Positive After-Match Messages
What are some of the best ways you like to congratulate the other side after a match? I am looking for new ways which can't be mistaken as sarcasm.
Gg - can be mistaken for 'get good'
Well played - seems to be misinterpreted often
Thanks for the match - seems to be taken as sarcasm
English is not my native language and I sometimes struggle with the nuance so I'd appreciate any suggestions on genuine sounding messages to send. š
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I find that being calm rarely gets good responses.
If i compliment someone, i usually throw in a "God damn!".
Such as: "God damn, you guys got me good!".
I'll still get cocky or rude Survivors, but it's noticably less.
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GGWP is short for āgood game well playedā if youāre worried that just GG will come off as insulting.
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To be honest I generally find you dont get much of a reaction from being a nice person in the post game chat. Most people just leave.
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Thank you guys for the suggestions! That helps immensely! š
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I tend to say "GG, wp all!" For all of my games. If it was a really great game all round for everyone I say "GG, good ######### from everyone! GL on your guys next game!"
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If I want to compliment someone beyond the usual good game/well played/good luck and have fun in the next, I'll tell them they wrecked me or played really well, and either mention something funny/terrifying that happened in the match, or mention something I was trying to do to keep up.
I usually experience pretty friendly after-game chats as killer. Or crickets.
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Also, a specific compliment will almost always stand out. E.g., I spectated the last survivor in a round take a Rainbow map from a dead survivor and use it to hatch escape. I told them after that it was a very smart move.
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I do something similar as well; along with a GGWP <3 I'll often point out something like "Omg you looped me like crazy it was incredible! I was taking mental notes lol" or "100% Spoopiest Ghostface, holy heck I jumped when you came around that corner!", or "My foot found that random trap in the corn like we were destined to be rofl". I'll also tell the lobby I hope they have a fantastic day/evening/weekend!
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When I'm feeling particularly friendly, I'll over-exaggerate a reaction to something and use that as a segue into upbeat banter or a compliment. On occasion, I will also attempt role-play as Dwight for fun.
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Normally, however, I avoid communication post-game though due to the potential for misunderstandings, toxic individuals, or a sheer lack of a desire to converse with others.
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It's difficult for me to say much because by the time I provide the positivity it seems that most of the time the group has already moved along but I do sometimes catch people. I like to combine a generality with something specific, like "gg everyone, and you were a really tricky killer Ghostface". In my experience when someone does stick around to respond, it's almost always a "gg" in return or a bit of conversation like "thank you, I'm still learning the PC version of the game but I think I did okay".
Even brief little interactions like this, especially with the "other" side, are a really nice reminder that it's a human being on the other side of the screen and for the most part they probably just want to chill and have a fun game just like most of us do.
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I'm on console but when I find a Killer who is not cross-platform and I'm able to message them I like to send them a positive message. Like you said miketheratguy, it's a nice reminder that we are all human and that not all of us are 'toxic' players.
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I'll usually say "Good chases, [Killer/Survivor name here]" when I feel like they genuinely outplayed me or if I outplayed them
Chases are the best part of the game and make for the most memorable experiences
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I just say "gg :3" which I didn't know could be taken as "get good :3" xD;
I'm not very good at talking to people so I try to say as little as possible. Every so often, someone will say something and I'll respond with more words.
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None of these seem bad,,, its is the "GGEZ" or "boring" comments from the Wraith who cloaks right next to the hook and does nothing else lol that most people take offense to. I tend to play the other route and just whole-heatedly agree with them and they get bored with their rhetoric pretty fast esp if I just leave after leaving them a snide comment lol.
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Just add a little extra to the "gg", like "ggwp" or the one I mostly end with is "Best of luck in your next trial!".
I don't waste time sending crappy messages to someone, even if I feel hard-done-by.
I do play in character though, so if someone does send a toxic message my way, depersonalising myself and speaking as the character always keeps me chilled.
Admittedly, I did go a little enthusiastic with characters and learnt about dialects from different time periods. And have an enneagram for each character. Maybe I have too much time on my hands...
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Well I've stopped trying to defuse a potentially tense pgc with humour...
I said to a killer who invested a lot of time in trying to tunnel me but who I still escaped from "blight please, I only like you as a friend" It didn't go down well
So I stick to gg(wp)
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"Gg" works just fine, imo.
I've never seen anyone mistaking it for "git gud" over 15 years of playing competitive online games in different regions.
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I always just say "ggs". That'll always mean "good games" because "get goods" hardly makes any sense does it. I've also never heard of someone mistaking gg for get good, but this is DbD, at this point anything could happen. I could probably cough and a DbD player would take that as me offending their entire lineage.
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If game was funny, balanced, not toxic.... I like after match communication.
If killer / teammates did good, is appropiate to write that. Gg wp / ggs , that stuff.....
If killer has been a facecamper or hard tunneler I also say that after match and report him negatively.
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I've complimented killers once or twice via private msg on ps4. No harm in positive sportsmanship
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