Poll of the Day > Whats with "review bombing" games?

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CinderLock 09/19/21 9:57:37 PM #1:	I've seen articles lately of games getting "reviewed bombed" do people put that much stock into reviews or is it a group thinking it will hurt a game? --- Kathy Bates inspires fear in the soul, hence the validity of humanity. - Wolfy42 <cite>CinderLock posted [p:958218127] in Whats with... [t:79669766]...</cite> <quote>I've seen articles lately of games getting "reviewed bombed" do people put that much stock into reviews or is it a group thinking it will hurt a game? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lokarin 09/19/21 10:00:13 PM #2:	Source? --- "Salt cures Everything!" My YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Nirakolov/videos <cite>Lokarin posted [p:958218194] in Whats with... [t:79669766]...</cite> <quote>Source? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
wwinterj25 09/19/21 10:00:34 PM #3:	Some folk do give a shit about someones opinion yes. I find it best to make your own judgement by the context of spoiler free video reviews but I don't care about a score. --- One who knows nothing can understand nothing. http://psnprofiles.com/wwinterj - https://imgur.com/guXxsmA <cite>wwinterj25 posted [p:958218204] in Whats with... [t:79669766]...</cite> <quote>Some folk do give a shit about someones opinion yes. I find it best to make your own judgement by the context of spoiler free video reviews but I don't care about a score. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 09/19/21 10:04:40 PM #4:	Not just games. SJWs and other culture warrior groups (not-so-fine people on both sides) often pull shit like that to push an agenda. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:958218296] in Whats with... [t:79669766]...</cite> <quote>Not just games. SJWs and other culture warrior groups (not-so-fine people on both sides) often pull shit like that to push an agenda. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CinderLock 09/19/21 10:17:13 PM #5:	Lokarin posted... Source? What source is needed? --- Kathy Bates inspires fear in the soul, hence the validity of humanity. - Wolfy42 <cite>CinderLock posted [p:958218641] in Whats with... [t:79669766]...</cite> <quote>Lokarin posted... </cite> <quote>Source?</quote>What source is needed? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lokarin 09/19/21 10:19:23 PM #6:	CinderLock posted... What source is needed? While I agree review bombing happens, I wouldn't mind the "I've seen articles lately" for additional context --- "Salt cures Everything!" My YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Nirakolov/videos <cite>Lokarin posted [p:958218698] in Whats with... [t:79669766]...</cite> <quote>CinderLock posted... </cite> <quote>What source is needed?</quote> While I agree review bombing happens, I wouldn't mind the "I've seen articles lately" for additional context </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EclairReturns 09/19/21 10:20:15 PM #7:	Zeus posted... push an agenda It sounds like borderline abuse and a waste of everyone's time to write a game review just to talk about what offends the reviewer, without actually intending to talk about the game itself. --- Number XII: Larxene. The Organization's Savage Nymph. <cite>EclairReturns posted [p:958218719] in Whats with... [t:79669766]...</cite> <quote><cite>Zeus posted...</cite> <quote>push an agenda</quote> It sounds like borderline abuse and a waste of everyone's time to write a game review just to talk about what offends the reviewer, without actually intending to talk about the game itself.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
wwinterj25 09/19/21 10:22:22 PM #8:	EclairReturns posted... It sounds like borderline abuse and a waste of everyone's time to write a game review just talk about what offends the reviewer, without actually intending to talk about the game itself. Reviews sometime push their own agenda though that has no reliance to the game being reviewed. --- One who knows nothing can understand nothing. http://psnprofiles.com/wwinterj - https://imgur.com/guXxsmA <cite>wwinterj25 posted [p:958218795] in Whats with... [t:79669766]...</cite> <quote>EclairReturns posted... </cite> <quote>It sounds like borderline abuse and a waste of everyone's time to write a game review just talk about what offends the reviewer, without actually intending to talk about the game itself.</quote>Reviews sometime push their own agenda though that has no reliance to the game being reviewed. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CinderLock 09/19/21 10:23:00 PM #9:	Lokarin posted... While I agree review bombing happens, I wouldn't mind the "I've seen articles lately" for additional context The context is I'm curious about review bombing if you want supplemental material look it up. I'm tired of your dumb shit --- Kathy Bates inspires fear in the soul, hence the validity of humanity. - Wolfy42 <cite>CinderLock posted [p:958218808] in Whats with... [t:79669766]...