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o you mean the word that gets miss used allot of the time on this site.

LBP karting if a flop. Sony all starz is not. i hate to admit it, but Starhawk is a flop. now a flop in sales, doesn't mean it's a game is bad, or product.

flop, is something thats real bad. sucks. COD.



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MARCUSDJACKSON said:
o you mean the word that gets miss used allot of the time on this site.

LBP karting if a flop. Sony all starz is not. i hate to admit it, but Starhawk is a flop. now a flop in sales, doesn't mean it's a game is bad, or product.

flop, is something thats real bad. sucks. COD.


be unsuccessfulfailmissfounderbust (USslang), flop (informal), plough (Britishslang), fall shortwash outscrew up (informal), underperformnot make the grade (informal), not come up to scratchunderachievebe found lackingnot come up to the mark (

I underlined it but yes games that are genereally bad will be considered a flop as well if they were expected to be good.




       

A flop would be a game that does not achieve the level of success a publisher set expectations for. I wouldn't limit this to just "did it make back its initial investment costs" because opportunity costs are more than that.

Ex: Star Wars: The Old Republic is a complete flop, even though it likely made back its investment.



riderz13371 said:
Watch the Miami Heat play and you will know what flop means.

Lol.

Ha! I always thought Boston was the worst.....Paul Pierce takes the prize just by himself. I just can't stand watching him play because of it.



JayWood2010 said:
MARCUSDJACKSON said:
o you mean the word that gets miss used allot of the time on this site.

LBP karting if a flop. Sony all starz is not. i hate to admit it, but Starhawk is a flop. now a flop in sales, doesn't mean it's a game is bad, or product.

flop, is something thats real bad. sucks. COD.


be unsuccessfulfailmissfounderbust (USslang), flop (informal), plough (Britishslang), fall shortwash outscrew up (informal), underperformnot make the grade (informal), not come up to scratchunderachievebe found lackingnot come up to the mark (

I underlined it but yes games that are genereally bad will be considered a flop as well if they were expected to be good.

Wait, what are you quoting here?  A dictionary or a thesaurus?  If the latter, then those aren't necessarily words or phrases with the exact same meaning.

A flop can be an absolute, as in a finacial flop that loses money, or it can be subjective, as in a critical flop.  In the subjective state it has to be overwhelming reaction.  If it's subjective to your opinion, then that needs to be clearly defined, such as, "I think the newest Mario game is bland and boring; from a quality standpoint, a real flop."  If you mean it that way, then the burden is on you to illustrate that it's your opinion and not an absolute conclusion.

I believe people use the word flop far too often.  Flop connotates an extreme failure.  Many people on the forums seem to hold everything to a false dichotomy without any grey area; it's either successful or a flop.  "Not as successful as they hoped" is not a flop, for instance, it's just "not as successful as they hoped."



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JayWood2010 said:
MARCUSDJACKSON said:
o you mean the word that gets miss used allot of the time on this site.

LBP karting if a flop. Sony all starz is not. i hate to admit it, but Starhawk is a flop. now a flop in sales, doesn't mean it's a game is bad, or product.

flop, is something thats real bad. sucks. COD.


be unsuccessfulfailmissfounderbust (USslang), flop (informal), plough (Britishslang), fall shortwash outscrew up (informal), underperformnot make the grade (informal), not come up to scratchunderachievebe found lackingnot come up to the mark (

I underlined it but yes games that are genereally bad will be considered a flop as well if they were expected to be good.

yea i just wanted to stick to how it's used here. but yea.

here's the definition you typed in arabic

 

غير ناجحة، تفشل، ملكة جمال، مؤسس، تمثال (الولايات المتحدة والعامية)، بالتخبط (غير رسمية)، والمحراث (البريطانية، اللغات العامية)، تقصر، تغسل، المسمار (غير رسمية)، تجيء، لا تجعل الصف (غير رسمية)، لا تأتي الى نقطة الصفر، ستقصر، يمكن العثور تفتقر، لا يأتي حتى العلامة (

 



pokoko said:
JayWood2010 said:
MARCUSDJACKSON said:
o you mean the word that gets miss used allot of the time on this site.

LBP karting if a flop. Sony all starz is not. i hate to admit it, but Starhawk is a flop. now a flop in sales, doesn't mean it's a game is bad, or product.

flop, is something thats real bad. sucks. COD.


be unsuccessfulfailmissfounderbust (USslang), flop (informal), plough (Britishslang), fall shortwash outscrew up (informal), underperformnot make the grade (informal), not come up to scratchunderachievebe found lackingnot come up to the mark (

I underlined it but yes games that are genereally bad will be considered a flop as well if they were expected to be good.

Wait, what are you quoting here?  A dictionary or a thesaurus?  If the latter, then those aren't necessarily words or phrases with the exact same meaning.

A flop can be an absolute, as in a finacial flop that loses money, or it can be subjective, as in a critical flop.  In the subjective state it has to be overwhelming reaction.  If it's subjective to your opinion, then that needs to be clearly defined, such as, "I think the newest Mario game is bland and boring; from a quality standpoint, a real flop."  If you mean it that way, then the burden is on you to illustrate that it's your opinion and not an absolute conclusion.

I believe people use the word flop far too often.  Flop connotates an extreme failure.  Many people on the forums seem to hold everything to a false dichotomy without any grey area; it's either successful or a flop.  "Not as successful as they hoped" is not a flop, for instance, it's just "not as successful as they hoped."


No not talking about my opinion, I'm talking about a general opinion.  Things like metacritic.  1 person not liking is hardly evidence lol




       

Something that sells significantly lower than expected, RE6 is a good example.



Claymore said:
Something that sells significantly lower than expected, RE6 is a good example.


Funny since the whole reason I made this thread is because of that game lol




       

Well I've heard people say GT5 is a flop which is just stupid to say :P