Comment on Steam: Updates to User Review Scores Based on Language

• Malix@sopuli.xyz ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I dunno how useful that would be. Way back in the day eg. youtube had a star rating system for videos, and users gave 0-5 stars… except they found out that overwhelmingly vast majority of users only used 0 and 5, nothing in between.

  While a more granular review system would be nice, it’s just the users that don’t and won’t use it properly. Even if some users would use scores other than [min] and [max], they would be such a droplet in an ocean.

  Even with the current thumbs up/down people get it wrong. Give it a thumbs up but write a scathing review.

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  • gonzo-rand19@moist.catsweat.com ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Letterboxd and Goodreads both use a star rating system in addition to long-form reviews and it seems to work out great. I have my disagreements with how the sites are run, but the rating system isn't one of them.

    YouTube star ratings never included the opportunity to review (in text) a specific video, so I think your comparison isn't very applicable or helpful in this specific situation. The Steam review system isn't very analogous to how YouTube used to work.

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    • Electricd@lemmybefree.net ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Also, you watch multiple youtube videos in a day. You play a few games or watch a few movies or series a month, and probably fewer

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    • Malix@sopuli.xyz ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      fair enough, youtube probably wasn’t a good comparison, but GOG should be. They have written text alongside the 1-5 star review. Now, there are grades 2-4, but in general 1 and 5 seem to be the most used ones.

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      • Electricd@lemmybefree.net ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        I would argue against this. I have seen more diverse rating, but 1 to 5 still isn’t really accurate

        GOG also has a massive problem: you can’t edit your review once you published it

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  • chameleon@fedia.io ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Even with the current thumbs up/down people get it wrong. Give it a thumbs up but write a scathing review.

    I've done that and it's a result of not having more options than good/bad. Always the same cause: I really wanted to write a 3* review for a game that has a lot to praise but its core is fundamentally flawed, but Steam doesn't let me give a 3*, so I try to correct for the review score bracket I think the game should be in.

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  • Electricd@lemmybefree.net ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Even with the current thumbs up/down people get it wrong. Give it a thumbs up but write a scathing review.

    I’ve never understood those reviews

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