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Message: <blockquote data-quote="LordEntrails" data-source="post: 7784625" data-attributes="member: 6804070">Yes it will help the writer. I tell you as an author on the DMsGuild.  A critical review is much more helpful than a bland positive one.That's not actually helpful or nice to the author. And it's not helpful to the rest of the community either.To both of you, and everyone else, if you actually want to be nice, then give a critical review that has actionable details in it.Here are some examples of BAD reviews;- "This adventure sucks"- "This adventure is great."Notice that is doesn't matter if the reviewer likes or dislikes that product? Neither of these reviews help the author or other potential customers.Here are some examples of GOOD reviews;- "I really did not like the class options presented in this product. I found them to be very narrowly focused on specific interpretations of some pretty niche archetypes that left no creativity or variability to the players to use this class to help them realize a character they wish to play."- "I really liked this book of magic items. Though a few of them are dangerously powerful and might easily unbalance a game, they are all ingenious, creative and interesting."Again, notice how it's not about positive or negative? Its about information that proves useful to other customers and to the creator.With the first review the author can stop and say to themselves,"I actually wanted very narrow archetypes, I'm ok with this review. Maybe what I need to do is change my product description some so that future buyers' expectations are set correctly." And buyers can say, "Hmm, maybe these are too restrictive for my ideas, or maybe its a perfect fit." See? Useful to both the author and other customers.The second review also has these traits. It tells the creative not only they did a good job, but why. And that perhaps they should put some warning in their next product about how powerful magic items can negatively influence the enjoyment of a campaign, or perhaps even be a bit more careful with powerful items they create in their next product. And of course, potential customers are warned to be careful about some of the items, but also that its a useful product with interesting magic item options.Though every person has the right to keep their opinions to themselves, doing so is not helpful, to anyone; not in the long run. A poor creator will never get better, they will never become a good creator and they will spend lots of time creating poor products. That really is not doing them any favors because here is something they love and are wanting to do and share and be good at, but no one is helping them get better by providing useful feedback.As for those that lash out at negative reviews? Well, they are not going to get better are they? And you should feel good that you have helped other people understand that.</blockquote>

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