Replace the reviewer Metacritic scores with the user ones on store pages.

[scrunt]

The scores of "professional" review sites can be misleading or just plain dishonest, and with what they say about the AC games and the currently abismal Watch Dogs release, among other games, I think it would be more accurate, truthful, and reliable if the average user Metascore were put on the store pages instead. After all, it's more voices and voices that have not been bribed at all.

Currently, Watch Dogs has an average of 81 from reviewers, and a 4.5 from users. So that tells you something already.

[Spawn of Totoro]

The rating of users can be even worse. Dota 2 for example, had a rating of 8 until Diretide wasn't released on time. People then created many accounts complaining about it and lowering the rating to a 6. Player ratings are easily manipulated by even a small group of people. This had been know to happen in the past and even goes on now.

There would be nothing stopping it from being increased by the developer/publisher either. Even they could create a bunch of accounts and raise the rating.

A person's best bet is to read the reviews, not got by a score. This is where Steam's system shines. A game isn't turned into an arbitrary number. People have to read the reviews, learn about the game and form their own opinion.

As for Watch Dogs, it is an 81 or more if is running fine for you. That user score isn't for the game it's self, but in reguards to the technical issues people are having. That isn't exactly fair to the developer.

[Zefar]

Listening to the user scores on Metacritic is like asking doctor advice from people who work in retail. You just don't do it.

It's either 10s or 0s on Metacritic from users.

[Ubernerd Lucas]

I would rather see the Metacritic score removed completely. Metacritic's scoring system is a bit...wonky. Instead, put up an overall ratio of how many positive and negative reviews a game got on Steam. To me, that provides a better 'at a glance' feel for a game.

[Spawn of Totoro]

Ubernerd Lucas の投稿を引用：

I would rather see the Metacritic score removed completely. Metacritic's scoring system is a bit...wonky. Instead, put up an overall ratio of how many positive and negative reviews a game got on Steam. To me, that provides a better 'at a glance' feel for a game.

That would also be as bad as the Metecritic score. People would put a thumbs down for issues that are not even related to the game. Some do so just because it was made by a specific publisher already.

That is why it is best to read instead of doing it "at a glance".

[Qessu]

At least Steam reviews require you to have the game in your library. In Metacritic you can review anything you want.

I guess Metacritic score comes from all reviews and I would think the majority of the reviews come soon after the release. A game might get some major updates that totally changes it, makes it far better or worse, than it used to be. If a scoring system has to exist, and I doubt it's going anywhere, I think it would be better to make up the score of the last X amount of reviews instead of all the reviews. This would work even better with Steams own reviews, as you have to be identified and own the game and there is less chance of abusing the score.

[Izyalin]

Having more peoples' opinions on a game is never a bad thing

[HLCinSC]

Qessu の投稿を引用：

At least Steam reviews require you to have the game in your library. In Metacritic you can review anything you want.

I guess Metacritic score comes from all reviews and I would think the majority of the reviews come soon after the release. A game might get some major updates that totally changes it, makes it far better or worse, than it used to be. If a scoring system has to exist, and I doubt it's going anywhere, I think it would be better to make up the score of the last X amount of reviews instead of all the reviews. This would work even better with Steams own reviews, as you have to be identified and own the game and there is less chance of abusing the score.

I agree with Qessu. Also the publishers decide if the metacritic score is posted. Plus if you click it it takes you right to the game's metacritic page which displats the metacritic score for "professional" reviewers and user reviews.

[ℬüḓḓнїṧт_Gamer7☸]

They need to check multiple voting based on IP address. if I can track this on my wesbites why can't a billion dollar buisness?. One vote per IP.. Steam can do it. allow one vote per IP/Account and also a rating system based on gamers who own the game only not the people who never purchased it.

[Black Blade]

Buddhist_Gamer7☸ の投稿を引用：

They need to check multiple voting based on IP address. if I can track this on my wesbites why can't a billion dollar buisness?. One vote per IP.. Steam can do it. allow one vote per IP/Account and also a rating system based on gamers who own the game only not the people who never purchased it.

Well many IP's Changes + any one can use a proxy.. tieing any thing to IP will not work at all

[mimizukari]

Buddhist_Gamer7☸ の投稿を引用：

They need to check multiple voting based on IP address. if I can track this on my wesbites why can't a billion dollar buisness?. One vote per IP.. Steam can do it. allow one vote per IP/Account and also a rating system based on gamers who own the game only not the people who never purchased it.

the era where you can simply rid a problem by blocking an ip is over... my IP changes sometimes as much as every 24 hours because of my ISP dhcp renewing.

as for user reviews on metacritic? Don't make me laugh. look at diablo 3 and simcity 5, plagued by downvotes because of 1-5 days of not working.

[NisseDood]

Hard to trust users scores also when people only know how to vote 0 or 10.