Mit wrote:
my issue is people don't read reviews except for the most devoted users- and they're a universal minority. it's infinitely easier to check the numbers and read the little end quip and move on or at the very least skim the full review than it is to sit down and read each individual review. this sounds like a wasted effort to me. it's appreciated by some, yes, and this change isn't making the reviews change substantially or even go anywhere, but by using a less obvious and more broad "recommend or not" system it enforces the idea that "you should read the review to see WHY it's recommended" and not "this game got an 8/10! it sounds great!" without knowing anything about what's in it.
I don't read Steam reviews either, I just go "oh cool, it's overwhelmingly positive, I'll buy it" or "Oh it's got mixed reviews, that's a shame, better avoid it". Nothing will change in that regard, but I think for a site like ours, having reviews out of 5 gives a bit more leeway for people to express a view that's not totally black and white. I'm MUCH more likely to click on a game that's rated 3/5 than I am a game that's simply "good" or "bad". At the same time, i'd also much rather post a review that shows "this game is worth 3 out of 5, here's what could improve the score" than simply say "I can't recommend this game".
Also I think it's a GOOD thing to be able to scroll down to a TLDR summary and see a quick view of why the game is good or not, and a score that backs it up.
Mit wrote:
as for the art thing, why pick and choose select pieces of art to put in news updates of all things instead of just having a gallery for user submitted fanart? this just seems like a better idea. we could have a piece of art be selected every month as the "fanart of the month" or something and have that appear on the top of the page. i feel like fanart in general would be a great thing to integrate into the main site as with permission it could even be used to give the site some flair by integrating pieces into background art or banners to show "hey, we're a mario fan community, check this stuff out".
Because MFGG is a resource site and fanart isn't a resource, and posting stuff that involves the community is fun? I've been pushing for more ties between the forum and mainsite for years and years and little things like this would be a great way to bridge the gap, especially with MFGG3. I wouldn't be against an art section for art that could be freely used in fangames, but aside from that it has no place on the mainsite, forums only.
[quote="Mit"]my issue is people don't read reviews except for the most devoted users- and they're a universal minority. it's infinitely easier to check the numbers and read the little end quip and move on or at the very least skim the full review than it is to sit down and read each individual review. this sounds like a wasted effort to me. it's appreciated by some, yes, and this change isn't making the reviews change substantially or even go anywhere, but by using a less obvious and more broad "recommend or not" system it enforces the idea that "you should read the review to see WHY it's recommended" and not "this game got an 8/10! it sounds great!" without knowing anything about what's in it.[/quote]
I don't read Steam reviews either, I just go "oh cool, it's overwhelmingly positive, I'll buy it" or "Oh it's got mixed reviews, that's a shame, better avoid it". Nothing will change in that regard, but I think for a site like ours, having reviews out of 5 gives a bit more leeway for people to express a view that's not totally black and white. I'm MUCH more likely to click on a game that's rated 3/5 than I am a game that's simply "good" or "bad". At the same time, i'd also much rather post a review that shows "this game is worth 3 out of 5, here's what could improve the score" than simply say "I can't recommend this game".
Also I think it's a GOOD thing to be able to scroll down to a TLDR summary and see a quick view of why the game is good or not, and a score that backs it up.
[quote="Mit"]as for the art thing, why pick and choose select pieces of art to put in news updates of all things instead of just having a gallery for user submitted fanart? this just seems like a better idea. we could have a piece of art be selected every month as the "fanart of the month" or something and have that appear on the top of the page. i feel like fanart in general would be a great thing to integrate into the main site as with permission it could even be used to give the site some flair by integrating pieces into background art or banners to show "hey, we're a mario fan community, check this stuff out".[/quote]
Because MFGG is a resource site and fanart isn't a resource, and posting stuff that involves the community is fun? I've been pushing for more ties between the forum and mainsite for years and years and little things like this would be a great way to bridge the gap, especially with MFGG3. I wouldn't be against an art section for art that could be freely used in fangames, but aside from that it has no place on the mainsite, forums only.