Yes, I agree that wishing for "good game" for both players is the appropriate response. The "you too" response usually comes out of politeness or habit, rather than a genuine response. There's no reason to reply "you too" as the phrase implies that the player is wishing for the same outcome for both of them, which doesn't make sense.
About gg and good game
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straquinaaa
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Re: About gg and good game
I always say gg at the end of the game!! I don't care ahahaha byeeeee
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pookie_wocket
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Re: About gg and good game
It's just the etiquette that has evolved for these kinds of games. You can say "Good luck have fun" at the beginning and "good game" at the end, both usually abbreviated. You don't have to say either, but some people like to. It doesn't really mean anything and you shouldn't over-think it.
Re: About gg and good game
Those last words are key here. Don't overthink it. There's quite some topics about this subject. Which shouldn't be the case, if people just stop overthinking it and don't go actively searching for things that might be offensive in a way.pookie_wocket wrote: ↑08 March 2023, 00:51 It's just the etiquette that has evolved for these kinds of games. You can say "Good luck have fun" at the beginning and "good game" at the end, both usually abbreviated. You don't have to say either, but some people like to. It doesn't really mean anything and you shouldn't over-think it.
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Before Covid, on most every game, quite everybody was saying 'hi & hf' at the beginning and 'gg at the end.
That was some kind of "shaking hands" before and after the game, whoever wins.
Nowadays, I would be more concerned about the fact that so many games are played with silence from all players...
That was some kind of "shaking hands" before and after the game, whoever wins.
Nowadays, I would be more concerned about the fact that so many games are played with silence from all players...
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DrRockenheimer
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Re: About gg and good game
I found this topic looking for etiquette guidance on this issue. Without any formal guidance on the site, I believe it is entirely futile to expect any particular behavior.
FWIW, in real-time play, I find any chat distracts and inhibits playing my best within the time controls, so I actively avoid it and would like an option to mute it. So I don't find myself wanting to acknowledge the end of the game in that same chat feature. I also do not feel right about imposing English acronyms on opponents.
Now that I am spending more games in turn-based, and 2 player games, I'm revisiting the issue. I still don't find the chat very inviting. Would be nice to acknowledge something at the end in a formal way (like a decompressing handshake in a physical sport, as some have noted), rather than through unwritten etiquette. I just don't think it's realistic for that to happen. I was here years ago in the bad old days, and didn't stick around long. A particular bad experience was someone down rating me for making a mistake at Hearts, like publicly shouting that I'm a bad opponent, don't play with me, etc. (In fact I am quite good at Hearts, but not in a robotically perfect way.) If there was a formal way to praise your opponent at the end of a game, say by checking various boxes, I believe an inordinate amount of energy would be spent by players complaining about their opponents failing to praise them enough.
I am currently on a big winning streak in a new-to-me game in turn-based mode. But I am now facing a slow, strong opponent, who is putting me to the test, showing some tactics I haven't seen yet, and has a good shot at winning. It's the sort of experience I'm here for. Bottom line for me is a good game is its own reward.
FWIW, in real-time play, I find any chat distracts and inhibits playing my best within the time controls, so I actively avoid it and would like an option to mute it. So I don't find myself wanting to acknowledge the end of the game in that same chat feature. I also do not feel right about imposing English acronyms on opponents.
Now that I am spending more games in turn-based, and 2 player games, I'm revisiting the issue. I still don't find the chat very inviting. Would be nice to acknowledge something at the end in a formal way (like a decompressing handshake in a physical sport, as some have noted), rather than through unwritten etiquette. I just don't think it's realistic for that to happen. I was here years ago in the bad old days, and didn't stick around long. A particular bad experience was someone down rating me for making a mistake at Hearts, like publicly shouting that I'm a bad opponent, don't play with me, etc. (In fact I am quite good at Hearts, but not in a robotically perfect way.) If there was a formal way to praise your opponent at the end of a game, say by checking various boxes, I believe an inordinate amount of energy would be spent by players complaining about their opponents failing to praise them enough.
I am currently on a big winning streak in a new-to-me game in turn-based mode. But I am now facing a slow, strong opponent, who is putting me to the test, showing some tactics I haven't seen yet, and has a good shot at winning. It's the sort of experience I'm here for. Bottom line for me is a good game is its own reward.