Jurok
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| 31 Jul 2014 04:47 PM |
** REPOSTED BECAUSE OF IMPORTANT EDITS. Special thanks to Workteam and IronForumer. **
[INTRODUCTION]
Now, after the thumbs up/thumbs down feature came out, I saw that it was actually rather effective. The quality of the front page has raised quite significantly because of this feature. However, it's one of those things where it feels like it's unfinished; as if it's missing 'something else'. That's where my idea comes in.
I think that ROBLOX should allow people to make full-fledged reviews on games. I mean you could always look for a forum post or a YouTube video, yes, but this feature makes reviews more user-friendly (as in, easier to find), and it also could result in there being more reviews of more games. The only reviews that I have been able to find are games that are popular or games that have been popular for a long time.
[HOW IT WORKS]
RATING SYSTEM:
You rate the game based on it's functionality, originality, architecture, and concept. All 4 of those factors are rated on a 1 to 5 scale. Once all of those are filled in, the overall rating (an average of all four of the factors) is shown.
So, for example, say my review is something like this: Functionality - 5 [How well the game works.] Originality - 4 [How original the game concept is.] Architecture - 2 [How nice the game looks as far as building goes.] Concept - 2 [How good the concept itself is, taking originality out of account.] It's overall rating would be 3.25, which is 3, rounded down.
THE REVIEW ITSELF:
In this area, you can go more in-depth with your ratings. So, based on the ratings I gave before, the review could go a little something like this:
"The game works great. As far as I can tell, there are no glitches or bugs at the moment, which is great for any game. The concept of the game HAS been done before, but it's not as common as, let's say, a sword fighting game. The building could be better, as it's just a simple lobby and a few basic maps, so I'd recommend working on detail a little bit more. The lobby could use some more color, and it should be a lot more then a plain square. The concept itself... well, ehh, let me just say there's a reason why it hasn't been done a lot. I think it would be easier to understand if the gameplay wasn't trying to be over-complicated. That's another thing I think you should work on.
Either way, nice game! If you took all my suggestions, I would definitely recommend it to all my friends."
^ this says a LOT more then a simple thumbs up/thumbs down.
To create a review, here are some requirements and things to note: - Your account must be at least a month old. - You must be verified. (obviously.) - If your review gets an excessive amount of votes stating that it is unfair, the review will be flagged under review. If the review is hateful, biased, or otherwise against the rules, it will be removed. If the review meets good standards, it will be viewable again.
FAIR/UNFAIR
People can mark reviews as unfair or fair so that quality reviews can be seen closer to the top. The game owner can also mark reviews as unfair or fair, but it shouldn't affect where the review stands, as they could simply mark it as unfair to hide the review. If the owner marks it as fair, it should say something like this under the review itself:
"23 out of 30 people thought this review was fair, including the game owner."
However, if the owner marked it as unfair, or didn't mark it at all, it would just say:
"22 out of 30 people thought this review was fair."
22/23 represents how many people voted it as fair, and 30 represents the total number of people who rated the review. (in this case, 22/30 people would mean 8 people marked it unfair.)
To be able to rate reviews, there are some requirements. - Your account must be at least a month old. - You must be verified. (obviously.)
DEVELOPMENT STAGES
This could be thought of as an "extra" to this idea. I think there should be three game "stages", all of which are self explanatory.
- Work In Progress \ Unstable - Work In Progress \ Stable - Finished
There should be a message above the review textbox stating what stage of development the game is in, so people aren't treating an unfinished game like it's finished.
[TL;DR]
Review system, complete with a (full) 1-5 rating system that rates functionality, originality, architecture, and concept, as well as an ability for readers to flag the review as fair or unfair.
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Jurok
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| 31 Jul 2014 04:49 PM |
| As an important note (to keep people from getting confused) the rating system (functionality, originality, etc) is PART of the review. You rate the game based on those standards, and then you type up the review itself. |
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Jurok
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| 31 Jul 2014 05:39 PM |
| WNTS, and I only read the first sentence lol. No joke. |
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Jurok
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| 31 Jul 2014 05:46 PM |
| Uhh... explain to me how exactly this is WNTS? |
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CrowClaws
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| 31 Jul 2014 06:17 PM |
I like the idea. But imagine all the troll reviews. e.i "PLAY MY PALCE IT'S BETTER" or "Omgee trolololollol. Join FEAR today!!" |
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| 31 Jul 2014 06:33 PM |
| The troll reviews would be disliked and so would go down and down the list until its never seen again, although you should be able to mark reviewsnas spam as to remove them entirely, kind of like YouTube's comment section.... |
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Jurok
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| 31 Jul 2014 08:57 PM |
| I think there should also be a character minimum, so all reviews are actually detailed rather then "fun game u should play" |
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| 31 Jul 2014 08:58 PM |
all of you non-supporters are being stupid
"Trolls" already exist with the rating system, doesn't matter
"WNTS"
it's not WNTS
this is a great idea |
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Jurok
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| 31 Jul 2014 09:03 PM |
I tried my best to make the system reliable enough to rid of trolls and spammers. Although, it's rather hard to do that, considering the fact that this is ROBLOX. |
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Jurok
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Hyperant
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| 31 Jul 2014 09:17 PM |
This is an excellent idea mate. Game owners like me can earn from this update because they can fix the bugs/errors in their place.
Very good mate. You earned my Hyper seal of approval. |
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Jurok
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Jurok
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Jurok
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TheOsiris
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| 01 Aug 2014 07:30 AM |
Bump. Because why not.
"If I reply meanly, it's because you've said something stupid. Not that I care if I offended you 80 percent of the time." -Me |
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Jurok
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| 01 Aug 2014 07:32 AM |
Oh, and by the way, I believe that reviews shouldn't have an option to be disabled. Because, again, the main purpose of reviews is to increase game quality and know what you're playing before even hitting play. |
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| 01 Aug 2014 07:37 AM |
Exactly. If people disabled reviews it'd be like blocking out criticism
"If I reply meanly, it's because you've said something stupid. Not that I care if I offended you 80 percent of the time." -Me |
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Jurok
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| 01 Aug 2014 07:50 AM |
| If this is to be implemented, I do agree that it should not have the ability to be disabled. Otherwise, everyone's going to become Circus-P's of ROBLOX and close comments/reviews whenever there's a bit of criticism on the game. |
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