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Germ habitat

The schitzoid lunatics are customers too. I don't really think a bunch of contractors paid by Valve, the same company that doesn't seem willing or capable to define or adjudicate consistently what unacceptable sexual content is, are the right people to decide what is an 'appropriate' review.

Will Koehler

@willk3d.com

I'm the only schizoid lunatic that matters

If being very very stupid, with a bunch of broken mental models about games/reality was a prerequisite for leaving a game review, most games would all have like 7 reviews.

Ferruccio Cinquemani

@cinquemani.it

You're very close to the point that user reviews are not a good substitute for curation and critics.

anthony

@anthony.parts

at what point does the publisher get to say that someone who paid for the game has an invalid opinion regarding the game they bought. should the customer get their license revoked and refunded. could such a system be taken advantage of.

Yeah I also don't think the folks at Valve made, or would make, good curators either.

Holden Link

@holdenlink.bsky.social

Written player reviews just don't work well in this context IMO. Go to star ratings like other storefronts. People who want to engage and be part of the community will seek out places to share their feedback, and it adds just enough friction to keep away people who simply want to be mad.

As a customer as well, I don't agree. Being able to skim a bunch of written reviews rapidly to catch the vibe is dramatically more useful to me than a number.

@derekjay.bsky.social