[noobinater]

It seems like 80% of the people I play don't gg when they lose.
How about you?

[Nobunaga]

I don't gg in ladder games unless they were good. I think the "glhf" and "gg" are just too commonly used now, and when people say it don't really mean anything. especially in ladder. In games which aren't ladder I'll do it, and if you message me after the game or say gg I will replay, but I'm generally very silent in ladder games.

[NvJazBas]

I only gg if the person I'm playing is someone I'm friends with (or someone I respect although he doesn't know me) or he said gl hf at the start of the game.

Sometimes I don't gg to friends if I'm on like 1392380 losing streak lol

[ToRDeathsFang]

1-If my opponent says glhf i will say it back, otherwise i'm silent
2-If i lose because he's better than me, i MIGHT gg
3-If i lose to an all-in, i bm, then leave ^_^

[Volition]

Originally Posted by DeathsFang

1-If my opponent says glhf i will say it back, otherwise i'm silent
2-If i lose because he's better than me, i MIGHT gg
3-If i lose to an all-in, i bm, then leave ^_^

Typical Zerg. And i say that because it's exactly what i do.

I dont understand people that after they have cheesed you, and you just leave, will whisper you with your lack of a gg and BM you more (after winning). completely illogical.

[Daboo]

I always gg,it's just kinda automatic, I'm used to doing it even when I get cheesed. (when I started playing sc2, I was in copper in beta, and every game was cheese, I didnt even know what was cheese back then ,so it seemed like the normal way to play the game )

A strategy is good when it gets you a win, and if you get cheesed your the one to blame for not spotting it, it also makes the losses easier to deal with..as opposed to thinking "omg! this noob he cheesed araargh!"

I dont do the offensive gg, I build proxy nexi instead Makes the other guy feel dumb and gets him out faster instead of an offensive gg which might cause a guy to stay longer if he's the annoying type.

[Apth]

Some people call gg'ing pointless or empty - plenty of etiquette is pointless and empty.

We do it anyway, because spending a minimal amount of time and effort to be polite is a decent thing to do.

[nirvAnA]

Originally Posted by Apth

Some people call gg'ing pointless or empty - plenty of etiquette is pointless and empty.

We do it anyway, because spending a minimal amount of time and effort to be polite is a decent thing to do.

+1!

It doesnt really matter if it was a "good game" or not. imo its basic courtesy saying "ok the game is over, well played, good bye!" all in two letters. Basic etiquette like in Australia you say "how are you" or "hows it going" every time you meet someone. Did you know in Singapore especially for the non-professional (students, part time jobs etc) population if you say that people look at you weird or don't know how to answer? Its just not being said much in our culture, people just say "Hi" and thats that lol!

[maximusPrime]

I gg majority of the time. I don't gg 4gates, roach rushes and other crap but when it's just a straight up game that they have beaten me fairly then I will gg. I don't BM cheese I just leave without a gg unless they talk crap to me.

[ROOT`iaguz]

If I'm in a good mood, it's certainly possible.

[TAEdgE]

Originally Posted by iaguz

If I'm in a good mood, it's certainly possible.

Aye .

Quick Comments

TargA:

aye

[Duck]

I tended to rage after losing to cheese, all-ins, Protoss etc. but the past week I have been consistent with my GGs. When I go into a ladder match with the mindset that I will GG regardless of what my opponent does, I take SC2 for what it is - a game - and I don't take it more seriously than I should (appropriate for a Platinum player).

[|Erasmus|]

Originally Posted by iaguz

If I'm in a good mood, it's certainly possible.

This... I gg if I'm not too busy hating on myself for losing in a stupid way. Considering that I suck I tend to rage (inwardly... I may not gg, but I also don't BM opponents) about how stupid my losses are all the time.

[Xenomorph]

I gg 9/10 times. I only don't gg if its some bland all in which requires no skill whatsoever (e/g a 6 pool or scv all in) or if I'm being consistantly 1 base all ined by terrans in which i get super frustrated by =/.

[ProAnnn]

Unless i play like shit and is in a bad mood, i will normally GG.

[Static Orb]

If they win in a fairly close game i'll gg.

If they win by using some kind of smart strategy to counter me or just outright crush me i'll say gg wp.

If they cheese me or all in me I bm ragequit lol (which happens quite a bit when i'm trying to learn zerg).

[xpaperclip]

I always gg. In some sense it is meaningless, but to me I take it to simply mean "I concede" and represent the handshake at the end of a real-life game.

