| Imagine this: For one full year, MAL removes Overall scores, Top rankings and Popularity numbers. You can still track your list. But you can’t see how others rated it. Curious how many of us would actually watch differently. |
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| High score on MAL = more visibility among MAL users so without scores less people would find out about relatively obscure but positively received anime, like for example the currently airing Ikoku Nikki (8.68) and Gnosia (7.56 isn't super high, but the score progression is positive and that's always a good sign) |
| @Play2X Same here. I don’t actively decide based on score… but subconsciously, anything with an 8+ definitely gets more attention from me. Higher-rated anime feel safer to invest time in. Sadly I don’t have friends to compete with on challenges 😭 but in my head I’ve def thought “I’m going to complete all the 8+ shows on MAL” That said, once I started getting into very specific niches childcare themes, rom-coms where they start dating early, cultivation donghuas, isekai elements I stopped caring about ratings entirely. At that point I was just hunting for a specific trope or protagonist type. I ended up watching almost everything listed on MAL… and yes, disliked a few too. So scores def help in finding at first, but tastes you are craving for eventually ignores the ratings. @Nirinbo Yeah, exactly. I probably would have missed Ikoku Nikki without seeing it on top-score seasonal anime. A friend might’ve recommended it eventually, sure but the visibility boost from the strong rating definitely helped me save it in my PTW. Without scores on MAL well-received shows that might otherwise stay buried will have late discovery, that will be sad. |
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| Elitists wouldn't know what's good or not anymore xD I guess they could still judge on how many people are talking about any given Show so maybe that's not entirely true^^ I think, in general, people would be a lot more honest about what they like and why, tho. |
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| Some recent anime would vanish from the top 100. |
| Probably the average mal user would have better tastes for a year. |
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| It's wouldn't effect popular animes but the hidden gems will remain hidden. |
| It'd be a good way to make score obsessed people go to anilist. |
| I would like to think that my scores wouldn't be affected much, but realistically, my score would probably be more reflected on what I personally think. I sometimes do this weird thing where I adjust my initial score in my head closer to the community score. I don't always do this, but sometimes, when I am undecided on whether the anime deserves a higher score or a lower score based on smaller elements like a certain episode or joke, I refer to the community score. |
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| I think it would definitely change how some people would choose which anime to watch. A lot of people just start with what's at the top, and if there is no top then they'll have to rely on other methods. I would guess probably other community indicators, eg. looking at reviews, interest stacks, asking people for recommendations more often than they used to. When the year is up I think people would be in for a surprise of which anime that aired over the year ended up being the most popular and highest rated. Even if people had some idea through word of mouth and/or from other listing sites, it's hard to know for certain without seeing the real numbers. I don't personally have numbers being a huge factor in how I decide what to watch next. |
zombie_pegasusMar 1, 10:17 PM
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| MAL would lose a lot of people to anilist until someone makes an extension to see the scores again. |
| It would barely change much. I usually find the next seasonal anime or anime to watch thru youtube, twiiter posts, reddit, etc. All bc sum scores, rankings, and popularity numbers that are created and rated by the mass disappear, doesn't mean my way of watching changes. Mind u I can just like Anilist, lol. But, in terms of the community, I think it would barely change, but those who don't know how to find anime will struggle without it, as opposed to a vet or something in anime, that knows their way around anime and such. |
 "Hard work is worthless for those that don’t believe in themselves" - Naruto Uzumaki I rate by enjoyment |
| If anything, i’d be thriving. It’s the rating essayists who would be curled up in the corner shaking. |
Reply to RainyEvenings
If anything, i’d be thriving.
It’s the rating essayists who would be curled up in the corner shaking.
It’s the rating essayists who would be curled up in the corner shaking.
| @RainyEvenings I’m no rating essayist but what’s up with all this curling up in the corner and shaking visualisation 😭 |
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Reply to Otaku-kun88
Dunno. Are people even using that stuff anymore? I dont think they do. I mean, gimme a reason why people would let ratings dictate what they watch. Just ONE GOOD reason. You cant, right?
Some people will rate an anime after watching only one or 2 episodes while others will rate an anime based on what they read in the manga. The anime not being the exact same as the manga = a bad anime. Youre rating the ANIME here, genius, not the F'n manga fps!! But the most important reason of all is that everyone has different tastes. We're human, after all. Being different is perfectly normal! Why would people force themselves to like/dislike what others like/dislike in this day and age? Thats just plain stupid if you ask me!
Some people will rate an anime after watching only one or 2 episodes while others will rate an anime based on what they read in the manga. The anime not being the exact same as the manga = a bad anime. Youre rating the ANIME here, genius, not the F'n manga fps!! But the most important reason of all is that everyone has different tastes. We're human, after all. Being different is perfectly normal! Why would people force themselves to like/dislike what others like/dislike in this day and age? Thats just plain stupid if you ask me!
Otaku-kun88 said: It is a safer bet to make lol, especially for beginners. It is pretty simple, everytime you start watching a show you are making a bet on whether you'll like it or not and you are investing your time. People don't want to waste their time, if other people liked smth the possibility of you liking it as well is higher (or that would at least be the case for the majority of people, naturally). It doesn't mean that ratings "will dictate everything you watch" or that you have to like a show because it has high ratings, they are just general indicators and averages.Dunno. Are people even using that stuff anymore? I dont think they do. I mean, gimme a reason why people would let ratings dictate what they watch. Just ONE GOOD reason. You cant, right? Otaku-kun88 said: And nobody said that being different is a crime. Nobody is forcing you to watch higher rated shows or popular shows, ratings and popularity metrics are just tools that you can or can't use. And as I said, people use them because it at least gives some indication that they perhaps could like that specific anime/manga.But the most important reason of all is that everyone has different tastes. We're human, after all. Being different is perfectly normal! Why would people force themselves to like/dislike what others like/dislike in this day and age? Thats just plain stupid if you ask me! This weird hate that a lot of users have for ratings/popularity metrics is very weird to me. They are tools, they are at most weighted averages or sums lol, nobody said they are perfect or the truth to it all. If you don't agree with the ratings in MAL don't use them, if you already know what method is the best for you to find anime you'll like then use that. |
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It'd be a good way to make score obsessed people go to anilist.
| @Ambeon there's this old tenet that a measurement becomes useless when people become aware of it and that's what MAL scores are to me. they become useless the moment people actually care about boosting their recent faves to the top 100. once a system can be gamed it becomes less useful. |
| Nothing will change, I am sure. You watch and read what you PERSONALLY like, it works for me. |
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| The community would distribute more evenly among seasonal anime. |
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