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12-15-15 02:44 AM
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Hi. I was using the search bar to look for a random game to play, and I decided that I wanted to play a really difficult game. It was then that I found out that I cannot sort games by difficulty. I think this would be a useful feature. What do you guys think about it?
Hi. I was using the search bar to look for a random game to play, and I decided that I wanted to play a really difficult game. It was then that I found out that I cannot sort games by difficulty. I think this would be a useful feature. What do you guys think about it?
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That would rarely work because how would you even officially find the difficulty of a game? You do that for reviews, but that's the average of whoever rates ot, so if a game is a 7 dificulty, that could range from 4 to 9, so if you see a game that it says it's difficult, it could be really easy.


Plus to do something even like that, somebody would literally have to go and write a review of every single game that the site has.
That would rarely work because how would you even officially find the difficulty of a game? You do that for reviews, but that's the average of whoever rates ot, so if a game is a 7 dificulty, that could range from 4 to 9, so if you see a game that it says it's difficult, it could be really easy.


Plus to do something even like that, somebody would literally have to go and write a review of every single game that the site has.
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zanderlex : Well, isn't there a portion in the review where you can rate the game for difficulty and therefore you would have a field you can sort and search by....

I'm not sure where that would be stored but I think it could be incorporated. It would be completely user driven as to how difficult people thought the game was but if you had enough people review games then you would begin to compile a fairly accurate assessment of the difficulty of the games.

TheBWoods15 : if you want a list of the most difficult games you are better off searching for one on the system of your choice. There are some pretty good lists out there that you could make use of.
zanderlex : Well, isn't there a portion in the review where you can rate the game for difficulty and therefore you would have a field you can sort and search by....

I'm not sure where that would be stored but I think it could be incorporated. It would be completely user driven as to how difficult people thought the game was but if you had enough people review games then you would begin to compile a fairly accurate assessment of the difficulty of the games.

TheBWoods15 : if you want a list of the most difficult games you are better off searching for one on the system of your choice. There are some pretty good lists out there that you could make use of.
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I'm not sure how this type of thing would work, as how difficult a game is usually is subjective from one person to another.

I suppose that David could come up with a search filter regarding difficulty ratings, but the problem is that a lot of games on this site have not been reviewed. Seems that people keep wanting to review the most popular games all the time.
I'm not sure how this type of thing would work, as how difficult a game is usually is subjective from one person to another.

I suppose that David could come up with a search filter regarding difficulty ratings, but the problem is that a lot of games on this site have not been reviewed. Seems that people keep wanting to review the most popular games all the time.
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geeogree : That's literally the only thing I mentioned, since different people would rate that differently, each game would have an average but a large range, and there would need to be at least one review for every game.
geeogree : That's literally the only thing I mentioned, since different people would rate that differently, each game would have an average but a large range, and there would need to be at least one review for every game.
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zanderlex : I don't actually see the actually difficult games getting an easy rating though. I don't know too many people who would rate most of the extremely difficult games as anything but an 8-10 in difficulty. Easy games might get a few extra high difficulty ratings but if enough people rated the game then they would balance out.

Also, this was only the idea I had for this. The better option would be to find a list somewhere else with the most difficult games rather than relying on anything we would have in the short term.
zanderlex : I don't actually see the actually difficult games getting an easy rating though. I don't know too many people who would rate most of the extremely difficult games as anything but an 8-10 in difficulty. Easy games might get a few extra high difficulty ratings but if enough people rated the game then they would balance out.

Also, this was only the idea I had for this. The better option would be to find a list somewhere else with the most difficult games rather than relying on anything we would have in the short term.
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I like the idea but for this particular site right now, that would be pretty difficult. I actually thought of this before way back when I wasn't on the board but playing. I decided, after some thought, that it wasn't worth asking. As Geeogree mentioned I think the best way to rate games difficulties right now would be through professional criticism of said games and transferring it over to our system. Currently, though, this is something a user can do on their own. Find an interesting game and googling it (that's what I usually do).

However, having a dual difficulty filter that took in account both user reviews and professional ratings (and give the user an option of one or the other) would be pretty nifty.

I like the idea but for this particular site right now, that would be pretty difficult. I actually thought of this before way back when I wasn't on the board but playing. I decided, after some thought, that it wasn't worth asking. As Geeogree mentioned I think the best way to rate games difficulties right now would be through professional criticism of said games and transferring it over to our system. Currently, though, this is something a user can do on their own. Find an interesting game and googling it (that's what I usually do).

However, having a dual difficulty filter that took in account both user reviews and professional ratings (and give the user an option of one or the other) would be pretty nifty.

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Jordanv78 : Well, many of the filters are based on the community's opinions: ratings, popularity, views, etc. So I don't think making a filter based off of difficulty would be too far-fetched. Maybe somehow they can have a message sent to a user each time that user plays a game for the first time, that asks them to rate the difficulty form 1 to 10. Or it can be another thing that people can do to contribute and earn some Contribution Points. Maybe there could even be monthly review writing competitions. Like for one month: "Who can write the most reviews for arcade games?" or something like that.
Jordanv78 : Well, many of the filters are based on the community's opinions: ratings, popularity, views, etc. So I don't think making a filter based off of difficulty would be too far-fetched. Maybe somehow they can have a message sent to a user each time that user plays a game for the first time, that asks them to rate the difficulty form 1 to 10. Or it can be another thing that people can do to contribute and earn some Contribution Points. Maybe there could even be monthly review writing competitions. Like for one month: "Who can write the most reviews for arcade games?" or something like that.
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TheBWoods15 : Oh I hear what you are saying regarding opinion based filters. My issue moreso is that not enough games on this site are reviewed currently for this type of function to be really useful. But maybe we could install a difficulty rating on the game page next to the Game rating function or something.
TheBWoods15 : Oh I hear what you are saying regarding opinion based filters. My issue moreso is that not enough games on this site are reviewed currently for this type of function to be really useful. But maybe we could install a difficulty rating on the game page next to the Game rating function or something.
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This would be a good idea for people looking for all kinds of games, but there are some problems with it.

First off is the fact that it is purely opinion based, and if one person were to mark a game to a degree that is way off, suddenly the game drops on the list or rises a ton, giving an inaccurate reading.

Secondly is having to rate all of the games. There are millions of games on vizzed and it would take forever for us to rate them all, most of which would fall on the staff, which there aren't too many of.
This would be a good idea for people looking for all kinds of games, but there are some problems with it.

First off is the fact that it is purely opinion based, and if one person were to mark a game to a degree that is way off, suddenly the game drops on the list or rises a ton, giving an inaccurate reading.

Secondly is having to rate all of the games. There are millions of games on vizzed and it would take forever for us to rate them all, most of which would fall on the staff, which there aren't too many of.
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That would be interesting, but problematic. One user might think the game is really easy, and another might think the game is really easy 
That would be interesting, but problematic. One user might think the game is really easy, and another might think the game is really easy 
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I don't see why an average difficulty couldn't be used from reviews.
There typically isn't that big of a difference in opinion in the reviews as to how difficult a game is.
I don't see why an average difficulty couldn't be used from reviews.
There typically isn't that big of a difference in opinion in the reviews as to how difficult a game is.
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Since the wider topic is x: there seems to be a bug with the search engine. It does not accept apostrophes; when typing then the results adds a backslash for some reason. It can be dealt with but it is annoying.
Since the wider topic is x: there seems to be a bug with the search engine. It does not accept apostrophes; when typing then the results adds a backslash for some reason. It can be dealt with but it is annoying.
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I love the idea and would love to see it added but I'm sort of torn because not all of the games are rated, so it would most likely break the system. Unless they were able to make the games with no ratings not to show up when you sort by difficulty, of course.
I love the idea and would love to see it added but I'm sort of torn because not all of the games are rated, so it would most likely break the system. Unless they were able to make the games with no ratings not to show up when you sort by difficulty, of course.
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janus : I dunno if it's really related, but it has been like that for years and only visually it's a problem.I don't think it actually effects search results.
janus : I dunno if it's really related, but it has been like that for years and only visually it's a problem.I don't think it actually effects search results.
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Vanelan : It does. I can not find "Paladin's Quest" but I do find "Paladin Quest." People with limited knowledge of English might find it harder.
Vanelan : It does. I can not find "Paladin's Quest" but I do find "Paladin Quest." People with limited knowledge of English might find it harder.
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janus : That's a bit strange.
When I replied earlier, I searched for something with an apostrophe and it came up as the first result, but I searched  for Paladin's Quest I only got results for "Quest" this time and only Paladin was in the search bar.
janus : That's a bit strange.
When I replied earlier, I searched for something with an apostrophe and it came up as the first result, but I searched  for Paladin's Quest I only got results for "Quest" this time and only Paladin was in the search bar.
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What if the games were grouped into general categories? What if the categories were Easy, Medium, Hard, and then an Unrated category? Would that be possible?

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What if the games were grouped into general categories? What if the categories were Easy, Medium, Hard, and then an Unrated category? Would that be possible?

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To have such a ranking, I believe there needs to be a change in the game rating. Since difficulty is subjective, it needs to be assessed by a popular vote.
To have such a ranking, I believe there needs to be a change in the game rating. Since difficulty is subjective, it needs to be assessed by a popular vote.
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janus : Meh. I saw the loop holes after I wrote the post. One last thing, and I think the thread can be closed. Maybe a difficulty rating drop-down box can be added, and then over time maybe it will be solid enough to implement the search filter. If it's meant to happen, I'm sure Vizzed will get around to it someday. For now I just want to close the thread.
janus : Meh. I saw the loop holes after I wrote the post. One last thing, and I think the thread can be closed. Maybe a difficulty rating drop-down box can be added, and then over time maybe it will be solid enough to implement the search filter. If it's meant to happen, I'm sure Vizzed will get around to it someday. For now I just want to close the thread.
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