Once I lost to in-base proxy gateways because I didn't scout properly. I still gg'd and the guy apologised for cheesing after the game and thanked me for being mannered. So I see no reason not to gg even if I do lose to something stupid.

Quick Comments

Apth:

[HuT]

"No GG - no skill" -White-Ra

Quick Comments

nirvAnA:

[UncleTom]

Always in custom and practice games, but ladder is a wild and dangerous place that I only dare GG to friends and if I feel it is appropriate from my POV not every run of the mill cannon rush affair.

[dannnyds]

Always, but if i get a heap of BM thrown my way then no.

[pikk0n]

If my opponent BMs, I don't gg but spend my dying moments being a turd and BMing him like a bigger turd.

Otherwise, I gg to everything even cheeses because I love em. Seriously.... As a random player, I get to execute their cheese on some unsuspecting victim in the future. In team games when I'm with a noob friend, I might not gg as often because I dick around a lot. HAHA!

[SayfT]

I used to never gg and try not to talk at all during games but then I realised what a turd waffle I was and to show good sportsmanship I always glhf and gg in the end, wether the person 6 gated me, 2 rax/scv all in or wether it was an awesome 45 minute macro game.

[ZergGirl]

I was developing anger issues towards certain players of this fine game and a friend told me to just shuddap and gg after every win/loss, even if it was four minutes long ;3

>_>

[nard]

Only gg to friends I meet on the ladder. I don't have a lot of friends.

[Aean(:]

i remember once i didnt gg in a game, i dont know why, i think they cheesed me or something. then after the game the guy whispered me saying, 'rage quit? lolololol' but then i just typed random bs to try to sound non-english and he full was apologising. i lold.

[MeaNySPR]

always gg unless the opponent bms

[FSDarkNemesis]

I'll only GG conditionally, if somebody likes to play sensibly and uses standard stuff then fine i'll GG.

but if somebody likes to bully or cheese me and causes me to rage-quit, then I won't.

[Eddie]

I always do.

It's basically 2nd nature tbh.

Even if i get cheesed on ladder, or a rare opp bm's, i usually blame the loss on myself. It's all part of the game.

If it's a good/close game, i usually throw out a wp too, or when i'm clearly out classed in big tournaments :P

[iM MaFia]

i dont gg in ladder unless i respect my oppos play

[Zanderax]

If I ragequit then I pm them afterwards with a GG. I'm a little WhiteRa

[MeLo]

Only in certain situations.

gging after getting cheesed is like complimenting them for sucker punching you in the face.

[AxSGRiM]

I GG most of the time, but I do BM a little when i'm on a losing streak. :P

[TargA]

always : )

[EveMassacrisM]

I don't gg most of the time in ZvT and ZvP.

I gg every ZvZ.

[Dox]

I only really omit the gg if I'm really angry/disappointed in my play. If I make a lot of stupid decisions or play awfully, I just leave in frustration.

[Xeen]

Originally Posted by Dox

I only really omit the gg if I'm really angry/disappointed in my play. If I make a lot of stupid decisions or play awfully, I just leave in frustration.

This.

I gg almost all the time, but if I go full retard and instantly lose to my own error, I might just quit in disgust and re-queue.

[ToRskrawL]

I usually gg except if they wall my ramp off or something like that. But even then after I bm them I leave the game and shortly after I apoligise to them because sometimes my anger makes me say things that I regret.

[Satu]

Depends on my mood and how the game was.

[iM tgun]

Follow this easy-to-use flowchart to see if I gg:

Quick Comments

	ToRDeathsFang:	I approve
	FSDarkNemesis:	Definitely. If it's sensible play, then it's always good for a GG.

[Dox]

Originally Posted by tgun

Follow this easy-to-use flowchart to see if I gg:

ahahaha, love it

[TAavanar]

Originally Posted by tgun

Follow this easy-to-use flowchart to see if I gg:

i hate when people say that its probably been said before in this thread but its like shaking hands at the end of a soccer match, u dont want to do it neccaserily but u really should and it doesnt hurt to type 2 letters before u leave a game.
and also 2 port banshee...
and 2 base carrier

[iM tgun]

Originally Posted by TAavanar

i hate when people say that its probably been said before in this thread but its like shaking hands at the end of a soccer match, u dont want to do it neccaserily but u really should and it doesnt hurt to type 2 letters before u leave a game.
and also 2 port banshee...
and 2 base carrier

Shaking hands and gg are completely different.

[Xeen]

Originally Posted by tgun

Shaking hands and gg are completely different.

