The metacritic score is going down fast(edit) why is it going down fast

[Hawk Tuah Pyro]

at launch it was 87, then 2 days later 86 then now its 85

[Vardis]

Publicado originalmente por Abradolf Lincler(gotFO4):

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Pretty much this.

Or implying that how much other people enjoyed the game should be something worth worrying about. Seriously, seeing other people's perspective on things is always nice to broaden your horizons, but are you seriously worrying about the fluctuations of an arbitrary number slapped on a game?

just wondering what other people think not starting WW3 here

You're getting this sort of reaction because your post is somewhat inflammatory. Saying the game is going down "fast" is going to be taken as a criticism. When the reason it's dropped a whole 2 points is entirely because of three new reviews, which is really not a big deal, it seems like you posted solely to stir up ♥♥♥♥.

[Vardis]

Publicado originalmente por Abradolf Lincler(gotFO4):

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If you want to know what the critics think, read their reviews.

And if you want to know why a score can change "that much", learn math. 85 average with 28 critics. 85*28=2380. 2380 - 60 = 2320. 2320/27 = 85.9. That one review dropped it nearly a full point.

i did and i know that a review dropped and im just asking does this always happen; because this is the 1st time i noticed
havent really gotten a real response for that and thus im still here

Does what always happen? A reviewer post a score low enough to move the average? "Always", no. But of course it happens. You seriously needed someone to tell you that? :) When someone posts a review, it can change the average. That's... why they call it an average.

[Hawk Tuah Pyro]

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Publicado originalmente por Abradolf Lincler(gotFO4):

just wondering what other people think not starting WW3 here

You're getting this sort of reaction because your post is somewhat inflammatory. Saying the game is going down "fast" is going to be taken as a criticism. When the reason it's dropped a whole 2 points is entirely because of three new reviews, which is really not a big deal, it seems like you posted solely to stir up ♥♥♥♥.

Never knew i could start a flame war this easily
this is the 1st time that saw reviews changed twice in 2 weeks so i that it would be ok to point that out

[Hawk Tuah Pyro]

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Publicado originalmente por Abradolf Lincler(gotFO4):

i did and i know that a review dropped and im just asking does this always happen; because this is the 1st time i noticed
havent really gotten a real response for that and thus im still here

Does what always happen? A reviewer post a score low enough to move the average? "Always", no. But of course it happens. You seriously needed someone to tell you that? :)

stalked GTA, wolfenstien and bioshock infinite for awhile on the stores now and the scores never changed once(im like 90%) and this is the 1st game that had a score change and i kinda just wanted to point that out

[reexer]

Payday 2 when microtransactions were released relatively makes the speed of this almost nonexistent.

[Hawk Tuah Pyro]

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Publicado originalmente por Abradolf Lincler(gotFO4):

just wondering what other people think not starting WW3 here

You're getting this sort of reaction because your post is somewhat inflammatory. Saying the game is going down "fast" is going to be taken as a criticism. When the reason it's dropped a whole 2 points is entirely because of three new reviews, which is really not a big deal, it seems like you posted solely to stir up ♥♥♥♥.

Wait this sort of reaction? Im one of the few calm people hear

[Vardis]

Publicado originalmente por Abradolf Lincler(gotFO4):

Publicado originalmente por Vardis:

Does what always happen? A reviewer post a score low enough to move the average? "Always", no. But of course it happens. You seriously needed someone to tell you that? :)

stalked GTA, wolfenstien and bioshock infinite for awhile on the stores now and the scores never changed once(im like 90%) and this is the 1st game that had a score change and i kinda just wanted to point that out

Yes, games that have been in the stores for a while have already had everyone who's going to review it give a review. Plus, they have a lot more reviews in total. Thus, the score is not likely to change.

New games with a low number of total reviews are likely to still have review coming in. When those reviews come in, they are more likely to change the average score because of the lower total number of reviews.

This isn't exactly rocket science.

[Hawk Tuah Pyro]

Publicado originalmente por Vardis:

Publicado originalmente por Abradolf Lincler(gotFO4):

stalked GTA, wolfenstien and bioshock infinite for awhile on the stores now and the scores never changed once(im like 90%) and this is the 1st game that had a score change and i kinda just wanted to point that out

Yes, games that have been in the stores for a while have already had everyone who's going to review it give a review. Plus, they have a lot more reviews in total. Thus, the score is not likely to change.

New games with a low number of total reviews are likely to still have review coming in. When those reviews come in, they are more likely to change the average score because of the lower total number of reviews.

This isn't exactly rocket science.

this didnt happen to gta or wolfenstien old blood

[AlliN]

Wait for the people get to the terrible, "Mass Effect 3" bad ending. The score will burn.

[Vardis]

Publicado originalmente por Abradolf Lincler(gotFO4):

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Yes, games that have been in the stores for a while have already had everyone who's going to review it give a review. Plus, they have a lot more reviews in total. Thus, the score is not likely to change.

New games with a low number of total reviews are likely to still have review coming in. When those reviews come in, they are more likely to change the average score because of the lower total number of reviews.

This isn't exactly rocket science.

this didnt happen to gta or wolfenstien old blood

Of course it did. What, you think those scores started at their current value and stayed static?

[Hawk Tuah Pyro]

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this didnt happen to gta or wolfenstien old blood

Of course it did. What, you think those scores started at their current value and stayed static?

im sure the score never changed for gta but i really dont have any proof so

[lockwoodx]

Publicado originalmente por Abradolf Lincler(gotFO4):

at launch it was 87, then 2 days later 86 then now its 85

THe paid off journalists chimed in early. Now the journalists and bloggers with a set of brass are speaking up and pulling the score down with the truth.

[Vardis]

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Of course it did. What, you think those scores started at their current value and stayed static?

im sure the score never changed for gta but i really dont have any proof so

GTA V released on 4/14.

Average score by date:
4/14 - 100
4/15 - 97 (omfg!)
4/16 - 97
4/17 - 96
4/18 - 97

At this point it stablized for a while. Then on 5/1 someone gave it a 70, dropping its average by around 1 point, putting it at the 96 rating it has now.

GTA V is one of the least fluctuating scores you'll see because it got nearly a perfect score, but even it wasn't static.

Wolfenstein fluctuated a little more, since it started with a 90, which happened to be its highest score. So it dropped fast from there.

[Defektiv]

Tides come in, tides go out.. you can't explain that.

[Hawk Tuah Pyro]

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im sure the score never changed for gta but i really dont have any proof so

GTA V released on 4/14.

Average score by date:
4/14 - 100
4/15 - 97 (omfg!)
4/16 - 97
4/17 - 96
4/18 - 97

At this point it stablized for a while. Then on 5/1 someone gave it a 70, dropping its average by around 1 point, putting it at the 96 rating it has now.

GTA V is one of the least fluctuating scores you'll see because it got nearly a perfect score, but even it wasn't static.

Wolfenstein fluctuated a little more, since it started with a 90, which happened to be its highest score. So it dropped fast from there.

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