and say GG for it.

Just because some people say it to be snide doesn't mean the thing should be removed at all.

Dyonas11/23/2015, 6:39:23 AM1 votes

"at 20 when we were only down by 13 kills" How the hell are you down 13 kills at 20 minutes? I'd surrender that too.

Pentch11/23/2015, 7:29:46 AM1 votes

What about gj?

ModPrandine11/23/2015, 8:04:34 AM1 votes

Saying GG alone and by itself isn't the problem. No, the problem lies in the players who like to use it to be jerks whether by saying GG very early on in the match (like after they got first blooded for example there) and/or they use it alongside other comments like "gg easy" or "gg newbs/noobs". I see no reason to ban the phrase just because some less than desirable people choose to use it irresponsibly.

Best Valor NA11/24/2015, 6:19:29 PM1 votes

mute them.