A lot of suspicious positive reviews the past few days

[Ginaz]

Just noticed this went from Mixed to Very Positive for the the recent reviews in just the past few days. A lot of those positive reviews are from people with private profiles or level 1. Any reason for this or do I need to adjust my tinfoil hat?

[Ghazghkull]

Originally posted by Ginaz:

Just noticed this went from Mixed to Very Positive for the the recent reviews in just the past few days. A lot of those positive reviews are from people with private profiles or level 1. Any reason for this or do I need to adjust my tinfoil hat?

Maybe the latest season brought people back and they changed their reviews. The patch also mentioned fixing some AI. I have not tested the AI a whole bunch since patch but the couple games i played vs AI it never got stuck thinking so that seems way better than it was before.

[WulfByte]

Originally posted by Ginaz:

Just noticed this went from Mixed to Very Positive for the the recent reviews in just the past few days. A lot of those positive reviews are from people with private profiles or level 1. Any reason for this or do I need to adjust my tinfoil hat?

Fair to be suspicious, but some of the negative reviews were about the single-player experience (the Eternal League is still under construction), or about the state of the game several seasons ago, or about connectivity issues, or about the cosmetic system (which while still imperfect, has been significantly improved and made more-player friendly since launch, with more improvements in Season 7), or about perceived RNG.
(Please don't make this another thread about RNG or statistics reporting - there are already dozens of other threads for that).

Season 7 released in the "just the past few days" and added Norse, a team that wasn't leaked or shipped at launch. Norse are popular, and genuinely different/unique in Blood Bowl tabletop and BB3. Some players are happy to see that.

PvP is fine if players are comfortable playing in the constraints of the Open Ladder. Some players aren't - and now that's okay too! - Season 7 also added a NAF-style resurrection-league format in "Norsca Arena", and multiple team queuing - both common requests from BB2 veterans. Some players seem happy to see those improvements too.

[crazy.culture]

Not that suspicious at all, because It coincides with some discussions done and published by streamers in the last few days. They stand up for overthinking old reviews and remind new users to give reviews. Seems like some of the users (who don't do this normally) left a review therefore.

Might be obviously that those will be positive when streamers influence, but:
Like written - the game significantly improved and is more-player friendly since the launch. The bad launch is responsible for the mixed reviews - but a lot of things changed since then. Lots of bad reviews wouldn't stand today.

It has improved and deserves new (and better) reviews.

[WulfByte]

Originally posted by Ginaz:

Just noticed this went from Mixed to Very Positive for the the recent reviews in just the past few days. A lot of those positive reviews are from people with private profiles or level 1. Any reason for this or do I need to adjust my tinfoil hat?

Most of the recent positive reviews I can see are from players with more than 100 hours playtime, and many are 250+. Those don't seem to be spam or bots. :-)

[dunnothisguy]

Originally posted by Ginaz:

Just noticed this went from Mixed to Very Positive for the the recent reviews in just the past few days. A lot of those positive reviews are from people with private profiles or level 1. Any reason for this or do I need to adjust my tinfoil hat?

There were numerous suggestions to leave a review for the game after the patch, in different communities. Our league commissioner asked those who want to support the game to do this as well, as Cyanide have been doing really good job adding new features to it since release, and game is much better now - but still has kinda crappy Steam rating due to all previous backlash.

So I guess many people who usually don't care to write reviews decided to support the project. They just felt like this is a right thing to do, I guess.

[Ginaz]

Originally posted by dunnothisguy:

Originally posted by Ginaz:

Just noticed this went from Mixed to Very Positive for the the recent reviews in just the past few days. A lot of those positive reviews are from people with private profiles or level 1. Any reason for this or do I need to adjust my tinfoil hat?

There were numerous suggestions to leave a review for the game after the patch, in different communities. Our league commissioner asked those who want to support the game to do this as well, as Cyanide have been doing really good job adding new features to it since release, and game is much better now - but still has kinda crappy Steam rating due to all previous backlash.

So I guess many people who usually don't care to write reviews decided to support the project. They just felt like this is a right thing to do, I guess.

Ok, sounds reasonable if there was an update that greatly improved the game there would be more positive reviews. I'm removing my tin foil hat.

[Munga]

Returning player myself and the game is... what we wanted at launch finally. That's why I changed my review. Basic features were lacking at launch, but they've done a decent job over time of making the game what people wanted.

