I noticed that only winners say GG in my lobbies

They're obviously pretty young and unfamiliar with the phrase... It doesn't need to have this super deep meaning. It's just like a little handshake after the game.

Edit: I usually hate everyone and everything on this subreddit, but it nearly makes me shed a man tear to see how many people try to have good sportsmanship...it's so refreshing considering how absolutely fucking juvenile this community is.

I see it like sharing hands after a game irl . It's an acknowledgement of playing the game .

People care about this stuff? I just type gg without thinking atp

I say gg if I perceived it to be a gg. If it was a stomp in either direction then it was not a gg so I say nothing about it. Calling a stomp a good game is insincere imo, I only say what I mean

Every game. Ever since my past CSGO days as a younger lad , I built the habit of just a quick glhf and a quick gg before and after every game. Doesn’t hurt, though some might take it as toxic. If it’s an especially good game, down to the wire, etc I’ll just add on something else or say something to emphasize that.

It signifies good sportsmanship and your friends have no clue about that.

It’s always nice to see gg and never annoying. Reminds me I play with nice ppl sometimes

I always say gg. Mostly in global chat, but sometimes I limit it to teamchat only if I feel like we stomped the enemy, because I don't want to come across as disrespectful. If a stadium match goes to 3-3 I also like to begin the final round with "this is already a good game, no matter who will win this round".

GG is fine if the game is a good game.

Having it said after getting absolutely stomped by the other team feels shitty imo.

Then again that may be tism

I say "gg" after every game. It's the equivalent of shaking hands with your opponents post-sports games (at least when I was a kid we did this).

I say "ggwp" if it was an even match or just an exceptional game.

I say "ggvwp" when I'm MOVED by a game's events.

We can't forget the "ily [insert enemy combatant that gave me a good challenge]"

We should continue perpetuating good vibes in an environment that easily turns toxic.

I find saying gg after a one-sided stomp to be in poor taste

Saying gg after you stomp someone is pretty rude. That was not a good game, it was entirely an unfair one.

If it's a close match regardless of who wins, I say gg.

If the enemy stomps us, I say gg.

If my team stomps the enemy, I wait until one of the enemies say gg then I say gg. I know there's a minority of people who feel as if saying gg after stomping the opponent is disrespectful (I don't agree with that mentality), but I'll still delay my gg just in case.

The only time I really don't say gg is if there are leavers, I forget to, or when I'm autofilled in the last second few seconds of the game in qp.

I don't think gg is toxic but I don't wanna see it after you stomped me in the ground, it's like having terrible sex then rolling over with a cigar to brag about how amazing it was when it was just good for you; I show the same courtesy to the enemy, if they say it first then I'll say it

gg doesn't mean much to me anymore
But also I quickly notice a lot of people will only say gg when they win or will type gg ez which makes it just annoying to see.
So overall, I understand that's it meant to be an innocent handshake after a match but some players use it in an annoying way sadly so I started to care less about it.

Theres a lot of people who only say it when they win. Like a humble brag

It only bothers me when it so obviously one sided or we had a team mate leave and its 5v4 and they still say "gg"

People here are saying they always write gg. But in the actual game it's usually only the winners. It doesn't matter what it supposed to mean, people use it as "I had fun". That's why many are annoyed by seing it after onesided games. Because it does look like bragging and often is bragging.

When it wasn't onesided, nobody cares. It doesn't make anyone feel better. So what's the point in sending it at all?

It’s lame to say it after an obvious stomp.

Ngl, it kinda feels obnoxious after a stomp. Nobody likes getting stomped. It's frustrating when you can't do anything to the enemy team. Last thing I want to see is the enemy type gg when it clearly wasn't a good match. Seems like gloating or mockery to me. Obviously this isn't everyone's intention, but in the heat of the moment, all I think is the enemy being a prick. Maybe it's just my own feelings of inferiority/insecurity in my ability. Something I'm trying to work on. Anyway that's how I feel about the enemy typing gg after getting rolled. Personally, I'm on console and they don't give a lot of time after a match to type so I rarely get to sadly, even after some really good games.

