12-05-2003, 03:45 PM
The problem I have with you saying that, gwar, is that it implies not saying it is being a bad sport. Or that one lacks sportsmanship when they don't say it. All gg shows is what you just said... that you have a reflex. It's two letters, takes nothing to say it. And generally you don't mean it.
I'll use a real sport as an example of my point. In the NHL, there is a tradition that teams will shake hands (more like tapping gloves) at the end of a playoff series. It's a great tradition, and I love seeing it. End of a game seven, bitter rivals, they can still give congratulations. What about during the regular season? Nope, they go off to the locker room and prepare for the next game.
It's the same for me in ricochet... during regular games, I don't see the need and I find it annoying if it's used too much. But during a match, a lengthy one, usually it's a great game. At the end of like the tournament matches, I always say gg, but I also say more, like I spell out "great game dude, that was fun."
It's like a cliche... you use it too much and it loses it's meaning. It no longer means "good game" it now is just something people say... also like forcing people to say the pledge of allegiance in school every day, the words soon mean nothing, they are just meaningless garble that students roll their eyes at as they say it. You make them say it less frequently and at more appropriate times, maybe the words are a bit more meaningful. Does anyone else at least somewhat understand my angle here?
I'll use a real sport as an example of my point. In the NHL, there is a tradition that teams will shake hands (more like tapping gloves) at the end of a playoff series. It's a great tradition, and I love seeing it. End of a game seven, bitter rivals, they can still give congratulations. What about during the regular season? Nope, they go off to the locker room and prepare for the next game.
It's the same for me in ricochet... during regular games, I don't see the need and I find it annoying if it's used too much. But during a match, a lengthy one, usually it's a great game. At the end of like the tournament matches, I always say gg, but I also say more, like I spell out "great game dude, that was fun."
It's like a cliche... you use it too much and it loses it's meaning. It no longer means "good game" it now is just something people say... also like forcing people to say the pledge of allegiance in school every day, the words soon mean nothing, they are just meaningless garble that students roll their eyes at as they say it. You make them say it less frequently and at more appropriate times, maybe the words are a bit more meaningful. Does anyone else at least somewhat understand my angle here?