> I hate how gamers will praise review systems to help organically inform each other if products, but then abuse it (and likely bot it)
This is the genius thing about Steam reviews. You can’t bot it unless you are ready to spend thousands of $$$. This plus the playtime tag next to the review arguably makes it more valuable than the often bought out “gaming journalist” crowd’s opinion.
Youtube removing the dislike indicator in a similar vein wasn’t done to “protect against review bombing”. It done to shield certain very sensitive people from rightful criticism.
>You can’t bot it unless you are ready to spend thousands of $$$.
By this point I wouldn't be surprised if some did. It's a pretty tiny price to sway an entire public's opinion.
But i think the more realistic issue here is brigading. Gamers can easily coordinate together and use their accounts to post/change their reviews simply because "[social media] told me to"
>This plus the playtime tag next to the review arguably makes it more valuable than the often bought out “gaming journalist” crowd’s opinion.
As long as people don't read the actual reviews and they simply look at a number or blue/red text, the core issue doesn't change. Review bombs wouldn't work if people weren't so shallow about how they research their purchase.
This is the genius thing about Steam reviews. You can’t bot it unless you are ready to spend thousands of $$$. This plus the playtime tag next to the review arguably makes it more valuable than the often bought out “gaming journalist” crowd’s opinion.
Youtube removing the dislike indicator in a similar vein wasn’t done to “protect against review bombing”. It done to shield certain very sensitive people from rightful criticism.