Tiaa Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 (edited) PCGamer is living in your same universe, where companies with money pay the reviewers to make favorable reviews, and any legit organization trying to make honest reviews will find themselves boycotted by the publisher...something they really reallly really dont want. Yeah I know this to be true. Sometimes if they get bad reviews, ESPECIALLY on big name products, companies like EA will refuse to send games to them . Edited January 4, 2012 by Tiaa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrigOrion Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 http://www.pcgamer.com/review/star-wars-the-old-republic-review/ Haters gonna hate. If that does not teach you how incredibly worthless the gaming magazines and websites are then there is no helping you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titanmike Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 PCGamer is living in your same universe, where companies with money pay the reviewers to make favorable reviews, and any legit organization trying to make honest reviews will find themselves boycotted by the publisher...something they really reallly really dont want. Most of the time the reviews are spot on, but because everyone is different not everyone will agree with a single review. Regardless of EA/BW buying good press (and they could have) most reviews of games I agree with. If not I always look for a demo or wait for a sale. You can't please everyone all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaffery Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 93 out of 100 for this bug mayhem. Is every one retarded or what?Anyway, if BW keep fixing bugs every maintenance then perhaps this game still has a chance and actually could reach 93 out of 100 in many player eyes.It is no excuse that game is new, devs are incredibly sloppy, as many existing bugs been reported during beta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameirus Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Now, where are all the fanbois bashing this review? Come on, to get an accurate picture of the game he must have rushed content, and <gasp> spacebarred through quests.... Why the hell is he at 50 already (I assume he is to give a full review), damm no lifer missing out on the main content of this game.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yfelsung Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 I love the game and will be playing it for at least a few months. That said, reviews are worthless. Literally every review out there is worthless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halafu Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 I like http://www.gamerankings.com They take all the reviews and give a metascore. SWTOR 87.86Classic WoW 91.76Rift 85.21LOTRO 86.89Aion 78.67Age of Conan 81.09WAR 84.81Everquest I 87.68Everquest II 83.29SW:G 75.20Star Trek Online 68.17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackcerberus Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 (edited) Now, where are all the fanbois bashing this review? Come on, to get an accurate picture of the game he must have rushed content, and <gasp> spacebarred through quests.... Why the hell is he at 50 already (I assume he is to give a full review), damm no lifer missing out on the main content of this game.... game reviewers get chars of any level they want instantly, so they can test multiple areas of the game. they also get friendly reminders on how much money the publisher has spent on advertisement on his publication/webpage, how sad it would be if all that money had to go somewhere else, and how wonderful it would be if the reviewer could give him a good score so they all can be friends... Edited January 4, 2012 by blackcerberus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Crueak Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 theres nothing "trolling" about my post. perhaps you dont know what the definition of trolling is. allow me to help you here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet) troll v.,n. To utter a posting on Usenet designed to attract predictable responses or flames. Derives from the phrase "trolling for newbies"; which in turn comes from mainstream "trolling";, a style of fishing in which one trails bait through a likely spot hoping for a bite. hopefully you can tell the difference. so your are saying your post was not designed at all to "attract a predictable response or flames"? I say it was, you may say it isn't, just like many other posts on this thread and this forum it is all a matter of opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjblowers Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Who cares who likes or does not like the game? Ask these questions. 1) Am I having fun? 2) Is it worth the monthly fee? 3) Do I find the time I spend in game worthwhile? If the answers are yes, then who cares what anyone else thinks. Logical fallacy. That logic applies to single player games, or games that require no community. However, if 99 people hate it and don't play, and you are the only one that does, it ultimately does matter. So yes, it does matter what people think, otherwise you will have no one to play with and/or a game that devs are putting time into because they aren't generating enough revenue to cover it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logiick Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 They admitted in the review they only played from level 1 to 10, lol! Actually, they said 35. and some odd 90 hours. If you read the review he consistently talks about how it's mediocre and this and that. Then he's just like... 93! It's so obvious these companies pay these reviewers, it's almost painful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leggomy Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 game reviewers get chars of any level they want instantly, so they can test multiple areas of the game. they also get friendly reminders on how much money the publisher has spent on advertisement on his publication/webpage, how sad it would be that all that money had to go somewhere else, and how wonderful it would be if the reviewer could give him a good score so all can be friends. Did you even read the review? It says they spent 85 hours and leveled to 35. They werent granted any favors and had to play just like the rest of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimer_Lins Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Actually, they said 35. and some odd 90 hours. If you read the review he consistently talks about how it's mediocre and this and that. Then he's just like... 93! It's so obvious these companies pay these reviewers, it's almost painful. I love how you didn't read the same review as the rest of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wren_Atticus Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Who cares who likes or does not like the game? Ask these questions. 1) Am I having fun? 2) Is it worth the monthly fee? 3) Do I find the time I spend in game worthwhile? If the answers are yes, then who cares what anyone else thinks. Because these reviews and they influence they have on games are one of the motivating factors behind the changes devs make to games. If the game is getting bad reviews and causes players to leave, the devs will work to make changes to fix that. If a game is getting good reviews then the devs are more likely to sit back on their laurels. This game still needs a lot of work and there is no time for laurel sitting. I don't want reviews like this to give devs a false sense of security. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NephilimNexus Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 An in-depth review of how this score was determined Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthlessKorrupt Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Everybody knows that the only valid opinions around here are the complainers/trolls of the forums. Duh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PibbyPib Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 It's hilarious watching the whine-bots toss out every excuse they can think of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexhorn Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 It worth 95/100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameirus Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Actually, they said 35. and some odd 90 hours. If you read the review he consistently talks about how it's mediocre and this and that. Then he's just like... 93! It's so obvious these companies pay these reviewers, it's almost painful. actually its not. Level 1-50 doing the class quests is 90 hours. People have timed it. Doing all side quests and messing about is 90hours to level 35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkkia Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/star-wars-the-old-republic User score 6.1 Customer is always right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Israel Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 You're doing it wrong. WoW: Cataclysm Scores? ... *DRUM ROLL PLEASE* ALSO 93/100.......... http://www.pcgamer.com/review/world-of-warcraft-cataclysm-review/ That's how you do it! This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reecelol Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 so your are saying your post was not designed at all to "attract a predictable response or flames"? I say it was, you may say it isn't, just like many other posts on this thread and this forum it is all a matter of opinion. first ill say that you probably didnt even know thats what trolling was prior to my post. and second, no it wasnt intended for that. i was simply posting the other side of the coin from a "trolls" point of view. "troll" being defined as someone who isnt happy with this game apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameirus Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 "Editor’s note: This review is based on our impressions from our first 85 hours in the game as an Imperial Agent who reached level 35. Some endgame elements were not ready to be evaluated at the time of this review, but as always, we will follow-up this review with constant and regular updates of our impressions as the game progresses here at http://www.pcgamer.com and in the magazine. — LD" So, not only did they give half a game that score, they admit that the endgame is not ready to be reviewed. Remind me where most MMO players spend the majority of their time again? Oh yeah, the endgame. Joke review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Crueak Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 (edited) first ill say that you probably didnt even know thats what trolling was prior to my post. . i knew exactly what trolling is, I'm not the one that had to copy and paste a wiki defination of the term trolling. Edited January 4, 2012 by Mr_Crueak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light_Valkyrie Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 WoW: Cataclysm Scores? ... *DRUM ROLL PLEASE* ALSO 93/100.......... http://www.pcgamer.com/review/world-of-warcraft-cataclysm-review/ That's how you do it! Yea but that stuff all works.... My mind is blown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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