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Good lord no.
Ben Moore gave MGS V a 9.3 score in his review last year. I think that would qualify as 5 stars in the new system.
wapplew
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Yeah! My cc gone through!
Only $300 drop, great job guys, keep them content coming and pledge will go up!
We'll probably never know fo sho, but that would probably round down to a 4.5 anyway. But the scales don't appear to have been created equal, it's not a direct translation.
plasmawave
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From the Patreon page. Maybe it has something to do with the drop.
I'd say 9.5+ would be 5 stars.
I've also noticed that it says the billing cycle is between the 1st and 5th, so drops wouldn't all happen just yet by the looks of things, so that may not be the final drop. Still don't think it will be in the thousands like some people predicted though.
dickroach
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the scale's actually out of 4.5 stars.
Only dropping $300 is very good. That is only a drop of 0,8 % - hardly anything really. Earlier in this thread some Patreon veterans predicted EZA would drop around 5 % at the first payout as that apparently is the norm.
This just goes to show how serious EZA patreon pledgers are. Almost all the pledges were genuine.
Also the Patreon is still growing as content starts coming online. I would not be surprised to see EZA reach 38-40k by end of April.
Edit: Okay the payment cycle is May 1 - 5 so there may be more drops, but still I got a feeling the vast majority of the pledges are legit.
Die Squirrel Die
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I don't mind half stars, but I think they should only be really be used when the reviewer justifies why it's needed, ie. if a game isn't a 5 star game, it should drop to 4 stars and only move back up if the editorial puts forth a convincing case why 'excellent' doesn't quite encapsulate the game's merits, even though it isn't quite 'masterful'.
Otherwise they'll never get comfortable with 3 stars as a 'recommended' game and you end up with a 10 point scale masquerading as a 5 point scale and everything will congregate around the 3.5 - 5 stars (7-10) range. Ultimately half star scores should be as rare, if not rarer than 5/5s.
Otherwise they'll never get comfortable with 3 stars as a 'recommended' game and you end up with a 10 point scale masquerading as a 5 point scale and everything will congregate around the 3.5 - 5 stars (7-10) range. Ultimately half star scores should be as rare, if not rarer than 5/5s.
Safeto20Scroll
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Just what I needed, the voice of Jones and an all new review series.
Wow Quantum Break looks exciting!
Welcome back lads ( ; u
Wow Quantum Break looks exciting!
Welcome back lads ( ; u
The total number is still higher than the amount they had yesterday. It's been fluctuating all day, this morning it shot up to like 34,900 then went back down to the 34,450 as I write. I guess on payday patreon goes a bit crazy. They are also down about 40 patrons.
Napalm_Frank
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Patreon is still going down so buckle up.
I think the spike was the Patreon processing fees calculating properly. For the first month, it defaults to 5%, but the real % is usually less, especially with the high average $ per patron that EZA has.
https://patreon.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/204606125-How-do-you-calculate-fees-
dickroach
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Yeah, I was really happy when it looked like a 5 star system, the cop-out to half stars is disappointing.
Still, better than the madness of a 100 point scale.
Yeah thats what I was thinking, im actually on that page right now haha. And the 'declined pledges' obviously cant be done too accurately for the first month as they have no previous month to make the estimate.
Yup, this. Don't make 5/5 a suuuuper rare thing either. Giantbomb does it perfectly. Best review system of them all.
brotkasten
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I almost missed that one. Absolutely fantastic.
Orthogonal
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Dropping only 40 patrons out of 4000+ is a pretty great retention. I suspect a few may have bailed at the last second but others are pledges that payment didn't go through so they get dropped.
I prefer the full 10 scale system employed by IGN, EZA etc. Just gives you a more specific quality indicator.
dickroach
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it's so arbitrary. is a 8.3 worth buying and an 8.0 fringe? ew
TheDarkKnight774
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5 or 10 point scales work for me. I've lost interest in the 100 point scale systems.
Which is cool. Their last one was a 100 point system in disguise.
Worst (100) Bad (20) Slightly less bad (10) Best (5) - They're not there yet.
Dirtyshubb
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Agree 100%, or preferably 5/5
Novel Mike
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I like this system, people can call it a 5 or 10 point scale system if they want but for the 4 and a half stars QB got this tells me that Huber thought it was Excellent and close to Masterful but just not quite there.
MGS V and 5 stars? Bloodborne and Witcher 3 are the only games that deserve 5 stars from last year.
Wow, this is incredible. What a great personality. I'm glad we get to see more of him.
Revolutionary
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5 star rating system is great.
Says billing cycle is 1st-5th. Login to Patreon, click your face in the top right and then Your Pledges. Then click Pledge History and see what status your payment is. There's already been a couple of instances where PayPal hasn't gone through, but you can click a button there to do it.
Since they only have the capacity to review a few of the the bigger games each month, those will almost always end up being good or great games. Unless they're broken, big releases always are at a relatively high quality level these days. If you just have five stars it's pretty much guaranteed you'll end up with only four or five star reviews for almost every game they can review. Anything below will be an exception. Could become rather boring in the long run if you're just into scores. So I'll say the finer version of the scale with half stars is a must. Personally I'd have gone with a ten point scale and half point steps.
TheDarkKnight774
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Mines still stated pending. Given they say the range for billing is 1-5 I'm sure it'll happen soon
Go back in time and join them in the crowd. The stream was cancelled as Ben and Brad went to the show.
Brad plays the new demo here though: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTF0UBiKmEA
Portugeezer
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Hopefully they will talk about it in the next podcast. They talk a bit about FF15 and JRPG popularity a bit this week, but after the FF15 uncovered event there are some unfinished talking points.
They'll probably have to do a seperate chat with Ben and Brad. Bosmans on that blackout train, so it won't be on the podcast in any detail.
Oh I didnt know they ended actually going. Cool.
Unless they weren't able to find time yet since they don't all go to an office once a day anymore. They'll be in the same room on Saturday for TTE, so if they don't film anything before or after that, then I doubt they'll put anything up. Which would be a shame, was looking forward to it after that Tweet saying they would do a recap discussion.
Fbh
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It hasn't been that long but damn I missed Gt reviews.
I like the new system. A 5 star system working on 10 scale system is great IMO. I preffer it over the 5 scale
But big games aren't allways good games.
Without having to look very far, The Division was a big release that they would have probably reviewed. And that one got a lot of mixed reviews. Same with Destiny or The Order 1886 or Battlefront.
I also wouldn't be surprised if we see lots of 3 stars. Stuff like Far Cry Primal for example. From reviews and impressions that I've read it doesn't sound like a bad game....but it doesn't sound excelent either.
Of course it will all come down to the reviewer. Mabye they would have given 4 or more stars to The Division and Primal...mabye not. But there are enough games that are getting mixed reactions that I wouldn't be too sure we will only see 4 and 5 stars
I like the new system. A 5 star system working on 10 scale system is great IMO. I preffer it over the 5 scale
But big games aren't allways good games.
Without having to look very far, The Division was a big release that they would have probably reviewed. And that one got a lot of mixed reviews. Same with Destiny or The Order 1886 or Battlefront.
I also wouldn't be surprised if we see lots of 3 stars. Stuff like Far Cry Primal for example. From reviews and impressions that I've read it doesn't sound like a bad game....but it doesn't sound excelent either.
Of course it will all come down to the reviewer. Mabye they would have given 4 or more stars to The Division and Primal...mabye not. But there are enough games that are getting mixed reactions that I wouldn't be too sure we will only see 4 and 5 stars
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