Look at the attached screenshot.
GOG, how you calculate those numbers?
How the average rating calculated, I don't get it.

I always thought, that average means:
1. a number expressing the central or typical value in a set of data, in particular the mode, median, or (most commonly) the mean, which is calculated by dividing the sum of the values in the set by their number.
2. result obtained by adding together several amounts and then dividing this total by the number of amounts

It is -'Syberia: The World Before Demo'- where I find this really weird thing.
There is only two posts at that game. (The time I wrote this and made the screenshot.)
One of them is come from a 'verified owner' -whatever that means-.
And there's another one post.

The "verified" guy give the game 5 stars. The other one give the game 3 stars.
So, the rating of that game must be:

Verified owners rating:

Only one(!) 'verified owner' rated this game. And rated it with 5 stars
That means: 5 / 1 = 5 (Five divided by one, equals five.)

But somehow GOG calculated it to be 4.7


Overall rating:

One rating of the game is 5 star.
Another rating of the game is 3 star.

That means: 5 + 3 / 2 = 4 (Five plus three, divided by two, equals four.)

GOG managed to calculate it to be 3.9


It must be a bug. (I really-really hope it is...)
OR! Maybe GOG using some kind of a weird weighted average calculations to get those numbers?
Than it can mean only one thing; this rating calculation is fine tuned for PURPOSELY down-rating the games.

But it doesn't matter which one, it is wrong either way!

Please fix it quick. Thanks.

You can rate without writing a review.

Yep. Just clicking the number of stars adds your rating to the average. Review is optional. This is what the Beyond Divinity game page looks like for me when I open it (see screenshot).

I gave it 2 stars but did not write a review. I clicked the 2 stars years ago but the page still remembers that.

The 2nd screenshot is a game I gave 5 stars to and wrote a review for.

You can freely change the rating as long as you haven't written a review. Once you post a review, the rating you gave is locked.

WHAT? LOL.

I didn't know it. I never even try to click on the stars without writing.

Than it means, this rating systetm is REALLY f**** up.

An example:
Let's say; someone knows a develeoper in RL, and she/he hate that person for some reaon.
So, the "hater" make like 100 accounts and...
I think you all know what I mean.

Thanks for the replays.
At least now I know; I will never ever will give any or even look at those ratings.

EDIT:
While I wrote this post I realized something more 'sinister':

idbeholdME
Doomed Space Marine
registered 2016


The "new" guy:
Rencer
New User
Registered: Aug 2010

What the hell is this site? XD
HAHAHAHA GOG!

"New User" is the standard forum title everyone gets when signing up. You can change it yourself into whatever you like.

When you are on the forum look for the link "My Settings" at the top right under the main menu. Click there to get to the forum settings.

Who cares about customer reviews or ratings?
Most of them are garbage, regardless of which product or store we are talking about.

There may be some good ones, which is kind of rare, but usually you can find much better reviews by checking other places, like some "common gamer" YouTube channels or something.

It's rare to find actual real, written reviews anywhere these days.
I mean those long, detailed writings with pictures. Customer reviews have some maximum length which prevents them being thorough enough even if the reviewer attempts to do that (and usually they don't).

Nope
I hardly ever rate on sites that force me to leave a post.


After over 10 years I'm "New User" as well, I never cared to change that and I still don't see any reason to do it. And I think most others here think the same. GOG is not a page for showoffs.

Is this your first day on gog since youre registeration in 2010 ?

Or your first day since you bought that account ?

Or what exactly ? Took you 12 years to notice or pay attention to these things ? Which you suddenly seem to find super dramatic and important ?

I don't think I've ever written a review here. Can't remember for sure. I usually just click on the stars. Kind of wish I could click on half a star, sometimes.

Same. I find X/5 scales really limiting. Either allow halves or make it a X/10.

I'm not sure granularity is the solution. I think a 3 point system would suffice.

Just :) :\ and :( would do.

It would definitely allow me to place a more precise rating to what I'd like. The difference between 3 and 4 stars has to be quite big. I'd often give something a 7/10 but have to give 3 or 4 and specify in the review. I find it woefully insufficient and never liked the upvote or downvote only system.

Five is perfect in my book. Good, bad, beh. Plus : Totally absolutely awesome, totally absolutely awful.

:) :\ :( :D and uh... D: ?

But at that point, we're just back to starts via idiosyncratic representation.

Which given that Gamepro already did that in the 90s, doesn't really accomplish much.
Just for the sake of clarity, you think the system I suggested would be valid?

Because it can be expressed in a variety of ways across many genres:

Check Engine Light (bad), Neutral indicator, and Drive Gear. (Good.)

Gutterball, a few pins, a strike!

Et al.

A two point system would be sufficient (1=Bad, 2=Good), and would cut out the nuances of the differences between E.g. 9 & 10 or 4 & 5 of other systems. The reviews could the fill in the details of why a game is either good or bad. Simply, straight forward and to the point. Just what is needed in the rush of a society that has less time than ever to do any thing, even though a lot of things are now automated compared to how they were in the past... ;)