Has anyone ever consulted the Pinside rating database to figure out if they should buy, or even play, a game or not?
Because if that person exists, they should be flensed.
Another Pinside popularity contest confirmed? Seems so.
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Quoted from dmbjunky:I check the ratings and written reviews along with watching videos, looking at pics and reading the club threads. I never use the ratings alone. I remember doing this with BSD and Hook as they were my most expensive purchases.
What purpose does checking the reviews serve? Does it keep you from buying and or playing a game?
I'm not trying to start an argument; I'm genuinely curious.
Quoted from Russell:It's just interesting. That's all.
Why do people post in threads they have no interest in?
I didn't say I wasn't interested in the top 100 - thanks for misinterpreting what I said, though! 100 Pinside Boys Club tokens have been deposited to your account.
Because I've read Caucasian2Steps reviews on IPDB and they're amazing. He comes across as someone who loves pinball, not someone who wants to skew the rankings.
My question is: how do the ratings ultimately effect your life? Would you not buy a game with a low rating? Would you not play a game with a low rating?
Quoted from Russell:They don't Affect anyone's lives any more than anything else on Pinside. The rankings and reviews are just a mildly interesting part of Pinside. People buy "unpopular" games all the time. I'm currently in the market for several games that in the 300+ zone, as well as several unranked EMs. That doesn't mean that the rankings have no value.
It's not that I don't think the ratings have any value, but I again, I ask: how do the ratings affect your decisions regarding game? It seems like they don't affect you much, if you're buying 300+ ranked titles.
But when you got dudes like WackyBrakke totally skewing the results just because of whatever, I wonder about the effectiveness of ratings. And if they matter. And who they matter to.
Quoted from Russell:I'll have to check out your "make-out" reviews first.
7/10 "kind of slobbery"
Quoted from Yoski:I would not spend $$ for a flight, hotel and show tickets to play machines that are ranked in the bottom 100.
Really? Looking at the pins from 300 - 369, there are a lot of gems in that list: Viper Night Drivin', Spy Hunter, Gold Wings, Lost In Space, Cybernaut... AND MY BELOVED MONTE CARLO AT 364 WHO WRITES THIS SH!T????!!!?! 
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