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It's like the Helldivers 2 incident, but for a single-player game, there's no excuse.

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[–] 474D@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

People will buy it, review, and then get a refund within the return window.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 4 points 3 weeks ago

I was thinking that after I commented. Sounds right.

[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world -1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That does sound like review bombing then. People elsewhere in the thread are arguing about definitions.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 14 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

I read those conversations. I wouldn't call this review bombing. This is people buying it and being upset with the product, then leaving a review and returning it.

That's part of what a review system is meant for.