The phrase "GG"

Makior72·12/1/2015, 7:30:37 AM·4 votes·1,075 views

Commonly said by both sides of the match at the games end, I always thought this term to mean "good game" but in my most recent match when I said "gg" at the very end, apparently I was harassing the enemy team and they reported me.

Now, I know there's no way I would ever get in trouble for it or w/e I'm not even worried. What i'm actually kind of curious about, is how many people actually think "gg" is an insult or mocking the losing team, rather than good sportsmanlike conduct stating something to the effect of "good effort I enjoyed playing against you"?

16 Comments

DrCyanide12/1/2015, 7:53:13 AM7 votes

Saying "Good game" (or "GG" as we commonly type it) after a game is a time honored tradition dating back far before the first video game. It's a statement of sportsmanship, that independent of the details of the match means both teams, regardless of the outcome, can be proud of their performance. Said after a game, it will always maintain this meaning.

Some unsportsmanlike players have tried to twist "GG" over the years. Various adaptations, such as "GG no RE[play]," "GG EZ," or "GG" when the game isn't close to being decided, have given some players the impression that they're being mocked whenever they see it used in the appropriate setting. It's unfortunate, but can only be helped by the sportsmanlike players in the community continuing to use "GG" correctly.

TrulyBland12/1/2015, 7:43:07 AM5 votes

Frankly, I don't believe there's a single person that doesn't understand the intention behind saying "gg". It's just that some people are such sore losers that they want to feel insulted and thus decide to see it as being condecending. You shouldn't be afraid of false reports; but if you still are, just go with "wp" rather than "gg".

Drehirth12/1/2015, 9:34:35 PM3 votes

Really hate when enemy team says GG after a 4v5. it wasn't a good game... having said that I don't think it's reportable...

Awkward Couch12/1/2015, 7:43:02 AM3 votes

It was probably just the salt talking. I know that I can get frustrated when I have a really bad game and they say gg, I know it wasn't good. I don't think its toxic but it can be frustrating at times.

Samus7212/1/2015, 9:31:16 PM2 votes

Like Oregano, I, too, had to line up at the end of every game and high five and say "Good game" to the other team. Didn't matter how the game went. Frankly, back then, I didn't care if I won or lost. With the way our little league games were set up, I was never on a winning team. But I just wanted to play back then. Winning was nothing. Losing was nothing as well.

Now, in multiplayer video games, people are supposed to do the same thing. But for me, a "gg" has to be hard fought and well earned. A fifteen minute landslide win or loss won't get a "GG" out of me. And anyone who says otherwise in that kind of situation is, in my view, a friggin, insincere clout. That being said, a thirty minute plus game where we are clearly winning but the other side refuses to surrender will get an honorable opponent reward. But I only do that in such cases because it's more common for people to just give up nowadays and I hate quitters.

I once posted in another gaming forum that it was not always a "gg" and people lamblasted me for it saying I was not in the spirit of competition and being a sore loser. I'm not a sore loser. But I'm not going to offer false praise on anything in life.

SwapShadows12/1/2015, 7:32:54 AM2 votes

some people are just super soft.

shyv12/1/2015, 7:34:22 AM2 votes

though i really doubt you would ever get punished for it, i guess it depends on the context. saying gg after someone on your team messes up is kind of rude and makes everyone give up because of a simple mistake. i can't think of any offensive way to say gg besides that though, maybe the enemy team was just really sensitive lol

TheFameAnimal12/1/2015, 11:42:08 AM2 votes

People that report if you say "gg" are just like those that say to report someone if they break the meta, people like this simply infuriate me! I ALWAYS say "gg" at the end of a game; good or bad. ;)

IsmokeOregano12/1/2015, 8:41:47 PM2 votes

When i was a young lad I played baseball. At the end of every game, regardless of who won, the coaches and the players would line up on the boundary lines, and shake hands at home base saying "good game" to each other to promote sportsmanlike attitude. SOme kids chose not to say good game, and some kids would spit as a sign of disrespect.

In league it is the same way. GG is always sportsmanlike imo. Saying nothing at all is OK too, but spitting or "GG EZ" means the coaches (Tribunal) gonna put you on the bench next game.

Blitzidious12/1/2015, 9:32:38 PM1 votes

Pff, those lads were just a salty bunch. Next time, don't push in their poopers as hard, and they won't do that. :p

DrShoking12/1/2015, 7:40:00 AM1 votes

you can see it as gl = good luck hf = have fun gg = good game

or

gl = go lose hf = have feed gg = get good

TheSeltzerBaron12/2/2015, 3:28:17 AM1 votes

GG is used way too often and insincerely. I don't say GG if I don't think it was a good game. I don't care if it's a social custom or not, I'll say it when I mean it.

kaellidor12/2/2015, 6:01:57 AM1 votes

it kinda triggers me if its on my team and they say it after someone dies 7 min in. if they mean it in an insulting or demeaning way id totally report it if they spammed it. but if its at the end gg means good game. 4v5 3v5 gg means to be nice (unless they are one of those jerks who spammed it all game then its harassment in my opinion)

Wolfenstin12/2/2015, 7:52:48 AM1 votes

I tend not to say just 'GG' but instead usually say it along with some final words on the match, good or bad, and end it with "Oh well, GG all the same," to show I'm not just saying it to condescend the enemy. Especially if they had an AFK or something of the sort. I don't want to say "GG" like it was a good game, because it obviously wasn't for them.

Had my ADC's internet bug out on him a few games back, he was never able to recover because I couldn't hold the lane all by myself. We lost, and to rub salt in the wound, the enemy Lucian says "GG EZ." That's some crap. So I tend to not say it unless the game really was good. Otherwise, I stay silent and move on.

Joycons12/4/2015, 5:20:47 PM1 votes

git gud scrubs