Bungie and Activision are looking deep for good review scores

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Azerth on 28 September 2014

http://www.reddit.com/r/xboxone/comments/2hn1rv/destiny_scraping_the_bottom_of_the_ratings_barrel/

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DucksUnlimited on 28 September 2014

The opinions of the people writing reviews matter more if the website they're writing for is more popular? Is that what you're trying to say here?

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LOL, wow, they are getting pretty desperate. I haven't even heard of most of those sites.

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DucksUnlimited said:
The opinions of the people writing reviews matter more if the website they're writing for is more popular? Is that what you're trying to say here?

Pedigree my friend.

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XanderXT on 28 September 2014

Most of those are obscure.

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mii-gamer on 28 September 2014

I see nothing wrong here. I read reviews from Biogamer Girl all the time

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DucksUnlimited on 28 September 2014

POE said:

DucksUnlimited said:
The opinions of the people writing reviews matter more if the website they're writing for is more popular? Is that what you're trying to say here?

Pedigree my friend.

Except that means literally nothing in matters of opinion.

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o_O.Q on 28 September 2014

DucksUnlimited said:

POE said:

DucksUnlimited said:
The opinions of the people writing reviews matter more if the website they're writing for is more popular? Is that what you're trying to say here?

Pedigree my friend.

Except that means literally nothing in matters of opinion.

you didn't know that being popular instantly means you have something more valuable to say?

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sundin13 on 28 September 2014

DucksUnlimited said:

POE said:

DucksUnlimited said:
The opinions of the people writing reviews matter more if the website they're writing for is more popular? Is that what you're trying to say here?

Pedigree my friend.

Except that means literally nothing in matters of opinion.

So you wouldn't find it at all silly if they just put:

"10/10 - Some random guy at a gas station"

Opinions are opinions man

No, pedigree matters...when it comes to critical reception