</cite> <quote>Lokarin posted... </cite> <quote>While I agree review bombing happens, I wouldn't mind the "I've seen articles lately" for additional context</quote>The context is I'm curious about review bombing if you want supplemental material look it up. I'm tired of your dumb shit </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CinderLock 09/19/21 10:27:05 PM #10:	wwinterj25 posted... Reviews sometime push their own agenda though that has no reliance to the game being reviewed. That's how I feel when I look up cooking recipes. Like i don't care if your man baby husband who never learned to cook likes your chicken --- Kathy Bates inspires fear in the soul, hence the validity of humanity. - Wolfy42 <cite>CinderLock posted [p:958218914] in Whats with... [t:79669766]...</cite> <quote>wwinterj25 posted... </cite> <quote>Reviews sometime push their own agenda though that has no reliance to the game being reviewed.</quote>That's how I feel when I look up cooking recipes. Like i don't care if your man baby husband who never learned to cook likes your chicken </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sarcasthma 09/19/21 10:29:59 PM #11:	Lokarin posted... Source? I want some sources, too. --- What's the difference between a pickpocket and a peeping tom? A pickpocket snatches your watch. <cite>Sarcasthma posted [p:958218985] in Whats with... [t:79669766]...</cite> <quote>Lokarin posted... </cite> <quote>Source?</quote>I want some sources, too. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lokarin 09/19/21 10:33:51 PM #12:	Sarcasthma posted... I want some sources, too. Ya, he literally "I've seen articles lately"... provide the article --- "Salt cures Everything!" My YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Nirakolov/videos <cite>Lokarin posted [p:958219083] in Whats with... [t:79669766]...</cite> <quote>Sarcasthma posted... </cite> <quote>I want some sources, too.</quote> Ya, he literally "I've seen articles lately"... provide the article </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CinderLock 09/19/21 10:35:15 PM #13:	Sarcasthma posted... I want some sources, too. Of a specific game or like the definitions? --- Kathy Bates inspires fear in the soul, hence the validity of humanity. - Wolfy42 <cite>CinderLock posted [p:958219121] in Whats with... [t:79669766]...</cite> <quote>Sarcasthma posted... </cite> <quote>I want some sources, too.</quote>Of a specific game or like the definitions? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CinderLock 09/19/21 10:39:35 PM #14:	Lokarin posted... Ya, he literally "I've seen articles lately"... provide the article The articles or games themselves aren't the questions why do you have to derail shit when you constantly post garbage --- Kathy Bates inspires fear in the soul, hence the validity of humanity. - Wolfy42 <cite>CinderLock posted [p:958219236] in Whats with... [t:79669766]...</cite> <quote>Lokarin posted... </cite> <quote>Ya, he literally "I've seen articles lately"... provide the article</quote>The articles or games themselves aren't the questions why do you have to derail shit when you constantly post garbage </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lokarin 09/19/21 10:40:26 PM #15:	CinderLock posted... The articles or games themselves are the questions why do you have to derail shit when you constantly post garbage Asking for you to provide the article you claim you saw is not derailing, it's exactly the rail... it's the ENTIRE rail --- "Salt cures Everything!" My YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Nirakolov/videos <cite>Lokarin posted [p:958219256] in Whats with... [t:79669766]...</cite> <quote>CinderLock posted... </cite> <quote>The articles or games themselves are the questions why do you have to derail shit when you constantly post garbage</quote> Asking for you to provide the article you claim you saw is not derailing, it's exactly the rail... it's the ENTIRE rail </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CinderLock 09/19/21 10:41:31 PM #16:	Lokarin posted... Asking for you to provide the article you claim you saw is not derailing, it's exactly the rail... it's the ENTIRE rail I already explained the articles arent the point if you want to read about review bombing go read about it. I'm asking what the point of it is --- Kathy Bates inspires fear in the soul, hence the validity of humanity. - Wolfy42 <cite>CinderLock posted [p:958219285] in Whats with... [t:79669766]...