IMO gg goes back to StarCraft days when you play until someone says “gg” which is essentially conceding defeat. Now we just say it at the end of games as some phatic response.

Personally I say it if it was indeed a good game.

I say gg when it was a good game meaning teams seemed pretty evenly matched. Sometimes if they’re okay matched.

I say GG if it was a Good Game. I'll say WP otherwise, though if its truly a shitshow then I wont say anything at all.

I only say gg if it was a really close and tense game

i've never once thought about a gg longer than a half second after it's been typed by someone

The strat is to say ez after you lose

I'll say it if it was a really close game. It makes no difference to me if anyone says it though.

I say GG every single time, unless it was an absolute stomp, then it just doesn't make sense. I do like saying GG after my team loses, because it's humbling and requires me to calm down inside and not get too salty lol.

Technically you really shouldn't say it at all.
Saying GG increases your chance of being reported by someone bitter, whether it's win or lose.
But I will sometimes say it after what felt like a good game, or an acknowledgement back to the enemy typing it to us.

I usually don’t say ggs after a hard stomp. If you were on the winning team it feels rude. And if you were on the losing team obviously you did not have a good game lol. But I say it every other time win or lose

I say gg if it was a genuinely good back and forth match that was fun. Saying gg after it was a one-sided stomp always feels like adding salt to the wound.

i don't say it too often tbh, usually after a really good game i'll say it. i noticed it's usually people on the winning team that say it lol

Only after an actually good game. A “GG” after a match with clearly lopsided matchmaking doesn’t improve morale for anyone, especially if you were on the winning team.

ive said gg wp after every match for years now. its standard courtesy in pretty much every comptetive game. anyone who gets mad after seeing gg in chat just has a weak mental

90 percent of people say it after they win- and it NEVER feels good for the losing team, ever. So in my eyes you are saying GG for yourself- as if to show you are some beacon of sportsmanship.

It’s not that, and it doesn’t feel like that.

Never. Cant care enough to type meaningless shit

A bit disrespectful if it is a stomp IMO.

I just find it annoying if it’s said after a complete stomp. The losing team just had the worst match of their life and someone has the audacity to say “gg” lmao

Nearly every game, unless it was a humiliating stomp on our part and I don't know my team mates, as I've occasionaly been copiously insulted for doing so.

I say it 90% of games bc its just good sportsmanship. Unless its an absolutely horrendous match, then I just say "g"

I say gg pretty much every round unless my team got stomped

Sometimes I type gg sometimes I dont, most times if someone says something, in response I'll type something silly. If my team is throwing its usually on qp, if they throwin in comp your name goes onto my sticky note section on my pc. I'll do my best to get you bestie (๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧ it'll be one of the most frustrating games we'll have against each other (ง ͠ಥ_ಥ)ง Lol but gg y'all

I only say it if I win, if I don’t win it’s not a “good game” unless it was really close and both teams slapped no one was holding their team back and it was really close.

I literally never say it, like, ever. If I actually had fun I say something more than just "gg" like "that was a fun game guys, thanks" and if it wasn't a particularly good game I say nothing.

Kids today don’t understand sportsmanship, they’d rather dip their virtual balls into your mouth repeatedly whenever they are victorious.

I say “wp” to show sportsmanship to the other players.
I say “gg” only when I genuinely think it was a good game.
If it was a one-sided stomp, I wouldn’t call it a “gg.”

I guess saying "gg" is a habbit for a lot of players and lost its original meaning.
Your friends aren’t familiar and are taking it literally, while you’re just trying to be sportsmanlike.

I like typing "gl next" nowadays. just seems less toxic to me, even after a stomp. If the game was really good then I'll pop a gg in chat, but I don't use GG that liberally.

I say it after every game except for the most toxic or 1 sided (favoring us or them), just for the sake of sportsmanship and closure.

I only really say it if we're talking during the match

I say it during the close hard fought rounds usually. Those are the ones that truly test my ability so regardless if its a win or loss i throw it out

Better than ‘free’ or ‘ez’ 😂

I say it when it was actually good. If it's a matchmaker made hell or a one sided smurf shitshow, I will answer "lol no" if someone on the stomping team says "gg", or "sorry" if my team was the stomper.

