Why is FF7's shocking moment considered the most shocking *spoilers*

[getsallad]

Final-Fan said:

getsallad said:
Sure, there are factors that in some ways affect sales, but what I've been saying from the start is not "sales = popularity". It's getting fairly annoying how you constantly misunderstand me.

"The only way to objectively determine the quality of a game is to judge by its popularity, i.e. it's sales."

You said this, no?  The phrase "popularity, i.e. sales" directly equates the two.  i.e. basically means "in other words"; the latin is id est or "it is" -- i.e. "popularity = sales" is precisely what you said. 

"The only way to objectively determine the quality of a game is to judge by its popularity (note that I've explained that popularity is best, or only, measured in sales), i.e. its sales."

Please excuse my bad grammar ("it's" instead of "its"? Embarrassing).

I also agree that I worded it badly, and I apologize for anything offensive or presumably offensive in my responses. I do hope that my point, that sales is the most reasonable (while not perfect, the only one that could be at least somewhat credible) way of measuring popularity, went through eventually.

I did not know the exact meaning of i.e, I used it to say something along the lines of "in other words, to judge by its sales". Maybe not incorrect, but I realize the confusion, and it's entirely my own fault.