</cite> <quote>Lokarin posted... </cite> <quote>Asking for you to provide the article you claim you saw is not derailing, it's exactly the rail... it's the ENTIRE rail</quote>I already explained the articles arent the point if you want to read about review bombing go read about it. I'm asking what the point of it is </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lokchan 09/19/21 10:58:56 PM #17:	DId you block me or is it just a database bug? I didn't understand your question until that last post. I wanted to point out why a specific game was review bombed based on the article. In general it's proactive backlash. I remember battlefront 2 was bombed about the loot boxes but then they changed it. --- Salty girl looking for cutie to crush the muffin. <cite>Lokchan posted [p:958219718] in Whats with... [t:79669766]...</cite> <quote>DId you block me or is it just a database bug? I didn't understand your question until that last post. I wanted to point out why a specific game was review bombed based on the article. In general it's proactive backlash. I remember battlefront 2 was bombed about the loot boxes but then they changed it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
agesboy 09/19/21 11:02:56 PM #18:	i don't notice it happening any more than it literally always has happened but yeah, reviews absolutely do hurt or help a game, game companies have been known to give out bonuses to their employees based on metacritic scores --- https://imgur.com/LabbRyN raytan and Kana are on opposite ends of the Awesome Spectrum. <cite>agesboy posted [p:958219822] in Whats with... [t:79669766]...</cite> <quote>i don't notice it happening any more than it literally always has happened but yeah, reviews absolutely do hurt or help a game, game companies have been known to give out bonuses to their employees based on metacritic scores </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Far-Queue 09/19/21 11:16:35 PM #19:	How is Lok derailing the topic, exactly? You claim to have "seen articles lately"... your initial post in your own topic literally refers to the source Lok is asking you to provide. --- https://imgur.com/ZwO4qO2 "I'm a pathetic Simp and am proud to be exploited" - Lord_Shadow <cite>Far-Queue posted [p:958220133] in Whats with... [t:79669766]...</cite> <quote>How is Lok derailing the topic, exactly? You claim to have "seen articles lately"... your initial post in your own topic literally refers to the source Lok is asking you to provide. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Far-Queue 09/19/21 11:17:51 PM #20:	Just post a link to any one of the articles you claim to have read about this --- https://imgur.com/ZwO4qO2 "I'm a pathetic Simp and am proud to be exploited" - Lord_Shadow <cite>Far-Queue posted [p:958220169] in Whats with... [t:79669766]...</cite> <quote>Just post a link to any one of the articles you claim to have read about this </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CinderLock 09/19/21 11:21:04 PM #21:	Far-Queue posted... How is Lok derailing the topic, exactly? You claim to have "seen articles lately"... your initial post in your own topic literally refers to the source Lok is asking you to provide. The articles or games getting bombed aren't what I'm asking about. How is that so hard to understand? It doesn't matter what game or media it is. It's the act of review bombing that I'm asking about --- Kathy Bates inspires fear in the soul, hence the validity of humanity. - Wolfy42 <cite>CinderLock posted [p:958220284] in Whats with... [t:79669766]...</cite> <quote>Far-Queue posted... </cite> <quote>How is Lok derailing the topic, exactly? You claim to have "seen articles lately"... your initial post in your own topic literally refers to the source Lok is asking you to provide.</quote>The articles or games getting bombed aren't what I'm asking about. How is that so hard to understand? It doesn't matter what game or media it is. It's the act of review bombing that I'm asking about </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CinderLock 09/19/21 11:22:31 PM #22:	Far-Queue posted... Just post a link to any one of the articles you claim to have read about this There's literally no need to it's not the articles that are in question. If you want to go right ahead --- Kathy Bates inspires fear in the soul, hence the validity of humanity. - Wolfy42 <cite>CinderLock posted [p:958220341] in Whats with... [t:79669766]...</cite> <quote>Far-Queue posted... </cite> <quote>Just post a link to any one of the articles you claim to have read about this</quote>There's literally no need to it's not the articles that are in question. If you want to go right ahead </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Far-Queue 09/19/21 11:24:11 PM #23:	You're full of shit. You didn't read any articles. --- https://imgur.com/ZwO4qO2 "I'm a pathetic Simp and am proud to be exploited" - Lord_Shadow <cite>Far-Queue posted [p:958220405] in Whats with... [t:79669766]...</cite> <quote>You're full of shit. You didn't read any articles. