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Kotaku claims Gamepass “burnout”, Xbox responds, gets ratio’ed
DangerDiabolik
Member
Kotaku is a steaming pile of shit. More as this story develops.
Abriael_GN
RSI Employee of the Year
can someone please explain to me in simple terms what this "get ratio'ed" idiocy means?
Do I even actually want to know?
Do I even actually want to know?
Gamer_By_Proxy
Member
If you're so bad you start to make kotaku look good . . . you've gone too far.
azertydu91
Hard to Kill
Thanks I was about to post the same.
Topher
Gold Member
"On the social media platform Twitter, a ratio, or getting ratioed, is when replies to a tweet vastly outnumber likes or retweets"
That's what I found googling.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
I think it's when more people comment on your tweet rather than 'liking' it. It's supposed to be bad, I'm not really sure.
Fuz
Banned
Retarded as expected.
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
Why would that be bad?
March Climber
Member
It's because they had fun and interesting articles back then. Same with Giantbomb.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
No idea, you're supposed to get equal or close number of likes, otherwise its bad that people are just commenting ? Again, I'm not really a twitter user, just have it for the news and stuff.
alabtrosMyster
Banned
It means that you get much more downvote than upvote on a social media platform.
StealthGoblin
Banned
Pretty sad that Xbox responded at all.
It's the definition that Topher posted as far as I understand it. So basically 12x more people liked or agreed with the Xbox tweet then the kotaku one.
Jaybe
Member
jm89
Member
Kotaku is a shit heap and they are probably happy with the response, but that response from Xbox game pass account is seorusly some insecure shit.
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billthomas696969
Member
If they liked what you said, they'd either retweet or give it a like. Way more replies means everyone's saying you're an idiot.
kingfey
Banned
good for kotaku, bad for xbox account.
Kotaku simply used the bait headline, and got the attention they wanted, while making xbox account engage with them.
Badlucktroll
Member
My Ultimate ends in September. I was going to renew it for Starfield, now i am not.
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alabtrosMyster
Banned
I don't see how the burn out is coming... Not that I am a fan, but where are the numbers?
Also, I don't see how "getting ratioed" appkies to any of this.
Also, I don't see how "getting ratioed" appkies to any of this.
Abriael_GN
RSI Employee of the Year
So, who "got ratio'ed" here?
Or OP said they "got ratio'ed" just because Tom Warren said they did but didn't bother counting?
Besides the frankly weird terminology, that's the primary source of my confusion.
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Chukhopops
Member
The best (or worst) part is that the Xbox GP tweet isn’t actually ratio’d as of now. So we have a thread about an article about random tweets of people saying they are unsubcribing, actually making an incorrect claim from Tom Warren?
It’s really a sign there’s a drought… in gaming news.
It’s really a sign there’s a drought… in gaming news.
Black_Stride
do not tempt fate do not contrain Wonder Woman's thighs do not do not
Atleast we are generating clicks am I right?
Think about it this way.
You make a statement.
Someone rebuts it.
Everyone likes the rebuttal.
Youve been ratio'd.
Basically the original statement in the court of public opinion is full of shit, and people are digging the rebuttal.
kingfey
Banned
Go to Wendy's. Good for eye bleach.
Xbox account is just corporate puppet talk account. Always same shits, that tries to appeal to normal people.
GHG
Gold Member
Came to ask this.
Now that I know what it means I'm certain social media is causing humanity to regress.
Gamer_By_Proxy
Member
It's assuming people that disagree reply, people that agree retweet . . . it's all stupid cause they took away downvotes all over the place. Make Downvotes Great Again!!!
Fuz
Banned
Popularity contest.
Topher
Gold Member
The response doesn't even make sense since the article literally says this is about AAA games. Article subtitle:
"A drought of AAA games has spurred some to unsub from Microsoft’s games-on-demand service—for now"
Kotaku should respond "tell me you didn't read the article without telling me you didn't read the article".
Having said that, it is a stupid article. They took a few tweets and made some incredibly broad assumptions.
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ChuckeRearmed
Member
Yeah. I am not sure when Kotaku started to fall apart. I guess 2 years ago or something?
Topher
Gold Member
So, who "got ratio'ed" here?
Or OP just said they "got ratio'ed" just because Tom Warren said they did but didn't bother counting?
Besides the frankly weird terminology, that's the primary source of my confusion.
You got me. I stopped trying to understand twitter years ago.
skit_data
Member
Indeed, it’s a wierd response. Pretty much admitting one of their USPs is ”bad” and shaming someone for expecting them to deliver on it.
Edit: Actually, I think their wierd response is way more of a talking point than that dogshit article made up of nothing.
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TransTrender
Gold Member
Right? I don't understand.
Doesn't that mean your Tweet resulted in a conversation and engagement on the platform? This sounds like a good thing.
Also I can't tell who got 'Ratioed' based on those screenshots.
Was it Kotaku or the MS thing?
People engage on your tweet in a certain way, yell RATIO and you’re supposed to feel bad.
kingfey
Banned
It always did. I mean, I was a clown for those media, before I pulled myself out.
All it does, is show you stupid stuff, nothing more. Hook you up with unnecessary cringy stuff, which make you laugh like an idiot. Its contagious, if you continue to use it, without a moderation.
Now I am not using social media. Reddit is only for scientific researches purposes, and (Manga, games). No facebook, and other social media on my phone.
Topher
Gold Member
Long before that, imo. When Crecente left.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Also, the author of the article is bad at maths.
As per the article: 2 full price games every 4 months, i-e 6 full priced games a year.
Actuality: 15*12 = 180 i-e 3 full priced games a year.
I guess there's a reason Kotaku is the butt of so many gaming jokes.
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