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[darkezero]

How does one define a Good Game? I see GG's given a fair amount regardless of how the match went. I'll give mine: A lot of mechs clustered together duking it out. I find it was a good game if it was fast-paced, regardless of the outcome. You?

Edit: based on the replies, I feel that I did not make my request clear enough and for that I apologize. The request is: how do YOU define what a good match is? (the GG is just what got me thinking about what a good match is)

Edited by darkezero, 31 March 2013 - 03:20 PM.

[Gralzeim]

It's less of a statement like "wow that was a good game" and more of a common respectful thing to say to your opponent after a match.

What do I think is a really good match, to answer your question? A close one. Where the winners won just -barely- and everyone on both sides gave it their all.

Edited by Gralzeim, 30 March 2013 - 06:17 PM.

[One Medic Army]

gg entails that I felt I was in personal danger, or at least I felt challenge was involved.
I never GG after a landslide unless I'm near death.

[Moromillas]

Something that isn't a faceroll or complete fail for one side. Something challenging, where each player is evenly matched, resulting in an epic battle.

Edited by Moromillas, 30 March 2013 - 06:24 PM.

[armyof1]

Yeah I find saying gg after an 8-0 victory almost comes across as an insult, so I generally just say it after a decent fight where at least a couple in the winning team bite the dust too. Or in some case when you have a nice hard-fought duel to go gg *opponent's nick*.

[Nicholas Carlyle]

I don't GG much because the games still tend to be 8-1 or 8-2. But when it's close, I'll GG.

Or if there was a lot of friendly banter before and during the match.

[darkezero]

OOOKAY, I think I need to clarify my request: ignore the GG part (my bad), Define a good match!

[Ratnix]

much like sports in school, At the end of the game each team forms a line and goes past each other and touches hands saying good game.

It is a show of respect for the oppsing team.

Does it suck for the losing team who got blown away, sure, but in the end it is JUST a GAME. it's not life or death and it's not some type of cash prize tournament.

Saying Good Game at the end of a game is something that is/was taught to people at a young age to be friendly, polite and show respect.

[Mahws]

A good match is a close match. Doesn't matter how long it is as long as either side could have won.

As for GG at the end of a match.
Landslide victory: GG in team chat, your team did well.
Close victory/loss: GG in all chat, both teams did well.

[Tickdoff Tank]

I usually just say GG in teamchat now, too many people take offense at a simple courtesy.

[Exillian]

W/o getting into too much detail,

I have to get that oomph when I'm playing a game(gameplay mechanics)

not to be bored shitless(story and questing)I'm aware MWO for the moment has no questing and a limited story for now.

and I have to feel things are convenient and not feel restricted.(UI , inventory etc etc)for MMO titles or similar.

MWO has not done any of that for me but then neither did any game for a long long long time, cept for Halo:CE

thats mine .

[DaisuSaikoro Nagasawa]

darkezero, on 30 March 2013 - 06:13 PM, said:

How does one define a Good Game? I see GG's given a fair amount regardless of how the match went. I'll give mine: A lot of mechs clustered together duking it out. I find it was a good game if it was fast-paced, regardless of the outcome. You?

A good game to the victors is when they rout us successfully. I tend to now say good game privately to my team after we rout another team. I respond back to the other team only after someone says good game on their end out of respect and not caring to bruise anyone.

Btw, I think it's supremely surat-ish when people say "gg ... that was close " when it's like an 8-2 victory. Or when a non commander dies out at the first 2 minute mark, but say "Good game" as if they were a driving force behind a win.

I believe an excellent game is one where people shift and use the features of the map to get an advantage or to eek out a win after early losses. Mindless brawls are okay but a great game is like when you start at the E6 ridge on Caustic but have to shift to the 4 line cause they have it covered.... You get a few out of position, and they move to reinforce the 4 line, and you pull back to e6 to draw them in and....

Yeah, those are longer but excellent games.

[Inyc]

A good game is one where I come out alive with 3+ kills and at least as many assists along with a hundred some damage per kill.

[Noobzorz]

As a longtime StarCraft/WarCraft player, a gg for me is any time the outcome of the game is not determined by a network failure, bug, or cheater.

In VERY rare occasions I have thrown a temper tantrum when greedy or stupid teammates result in a loss. I can think of one particularly douchey and selfish 3L pilot, and one particularly obnoxious 4 man who refused to ******* cap the last pixel and instead farmed CBills until they died.

Edited by Noobzorz, 30 March 2013 - 09:09 PM.

[Belorion]

I like the ones that end 1 to 1... good stuff.

However if what you mean is a perfect victory, it would be a cap with no fighting whatsoever.

[The Cheese]

Close matches. Down to 2v2 makes for the best endings.

[JeepStuff]

"gg" is like shaking hands at the end of the match for me. if it's ACTUALLY a good game, i'll take time to say so. Like "wow, very close. gg all", that sort of thing. That's my opinion.

Edited by EJT, 30 March 2013 - 10:58 PM.

[Exoth3rmic]

EJT, on 30 March 2013 - 10:57 PM, said:

"gg" is like shaking hands at the end of the match for me. if it's ACTUALLY a good game, i'll take time to say so. Like "wow, very close. gg all", that sort of thing. That's my opinion.

Pretty much this. Its a platitude at the end of the game, just to say thanks for turning up and not being a douche. If it was actually a great game or whatever, you'd say "wp/well played" instead.

[Elizander]

darkezero, on 30 March 2013 - 06:13 PM, said:

How does one define a Good Game? I see GG's given a fair amount regardless of how the match went. I'll give mine: A lot of mechs clustered together duking it out. I find it was a good game if it was fast-paced, regardless of the outcome. You?

To be perfectly honest, the ones where I win.

[Goose]

EJT, on 30 March 2013 - 10:57 PM, said:

"gg" is like shaking hands at the end of the match for me. if it's ACTUALLY a good game, i'll take time to say so. Like "wow, very close. gg all", that sort of thing. That's my opinion.

Then, there's a certain set of avians, whom, having embraced Internet console culture, will say "close game" in an 8-2 blowout.