Epic Games Store randomly asks gamers for a user review

The Epic Games Store allows users to leave a review of games through the virtual store, but randomly asks players for their opinion. The American company does this to prevent review bombing.

After a session, players can be randomly asked to rate the game already played on a scale of five, such as: explains Epic Games† The player must have played the game in question for at least two hours. Epic then shows the average score of a game in the web store. It’s not clear how often a player is asked for a review, but the company promises not to spam users with requests. Also, a user is not prompted to review every game in their library.

In addition, Epic Games is adding a random poll system to the Store. Players can again be randomly selected to answer a single question about the game in question after a playing session. Those questions can be open-ended or offer multiple predetermined answers. For example, Epic can ask about how challenging the game is, or about the added value of playing with a team. The results of the polls, like the user reviews, are shown on the sales pages of the respective games.

The random selection of users who can leave a review should ensure that games are not massively unfairly rated. Review bombing is a common occurrence in the gaming industry and can be a response from users to contentious choices by a developer, publisher, or for other political or non-political reasons. The goal in this practice is always to very prominently express dissatisfaction with the product, but can therefore paint a distorted picture of the actual quality of the product.

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