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    • Wtf happened to the rating list...?
    • Originally posted by AlloughN

      Did anyone else notice that while the numbers may be SLIGHTLY different, there is no change in the actual ratings? This didn't change the top 5, or the fact that one MMO is higher than the other.

      Its not the numbers that matter, it can be a 6.5 or a 6.7 for all I care, its still the same game, and the rating is still in the same EXACT place when compared with its standings before the curve.

      This is a visual change only, not a fundemental one.

      So the rating is spread out more visually, it hasn't changed a single thing. Sorry, the MMO you hate the most

       


       

      EXACTLY   The order of the games is the same before and after.  The curve just stretches the list like an accordian, with the games at the top getting pulled more than the games at the bottom.  It is just to create better scale...nothing more.

    • Posted: 12/01/08 2:00 AM
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    • Wtf happened to the rating list...?
    • Originally posted by Theutus
      Originally posted by Admin
      Originally posted by Hashbrick

      Just instead of 4-6 you get all 8s >.> whoopie


       

      Not actually true.  Assume you had these scores:

      3.5
      4.0
      4.5
      5.5
      6.0
      6.5

      After the curve you would have:

      4.41
      5.04
      5.67
      6.93
      7.56
      8.25

      Sure if 10 games were all 6.5 before they will all be 8.25 now, but when you look at all 100+ games in development you see a big spreading taking place.

      Let's face it - anger outweighs joy when it comes to this community.  Using a positive-only curve helps bring these scores back into reality.  Setting hype aside, if we did not have the curve on the released games no game would have a score higher than about 6.2 - which I don't think that is very accurate that no MMORPG has earned better than a "C" grade.

       

       

      This is what bothers me... YOU don't think it's accurate so YOU decided to alter it to make it more "fun"... if not inaccurate as far as your communities opinion on the game's rating. Perhaps there are no MMORPGs that deserve above a "C" grade at this point in time? I know I'm not playing any of them regularly due to the mediocrity and average/ sameness in the genre. This inspires me to change all my ratings to 1...


       

      Keep in mind that the curve happens in real time - so we have not permanently changed any of the actual scoring.  The moment a game earns a real "10" score the curve dies.  Even if a game naturally has a 9 the curve does almost nothing to any of the games.  What it does do is better scale all the games against whatever game is current the higher score.  I don't expect everyone to like it - but WAY back when we started this on the game rankings in 2002 the community helped us come up with the idea and the majority of them liked it.

    • Posted: 11/24/08 11:06 PM
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