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Now that we know what "gooning" means, what's a "goon squad"? (mander.xyz)

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Does it mean what I think it means?

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

the goon squad were a bunch of chill dipshits that hung out in WoW and EVE online, just generally dicking about and annoying people who took things too seriously. i still exclusively play on rp-pvp servers, because those were the only places we used to play, so that we could annoy RPers and gank tryhards.

the goon squad (or bee squad) exist as a counterweight in gaming, to stand against the tide of wall-punching, keyboard-breaking, slur bros who infest the internet 🥰✨

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

they were mostly organised from something awful. the one in wow was called Ye Olde Goon Squad, or YOGS. some of them did casting (recording videos) of their playing. they called them YOGSCasts. just in case anyone wonders where that youtube channel started.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

https://youtu.be/p-m-0RlqMHM

[–] [email protected] 1 points 18 hours ago

I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy: