Originally posted by Thorpeyrox

I do not understand why the hype meter for this game was knocked down, could someone explain please?

Isn't it obvious? It's one of the mods apparently likes Aion/Stargate Worlds and doesn't want Darkfall to surpass it.

@imbant: Go on talking to yourself, I'm sure noone minds :)

I'm actually very tempted to rate DF down to a 1, regardless of my feelings of the game, simply because it's obvious there are idiots going around rating every game higher than it with a 1 simply because they're fanboys. Reading through some of the comments I honestly hope the community isn't as childish and "OMG LAWL11!" minded at release or I'll have to give the game a miss.

Originally posted by Lydon

I'm actually very tempted to rate DF down to a 1, regardless of my feelings of the game, simply because it's obvious there are idiots going around rating every game higher than it with a 1 simply because they're fanboys. Reading through some of the comments I honestly hope the community isn't as childish and "OMG LAWL11!" minded at release or I'll have to give the game a miss.

Sorry, but rating down games you don't care for is actually the sence of the hypemeter.

Originally posted by BlixaB

Originally posted by Thorpeyrox

I do not understand why the hype meter for this game was knocked down, could someone explain please?

 

Isn't it obvious? It's one of the mods apparently likes Aion/Stargate Worlds and doesn't want Darkfall to surpass it.

 

@imbant: Go on talking to yourself, I'm sure noone minds :)

It will have nothing to do with the mods on this site.
 

You may find the reason it has dropped is because ppl are sick of hearing about its hype and posters always saying "we going to be number 1!!1!" so are now indeed underhyping.

Originally posted by Uzik

For some reason, the MMORPG crowd hates Darkfall.

 

This is why it will be soo sweet to see it #1 on the anticipation scale.  Of course until they find some reason to remove it again *cough* lowering size of list *cough*

Can you name one game that the mmorpg crowd loves? Seems to me the mmorpg crowd hates all mmos,if you read the posts about most of the games here LOL.

I enjoy all these ignorant conspiracy theories and open distain displayed by Darkfall fans for this site and its community which they themselves conspire to hype and promote Darkfall on, how very hypocritical.

Darkfall has been number one on the hype meter at least once before in 2006, and attempts have been made to hype and promote it many times before and after on this site.

Number One
Thursday, February 09, 2006

Hype by the supporters 2 years ago did not mean beta or release actually happened back then it does not necessarily mean they will this time.

Despite what the supporters think this latest video proves or whether or not beta and launch will happen this year, nor how much they hype the game, as they did in 2006 on this site,or at any other time, it does not matter.

All that really matters is when public beta testing starts and people start playing Darkfall and what its actually like when its released, just like any other game.

Originally posted by Lydon

I'm actually very tempted to rate DF down to a 1, regardless of my feelings of the game, simply because it's obvious there are idiots going around rating every game higher than it with a 1 simply because they're fanboys.

Maybe that's the hype meter working as it should?  Hype is a general term used for how excited someone is about something.

If someone is extremely hyped for Darkfall, it's very unlikely that they would be hyped for Stargate, WAR, or any other MMO.

Whatever mod took .2 off Darkfall's hype-meter score is pretty foolish.  Sure -the DF community made a thread and encouraged voting up Darkfall.  There's nothing wrong with that.  And if some of those people also voted down other games, there's nothing wrong with that.  Why?  Because they are not hyped about those games and they're voting on something called a "hype meter."

It makes sense that they would dehype the standard / average MMO.  What doesn't make sense is how the MMORPG staff choose to deal with the influx of new members from the Darkfall community.

It was downrated by 0.2 although only 5 people voted for it.

Now it's down by another 0.1 while NOONE voted anything. I always knew the mods here hate Darkfall but isn't this a little too obvious even for them?

Originally posted by sentrysteve

Originally posted by Lydon

I'm actually very tempted to rate DF down to a 1, regardless of my feelings of the game, simply because it's obvious there are idiots going around rating every game higher than it with a 1 simply because they're fanboys.

 

Maybe that's the hype meter working as it should?  Hype is a general term used for how excited someone is about something.

If someone is extremely hyped for Darkfall, it's very unlikely that they would be hyped for Stargate, WAR, or any other MMO.

Whatever mod took .2 off Darkfall's hype-meter score is pretty foolish.  Sure -the DF community made a thread and encouraged voting up Darkfall.  There's nothing wrong with that.  And if some of those people also voted down other games, there's nothing wrong with that.  Why?  Because they are not hyped about those games and they're voting on something called a "hype meter."

It makes sense that they would dehype the standard / average MMO.  What doesn't make sense is how the MMORPG staff choose to deal with the influx of new members from the Darkfall community.

Yea wth maybe all the banned accounts should have there votes tooken away

Originally posted by BlixaB

Originally posted by Thorpeyrox

I do not understand why the hype meter for this game was knocked down, could someone explain please?

 

Isn't it obvious? It's one of the mods apparently likes Aion/Stargate Worlds and doesn't want Darkfall to surpass it.

 

@imbant: Go on talking to yourself, I'm sure noone minds :)

hmm great OP you have here...boasting on general forums (before a mod moved it here) about how DF is ranked number 2 and will be 1 soon...and then minutes later it is dropping like a fly. 

Originally posted by sentrysteve

Originally posted by Lydon

I'm actually very tempted to rate DF down to a 1, regardless of my feelings of the game, simply because it's obvious there are idiots going around rating every game higher than it with a 1 simply because they're fanboys.

 

Maybe that's the hype meter working as it should?  Hype is a general term used for how excited someone is about something.

If someone is extremely hyped for Darkfall, it's very unlikely that they would be hyped for Stargate, WAR, or any other MMO.

Whatever mod took .2 off Darkfall's hype-meter score is pretty foolish.  Sure -the DF community made a thread and encouraged voting up Darkfall.  There's nothing wrong with that.  And if some of those people also voted down other games, there's nothing wrong with that.  Why?  Because they are not hyped about those games and they're voting on something called a "hype meter."

It makes sense that they would dehype the standard / average MMO.  What doesn't make sense is how the MMORPG staff choose to deal with the influx of new members from the Darkfall community.

You mean 0.03 now, it's been knocked down again.

If the mods are throwing off hype casts which seem to be done by fanboi's surely all the hypes with the words 'vapour' 'vapourwear' 'not coming out' 'never going to happen' 'vapourcrap' should be removed as well seeming as it is actually coming out.

It doesn't really matter.. :)

Just keep my fingers crossed the game will be as good as I hope it will be,the hype thing wont keep me awake at night..

I dont agree with hype-meters....no matter the game.

And especially so with Darkfall because of the "lets hype the crap out of Darkfall and slam other game" campaign on the official forums.

And dont say bullshit either. Ive seen the thread on the official forums. Just immaturity at its finest. The biggest reason why hype meters and Game ranks on this site doesn't mean anything. It can be warped and manipulated.

Originally posted by BlixaB

It was downrated by 0.2 although only 5 people voted for it.

Now it's down by another 0.1 while NOONE voted anything. I always knew the mods here hate Darkfall but isn't this a little too obvious even for them?

Er, yes, that would be to obvious, even for them. What it really means is you fail to understand the algorithm used to calculate the hype-meter's values.

It won't be strictly based on votes directly for or against DF, but will be weighted by votes for all other games as well.

This would be done in order to help reduce the influence of folks who would tamper with the ratings by mounting campaigns for a particular game, because DFO fansbois aren't the first group who came up with this idea I assure you.

I wonder what happens to hype and ratings cast by an account thats been banned?

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Originally posted by Thorpeyrox

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Originally posted by sentrysteve

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Originally posted by Lydon

I'm actually very tempted to rate DF down to a 1, regardless of my feelings of the game, simply because it's obvious there are idiots going around rating every game higher than it with a 1 simply because they're fanboys.

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Maybe that's the hype meter working as it should?  Hype is a general term used for how excited someone is about something.
If someone is extremely hyped for Darkfall, it's very unlikely that they would be hyped for Stargate, WAR, or any other MMO.
Whatever mod took .2 off Darkfall's hype-meter score is pretty foolish.  Sure -the DF community made a thread and encouraged voting up Darkfall.  There's nothing wrong with that.  And if some of those people also voted down other games, there's nothing wrong with that.  Why?  Because they are not hyped about those games and they're voting on something called a "hype meter."
It makes sense that they would dehype the standard / average MMO.  What doesn't make sense is how the MMORPG staff choose to deal with the influx of new members from the Darkfall community.