[Krystalliquide]

Nacon published a request, they belive that the medium review they received is no longer representative of the current state of the game, wich i agree, and ask us to consider giving a new opinion based on our current experience,

@everyone
“Hi (from Nacon rep)
I’m reaching out today with a somewhat unusual request as I would be **asking for your support** on a matter that could make a real difference for Blood Bowl 3.

Since the game’s challenging launch, our team has been fully committed to addressing issues, enhancing the experience, and adding exciting new features to ensure everyone can enjoy Blood Bowl in their favorite way. Fixing bugs, adding new tools and new features, releasing new factions each season: our goal has always been to improve the game and make it more enjoyable.

While we have made significant progress, there’s still more to be done, and we are determined to continue evolving Blood Bowl 3 over the years to come. However, one major challenge we face today is the legacy Steam review score from launch, which no longer reflects the current state of the game I believe. This score impacts us in many ways, making it harder to grow and bring even more to the community.”

I think they’ve done a much better job at listening and helping out communities and the game. As it says you don’t have to but let’s help then keep moving this game forward and adding great things!!

________________________________

I dont exactly know where it have originally been published, i've seen it copy/past on a discord somewhere.

i personnaly have bought the game, it was'nt exactly cheap so i kinda want the community to grow and see more and more play so i think its a clever move to upgrade the reviewmetric. And i have to admit that i had over 1000 of fun (ok quite a bunche of suffering also bnut i asked for it by spinning a game)

[dunnothisguy]

Yea, I can see them asking something like that, that makes sense. Still, all those people who decided to write a positive review after such request has been transmitted through various community high profile figures were not doing it at gunpoint. Would they not believe that game really improved and deserves a better rating now, they would just ignore it, or decided to leave a negative review instead, out of spite. I take it as a sign that the game has really got much better and many players are now ready to let Cyanide's old faults go :)

[Daburn]

same here, with the recent patch (and taking all the previous ones into account) the game is finally in the shape it should have been at launch.

So I also updated my review.

[Haych]

A lot of people probably watched a video explaining the improvements made, by the team. This was posted on youtube by a reputable member of the community.

A long while ago, I was belly aching about gesture-confirmed ui elements, making me anxious. They put in an option that seemingly made those click to confirm.

I changed my review.

I let devs who listen to valid feedback, and make actionable steps to addressing it with a lot of warmth....get the reward for that effort.

The devs are people, treat em right...try to imagine their constraints...and the reality of time and action priority. They're fairly nice people. It doesn't take much to appreciate the effort.

[dunnothisguy]

Originally posted by undefined:

Not suspicious, just dumb gamers forgiving yet another insulting launch. They cry when developers crap on them, but they always eventually forgive them and will keep coming back for more like the spineless victim of an abusive partner. Also they think whatever the streamers they worship at the time tell them to think.

In short: gamers are gullible and stupid.

Dude chill out ))) People just need the game, first of all. If developers can deliver - that's it. Nobody cares, they had enough consequences of their bad strategies, that's past now. What's done is done, I'm not stopping playing BB now because Cyanide did boo-boo. Only stupid people hold grudges for ages.

[Pappus]

You need to remove your tinfoil hat altogether. If something positive happens and you thoughts guide you to a sinister meaning there will be very little positive things left for you.

[vonFitzen]

Originally posted by Pappus:

You need to remove your tinfoil hat altogether. If something positive happens and you thoughts guide you to a sinister meaning there will be very little positive things left for you.

It's interesting then that the positive reviews are below the 50% mark due to Recent Reviews dropping substantially since their ridiculous & extremely short-lived boost.
As Launcelot says "The truth will out."

[Nacon]

The recent negative reviews seem to focus primarily on the AI, based on what I’ve seen so far (though I haven’t gone through all of them in detail).

On the other hand, we’ve experienced a noticeable “boost” in positive reviews, which aligns with the launch of the new season and the BB3 World Championship. These events seem to have brought a wave of positivity to the community.

Of course, this doesn’t mean everything is perfect—there’s still work to do—but it’s encouraging to see the overall review trend improve over time. We’re committed to making the game better, season after season.

It's a shame that this might be seen with skepticism, but I hope the trend continues in a positive direction. That’s our goal, and we recognize there’s still room for improvement.