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Eksearcher	Posted - 2008.06.19 15:31:00 - [1] Edited by: Eksearcher on 19/06/2008 15:38:17 Edited by: Eksearcher on 19/06/2008 15:38:02 Edited by: Eksearcher on 19/06/2008 15:37:32 Edited by: Eksearcher on 19/06/2008 15:32:00 I am a researcher working in conjunction will Dr. Dan Florell and his research team at Eastern Kentucky University. I am conducting a study on MMORPG game usage. You will be asked to complete a questionnaire covering the various aspects of your online gaming experience. Your participation should take no longer than 30 minutes. Participation is voluntary and you have the right to refuse to answer any question or withdraw from the study at any time without giving prior notice. Your responses will be completely anonymous. After you complete the session you will be given an explanation of the study. If you would like to know the results of this study you may e-mail me at [email protected] ò If you are over the age of 18 ò Wish to participate in this study; ò If all of your questions have been answered please click the link below. Survey Link Eksearcher

CCP Wrangler	Posted - 2008.06.20 13:56:00 - [2] Sticky for a while. Wrangler Community Manager CCP Hf, EVE Online Email "It's not worth doing something unless you are doing something that someone, somewhere, would much rather you weren't doing."

Ethidium Bromide ZEALOT WARRIORS AGAINST TERRORISTS Curatores Veritatis Alliance	Posted - 2008.06.20 14:14:00 - [3] 30 minutes... ah well i have working time to waste:) Originally by: George Petsch Nochricht: Dei schwarer StroinlSser trifftn Karli[Baatzis] und ruiniert erm so richtig de Dosn, 1343.7 schhodn, oida.
Grarr Dexx Naval Protection Corp Intrepid Crossing	Posted - 2008.06.20 14:46:00 - [4] God that took forever, haha.
Thurisaz Prizma Khanid Provincial Vanguard	Posted - 2008.06.20 14:51:00 - [5] Finally... clicked... all... buttons.
Sopha Serpentia Core Dynamics	Posted - 2008.06.20 14:57:00 - [6] Do you get some free special receipe chicken with this questionaire?
uNtOldPAIN Covert-Nexus	Posted - 2008.06.20 14:59:00 - [7] Done.
Turix Interstellar eXodus R0ADKILL	Posted - 2008.06.20 15:09:00 - [8] Jeez that took a while
Sqalevon Masuat'aa Matari Ushra'Khan	Posted - 2008.06.20 15:13:00 - [9] Why do they always make questions that beg nuanced anwsers ><
Irida Mershkov Demon Theory OWN Alliance	Posted - 2008.06.20 15:15:00 - [10] Originally by: Sqalevon Why do they always make questions that beg nuanced anwsers >< Haha, too true.

Bleeshtar	Posted - 2008.06.20 15:25:00 - [11] You know I would fill it out but dont want to skew the results because I am definatly not your 'typical' player.
Estel Arador	Posted - 2008.06.20 15:27:00 - [12] Originally by: Bleeshtar You know I would fill it out but dont want to skew the results because I am definatly not your 'typical' player. It's a survey, they don't want 'typical' players, they want a cross-section of all players (ideally). Nice survey, would do again, but that would skew the results Estel Arador corp services (high-sec POS/JCs) just 120M isk!
Lady Marie	Posted - 2008.06.20 15:41:00 - [13] Completed it in 18-20mins Nice and easy. and an interesting subject to be analysing, (i.e. not the negative effects of MMORPG's)
Benilopax Pulsar Combat Supplies Alternative Realities	Posted - 2008.06.20 15:49:00 - [14] An interesting 20mins.
Zinras Caldari Provisions	Posted - 2008.06.20 15:49:00 - [15] Survey done Originally by: CCP Greyscale moderated - mother abuse - Mitnal
Adam C 0utbreak	Posted - 2008.06.20 15:59:00 - [16] got to the 3 page then felt like dying. sorry
Shakuul Infinitus Sapientia New Eden Research	Posted - 2008.06.20 16:11:00 - [17] I'd suggest finding a sponsor who is willing to give out 20mil ISK or so for peoples time...you'd probably get a lot more responses.
