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]]> By: Ry Tron http://aboutnewmedia.com/content/the-perfect-rating-scale/comment-page-1#comment-64 Ry Tron Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:33:35 +0000 http://aboutnewmedia.com/?p=73#comment-64 When 1up switched its numbers scale to a grade school letter scale (A-F and all the plusses and minuses) it didn't fool anyone- an A is a 90 and a C is a 60. We all did this math in high school so we knew what our essays were worth. The best scale is no scale at all. If I know someone who's experienced a product/event/etc I'll ask them what they thought of it. Knowing what they're into and the sorta thing they go for will help me in making my decision. For instance, you aren't too into fighting games so I wouldn't ask you what you think about Soul Calibur 4, but I do know you like your party/people gathering games so if you get a certain song pack in Rock Band and tell me it's really fun, I'd probably pick it up. Even if it was Devo. Incidentally, don't buy NIN's "Burn" if you can avoid it, it's a boring song to play, as it turns out. "Last" is pretty fun, though, and Jimmy Buffet's "Margaritaville" is total cheesy fun, worth your $2. When 1up switched its numbers scale to a grade school letter scale (A-F and all the plusses and minuses) it didn’t fool anyone- an A is a 90 and a C is a 60. We all did this math in high school so we knew what our essays were worth.

The best scale is no scale at all. If I know someone who’s experienced a product/event/etc I’ll ask them what they thought of it. Knowing what they’re into and the sorta thing they go for will help me in making my decision. For instance, you aren’t too into fighting games so I wouldn’t ask you what you think about Soul Calibur 4, but I do know you like your party/people gathering games so if you get a certain song pack in Rock Band and tell me it’s really fun, I’d probably pick it up. Even if it was Devo.

Incidentally, don’t buy NIN’s “Burn” if you can avoid it, it’s a boring song to play, as it turns out. “Last” is pretty fun, though, and Jimmy Buffet’s “Margaritaville” is total cheesy fun, worth your $2.

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