One Star - DTRPG ratings

Melan · September 21, 2018, 03:59:36 AM

How many people purchase RPGNow products based on their rating? It might give a visibility boost to very highly rated products, since you can filter them by rating, but I doubt it would have a strong effect on your average supplement.

Also, some people hating you and your stuff can be a compliment. Would you want to be liked by turbo-SJWs? Why?

Omega · September 21, 2018, 04:44:41 AM

What game was it?

Naburimannu · September 21, 2018, 07:19:11 AM

Tangentially: is there some way to quickly find the ratings I've given and the reviews I've written? I'm not finding it in DTRPG, and I think I've given reasons for most of my low ratings but I wanted to be sure.

NYTFLYR · September 22, 2018, 09:12:16 AM

Quote from: Omega;1057189What game was it?

Fists and .45s - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/236825/Fists-and-45s

asron819 · September 22, 2018, 02:09:41 PM

Maybe they're osr players and lower is better to them

Kyle Aaron · September 22, 2018, 10:19:06 PM

Interestingly on Amazon and the like, lower-star reviews have more views than higher-star ones. People tend to assume that higher-star reviews are bullshit (since you can buy them, after all), and lower-star ones are sincere. But if there's no accompanying text they assume it's bullshit either way.

As well, lower-star text reviews tend to be longer, because people have more to say when they're upset than when they're happy. The OP's starting this thread is a good example of this.

NYTFLYR · September 23, 2018, 08:23:17 AM

Quote from: Kyle Aaron;1057451Interestingly on Amazon and the like, lower-star reviews have more views than higher-star ones. People tend to assume that higher-star reviews are bullshit (since you can buy them, after all), and lower-star ones are sincere. But if there's no accompanying text they assume it's bullshit either way.

As well, lower-star text reviews tend to be longer, because people have more to say when they're upset than when they're happy. The OP's starting this thread is a good example of this.

stars with no explanations really mean little, I take more credence in 2-4 ratings (with no explanation). Its a fact that a lot of people (me included) wont give "10s" on surveys, so one company I know tries to game the system by having their surveys rank between 1-7 (with the same results...)

RPGPundit · September 25, 2018, 02:48:28 AM

Quote from: Melan;1057181Also, some people hating you and your stuff can be a compliment. Would you want to be liked by turbo-SJWs? Why?

You're not wrong. I've made a good deal of fame and fortune thanks to people who despise me.