Hi all,
So as an active user (in the sense of I download a lot of games), I notice myself that I do look at ratings when selecting a game. Even though I know that ratings should be taken with a shitload of salt. But in the end, because there are so many games, ratings do have an effect on my, and probably others, their selections.
I mean, there are plenty of 3 star games that are really great, but are ruined by some jackass who only rates 1 and 2 starts without any proper feedback, and I notice that sometimes I miss out on quality games because of this.
I know it is impossible to check and judge every rating but I would appreciate if some things in the ratings get changed:
1. People who only rate 1 or 2 stars, for me people who have permanent bad days, or play games which they know of that they are not going to like, should be removed. At least their ratings should be. Not every game is bad.
2. This is my main point actually: Old ratings.
Can there be a system where ratings that are 'x' versions old get either removed or that the rater gets a chance to re-rate and otherwise it gets removed.
I've been playing a lot of lower rated games recently, which apparently where terrible in the beginning, but are good now. But they have this low(er) rating because the their start was bad and players gave them, rightly so, 1 or 2 stars, but they don't get adjusted and now they get better ratings, but old ratings keep them down and me being me, look at it, think hmmm, only 3 stars, the game next to it 4 or 5, so.. Yeah let's take the other one, to find out later, that the ratings should have been the other way around (imo).
To be clear: I say this as a player, not a maker. As I said above, there are so many games, that you automatically filter on ratings (as well) and I think if the above gets adjusted, my game choices will become better and I will have a better experience playing games, and that is what it is all about, isn't it?
So as an active user (in the sense of I download a lot of games), I notice myself that I do look at ratings when selecting a game. Even though I know that ratings should be taken with a shitload of salt. But in the end, because there are so many games, ratings do have an effect on my, and probably others, their selections.
I mean, there are plenty of 3 star games that are really great, but are ruined by some jackass who only rates 1 and 2 starts without any proper feedback, and I notice that sometimes I miss out on quality games because of this.
I know it is impossible to check and judge every rating but I would appreciate if some things in the ratings get changed:
1. People who only rate 1 or 2 stars, for me people who have permanent bad days, or play games which they know of that they are not going to like, should be removed. At least their ratings should be. Not every game is bad.
2. This is my main point actually: Old ratings.
Can there be a system where ratings that are 'x' versions old get either removed or that the rater gets a chance to re-rate and otherwise it gets removed.
I've been playing a lot of lower rated games recently, which apparently where terrible in the beginning, but are good now. But they have this low(er) rating because the their start was bad and players gave them, rightly so, 1 or 2 stars, but they don't get adjusted and now they get better ratings, but old ratings keep them down and me being me, look at it, think hmmm, only 3 stars, the game next to it 4 or 5, so.. Yeah let's take the other one, to find out later, that the ratings should have been the other way around (imo).
To be clear: I say this as a player, not a maker. As I said above, there are so many games, that you automatically filter on ratings (as well) and I think if the above gets adjusted, my game choices will become better and I will have a better experience playing games, and that is what it is all about, isn't it?