Tamia Clant New Dawn Corp New Eden Research	Posted - 2008.06.20 16:14:00 - [18] Originally by: Shakuul I'd suggest finding a sponsor who is willing to give out 20mil ISK or so for peoples time...you'd probably get a lot more responses. Indeed. That guy that was offering 10 million for each time someone filled out his survey already has 33 pages, that's nearly a thousand responses. Looking for queue-free research slots? Click here!
Blind Man Point Blank Carebears	Posted - 2008.06.20 16:22:00 - [19] done ╟
Aronis Contar Independent Manufacturers	Posted - 2008.06.20 16:25:00 - [20] "How frequently you would play a video game if you purchased it for... $20, $40, $60?" - Ever thought that the frequency of playing a game might not depend on the amount of money spent for it, but on the quality of the game? "How frequently would you play a video game if it was given to you by a distant relative / a member of your immediate family?" - Same as above - what does this have to do with how often I play a game? A few more "does not apply" checkboxes would be great on the first page. Second page - difficult, I never could do that. Answered the middle on everything. On the third page, at the top, you ask "How often is each of the following kinds of support available to you if you need it?". All the questions below should be focused on "me", not "you", so it should read "I have someone to help ME if I were confined to bed", not "I have someone to help YOU if YOU were confined to bed". Also, having a big "I have a wife" button at the top would make clicking all the right checkboxes so much faster :) Page four: "I met these individuals in the following places online (click all that apply)" - How about an "Online Game" option, since you posted that on an online game board ? Page five: "Revealing something intimate about yourself while talking to someone youÆre just getting to know." - Answer options from "I'm extremely poor at this" to "I'm extremely good at this". How about "I don't do this"...? Ciao, Aronis!

An Anarchyyt Battlestars GoonSwarm	Posted - 2008.06.20 16:30:00 - [21] Okay, you don't really know the purpose or understand what a study is, do you? Originally by: CCP Wrangler Second, a gentile is a non jewish person
Robert Rosenberg Imperial Academy	Posted - 2008.06.20 16:32:00 - [22] Is this a trial alt or a full subscription? CCP I am very curious I would appreciate a dev response.
Tamia Clant New Dawn Corp New Eden Research	Posted - 2008.06.20 16:41:00 - [23] Originally by: Robert Rosenberg Is this a trial alt or a full subscription? CCP I am very curious I would appreciate a dev response. Why does it matter? Looking for queue-free research slots? Click here!
Mangala Solaris Ma'adim Logistics	Posted - 2008.06.20 16:43:00 - [24] Was a good survey to do. Will look forward to the results. I must admit your section about our avatars isnt very eve friendly though, its skewed more towards the everyday level based mmo's. I soldiered on anyways and did my best in that area. -------
mazzilliu Sniggerdly Pandemic Legion	Posted - 2008.06.20 17:15:00 - [25] question #7, 9 will probably not yield any useful information to you. the cost of a game decides whether you play it at all, not how often youll play it once youve already paid. same with #10 but for different reasons
Crae Matreki Sten Industries	Posted - 2008.06.20 17:18:00 - [26] This survey really seems to have been created by someone who doesn't understand computer games whatsoever. The incredibly bad english didn't help much, either, and some questions just made no sense (I think some were copy & pasted from a social networking questionnaire).. "How frequently would you play a video game if it was given to you by a distant relative?" was my favourite question. Like anyone would play a game more just because a relative gave it to them..
