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[.50 BMG]

paste the computer build into the reviews

so that we can understand if someone has problems due to the hardware and not the game

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Publicado originalmente por .50 BMG:

Reviews

paste the computer build into the reviews

so that we can understand if someone has problems due to the hardware and not the game

People can willingly give up this privileged information if they wish to.

[matt]

It would be useful to have that information, yes. In the meantime, you can assume that at least half of the people who say "I have a good PC" actually have a 5-10 year old potato. I don't think they're intentionally trying to deceive anyone. They truly do seem to believe their GTX 1050 is a great GPU.

[Piston Smashed™]

May be if you put your hardware in your reviews others would follow suit.

[Mad Scientist]

If a few people say low fps/low performance but the majority rating is something like positive or overwhelmingly positive, that's usually a big giveaway as to why the few are having issues.

I don't see it being too useful, but people can choose to include it in the review, so informed users can understand where that aligns vs the min/rec of the game itself. Most people really wouldn't get much from it.

Publicado originalmente por matt:

It would be useful to have that information, yes. In the meantime, you can assume that at least half of the people who say "I have a good PC" actually have a 5-10 year old potato. I don't think they're intentionally trying to deceive anyone. They truly do seem to believe their GTX 1050 is a great GPU.

For generic use, it's not bad. Though budget & generic definitely show performance isn't expected.

[Crashed]

Publicado originalmente por .50 BMG:

paste the computer build into the reviews

so that we can understand if someone has problems due to the hardware and not the game

If it's relevant to the review then one can do so.

[HuggyDeathBunny🐰💀]

I LOATHE people who post negative reviews due to technical issues.
Sure, I paid for it, it must work when I push the button....
...however, have you read the tech specs? Have you done the troubleshooting? Is your rig up to date? Etc.?

Perhaps, reviews when using the Thumbs Down button need to have the option of "I didn't like it" vs "Technical issues" or even a third option, as we've been asking for years the "Meh" 50% rating hahaha.

The vast majority of people with technical issues, and often if you look at their other reviews you'll see why I say this, are unique in their situation thanks to (typically Win11 idiocy) their own rigs setup.

While there are (looking at you Batman Arkham Knight) games that release with astounding technical issues that truly deserve being tanked by the review system, it is saddening to see actual good games not quite hitting their positive reviews because of this.

The worst part, is those angry enough to post negative reviews based on technical issues, never remove those reviews as can be seen when the "time of posting" is 1hr and then "time played" moves up to 50hrs....

[MrQun]

Perhaps. But that won't change the fact that the video game industry is chock a block full of incompetence. And many games are being released with loads of issues because of said incompetence. Insisting that people state their PC specs won't change this reality.

I have a better idea. How about people demand that video game companies be better at their damn jobs.

[Princess Luna]

Review says gane crashes at level 5 with 4080.

Would my 4079 work?
Why the game even crashes

[.50 BMG]

this information would help to understand whether the problem is the game or the computer because often the writer does not understand his problem and writes angry reviews

[Tito Shivan]

Sure, let me just paste mine:

Íntel Core i9 76 Quantum Cores
Nvidia GT15200 RTX-AI 2Tb Vram
16Tb Ram
128Tb NVME HDD

Posting hardware in reviews will only result in another thing to pick at from reviews one doesn't like.

[.50 BMG]

Publicado originalmente por Tito Shivan:

Sure, let me just paste mine:

Íntel Core i9 76 Quantum Cores
Nvidia GT15200 RTX-AI 2Tb Vram
16Tb Ram
128Tb NVME HDD

Posting hardware in reviews will only result in another thing to pick at from reviews one doesn't like.

they won't all be dumb :)

[AustrAlien2010]

Only knowing your system specs won't cut it. You need a lot more information for it to be usable.

It requires the hardware driver version for each component, and the operating system, and all software running on it and it's version. It also need the bios version, it's settings, the power supply, and the refresh rate, and the mouse and keyboard software, and all the information about other peripherals and services, and who knows what else more it needs for it. Otherwise it still won't mean anything much. People may not feel comfortable sharing all that.

Let's be honest, they just need to develop something that works. Instead of expecting us to share all that information in public, hoping that they might fix it. If your game crashes and glitches, they just haven't tested it well enough. If it doesn't work, it just doesn't work, and you may just as well get a refund. Instead of going through all that, and hoping that they might fix it someday, if ever.



Seriously, if you have a game that you don't like or it runs bad, just get a refund. It's so much easier. Instead of having to waste months on it trying to fix it.

[Princess Luna]

Publicado originalmente por AustrAlien2010:

Let's be real, they just need to make something that works.

Can they do that?
Dauntless
Concord
The Day Before

[AustrAlien2010]

Games should just have a crash-reporter. If something malfunctions, it should just automatically send the system information and whatever the issue is to the developer in private so it can be fixed.

That's how it should be done. Instead of sending customers through this technical hell of self-help.

[Crashed]

Publicado originalmente por AustrAlien2010:

Games should just have a crash-reporter. If something malfunctions, it should just automatically send the system information and whatever the issue is to the developer in private so it can be fixed.

That's how it should be done. Instead of sending customers through this technical hell.

Some games do in fact have crash reporters. Ever notice the dialog that appears when a UE game crashes?