And why is that, in the context of Starcraft?

[Maynarde]

Originally Posted by Xeen

And why is that, in the context of Starcraft?

I always saw it as one in the same.

When teaching my friends to play, I always taught em to "gl hf" or something similar at the start to do the "e-handshake". It's just sportsman like.

[Next_rim]

I bm all terrans, regardless of who wins. I hate current PvT metagame and don't enjoy a single PvT.

[TcaTX]

Things like 2 gate proxy... bunker rush... If I fail to beat it then I will not will not waste my time on a heartless gg for losing a game due to my incompetance.

[Monk]

I never type in 1v1 ladder matches - especially after breaking my g15 wrist wresting thingy

[Meatex]

if its a good game I will gg
If I cheese because close spawns I will say sorry unless he starts to bm
I never gg a bunker rush
4 gate
any all in

I will usually gg if it goes into mid game

[pikk0n]

Meatex, gg.

[JaredKz]

I only GG if he played well. If I die to something stupid, then I'm angry at myself so too annoyed to GG.

[noobinater]

Interesting how sc2 players seem to be so ready to hate themselves compared to how many other competitive games (CS, dota) are more interested in blaming team mates/opponents.

Not necessarily good, but interesting.

[Xeen]

Originally Posted by noobinater

Interesting how sc2 players seem to be so ready to hate themselves compared to how many other competitive games (CS, dota) are more interested in blaming team mates/opponents.

Not necessarily good, but interesting.

No surprise, those are team games. When a team fails, people try to assign blame, and rage out. Plus, it's harder to measure individual skill, which promotes looking outward for reasons.

SC2 only has you to blame.

[LennX]

Those sc2 players who likes to blame other people plays 4v4.

Quick Comments

ToRDeathsFang:

I was just gonna say this. Beat me to it >=(

[SkyBreaker]

I always "GL HF" out of respect to the other player; it only takes a few seconds to do and to be quite honest; it's not like doing-so hinders your game-play as there's not much else to do in those first few seconds of the game (other than spam APM, of course ).

And I always end the game with a "GG" and/or "GG WP" - regardless of how I lost; because at the end of the day; SCII is a game where I am solely responsibly for my losses & wins and therefore whether I was beaten via cheese or in a long-macro game is irrelevant; as it clearly means I was out-played.

The bit above I mentioned about solely being responsible for my own wins/losses is such an amazing factor that I about SCII, but that's another story! Although I often don't receive "GL HF" in return; or in some cases a "GG" but it's always nice when I do, even nicer when people have a quick-chat after the game...

Always warms my heart :]

[TAXanT]

If I lose to cheese or a massive ball of muta's I don't gg generally.

Any other situation I do. I try to say glhf at the start and talk a little so I'm less annoyed if I lose. Easier to say gg If you've had a bit of friendly chat. But it depends on whether it IS a good game or not.

[Synizta]

I GG, IF im happy with how i played, otherwise; cheese, allin's, i do something which costs me the game, i won't, oh and 2v2, 3v3, 4v4 i won't GG, unless the game was like aweosmely epic.

Otherwise im quiet apart from the opening glhf. if they BM me and start talking shit, making comments, i'll serve it back, otherwise i'll leave as soon as i feel i've lost a game.

[FSDarkNemesis]

And also if I train with my clan mates, I would gg regardless of outcome. You don't want to hurt the feelings of fellow clanmates ya?

[CCJester]

I always gg... and glhf at the start... its pretty automatic... i kind of figure that if i got cheesed i should have stopped it and if i lose later on in the game then its more than i just got outplayed

[Disadvantage]

I always gg, but if I am in a bad mood I say "lol, gg" just to be a jerk. Love having a chat after the game too if the other person hangs around!

[Benji]

Only if they Expand.
And never against Xeen. (DERPDERP BLINKSTALKERS)

[Haze]

more than 80% of ppl I meet in ladder gg

I usually GG, occasionally gg wp.

[aztecx]

I GG when I win :P

And I GG teams that have my respect.

In 1v1 I GG players whom I feel are actually better than me, which doesn't mean everyone that beats me. I also never ever GG protoss.

[deL]

Never say it. No point it kind of annoys me.

[cure]

I gg no matter what when i lose. I rarely " gl hf " tho, i only do it when im vsing a friend or when someone says it to me (:

[Maynarde]

I'm a little too good mannered for my own good. I always gg. Sometimes even gg wp.

