ign gives the game a 5.9? are you kidding me...

[Dixa]

Yet this is what every review does of every MMO game, why should Defiance get special treatment in comparison to the rest?

this is what ign does. not all mmo game reviews are like this. this reviewer didn't even get into san francisco.

[Anim]

its bull **** how the **** does cod get 9out10 its about who pays them the most to promote there game there rateings are false ign shouldnt be able to rate anything i give ign a 1 out 10

I cant tell, is this sarcasm or not? Genuine question.

[Krileon]

Telling someone their opinion is irresponsible journalism is a tad harsh. What in that review is fraud exactly?

Yes it in fact is, because his opinion is backed by a for profit company in a paid position with leverage in the market... a bad review from a large review site could easily kill a games sales either indefinitely or temporarily. So the reviews should be thorough and if a bad review is given it should be justified. This guy spent like 24hrs or less in the game and wrote it off as crap, which is completely and utterly unfair for an MMO. It's like he's never rated an MMO before. 24hr review for a game like Bioshock Infinite would be fine for example, because it is only around 8hrs of actual gameplay.. an MMO though is significantly more and drawn out across a larger time span.

For the above reasons I don't trust reviews. I buy and make my own opinion or play a demo if one is available. Luckily I got in last beta wave and considered it my demo as it was so close to release and was very pleased with the results so I bought everything (season pass, preorder, and deluxe edition).

[Anim]

this is what ign does. not all mmo game reviews are like this. this reviewer didn't even get into san francisco.

So all the other reviews that gave it 5's out of 10 also are guilty of fraud but the 8/10's are just fine?

[DANIMAL1018]

not at all

[jnt]

the fact it exists

what if roger ebert gave reviews of movies he only watched two-thirds of?

now nobody is asking a website reviewer to get into end game raiding before publishing a review, but very few mmorpg's have end game raiding anymore. they DO have an end game of some sort, and that should be experienced first hand by any mmorpg reviewer BEFORE they publish a review.

Where do you draw the line for Defiance out of curiosity? Does he have to finish the pursuits before reviewing?

The endgame in Defiance is almost identical to playing the tutorial. How much of this game do you really need to see? :P

[Sajin]

I cant tell, is this sarcasm or not? Genuine question.

Sounds like an ign rating upset about something then gives it crappy score xP

[Krileon]

So all the other reviews that gave it 5's out of 10 also are guilty of fraud but the 8/10's are just fine?

It depends on the person reviewing. Some of their reviewers are rather genuine.. while others are complete fools.

[Krileon]

Where do you draw the line for Defiance out of curiosity? Does he have to finish the pursuits before reviewing?

The endgame in Defiance is almost identical to playing the tutorial. How much of this game do you really need to see? :P

At the very least the reviewer should play all the story missions to be comparable to other game reviews. The game changes drastically throughout the story, playstyle changes, new enemies come into play, new weapons come into play, new areas entirely..

[RevoContro]

Less about Defiance & more about bashing IGN for the sake of IGN being IGN. Looking at their God Hand review - 3/10. Yeah, whatever. Truthfully, I don't really care about reading/watching reviews aside for having a giggle or two. Most of the time, I decide from my own experience by playing the game (alpha, beta, demo & etc) or even easier by watching gameplay, LP & walkthrough videos & rarely insights from someone who is highly knowledgeable about gaming development, not from someone who can write an essay & make puns. Let my own eyes or experience to judge if I like the game or not. My own 2 cents & has little to do with the topic.

For Trion's own sake, I really wish that this review or whatever reviews that may come afterwards will signify Trion that if they think some things are good enough, may not cut out to be good enough after all. While this may sound like I'm highly undermining their efforts, aside from fixing they really need to focus on improving the core instead of tweaking here & there in the game's subsequent patches & blow our minds in the process or they should at least try to. They at least got the basis for something that could be good. Make it firm & then build upon it. Good luck to Trion.