Ninsect said:
SanAndreasX said:
Ninsect said:
87 is only a "good" score now? Come on, that is a great score. 90+ is amazing, 80+ is great. 70+ is good. 60+ is average. 50+ is mediocre. less than 50 is below average, bad and terrible
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The grading system used in schools has conditioned people to think otherwise. In all schools, less than 60% is a failing grade, and in some schools, less than 70% means you failed. 70-79% is weak, 80-89% is mediocre, and only 90% or above is considered truly "good."
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When gaming websites use A/B/C/D/F letter grades in gaming reviews, Metacritic grades them far more harshly. A "C" grade is generally translated as 50-60% on Metacritic, which means a failure.
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Less than 50% is a failing grade here in most schools. Very few get 90%+ and that is considered excellent.
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In the United States, if you don't make at least 60% (or 70% in some schools), you've failed the test. If you don't make at least a 60% or 70% average in overall classwork, you fail the class, and that's the mindset of American consumers. So they look at a game pulling 76% on Metacritic as the equivalent of a student that just spent Algebra II playing pocket pool and did only the bare minimum of work required to pass.