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CinderLock 09/19/21 11:24:30 PM #24:	agesboy posted... i don't notice it happening any more than it literally always has happened but yeah, reviews absolutely do hurt or help a game, game companies have been known to give out bonuses to their employees based on metacritic scores Ok yeah i remember a bunch of stuff about obsidian not getting a bonus on New Vegas because of that --- Kathy Bates inspires fear in the soul, hence the validity of humanity. - Wolfy42 <cite>CinderLock posted [p:958220418] in Whats with... [t:79669766]...</cite> <quote>agesboy posted... </cite> <quote>i don't notice it happening any more than it literally always has happened but yeah, reviews absolutely do hurt or help a game, game companies have been known to give out bonuses to their employees based on metacritic scores</quote>Ok yeah i remember a bunch of stuff about obsidian not getting a bonus on New Vegas because of that </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Far-Queue 09/19/21 11:25:21 PM #25:	What a bogus fucking topic lmao "Hey everyone I'm manufacturing outrage give me attention pleeeeaasse!!" --- https://imgur.com/ZwO4qO2 "I'm a pathetic Simp and am proud to be exploited" - Lord_Shadow <cite>Far-Queue posted [p:958220444] in Whats with... [t:79669766]...</cite> <quote>What a bogus fucking topic lmao "Hey everyone I'm manufacturing outrage give me attention pleeeeaasse!!" </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CinderLock 09/19/21 11:26:28 PM #26:	Far-Queue posted... You're full of shit. You didn't read any articles. Posting them wouldn't confirm or deny if I read them. I could post to anything and claim i did or didnt read it. --- Kathy Bates inspires fear in the soul, hence the validity of humanity. - Wolfy42 <cite>CinderLock posted [p:958220478] in Whats with... [t:79669766]...</cite> <quote>Far-Queue posted... </cite> <quote>You're full of shit. You didn't read any articles.</quote>Posting them wouldn't confirm or deny if I read them. I could post to anything and claim i did or didnt read it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CinderLock 09/19/21 11:31:00 PM #27:	Ok i see what you're doing --- Kathy Bates inspires fear in the soul, hence the validity of humanity. - Wolfy42 <cite>CinderLock posted [p:958220574] in Whats with... [t:79669766]...</cite> <quote>Ok i see what you're doing </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CinderLock 09/19/21 11:36:37 PM #28:	https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Review_bomb There you go lil guy now you can learn too! --- Kathy Bates inspires fear in the soul, hence the validity of humanity. - Wolfy42 <cite>CinderLock posted [p:958220691] in Whats with... [t:79669766]...</cite> <quote>https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Review_bomb There you go lil guy now you can learn too! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
wwinterj25 09/19/21 11:45:12 PM #29:	CinderLock posted... That's how I feel when I look up cooking recipes. Like i don't care if your man baby husband who never learned to cook likes your chicken Cooking recipes are good though. --- One who knows nothing can understand nothing. http://psnprofiles.com/wwinterj - https://imgur.com/guXxsmA <cite>wwinterj25 posted [p:958220882] in Whats with... [t:79669766]...</cite> <quote>CinderLock posted... </cite> <quote>That's how I feel when I look up cooking recipes. Like i don't care if your man baby husband who never learned to cook likes your chicken</quote>Cooking recipes are good though. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CinderLock 09/19/21 11:57:33 PM #30:	wwinterj25 posted... Cooking recipes are good though. Yeah they can be just not when they're a blog with a recipe hidden in it --- Kathy Bates inspires fear in the soul, hence the validity of humanity. - Wolfy42 <cite>CinderLock posted [p:958221141] in Whats with... [t:79669766]...</cite> <quote>wwinterj25 posted... </cite> <quote>Cooking recipes are good though.</quote>Yeah they can be just not when they're a blog with a recipe hidden in it </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
