Deadlands of Old
Baron
One of the challenges the owners constantly face is trying to learn what the hell most of our players actually want. Sometimes we think we know. I think most of us, myself utterly included, fall into this fantasy that we can accurately gauge the wants of the players, most of them, by simply watching, talking and listening here and there, and that this method will somehow be immune to our own personal bias. Maybe it is, but statistically speaking, we're smoking crack.
We never really know if something is an actual problem for a lot of the players or if it's just two dudes on the message board.
I'm tired of not knowing. I'm tired of the same old stances, supported by little more than anecdotal evidence. What do most of us really think about magic items? Do we care about pcs using constructs. Is level bloat a problem. Should we keep trying to change the rules, or just leave them alone for a few years? Is the message board even close to representative regarding any of this?
I use to work as a researcher for a bank and for the state of VT. We conducted survey studies with thousands of participants. By "we" I mean the post office and me.
It wasn't that hard when I had the time to do it all day. I've decided that if I can get a little help from players, and if all the owners are willing to pass the surveys out and then subsequently collect and mail then to me, I will plug the data in and post the results.
Sounds simple, right?
It can be, but it requires some key components. First, we need to know what to ask. Second, it has to be limited in size. One piece of paper, two pages, front to back, is all I can feasibly do, but we can cover a lot in there, if we ask the right questions.
So, let's start with topics.
What do we want to know about? Post all the things you think are important to learn about, with regard to the opinions of the Alliance player base, and for improving the overall quality of our game. What are the most pressing issues and primordial debates about?
I'll collect it all from here, or you can email me your thoughts (alliancedeadlandsnh@gmail.com) and I'll see what I can construct.
If any of you have ever had to construct a survey, you probably know that lucifer doth dwell in the details. Once we've got the topics selected, I could use some help building the questions. If anyone is interested in contributing, please email me.
Gary
ps. I'll try to get you some dragon stamps if you help me.
pps. If someone posts a topic, no need to repeat it, and no need to argue over it. You are a sample size of one. I want more. That's the problem.
We never really know if something is an actual problem for a lot of the players or if it's just two dudes on the message board.
I'm tired of not knowing. I'm tired of the same old stances, supported by little more than anecdotal evidence. What do most of us really think about magic items? Do we care about pcs using constructs. Is level bloat a problem. Should we keep trying to change the rules, or just leave them alone for a few years? Is the message board even close to representative regarding any of this?
I use to work as a researcher for a bank and for the state of VT. We conducted survey studies with thousands of participants. By "we" I mean the post office and me.
It wasn't that hard when I had the time to do it all day. I've decided that if I can get a little help from players, and if all the owners are willing to pass the surveys out and then subsequently collect and mail then to me, I will plug the data in and post the results.
Sounds simple, right?
It can be, but it requires some key components. First, we need to know what to ask. Second, it has to be limited in size. One piece of paper, two pages, front to back, is all I can feasibly do, but we can cover a lot in there, if we ask the right questions.
So, let's start with topics.
What do we want to know about? Post all the things you think are important to learn about, with regard to the opinions of the Alliance player base, and for improving the overall quality of our game. What are the most pressing issues and primordial debates about?
I'll collect it all from here, or you can email me your thoughts (alliancedeadlandsnh@gmail.com) and I'll see what I can construct.
If any of you have ever had to construct a survey, you probably know that lucifer doth dwell in the details. Once we've got the topics selected, I could use some help building the questions. If anyone is interested in contributing, please email me.
Gary
ps. I'll try to get you some dragon stamps if you help me.
pps. If someone posts a topic, no need to repeat it, and no need to argue over it. You are a sample size of one. I want more. That's the problem.