Since Jan 1st, atleast for PC version there are a TON of fake 5 star reviews for the game, where nobody has any other reviews, it's only a few words and 5 stars. When the game was 2 or 2.5 stars a few days ago. The fake reviewers from china. I guess instead of making the game better, EA/Bioware are paying chinese fake reviewers to boost game rating to try to get more sales based on lies.
This is a new low for them!
Since Jan 1st, atleast for PC version there are a TON of fake 5 star reviews for the game, where nobody has any other reviews, it's only a few words and 5 stars. When the game was 2 or 2.5 stars a few days ago. The fake reviewers from china. I guess instead of making the game better, EA/Bioware are paying chinese fake reviewers to boost game rating to try to get more sales based on lies.
This is a new low for them!
They pay youtubers to talk positively about their games too. I think its 1000 dollars for 20k views or something. A quick google search and you will find the articles about it.
They don't have to be chinese fake reviewers, anyone can do the job, just go to Elance of Guru or Freelancer and hire some content writer to do this for you. Not a big deal. Unfortunately everyone does it, and if anyone is silly enough to buy into the reviews, then the joke's on them.
They don't have to be chinese fake reviewers, anyone can do the job, just go to Elance of Guru or Freelancer and hire some content writer to do this for you. Not a big deal. Unfortunately everyone does it, and if anyone is silly enough to buy into the reviews, then the joke's on them.
This is very very true. Every big company out there does it. EA is no worse than the others in this.
I don't pay attention to written reviews anymore. I generally look at lets play vids that don't reveal any of the games plot or at the very least not to much of it and make a decision based on what I see.
But what's interesting is they are buying their own game to do it. A bunch are verified purchases. But since most of that money is going right back at them. Anyway this means all of that money is going to trick people into buying their game instead of going to the developers to make the game better and with better patches, etc.
I go by reviews, I used to go by high ratings then reading reviews. Now I just go on 'real' reviews. Extensive with tons of details and a passion that shows it's a real one and not paid. Those would take far too much time and hard to lie that good.
So you don't think it's at all possible that some people just like the game? I wouldn't give it 5 stars but some people might actually feel it deserves 5 stars.
I don't go by reviews generally, because a review is just an opinion. All a reviewer can tell me is what they thought of the game, not what I'll think of the game.
They don't have to be chinese fake reviewers, anyone can do the job, just go to Elance of Guru or Freelancer and hire some content writer to do this for you. Not a big deal. Unfortunately everyone does it, and if anyone is silly enough to buy into the reviews, then the joke's on them.
Signed that for ya even though I game on pc. You guys deserve as much of a functioning product as everyone else who spent their hard-earned dough on DA:I. I hope they get this fixed for all of you.
How do you know these people are from china ? Does it say china?
What if they *Gasp* have a different opinion than you and actually like the game.
I wonder how much they paid Angry Joe this time.
Can't wait until Amazon fully implements its Verified Purchaser review system that will give every product 2 different ratings.
The problem occurs with all types of products on that site, especially books & video games. Mass Effect 3 took a similar hit from angry people over the ending debacle, most from people who hadn't bought the game on Amazon.
You'll be surprised as to how many people actually agreed with the ME3 ending. I can provide a link I came across very recently. It's scary really.
I wonder how much they paid Angry Joe this time.
They paid him nothing for DA3. He put 8/10 on PC version, not 10/10 like some Escapist journalist (who also placed 10/10 on DA2).
But I wouldn't be surprised if they paid him to spit on Risen 3. The guy is so pathetic, he was struggling with one of the easiest games that got released this year and deliberately shown the darkest part of the game so noone can see how Risen 3 exteriors are superior to DA3.
You'll be surprised as to how many people actually agreed with the ME3 ending. I can provide a link I came across very recently. It's scary really.
That's not the point. (I actually didn't mind the ME3 ending). The point is how angry/disappointed people will purposely tank review ratings on aggregation sites like Metacritic or retail sites like Amazon, using multiple accounts, even if they did/didn't purchase the game from that site. Amazon is pretty lenient on who can leave a product review, and their "verified" system is taking too long to come full circle.
