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[–] BakedMofoBread ago
We aren't talking about expertise. We're talking about basic literacy. What you're proposing is akin to having people write book reviews for people who don't or can't read books.
[–] Psylent ago
Completely different, in no way similar or even in the same ballpark.. .Someone not being very skilled at games doesn't mean they don't purchase and play games. Have you never played a game that you suck at ? ...
Casual gamers can see reviews from other casual gamers, they can see the kind of enjoyment they might get from a particular game. For instance watching someone who is a 'master' play dark souls III might make it look like a 'bit' of a challenge, but a casual gamer will just get ass raped and most likely not enjoy it / regret their decision to purchase, watching a person who gets stomped in the game would give them a better idea of how the game experience will be for them. There are plenty of 'master gamers' doing reviews, having casual gamers doing reviews helps as well. Like I said, it represents a wider range of gamers.
[–] BakedMofoBread ago
You keep bringing up skill, and extreme examples of it. Nobody is talking about skill: IT'S ABOUT LITERACY.
I don't want an illiterate telling me about Mark Twain. I don't want a tin-ear to describe Moonlight Sonata to me. I don't want a man with one leg to tell me what it feels like to dance. It's not about being good: it's about simple, basic competence in the medium for which one professes to be authority.