The Problem With Metacritic

Metacritic has risen to a position of prominence in the gaming community — but is it given more credit than it's due? This article delves into some of the problems with using Metacritic as a measure of quality or success. Quoting: "The scores used to calculate the Metascore have issues before they are even averaged. Metacritic operates on a 0-100 scale. While it's simple to convert some scores into this scale (if it's necessary at all), others are not so easy. 1UP, for example, uses letter grades. The manner in which these scores should be converted into Metacritic scores is a matter of some debate; Metacritic says a B- is equal to a 67 because the grades A+ through F- have to be mapped to the full range of its scale, when in reality most people would view a B- as being more positive than a 67. This also doesn't account for the different interpretation of scores that outlets have -- some treat 7 as an average score, which I see as a problem in an of itself, while others see 5 as average. Trying to compensate for these variations is a nigh-impossible task and, lest we forget, Metacritic will assign scores to reviews that do not provide them. ... The act of simplifying reviews into a single Metascore also feeds into a misconception some hold about reviews. If you browse into the comments of a review anywhere on the web (particularly those of especially big games), you're likely to come across those criticizing the reviewer for his or her take on a game. People seem to mistaken reviews as something which should be 'objective.' 'Stop giving your opinion and tell us about the game' is a notion you'll see expressed from time to time, as if it is the job of a reviewer to go down a list of items that need to be addressed — objectively! — and nothing else."

Comments

Re:But it's all subjective anyway.

[jellomizer]

We often think of using the school level of grading.
  60 F (0.0)
60-69 D (1.0)
70-79 C (2.0)
80-89 B (3.0)
90-100 A (4.0).

Of course school grading has gotten corrupted to just mean. Less then C you don't go to college. C-B means you can go to a normal college, A you go to a well known college.

However it should be the following...
F is a Failure where they should take the class over again.
D They can advance to the next class... However they are at high risk of failing the next class, you should have the option to retake the class over again
C They passed they should advance to the next class.
B They Mastered the content in the class, and show a strong understanding in it.
A The class was too easy for them they should be advanced to a harder system.

I have found classes I got a C in are the ones I learned the most in.
the classes I got A's in I already knew most of the information and I learned very little.