I don't gg when we steamroll the other team, comes off as disingenuous and rude imo

I specifically make sure to say it after a 1v1 with random characters in arcade since its so much more personal

I say gg love u every time. No matter the outcome.

you are kinda both right?

its obv basic to the point that noone really gets any major emotions from reading gg amd that is obviously coming from the fact that its widely used. however, if you stop doing that now, noone will perceove GG any differently, if you pivot over to only saying gg when it was a truly good game, it wont have anymore meaning. no harm is done if you just keep the same behavior up for your personal reasons.

on the other hand, you can just say something more elaborate to really convey an actual good game, right? like saying 'good game everyone!' is already gonna have that desired effect.

Only gg if you lose.

I started just saying “ty team” so no one gets randomly upset

If there was a leaver, if it was a stomp, I give the guys automating their "gg" a greeting from the automated report system.

I say it almost always, though if we stomped enemy team and they were clearly tilted during the match, I limit it to team chat, same with compliments. I'll always try and compliment a team mate (win or lose) because it gives good vibes all around, but I only limit it to team chat so the enemy team doesn't think I'm saying "diff".

I'll do it unless it's a true blowouteother way because then it was definitively not a good game.

Before and after every game, I type: "I wish everyone delicious pizza." and in the end type "Jee Jeez".

I say "GG" when my team wins but i say "BAD GAME, SAD CHEATERS... SAD SICK SMALL CHEATERS" when my team loses.

gg is a simple and short phrase, it doesn't need to be used with impact... imagine getting out of an actual good game and you just type "gg". Like huh? Put some passion into it, "GG!!!" "Wow gg" "insane match gg!" "Dang what a game, gg!"

Other than that sure I say gg almost every game, it's just to let the whole lobby know that I acknowledged the game and their time.

I only say GG if it was a close match like on control it comes down to 3rd round and both of us are at 99%

I think saying GG on winning team when you stomped the other team is toxic—not good sportsmanship. Say it in team.

The only time I don’t say it is when we get rolled and I’m pissed at my throwing teammates or we roll the other team and I don’t want them thinking I’m being sarcastic.

I normally say ggs after every game, unless we get absolutely rolled and the game wasn't good at all. A good game, to me, is when both sides are evenly matched to the point where losing still feels rewarding.

I just take the term at face value. If it wasn't a good game either because we wiped them or vice-versa I just don't say it.

When my team gets rolled I report the ppl who say gg for abusive message and then I normally log in next day with action taken against a player you reported message

Generally I say it, but if it’s a real stomping sometimes saying gg can feel snotty. But especially if it’s qp, I try not to care too much about it.

fun debate

I say it when it was a good game meaning both sides gave actual effort

If I see gg from a winner I think unsportsmanlike conduct. If I see the losing team say it it's sportsmanlike. Double standard in my opinion.

I only really say it when it’s an actual good game. Whether I win or lose, if it’s a good back and forth where it could’ve been anyone’s game, I say it. Complete stomp either way, I don’t.

I only say GG if it was actually a good game, as in both sides put up a good fight, nice back and forth

I say gg if it was an even match and we lost or win. If we get our shit kicked in or if we kick their shit in, I don't because we didn't earn that "gg" since it didn't feel like we fought for that placement.

I say GG every game. and glhf. Habit from Starcraft 2. I like it.

It’s called being a good sport, it’s not that deep

I interpret gg as someone smirking while typing tbh like I never think it's genuine.

Im ngl when i see the winners saying gg it does seem sarcastic but thats bc im salty i think its really nice of you and it seems like you are appreciating the efforts of both teams

it's called basic sportsmanship.

starting a discussion about it "losing meaning" to me just sounds like they think you actually only say it when you genuinely think it was a good game.

that's not how it's used, and saying good game after every game extends back to real life sports where it's done for sportsmanship and respect for your fellow player. refusing to say it when you got stomped makes you look like a sore loser.

it can't lose a meaning it never had.