Rodanine School of Applied Knowledge	Posted - 2008.06.20 17:23:00 - [27] question about the mmorpg games he lists as games like as wow or guild wars what about eve online???? yes this is an alt get over it
Neth'Rae Decorum Inc Tygris Alliance	Posted - 2008.06.20 17:32:00 - [28] I'm not a roleplayer so my avatar in the game is _myself_ I thought the question was kinda strange, maybe you ment to ask how people are in RL compared to in a game? Also I thought the boxes were you insert avatar information was kinda lame.. You should have used checkboxes, because what is relevant is not the name of the class or the lvl, it's what the level or class means and it's characteristics, IE: Lvl: low - medium - high - very high Role/class(in general): attacker - defender - crafter - supporter - hybrid Guild Position: low - normal - high - highest Request signatures at EVE-GFX
Ephemeral Waves Federation of Freedom Fighters	Posted - 2008.06.20 17:33:00 - [29] Originally by: Eksearcher I am a researcher working in conjunction will Dr. Dan Florell and his research team at Eastern Kentucky University. I am conducting a study on MMORPG game usage. You will be asked to complete a questionnaire covering the various aspects of your online gaming experience. Your participation should take no longer than 30 minutes. Participation is voluntary and you have the right to refuse to answer any question or withdraw from the study at any time without giving prior notice. Your responses will be completely anonymous. After you complete the session you will be given an explanation of the study. If you would like to know the results of this study you may e-mail me at [email protected] ò If you are over the age of 18 ò Wish to participate in this study; ò If all of your questions have been answered please click the link below. Survey Link You really need to check the spelling and the grammar on that survey. You also need to do some study in proper survey construction. I can refer you to my instructors at my old college if you need help with that.
Savesti Kyrsst White-Noise	Posted - 2008.06.20 17:37:00 - [30] Edited by: Savesti Kyrsst on 20/06/2008 17:38:00 Yeah, the cost-benefit analysis seemed to treat games like ongoing entertainment, however with most games I finish them and don't go back. Only a very few I keep going back to again and again. "How often I play" a game has little relevance - I play it at least once a week until I finish, or I don't play it at all. Interesting survey though. Think my results were biased towards being more of an ******* online because I play Eve rather than WoW or whatever. _

Ephemeral Waves Federation of Freedom Fighters	Posted - 2008.06.20 17:47:00 - [31] Originally by: Sqalevon Why do they always make questions that beg nuanced anwsers >< Because they don't know how to design a proper survey.
Bast's Cleric 24th Imperial Reserves	Posted - 2008.06.20 18:13:00 - [32] Long Survey is LONG! -
Tal Nok DEATH'S LEGION	Posted - 2008.06.20 18:36:00 - [33] Edited by: Tal Nok on 20/06/2008 18:38:14 I need to complain about question 7 as it doesn't make sense: How frequently would you play a video game that you find highly desirable? Mainly because it doesn't matter how much or how free the game is, it's how playable is it. Example, if EVE was $25, or if it was free, I'd still play. Example 2, Guild Wars is free, yet I don't play it one bit. I feel there needs to be a "Cost doesn't matter as long as the game is enjoyable" selection. EDIT: Hell, theres a lot of questions that have too many if's that can't be answered directly. If the game is free and it sucks, I wouldn't play it period. If it was good, and charged $500 I'd play it. Originally by: CCP Mitnal Forum gods ANGRY. Need sacrifice.
Pottsey Enheduanni Foundation	Posted - 2008.06.20 20:20:00 - [34] Edited by: Pottsey on 20/06/2008 20:20:16 The ôWhat is your education level?ö could be misleading as collages and uni donÆt have the same meaning or education level depending on where you live. The few high schools around here are all private schools from age 11 to 16. I believe in other counties a high school is 18+. ô9. How frequently you would play a video game if you purchased it forö How can you answer that? Surly it depends on how good or bad the game is. You donÆt force you self to play bad games. I buy games and then the amount I play depends on how long the game is and how good it is. Not how much I spent on buying it. ô10. How frequently would you play a video game if it was given to youö Again not really practical to answer, if they gave me Barbie adventures, I would never play it, if they gave me say Civ 4 I would play it all the time. ____ Telltale sign of their presence is non-linear teleportation (www.eve-online.com/races/theodicy/Theodicy_All.pdf)
Xaen Caritas.	Posted - 2008.06.20 21:32:00 - [35] Oh for the love of nearsightedness that was long. And the entire avatar section didn't apply to me cause I don't remotely RP. My online characters are me or they are spaceships. - Support fixing the UI\|Suggest Jita fixes\|Compact logs
Dohl Khrensen Huang Yinglong	Posted - 2008.06.20 22:04:00 - [36] Originally by: Xaen And the entire avatar section didn't apply to me cause I don't remotely RP. My online characters are me or they are spaceships. Then your answers should be exactly the same for both sections. But wait. What if they weren't? Interesting, hey?
