EGM's new rating scale

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#1 Wet_Sand
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I just picked up the latest copy of EGM (Electronic Gaming Monthly), and I have to say that I am very dissapointed with the new grading scale. The 10-point scale is so much more accurate to me then the school-style grading system. Anyone else hate this new change?
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#2 strayzilla
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Personally I like it, and I can see exactly why they did it.
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#3 Wet_Sand
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Care to explain why?
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On one of the last EGM podcasts they just went on and on about every fanboy constantly whining about "Why did this game score slightly higher than this version" BS/moneyhat/etc. It pretty much stops every annoying whiner who complains about a fraction of a point, and brings the review back to what it should be.... a review and not a precise score.

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On one of the last EGM podcasts they just went on and on about every fanboy constantly whining about "Why did this game score slightly higher than this version" BS/moneyhat/etc. It pretty much stops every annoying whiner who complains about a fraction of a point, and brings the review back to what it should be.... a review and not a precise score.strayzilla

I see what you're saying, but I still don't think I'll get used to it. I have almost 100 issues of EGM, and they have never changed their scoring before...it's gonna be very hard to get used to.