xcrimx 09/20/21 12:11:17 AM #31:	what is DRM?? I saw that it has something to do with the bombs <cite>xcrimx posted [p:958221416] in Whats with... [t:79669766]...</cite> <quote>what is DRM?? I saw that it has something to do with the bombs </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CinderLock 09/20/21 12:13:13 AM #32:	xcrimx posted... what is DRM?? I saw that it has something to do with the bombs I think it's some anti piracy program or something along those lines. From what I understand it means you need an internet connection to play even if it's single player --- Kathy Bates inspires fear in the soul, hence the validity of humanity. - Wolfy42 <cite>CinderLock posted [p:958221462] in Whats with... [t:79669766]...</cite> <quote>xcrimx posted... </cite> <quote>what is DRM?? I saw that it has something to do with the bombs</quote>I think it's some anti piracy program or something along those lines. From what I understand it means you need an internet connection to play even if it's single player </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HelIWithoutSin 09/20/21 12:29:07 AM #33:	CinderLock posted... I think it's some anti piracy program or something along those lines. From what I understand it means you need an internet connection to play even if it's single player What is BBC? I saw that it has something to do with backdoor trojans. --- And when Alexander saw the breadth of his domain, he wept, for there were no more worlds to conquer. -Hans Gruber <cite>HelIWithoutSin posted [p:958221829] in Whats with... [t:79669766]...</cite> <quote>CinderLock posted... </cite> <quote>I think it's some anti piracy program or something along those lines. From what I understand it means you need an internet connection to play even if it's single player</quote> What is BBC? I saw that it has something to do with backdoor trojans. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sahuagin 09/20/21 12:45:00 AM #34:	Ubisoft turned off their DRM server for the game Might and Magic X (one of my favorite games), which effectively destroys all copies of the game. (you can't go past act 1 or play the DLC that you purchased). for a long time, they were selling the game in this state. users "review bombed" the game (not me) and very recently Ubisoft has corrected the problem by no longer selling the game. it remains broken for everyone, including those that bought it broken, though in some cases they can get refunds (through steam not ubisoft). many people who bought it a long time ago and hadn't played it yet are unable to get refunds. --- *The truth basks in scrutiny.* https://imgur.com/GMouTGs http://projecteuler.net/profile/Sahuagin.png <cite>Sahuagin posted [p:958222152] in Whats with... [t:79669766]...</cite> <quote>Ubisoft turned off their DRM server for the game Might and Magic X (one of my favorite games), which effectively destroys all copies of the game. (you can't go past act 1 or play the DLC that you purchased). for a long time, they were selling the game in this state. users "review bombed" the game (not me) and very recently Ubisoft has corrected the problem by no longer selling the game. it remains broken for everyone, including those that bought it broken, though in some cases they can get refunds (through steam not ubisoft). many people who bought it a long time ago and hadn't played it yet are unable to get refunds. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
funkyfritter 09/20/21 12:58:55 AM #35:	People have realized that nobody reads user reviews and that it's effectively a thumbs up/down system. Give the maximum rating if you like the game, minimum rating if you don't. People are more likely to leave feedback for something that gave them a negative experience than a positive one Social media promotes a mob mentality where people band together and get really upset over stuff Add it all together and you get a flurry of negative reviews for any game that enrages a sizeable portion of their playerbase. Personally I don't think it's a problem, but it is something that must be taken into account when evaluating aggregate user reviews. --- And with that...pow! I'm gone! <cite>funkyfritter posted [p:958222404] in Whats with... [t:79669766]...</cite> <quote>People have realized that nobody reads user reviews and that it's effectively a thumbs up/down system. Give the maximum rating if you like the game, minimum rating if you don't.People are more likely to leave feedback for something that gave them a negative experience than a positive oneSocial media promotes a mob mentality where people band together and get really upset over stuff Add it all together and you get a flurry of negative reviews for any game that enrages a sizeable portion of their playerbase. Personally I don't think it's a problem, but it is something that must be taken into account when evaluating aggregate user reviews. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CinderLock 09/20/21 1:53:46 AM #36:	HelIWithoutSin posted... What is BBC? I saw that it has something to do with backdoor trojans. British broadcasting company? Big black chupacabras? --- Kathy Bates inspires fear in the soul, hence the validity of humanity. - Wolfy42 <cite>CinderLock posted [p:958223145] in Whats with... [t:79669766]...</cite> <quote>HelIWithoutSin posted... </cite> <quote>What is BBC? I saw that it has something to do with backdoor trojans.</quote>British broadcasting company? Big black chupacabras? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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