Metacritic Trolling Begins
Posted 15 May 2012 by RushsterMost publishers use Metacritic as a benchmark of a game’s success. Scores on Metacritic are averaged out based on scores from professional online publications such as IncGamers.com. Along with scores from journalists, Metacritic also allows users to rate a game and the trolls have come out in force for Diablo 3. Some of the comments from posters are pretty funny and just highlights how useless user scores can be. Diablo 3 currently has a user score of 3.8/10 by “users”.
Here’s a choice few quotes for a laugh:
“the worst first person shooter I’ve ever played cant even log in, and i even stood in line for at least two hours to pay for this dont waste your money BLIZZARD IS FINISHED”
“The D3 install too longer. also,the image is too bad, it waste my viewcard Nvidia GTX580SLI, no dx11. and the time of games is too short.I listen somebody end the game only 9 hours?”
Some users have scored the game a “0″ due to launch night connection issues which is ridiculous for a game of this size, and the anti-online only crowd have also surfaced. Online only may not be to your liking but why buy it, then slam it, when you know it is online online? If you are hanging on to commit to the game, wait for some proper reviews written by the pros.
All the real fans are busy playing the game not writing fake reviews.
All the real fans, and all the unreal fans are not busy playing the game since the servers are down. This launch is an unmitigated disaster. Reminds me of warhammer online and age of conon launches only worse. You could still play those games.
We can’t play? Damn, I guess me getting halfway through A3 was just a dream.
And THAT’S why we need a single player mode, and people still love to defend Blizzard and their lies about how the online environment is soooooooo more secure than an offline one.
Anyway, even when I hated all the changes made in D3 I wouldn’t give the game less than a 5 score. Those people from metacritic are just trolling, but I also don’t trust in the future scores that will be granted by professional reviews because unfortunately they gain a lot of money from gaming companies by giving nice scores.
The true answer if D3 will be a good or bad game can only be known after 2-3 years past the release date and not currently. I’ll wait for that, and honestly I hope it fails.
Well hmm
What are you doing on this site again?
“And THAT’S why we need a single player mode, and people still love to defend Blizzard and their lies about how the online environment is soooooooo more secure than an offline one.”
Online-only is so secure, that noone can access your 60$ investment! Even you!
“Retrieving Hero List” is an excellent game which provides hours of exhilarating excitement. Each session of “Retrieving Hero List” is over far too soon!
– A real fan
And who are you to judge someone else’s opinion?
Giving a game 0 for connection issues (on the first day, mind you) is insane. Also, did you not read the “First person shooter”-comment? They’re retarded, it’s as simple as that.
“And who are you to judge someone else’s opinion?”
They are people who do this type of thing for a living. They are going to give time, thought, and effort, before stating their opinions about the game. They are NOT however a bunch of angry Nerd Ragers who are going mouth off and fling accusations and insults because they don’t like something about the game.
That’s who they are to judge someone else opinion.
Actually i wasn’t talking about the brainless “0″, but about who give a relative low score because of DRM, since is a part of the expirience and must be taken into account.
Nobody is suggesting that the online-only requirement doesn’t warrant an overall score deduction in the eyes of some people. What’s being argued is that it doesn’t warrant a zero.
Metacritic bombing isn’t about valid opinions; it’s about intentionally defaming a product.
I don’t think opinion means what you think it means.
also wait what. You’re not talking about brainless 0s but you’re replying to a post that’s entirely about brainless 0s? Figures.
The ones we are judging are idiots who are not giving an opinion but just trashing the game because it ethier A: by Blizzard or B: its Diablo 3.
I’m pretty sure publishers care a lot more about sales than about metacritic scores.
First of all it’s completely stupid to rate a game based on how smooth was its launch or how many errors you get while trying to connect.
No, it’s not.
Well, at least it’s not stupid to take it into account. Especially when Blizzard pushed the digital edition so you could play right at launch time (but really so they wouldn’t have to share any of your money with suppliers, game stores, etc).
Well, aside from some system hiccups that have been occurring (none of which are a surprise) I’m digging the game pretty hard. Not enough gold!! In fact, I’m taking a break from my first 6 hours since the server is down. Time for a shower and a snack! DH is rounding L20!!
What I have come to find is that there are A LOT of people who don’t know/understand the whole diablo game style. I am beyond biased as its really the only game I play, but seriously is this the gaming landscape post-WoW?
“since the server is down…”
nice single player game you got there
Where did stonerdoom mention single-player?
22 hours or so I’ve had the game, still haven’t been able to log in.
Metacritic user reviews are always silly, but I rely on them for their critic reviews.
Haters. They gonna hate, mon.
To be fair the game not being playable is not really amazing…
The game not being playable at all is an issue for a minority of the players. I was up at 3 AM EST/12 AM PDT ready to log in.
2 hours later I was finally able to log in. I am not bitter and angry about it. I expected it because I am familiar Blizzard game launches. I take it in stride and don’t get upset. I am calm and rational about it. People getting this worked up are being childish and spoiled.
You might have had an easier time as though many people played at 3AM, the majority of people could not due to work and such. We’re seeing more people hitting the servers now that work has let out for many. So, you have it in reverse. This issue affects the majority of players, those who were not highly devoted enough to stay up past 3AM to play the game. The majority of players are hitting the game servers now, and will continue to do so as work lets out across American time zones. They will be rightfully pissed, but at least Blizzard chose to do maintenance when the minority of players would be affected.
Being childish and spoiled has nothing to do with being dissatisfied with a product or service after you paid for it. It is our right as consumers.
Im sure you can get your money back and play something else then, if you are really that dissatisfied with this product. It would certainly help with the problems if everyone complaining would do that. Open up server space for the rest of the people to log in.
I love the game, but have a damn right to complain since I paid for something that doesnt’t work properly. If you bought a new BMW that crapped out as you drove it off the lot, I suppose you would be fine with that right? According to your logic, it’s alright because it’s a BMW and they make nice cars.
Apples and Oranges.
If the BMW started working again shortly after, and was one of the best cars to ever drive the earth…
Also if BMW as a manufacturer was notorious for their cars crapping out as you drive them off the lot, and then starting up again and becoming one of/the best cars you’ve ever driven…
Everyone has a right to be dissatisfied. Being childish spoiled negative etc is not the way to handle it…
0 bombing metacritic falls under the latter.
Couldn’t have said it better myself.
I’m not exactly happy about all the downtime we’ve seen thusfar – I truly was expecting better after the relatively smooth launch of Starcraft 2 – but a) I’m not going to do the internet equivalent of spraypainting Blizzard’s walls with profane graffiti over it, and b) this isn’t entirely unexpected either, so the explosive anger we’re seeing from some people is pretty childish.