Letters to
the editor • • •
'Equipment Poll'
explanation
I would like to join your"Equipment
Poll" urvey. I believe that the more
operator are involved in this urvey,
the better it i in giving a true picture
on the best game in the market.
Inorderforanysurveytobeau eful
tool for the members of an indus try, it
must be clear and ea y to understand .
That bring me to my next point - 1
find your urvey hard to under tand .
ure, I can take a look at the ranking
and get a simple view of what'
umber I o r umber 2. The confusing
part for me is the ratings tern . Back
on January 15 you changed your
rating from dollar amount to num-
ber of plays . You even went to great
length to explain the change and the
reasons for making it. The thing that
made the number of plays a good
rating syste m is you had a number that
could be u ed to ub tantiate your
rating of each game.
In the March I i ue, you went to a
different kind of rating y tern . I tried
to find in that i ue a key that would
explain the y tern, a key that would
make the "Equipment Poll" a tool I
could use . However, I found no key to
the rating numbers. At fir t I thought
it was a percentage basis used in the
ranking . Then I found a number over
100.0 o that blew that theory . I have
patiently waited for orne explanation
in the page of your fine maga7ine, but
there ha been none .
I think it would be beneficial for
tho e readers like my elf who have
found thi
ystem confu ing if you
would publish a key to your rating .
Mark Barron
Magic Donuts & Games
Springdale, Arkansas
PLAY METER. December 1. 1983
I am a u b criber to Play Meter and
find it a very u eful tool to our succe
in the video game field . I especia lly
follow your "Equipment Poll ,"
"Critic' Corner," and now your new
article, "Gene's Gudgement . "
I take all thi information from the
different magazines I ubscribe to and
compile it into ledgers I ha ve made up
for each game out. This helps us in
making pretty sound decisions in our
purcha e .
I just need orne information per-
taining to your "Equipment Poll" and
"Critic' Corner."
I. What do the figure mean under
the date in the "Equipment Poll?"
2. What does the rating ##'h mean
in the "Critic's Corner?" Does R oger
Sharpe have a rating ystem such as
Gene Lewin'? If o, could you please
send me the breakdown?
Thank you very much for yo ur help
in thi matter, and I must say we do
enjoy you r magazine very much and
find it very helpful in ou r busi ness .
Matter of fact, we j u t recently
needed a lawyer to handle a law uit
concerning a breach of contract and
weren't ure how to find one that was
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