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To GG or not to GG? That is the question.
Supimpa:
What is your personal stance on laying out gg's at the end of every match? Here are some questions:
1- Do you think it still holds any meaning or did it become something trivial, automatic?
2- Do you feel compelled to do it?
3- Do you feel unconfortable if you don't do it? Should you?
4- Do you see people who don't GG differently?
5- In your opinion, what is the correct application of gg: every single match because yes OR only balanced matches when you think both sides were able to have fun.
I personally think it's unecessary and it has become almost mandatory if you don't want to be seen as impolite. That troubles me a lil bit because I'm one of those guys who think GG only makes sense when both sides had fun and/or really tried to compete. Totally disaprove the political correctness side of it.
Ayetach:
I have my own system when I conclude a game :P behold:
\o/ <-- cheer for victories
o7 <-- salute for defeats
Both are rather neutral and express the reverence and conclusive meanings that come with each outcome :)
I can use this in every game without the feeling of it being unnecessary or as a reverse, impolite if some sees it so. Sometimes I just forget to remark if I have to step away or whichever - Frankly its up to the player to decide how they want to do it but I like my neutral responses :D
Thomas:
I think it's always good to say, even if you didn't have as much fun. Generally both teams are trying their best to come out on top, even if it's a terrible mismatch. I'll always say gg to players that are trying, but if I end up winning because they have a whole ship leave or some kind of troll on their team, I'll often apologize. If I end up losing, even if it's from trolls or leavers, I'll still commend the enemy for a good game.
I suppose there's a few instances where I wouldn't say gg, this is usually if the opposing team is entirely composed of trolls and/or rude players.
Not saying gg generally comes off as extremely disrespectful (in the cases where you replace it with bg or such. Not saying anything at all isn't that bad). There was a clan I respected for some time until they stopped saying gg and always reverted to just saying 'game' at the end of their matches, and this came off as extremely rude and turned a lot of players against them. They've more or less stopped doing this, but the hard feelings from when they did it are still around.
So in the end it's the usual "if you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything at all." It's nice to say GG after a match, but if it was a terrible match, I wouldn't say anything and let it go rather than saying bg or even going so far as to blame players.
HamsterIV:
I put "gg" into global automatically at the end of the match. Is is a show of respect for your opponents regardless of if you won or not. Even if the game was a lopsided stomp or an overlong slog due to incompetent piloting I don't see the point of putting anything negative in global clat.
Crew or team chat, on the other hand, I will use to rail upon my ally's deficiencies and explain what they did to cause us to loose.
Supimpa:
--- Quote from: Thomas on March 04, 2015, 01:03:19 pm ---Not saying gg generally comes off as extremely disrespectful (in the cases where you replace it with bg or such. Not saying anything at all isn't that bad). There was a clan I respected for some time until they stopped saying gg and always reverted to just saying 'game' at the end of their matches, and this came off as extremely rude and turned a lot of players against them. They've more or less stopped doing this, but the hard feelings from when they did it are still around.
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Why does it generally comes off as extremely disrespectful, to the point where you started disliking a clan you respected when they stopped gg-ing?
When did gg-ing become so important? Doesn't it bother you that gg-ing is almost a norm, similar to a social norm.
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