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You mean 0.03 now, it's been knocked down again.
If the mods are throwing off hype casts which seem to be done by fanboi's surely all the hypes with the words 'vapour' 'vapourwear' 'not coming out' 'never going to happen' 'vapourcrap' should be removed as well seeming as it is actually coming out.

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Regarding hype-meter: the admin has explained how the algorithm for works (can't find it since it was some time ago), from what I remember it's more complicated than just counting single votes.

Originally posted by sentrysteve

Maybe that's the hype meter working as it should?  Hype is a general term used for how excited someone is about something.

If someone is extremely hyped for Darkfall, it's very unlikely that they would be hyped for Stargate, WAR, or any other MMO.

Whatever mod took .2 off Darkfall's hype-meter score is pretty foolish.  Sure -the DF community made a thread and encouraged voting up Darkfall.  There's nothing wrong with that.  And if some of those people also voted down other games, there's nothing wrong with that.  Why?  Because they are not hyped about those games and they're voting on something called a "hype meter."

It makes sense that they would dehype the standard / average MMO.  What doesn't make sense is how the MMORPG staff choose to deal with the influx of new members from the Darkfall community.

Put it this way...if everyone was to adopt the "rate everything else with a 1" stance I doubt the hype meter would look the way it does at the moment.

But the fact that everyone is voting the other games down doesn't cheese me off as much as the fact that people are specifically creating multiple accounts so that they can do that. I've seen people mention they have 3 accounts which they've used to raise Darkfall's rating and lower the rating of other games.

Originally posted by BlixaB

 

Isn't it obvious? It's one of the mods apparently likes Aion/Stargate Worlds and doesn't want Darkfall to surpass it.

 

Blixa, I respected your opinions until this. Jeebus, are you serious?? You think a mod lowered the hype meter? Come on man, grow up a little.

 Oh and I feel the need to mention the fact that Darkfall's rating is going down without an increase in votes does not mean that the mods are lowering the rating. People who voted in the past are most likely lowering their votes.

Originally posted by Enigma

Originally posted by BlixaB

 

Isn't it obvious? It's one of the mods apparently likes Aion/Stargate Worlds and doesn't want Darkfall to surpass it.

 

 

Blixa, I respected your opinions until this. Jeebus, are you serious?? You think a mod lowered the hype meter? Come on man, grow up a little.

All a mod needs to do is delete some random 10 hypes that he/she deems to be invalid, not exactly rocket science is it.  Enigma probably thinks there was nothing wrong with the Florida votes back in 2004.

Originally posted by Lydon

 Oh and I feel the need to mention the fact that Darkfall's rating is going down without an increase in votes does not mean that the mods are lowering the rating. People who voted in the past are most likely lowering their votes.

exactly. The lowering of the hype meter isnt a conspiracy theory made by the evil moderators to keep a game down. The most ridicolous thing Ive heard in a very long time here.

Originally posted by angelsfang

 

All a mod needs to do is delete some random 10 hypes that he/she deems to be invalid, not exactly rocket science is it.  Enigma probably thinks there was nothing wrong with the Florida votes back in 2004.

It was 2000. Make sure you get the year right before you come up with a witty comeback. ok?

Also, im sorry to make you sad, but mods DO NOT alter a hypemeter. I used to be a mod....we dont even touch that area. We could care less about that area. It's not even an area of interest for a moderator. To think a moderator adjusted the hype meter is just messed up in all accounts and this is probably why people trash Darkfall because some of the fans (some..not all) comes up with the weirdest ideas to explain why something isn't going right for them

Tin foil hats are all the rage nowadays Enigma ^_^

Originally posted by Enigma

Originally posted by angelsfang

 

All a mod needs to do is delete some random 10 hypes that he/she deems to be invalid, not exactly rocket science is it.  Enigma probably thinks there was nothing wrong with the Florida votes back in 2004.

 

It was 2000. Make sure you get the year right before you come up with a witty comeback. ok?

 Still rigged

Originally posted by angelsfang

   All a mod needs to do is delete some random 10 hypes that he/she deems to be invalid, not exactly rocket science is it.  Enigma probably thinks there was nothing wrong with the Florida votes back in 2004.

If you read the first post on this page they say that Mods don't have any influnece over the hype meter.

I'm guessing that a bunch of people voted for this game a while ago, saw this post, and wanted to put the OP in his place.  So they went back and edited their hype.  That would easily explain the lack of increase or decrease in votes.