[Makra]

Quitting without a GG can often be giving the other player exactly what they want. The knowledge that they got to you, made you mad etc can be fulfilling for them if they BM'ed or cheesed you. So I've started to force myself to say it in those situations just to deny them that satisfaction

[ETL.Santi]

Never. Nobody is handsome enough to deserve it.

[iM tgun]

Originally Posted by Santi

Never. Nobody is handsome enough to deserve it.

Even me?

:O

[duanloves]

it has to be well deserved. if i screw up and at an unfair disadvantage, i usually don't cause he is not worthy.
some are just pure bm even when they gg they dont leave the game.

[Nemo]

I always gl hf and gg all the time except if the guy bm or really uninteresting cheese (photon cannon, 6 pool, SCV All in).

[bloken]

I don't gg. I don't see the point in it unless you are a professional. Having ppl/fans think you're bm isn't good so i understand that.

However i don't really see it as BM?..i mean you left the game because you lost, isn't that gratification enough? I just leave the game because I have lost, don't really care if it was a good game or not. Maybe im just an asshole because i don't glhf or anything either because i sincerely don't wish my opponent to have good luck or have fun : /.

[VB_Boony]

I always do now. I actually find that it makes me feel better about the game.

[AvPoker]

only if you deserve it

[Rythos]

I must admit I'm a bit of a rager, but I really try to gg as often as possible. I see it as being akin to shaking your opponent's hand after a game of something irl, and ragequitting more like storming off in a huff. I try to be a good sport.

Usually when I don't gg it is because I've stuffed up my build order or made some other rudimentary mistake that has cost me the game and I'm just really mad at myself. I'm trying to learn to deal with that more calmly though!

[Jumbled]

The only time I won't say 'gg' is with BM players. If my opponent wins with a cheese, even if I'm annoyed at not stopping it, I'll still gg because it's legitimate play, assuming they don't BM while they're doing it.

[mR.bONG789]

always, if they bm me heaps i just type one g and laugh at them after. i dont bm cos it makes yourself look like an asshole who cant take a loss, if they bm to u then laugh at them even if you lose, cos the they must either have no friends to complain to or have really bad self esteem so he has to make sure he is noticed when he wins.

[DemisodaSPR]

Depends on my emotional state, and if my brain thinks there's an "injustice" because the other player played really bad but won because their cheese succeeds in the face of a droning, build order or scouting blunder from myself. Probs gg about 70% of the time, up from about 2%. But never gg ladder, too lazy.

[Xeen]

Well, SEA is sure confirmed for keyboard warriors.

[ke_ivan]

i wish i could say i gg all the time but sometimes nerd rage grips me and i start yelling and... well you get the picture.

yeah not all the time. but these day's i'll pm the guy gg after the nerd rage has faded.

[Bobble]

well, I always gg, I feel bad if I don't. it's not about if it was a good game or not, I just feel it's polite. generally, I don't think i'm bm, but if someone gg's just as they are about to win, and I haven't gg'ed yet, well, sometimes I wish I was a Terran so I could float my buildings everywhere.

[Flaunt]

I only glhf & gg in leagues/tournaments. ladder means nothing and people take it personally if you don't, which I find pretty amusign.

[VB_WhiplashJC]

Always, it's just basic sportsmanship.

[DrunkPanda]

I always gg because I like to think that I'd be on the other end of that gg.
Unless you know I pause and go and answer the phone and come back to see 1 marine and all his scv's killing my base....

[PapaBigBelly]

i dont gg
unless it is a VERY GOOD and FUN back and forth game and that my opponent didnt win my sheer luck

[Frogurt]

Some console players don't even know gg means. I say gg no matter what. I miss the old days where even counterstrike players would gg at the end of the match.

Manner up!

[crAzerk]

i just typed random bs to try to sound non-english and he full was apologising. i lold.

'He full was apologising' sounds non-english.

Similar to some above, I GG when the game was satisfying, be it a good opponent and we played a good game (if he raped me I'd probably just quit) or it was just a good fun game that was well fought.
Of course, occasionally when I'm on the losing side in these cases I may just leave out of frustration. E.g. 2 base Terran lasting forever.

[FrOst]

Almost every loss I'm either frustrated with myself or the 'imba' strategy my opponent used. I rarely gg but in hindsight I probably should more, losses just make me angry haha.

[DtorR]

Should always have etiquette when gaming even if its the worst game ever, also you build self-respect in doing so.

[Fierypower]

I always thought of gg as a way of admitting defeat, cheese or no. So I just gg at the end of every game I lose.