GS

Gamers use GS to mean "good shot." You're most likely to encounter this acronym while playing a first-person or third-person shooter, after you or another player makes a skillful shot.

You may also encounter GS while playing other online games that require shooting, such as League of Legends (LoL) or NBA 2K. If you're the one who made the good shot, you can drop a quick "thx" in chat to acknowledge your teammates' or opponent's praise.

GS is a sports statistic that refers to the number of games a player has started for their team. You may see it in various sports, especially in baseball, basketball, and football.

For example, the first pitcher to take the mound in a game, likely the starting pitcher (SP), records a GS. This stat helps track a pitcher's workload and consistency over a season. For other positions, especially in sports like basketball or football, "GS" can also indicate how often a player starts in the lineup.

The term has been part of sports stat sheets since at least the mid-20th century, but it gained more visibility and widespread use in the 2000s as fantasy sports, sports analytics, and video games like MLB The Show and Out of the Park Baseball gained popularity. Fans, broadcasters, and fantasy team managers use GS to compare players, make predictions, or brag about a player's durability.

Gear score (GS) is a statistic given to an item of gear in World of Warcraft (WoW) to help players differentiate between similar items when acquiring them. It also may refer to the cumulative score of a player's armor and weapons, which indicates how advanced a player is.

Players may look at candidates' GS to evaluate their potential for maximum performance when choosing others to join a raid or group. While this may seem like a safe rule for evaluating players, it can also be a troublesome tactic since a player may have a misleading GS. For example, a player may not be nearly as good as their GS indicates, or, conversely, a player may be better than their GS and could miss out on raids or groups because of a low GS.

While you most likely encounter GS among WoW gamers, you may also see gamers use it with other titles that feature upgradable gear-related items. One example includes Tom Clancy's The Division.