Thread:Velt211/@comment-2003:D6:4722:2E2A:DD17:3F8A:F36C:2C58-20190924042015/@comment-2003:D6:4715:BA26:982A:B39C:17CD:2E6B-20191025143406

Well, I visit those websites at least daily to see whether they have the items I want. So it's pretty often ^^ I generally like the X/100 or percentages as a scoring system. Out of ten isn't nearly specific enough, unless you include decimals and then there is no point. But in general, you usually got out of the article how the game is like. Ah, now I remember the scoring system of "Computer Bild Spiele" which had 1-6 rating (including decimals) for 20 million categories. And those also had different weights. To see an excerpt: https://dailydpad.de/imgbuff/id5752_w590_h.png But yeah, basically the crappy "journalists" that weren't good enough for the rest are what is writing for the gaming websites. No real interest in games either. And you are correct. Here in Germany, from what I saw, most of the time the majority of the writers were experienced gamers and journalists with new ones being added slowly over time. However, as the web became more popular, those experienced ones (gaming since the 80s, writing since the early 90s) left in droves and lots of new additions were made which, of course, tanked the quality overall. Yep, consuming for the sake of consuming, rather than "enjoying". No idea how we ended up like that but it's definitely sad to see. When you look at some of the older games. Those still do have a fanbase and people either play those singleplayer or they play on private servers. That way, games from the 90s and 00s are still alive. If you look at more recent games. Those just die and stay dead because no one really cared about them in the first place and it was just mindlessly consumed. If it comes to change, people aren't interested enough and they are also too lazy. It takes an effort to actually do something. All they can do now is press like or +1 on Facebook and that's all.

The issue is that I have to go to the "local" customs office as well and that takes 4-5 hours and costs like 8€ to get there. And last time I was there, they checked a katana from some other guy (imported from the US though *cough*), so they get some cool stuff too. I hope they weren't the exception because it was actually good. Will have to see when I get my first shipment from that new proxy service.

And speaking of shipments, got a package today. Got myself Daiakuji which I had been looking for for a while but unfortunately, the shrinkwrap was torn and the awful seller had just put a label on top, so that it couldn't really be seen without removing it. Pretty awful behavior. Apart from that, I also got Choukou Shinki Ixseal...which has super crappy shrinkwrap (also from a third-party seller). I'm not even sure whether it was re-shrinked or not because on two sides the job is so badly done that it's not really tight and there is too much shrinkwrap at the corners. I've talked about this before (the shrinkwrapping becoming really bad since...2010-2011?) but oof. Maybe it was a cost-saving measure back in the day but I would rather they save on voiceworks instead of something essential (for collectors at least *doublecough*) like shrinkwrap. Pretty sure I won't rebuy it, especially because it was pretty expensive still.