Gamers can be very fickle and it's not the first time something like this has happened. Many people tried to tank GTA V's rating because they were pissed off about Heists being delayed for over a year. Others also tried to inflate & bolster the ratings of Destiny, in defense of a critically divisive game. Plus there are also instances of gamers assaulting reviews of books by authors who made disparaging comments about a game they love...even though they never purchased any of those books.
Just goes to show that the user scores should always be taken with a grain of salt since many (and in some cases, most) do not come from verified purchases.
Bungie even had their bonus tied to Metacritic score for Destiny. Not how many copies it sold.
What if they *Gasp* have a different opinion than you and actually like the game.
So you don't think it's at all possible that some people just like the game? I wouldn't give it 5 stars but some people might actually feel it deserves 5 stars.
I don't go by reviews generally, because a review is just an opinion. All a reviewer can tell me is what they thought of the game, not what I'll think of the game.
I go by reviews, I used to go by high ratings then reading reviews. Now I just go on 'real' reviews. Extensive with tons of details and a passion that shows it's a real one and not paid. Those would take far too much time and hard to lie that good.
They paid him nothing for DA3. He put 8/10 on PC version, not 10/10 like some Escapist journalist (who also placed 10/10 on DA2).
But I wouldn't be surprised if they paid him to spit on Risen 3. The guy is so pathetic, he was struggling with one of the easiest games that got released this year and deliberately shown the darkest part of the game so noone can see how Risen 3 exteriors are superior to DA3.
So he did the same with DA:I he barely talks about the real issues of the game. BTW i saw Risen 3 gameplay of him and that game is average at best, the combat seems pretty bad.
If you disagree with me, it only shows how much of a fanboy you are, and how not an idea of how real rpgs work. I know, because I have played BG2.
Are you being ironic?
No, some people just detest DA:I so much that anybody saying anything positive about the game is "obviously getting paid by EA" in their mind
Heh, I guess you're right - some people just hate it that much. It's not even that that I object to, it's the idea that "Everyone who disagrees must HAEV SUME OOLTUR1AR MOATEEV!!!111oneoneoneone"
It's really weird how some people fail to grasp the simple concept that other people can have differing opinions - and that can be OK. It might even be interesting to have a conversation about why those opinions differ, but that's impossible because "Everyone who disagrees with me must HAEV SUME OOLTUR1AR MOATEEV!!!111oneoneoneone".
Occasionally I allow myself to have the delusion that humans are capable of complex communication and rational debate. Then I come to the Bioware forum and remind myself what people are really like.
Heh, I guess you're right - some people just hate it that much. It's not even that that I object to, it's the idea that "Everyone who disagrees must HAEV SUME OOLTUR1AR MOATEEV!!!111oneoneoneone"
It's really weird how some people fail to grasp the simple concept that other people can have differing opinions - and that can be OK. It might even be interesting to have a conversation about why those opinions differ, but that's impossible because "Everyone who disagrees with me must HAEV SUME OOLTUR1AR MOATEEV!!!111oneoneoneone".
The game is worthy of good reviews. It feels unfinished in many areas and has many bugs, but it's the best game i played since Skyrim.
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Haha, circular logic at its finest. I own BG 2, IWD 2, Fallout 1-Tactics guess what? I like DA:I.The rule isIt's very simple:I gave an honest review of the game, because I know for a fact that it sucks and BioWare betrayed us.Everybody who agrees with me sees the truth. Everybody who claims to have a different "opinion" is either payed by EA. And this just shows how low EA has sunk.If you disagree with me, it only shows how much of a fanboy you are, and how not an idea of how real rpgs work. I know, because I have played BG2.
An extensive review with details can't be payed?
Interesting. Because I'm fairly certain that if I were EA and told someone: 'here, you get some nice money if you write a detailed review, make it extensive and show some passion', that I would end up would an extensive, passionate, detailed review that makes the game look godly.
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