Current Events > Steam enhances their review metrics to counter whiny babies who review bomb

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https://www.engadget.com/2017/09/20/valve-steam-chart-graph-review-bombing/


PC Gaming is the most toxic of all gaming. Just as bad as Mass Effect haters

many seem to be cheaters too

i read a while ago the pc version of a game lost many of its players because of the cheaters but the console version of the same game didnt
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B b but how am I supposed to stick it to those dastardly SJW developers?
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Spooking posted...

Why? Review bombing is a good thing. They're taking away power from frustrated gamers.

Good lol

I was wary of how they'd handle it, but a histogram is a pretty good idea. if the reviews were always positive up until recently, it's probably still a good game and people are just acting out for some reason. and then you can check that reason and decide whether you agree with it or not
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Spooking posted...

Why? Review bombing is a good thing. They're taking away power from frustrated gamers.

not sure what the link says but I read the official announcement and they're not changing the way review scores or reviews are calculated at present. they're just showing graphs of review trends so when a review bomb occurs, you can see when it occurs and you can do things like read reviews before / after / during the bomb to make better educated decisions.

The catalyst for this is basically Firewatch where people negatively rated the game because of something that had nothing to do with the game but this has been a problem going on for a long time. It's actually not really a problem, it's "working as intended" according to Valve, but they are adding better visibility into reviews that let customers make better educated decisions.
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Seems like a good idea, particularly the part about being able to see the trend of reviews over a period of time. That can help people see how games are supported after release.
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Steam needs to fix the fact that when you buy a new game, it almost never launches as it should. Then, they should implement a rewards system for how many achievements you have.
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--kresnik-- posted...

Steam needs to fix the fact that when you buy a new game, it almost never launches as it should. Then, they should implement a rewards system for how many achievements you have.

Achievements add to Steam level.
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Didn't PS4 owners review bomb No Man's Sky?
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CruelBuffalo posted...

Just as bad as Mass Effect haters

Shut the fuck up. I loved the Mass Effect trilogy, but Andromeda was a disaster.

This a good way to handle it, I like it.
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snesmaster40 posted...

Didn't PS4 owners review bomb No Man's Sky?

.......................... is it really a review bombing when it comes to this game ?
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Last game i know that got hit hard was fallout 4
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Fallout 4 deserved it for the Creation Club.
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ChromaticAngel posted...

Spooking posted...

Why? Review bombing is a good thing. They're taking away power from frustrated gamers.

not sure what the link says but I read the official announcement and they're not changing the way review scores or reviews are calculated at present. they're just showing graphs of review trends so when a review bomb occurs, you can see when it occurs and you can do things like read reviews before / after / during the bomb to make better educated decisions.

The catalyst for this is basically Firewatch where people negatively rated the game because of something that had nothing to do with the game but this has been a problem going on for a long time. It's actually not really a problem, it's "working as intended" according to Valve, but they are adding better visibility into reviews that let customers make better educated decisions.

This sounds like a smart solution.
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Good idea. Gamers are pretty reactionary, and review scores can plummet for virtually any reason, so it's nice to be able to see broader trends in review scores. Of course, review bombs *can* be justified, so at least they're not being stopped altogether, and just pointed out to inform you better.

DreadedWave posted...

Fallout 4 deserved it for the Creation Club.

No it didn't. The creation club doesn't take away from how good or bad the game itself is.
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UncleBourbon33 posted...

DreadedWave posted...

Fallout 4 deserved it for the Creation Club.

No it didn't. The creation club doesn't take away from how good or bad the game itself is.

Yes it does. Bloats your system and offers crappy mods that are worse than free versions by the community.

Its a micro transaction push.
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UncleBourbon33 posted...

DreadedWave posted...

Fallout 4 deserved it for the Creation Club.

No it didn't. The creation club doesn't take away from how good or bad the game itself is.

So how many Creation Club Credits have you bought so far?
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salandrews posted...

Last game i know that got hit hard was fallout 4

Loads of paradox games did recently (Obsidian games as a result as well) when they jacked prices up
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Would it be too unfair to only let people who purchased a game leave reviews?
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Anteaterking posted...

Would it be too unfair to only let people who purchased a game leave reviews?

Isn't it already like that? But steam let's you return a game if you play less than 2 hours on it, so a lot of people buy the game, play for a little so they have some time on it, drop a negative review, and refund the game
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Funkydog posted...

salandrews posted...

Last game i know that got hit hard was fallout 4

Loads of paradox games did recently (Obsidian games as a result as well) when they jacked prices up

Which was ridiculous. People want to know how good the game is, not entitled whining about the publisher.
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--kresnik-- posted...

Steam needs to fix the fact that when you buy a new game, it almost never launches as it should. Then, they should implement a rewards system for how many achievements you have.

Yeah. I downloaded Psychonauts when it was free on the humble bundle and I never got the game to work after I downloaded it
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marc55 posted...

.......................... is it really a review bombing when it comes to this game ?

Yes. Why wouldn't it be?

UncleBourbon33 posted...

Which was ridiculous. People want to know how good the game is, not entitled whining about the publisher.

I disagree. How good a game is is related to it's price. A $5 game that is pretty entertaining for 3 hours but no more is a good game. If it costs $60 and everything else is the same then it's a bad game.

ThyCorndog posted...

Anteaterking posted...

Would it be too unfair to only let people who purchased a game leave reviews?

Isn't it already like that? But steam let's you return a game if you play less than 2 hours on it, so a lot of people buy the game, play for a little so they have some time on it, drop a negative review, and refund the game

I can't imagine being that much of a loser lol. Dayum

Funkydog posted...

salandrews posted...

Last game i know that got hit hard was fallout 4

Loads of paradox games did recently (Obsidian games as a result as well) when they jacked prices up

They then reversed the price increase, but the negative reviews are still there because people can't be bothered to change them back. That's a problem.
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Blue_Dream87 posted...

B b but how am I supposed to stick it to those dastardly SJW developers?

By using fake meaningless terms like SJW of course.
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YookaLaylee posted...

--kresnik-- posted...

Steam needs to fix the fact that when you buy a new game, it almost never launches as it should. Then, they should implement a rewards system for how many achievements you have.

Yeah. I downloaded Psychonauts when it was free on the humble bundle and I never got the game to work after I downloaded it

When you launch the game, there are four options. One is Play Game and then something like Launch from control. Have you tried the second one, or verifying game cache?
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ThyCorndog posted...

I was wary of how they'd handle it, but a histogram is a pretty good idea. if the reviews were always positive up until recently, it's probably still a good game and people are just acting out for some reason. and then you can check that reason and decide whether you agree with it or not

Not really. Check out DayZ.
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