Negative reviews?

[A TIN OF JAR]

I have said it for years, i don't think people should be able to leave a negative or positive review on Steam for any early access game, you should be able to leave a comment about how the game is sure but without the option to give the
until full release.

When the game releases into 1.0 then maybe get a notification from Steam asking you to leave a review on the fully released game, as i said i don't just mean this game specifically but any early access game released on Steam.

People leaving negative reviews saying stuff like "Very unfinished" its in early access ffs that's the point., "There is no way to configure the FOV" again early access, things like this will be added, "Very buggy at this point" i mean, what? Lol, people buy an early access game and complain of issues, it just baffles me.

I myself left a post here in the forums in regards to the graphics, am i going to leave a negative review over this? No, Why? Because unlike some ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ here i understand the game is in early access and the graphics at some point will actually be updated before 1.0/full release.

[yaboimccoy]

Most sane way to put it.

[Koketepeto]

Nah, negative reviews, should only count when you have more then 2 hours and can no longer refund.

[A TIN OF JAR]

Originally posted by Koketepeto:

Nah, negative reviews, should only count when you have more then 2 hours and can no longer refund.

This wouldn't help anything, you would then just get anybody that has played a game more than 2 hours and couldn't refund leaving a negative review regardless, out of spite and annoyed that they couldn't refund.

At least the way i said, people would be actually judging and leaving the review on the actual finished game instead of the unfinished early access version as what is happening now.

[[HdF] Almut Grete]

How about just removing EA and replacing it by f2p (invite or open) playtests as well as kickstarters (waaaaay outside steam).

Yeah, yeah the poor indie-devs will never get to make a game then, buhu. In truth most failed starts and EA that are trashed on about are not indie at all e.g. here.


Also more on point of the topic.
Ofc everyone should be able to leave a review right away 8positiv or negativ). The system is there to show others what they will be getting and then (not) buy it. Especialy helpfull are reviews from ppl that refunded a title. It is not "out of spite", they wanted their money back, a sure sign they find the product lacking and less. Would be starange to see a positiv review from someone refunding a product.

Steam should also show the sale and key-turn-in numbers on the storepage (not just via data readout like steamdb), so ppl could see if they buy into someting not wanted or played.

[karl-emil]

Originally posted by Koketepeto:

Nah, negative reviews, should only count when you have more then 2 hours and can no longer refund.

lmfao imagine being this guy

[Shev]

If they're selling it, then it's allowed to be reviewed, criticized and critiqued.

They want testers for early access; open the game to be free for everyone and let them get feedback and the free testing.

They're choosing to sell you a half-baked idea that will 'hopefully' get better or feature complete, but they don't have to. They could sell it as 'early access' for $30, then a month later fully release the game as 1.0 and leave it a pile of garbage.

Case in point; if there's a decent chunk of the playerbase that doesn't like an aspect of the game, they're under no obligation to make that part of the game better; especially if people have played beyond their 2-hour review window.

If I spent $30 and the game in it's current state is ♥♥♥♥, then it's ♥♥♥♥. Blame the devs for selling a piece of ♥♥♥♥, not people who spent money not expecting ♥♥♥♥ to be in the box.

[Chief spartan44]

Originally posted by A TIN OF JAR:

I have said it for years, i don't think people should be able to leave a negative or positive review on Steam for any early access game, you should be able to leave a comment about how the game is sure but without the option to give the
until full release.

When the game releases into 1.0 then maybe get a notification from Steam asking you to leave a review on the fully released game, as i said i don't just mean this game specifically but any early access game released on Steam.

People leaving negative reviews saying stuff like "Very unfinished" its in early access ffs that's the point., "There is no way to configure the FOV" again early access, things like this will be added, "Very buggy at this point" i mean, what? Lol, people buy an early access game and complain of issues, it just baffles me.

I myself left a post here in the forums in regards to the graphics, am i going to leave a negative review over this? No, Why? Because unlike some ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ here i understand the game is in early access and the graphics at some point will actually be updated before 1.0/full release.

Simply because most people wont look at comments they will look at the review score and if its game that doesnt deserve being purchased at the time then less people are likely to waste on something they'd otherwise not buy at that time or at all

[Shibby]

If you are having fun with the game then why would the reviews matter to you?

[Swiftbear]

Originally posted by Shibby:

If you are having fun with the game then why would the reviews matter to you?

And this is why reviews matter, when you create online only, PvP, requires other humans to play type games- negative reviews can render such games useless.

I will never understand why developers do not add single player or co-op vs. AI as an option and solely bank on active population for a games success.

Or Steam needs some better systems for letting people review, more hours played, something. Vs. the current 0.5 hours played "GAEM SUCKS" on their Casio 486 PC downloading more viruses than Wuhan has...

[カミナ]

If they charge money for it you can and should be able to review it.

[Gryer]

You know what's really screwing over the overall review rating of Marauders is the fact that people who did NOT buy the game directly through steam are omitted from the overall rating system.
If you scroll down to the reviews themselves, and mouse over the big bold "Mostly Positive" rating above all the reviews, you'll see there's 1.5x twice as many reviews than are being counted for the overall rating, and the game is actually over 75% positively reviewed.

[FUS RO DAH]

some people comparing it to tarkov which is like 5-6 years older ... lol
Also for some reason i cant rate/review the game even tho i bought it a long time ago ???

[Sugam]

I don't think there should be any EA games ever unless you can refund at any time of its "development". If the game is that good then people would keep it, if its a trash studio then they get what they deserve.

[Skala]

Originally posted by Shibby:

If you are having fun with the game then why would the reviews matter to you?

It matters to you because bad reviews prevent players from joining the game which means you have nobody to play with. Other players are kind of important in a multiplayer game.

[Total Eclipse]

What a terrible idea. There are tons of cash grab games stuck in EA (Early Access) for years, I still have a game which is EA after 6 years. If its bad I am not allowed to tell others? Reviews help alot, telling you what are the problems with a game. You would essentially force people to go to websites to check reviews of the game, instead of the reliable steam reviews, because some form an early opinion about the game?

What is wrong with you? It is one thing to remind others to not judge a game hastily, it is a whole another to not allow them to share their opinion, in a way they could before.