I played sports. It’s etiquette

Saying GG no matter what should be basic game etiquette you should always do. GG ez should gain an instant ban/suspension.

I feel like it’s pretty common in both physical and video games. Did they not line up to say “good game” to their opponents after playing a sport? Or were they the little shits who’d smack everyone’s hands really hard?

I always say GLHF at the start and GG at the end, even if my team loses. It’s just good sportsmanship. I tend to often get endorsements for being a good sport and have been level 5 for as long as I can remember.

If it genuinely wasn't a good game and you stomped the other team, don't say it unless someone on the other team says it. If you actually had a ton of back and forth and it felt like an actual match, then a gg gets sent because it actually was a good game. GG after stomping someone feels condescending

I’d rather the winners of an awful, poorly-matched stomp just say nothing. The annoying versions of “gg” with emojis, hearts, pet names, and passive aggressive taunting when the game sucked is not cute.

Yeah gg isn't that big of a deal. As you said it's more of a mental thing anyway. People are weird af sometimes and idk, I've played some of the most toxic and wild csgo/cs2 lobbies (they don't filter chat bc censorship) and people still say gg. It's just a thing that doesn't need explained.. even people who don't play videogames probably know it for normal sports

It is also used in younger sports (handshaking, etc when older) but idk, I guess a lot of people don't play sports

Part of it is a pride thing like, no matter what, we did in fact play this game together and are both human.. now let's all go to dairy queen. It's a comradery

Just keep saying it, you understand. Who cares what they think. It never hurts to have decency

Edit: only saying GG when you win is cringe

I say GG after every game too, win or lose. I also take note of who says GG in the chat - if ever anyone on the losing team says it, I tend to give them an endorsement -- they are almost always level 5 endorsement anyway lol. I like to endorse the non-toxic players!

i say gg mostly when the game was close, or when i had a fun time. if we absolutely crushed the enemy team, out of respect i don't say it

i just feel like it’s good sportsmanship to say it whether you win or lose tbh

You only say GG if it was actually a close and good/fun game. You do not say GG if you or the other team get absolutely rolled and destroyed. Getting destroyed the entire match and seeing GG is like kicking someone while they are already down. It’s disrespectful because it in fact was not a good game but clearly one sided and resulted because of poor matchmaking.

I say GG after every game. I thought everyone does it that way. GG, to me, is a polite way to say goodbye to my teammates and opponents. It also conveys "no hard feelings" if I lost, and "you fought well" if I won. I find it to be polite and shows I'm a human and I know they're humans too and we should all get along

"Loses its meaning"

Lol what. The meaning is good game. You're being polite and it's a good thing to say after a game regardless of winning or losing

Sportsmanship is a lost social technology, the benefits of which are not immediately obvious.

Generally I reserve it for those matches that felt really good, hard to say it when it was just a steam roll.

Why is this a post

Don't play OW anymore but I do this every game in other games. I do it for the same reason. Sometimes people will try and call me out when we get stomped but I just say it was good for them not for us. It's true lmao

i like saying it when it was genuinely a challenging and fun game, a good game even

I think it's generally respectful, unless used in cases before the game is over and when it was a complete steamroll. On the latter, it can sound patronizing.

I always GG in team chat if we win. Except if it's a stomp, a stomp in either direction means a gg is salt in the wound.

If we lose but I truly felt like it was a good match I also GG which I should do more than I do since frustration and competitiveness often gets the better of me.

I say it after every game. Why not?

If I win, it's a good game.

If I lose, I can admit we lost to a better team.

Had a few games where people used gg as an insult after trash talking all game. That was the final straw for me turning off text chat. Now anytime I see people typing gg after they stomped it just makes me annoyed because I know for a fact most of them only say gg when they win a match.

I’ll only say if it was a close game or an actual fun and challenging game not just venture and sombra with lifeweaver and mercy and zarya pocketing vendetta what just happens to me yesterday. I only basically say when the enemy team win or loses and it wasn’t a cheesed game

If you say it every match, it loses its meaning for me, at least. I appreciate the sentiment, but I appreciate unique messages more. I'm either silent or try to make a joke or wish people happy holidays, I like saying something unique