CVG Article

[Abriael]

To get the level of detail we're accustomed to, a reporter would have to spend either countless hours digging through lodestone posts,

To be honest, doing research is a reporter's job. That's part of what they're paid for, and misinforming one's readers is the worst thing one can do.

Personally, I have to write a ton about games I know nothing about. When I do so, I make sure my facts are straight, even if I have to spend hours researching (and with the internet, researching isn't exactly challenging).

I've seen a trend of extremely poor quality reporting on ARR, because the writers didn't care to do their homework, and that's bad, no matter how you look at it.