Shar'Tuk TheHated	Posted - 2008.06.20 22:14:00 - [37] God I feel like such a Internet loser now. Done DRINK RUM It fights scurvy & boosts morale! THE BEATINGS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MORALE IMPROVES!
Tarminic Black Flame Industries	Posted - 2008.06.20 22:53:00 - [38] GAH! Page eleven and no end in sight. This survey better cure cancer or something. ---------------- Play EVE: Downtime Madness v0.81 (Updated 4/8)
Vertex Eisenstein The Scope	Posted - 2008.06.20 23:20:00 - [39] I filled it in, but felt that it was a little too generic, pandering to WoW and its clones. I also sent a wall of text that may shed some light on important things that werent covered, such as the importance of voice comms in establishing relationships in MMOs and the possible impact of GTC trading on the cost side of the survey. Best of luck in your research (dont envy you in doing the stats on this!)
Ho HsienKo Ammatar Free Corps	Posted - 2008.06.20 23:52:00 - [40] It was worth doing just to get an insight into the mindset of a psychologist. so tempting to skew the results but I resisted admirably.

Komen Trinity Nova Trinity Nova Alliance	Posted - 2008.06.21 00:09:00 - [41] Just finished the survey. On the portion relating to 'desirability of a game, amount of time spent playing, as related to price', there's a text box where I typed them a nice long note that the only correlation (to me) that price has, is that I damned well better get what I'm paying for. I don't play a game more if I'm paying more for it. Direct example - I play eve...mmmm, on average, 3 days a week, maybe 12-24 hours. I also play TF2, which has no monthly sub, and I'd say I average 20-30 hours a week. Eve is one of a menu of games on my plate. I continue to subscribe because it continues to provide an enjoyable experience. I pity anyone who feels 'omg, I'm paying 15 dollars a month! Must play a lot to recoup my investment!'. That's just missing the point. Trinity Nova Mercenary Services Web Site - Nominated for the 2008 E-ON Magazine Awards
Sartire Nelranna Vertias Industry System	Posted - 2008.06.21 01:05:00 - [42] I agree with the concerns raised by previous posters. Money simply can't be compared dollar-by-dollar versus the quality of the game. If it's a very good game, I'd play it until it would compromise my financial state. If it sucks, I'm not going to play it for free. Sadly, this survey seems like some manager wanting an overly simplified scheme of how much he should charge. Does not work that way. :D
Synapse Archae Demonic Retribution Un-Natural Selection	Posted - 2008.06.21 01:54:00 - [43] I'd suggest you raise the suggested time to 45 minutes. I agree with other posters that dollar cost for a game has no effect on how often I play it, only on if you will try it. I would not play a crappy game even if it were free, and I would not play the best game ever if it cost more than $15 a month, or $50 in the store. Similarly the best game ever, if it were free, I'd play it a ton, and if I was conned into spending $100 on a terrible game, I would never play it. - - - Originally by: CCP Garthagk While these forums may not give you everything that you want, they will usually let you post.
Nate D Universal-Corp The Nexus Alliance	Posted - 2008.06.21 03:19:00 - [44] Seriously... I have no clue what half the questions are asking because they make no sense. i.e. How frequently would you play a video game that you find highly desirable before the monthly fee is due to continue game play online? What? Also the survey seems to jump to the conclusion that the time spent playing games and the want to play a game is solely based on cost. Because I pay $10 per month I will play the game less than if I were to pay $15 a month. In my opinion this is a ridiculous conclusion to come to without any prior knowledge. If you are attempting to find out whether people who pay more, play more. You need to restructure your survey so it's not taken as a foregone conclusion. I believe that your results will not provide an accurate answer to the question you're asking. Hope you can restructure and come back, -Nate
An Anarchyyt Battlestars GoonSwarm	Posted - 2008.06.21 05:35:00 - [45] Originally by: Nate D Seriously... I have no clue what half the questions are asking because they make no sense. i.e. How frequently would you play a video game that you find highly desirable before the monthly fee is due to continue game play online? I don't know how hard this question is. If there's a game I like, but it's $30 a month while all others are $15, there is a really really strong change I am sure as hell not gonna play it. Originally by: CCP Wrangler Second, a gentile is a non jewish person
defiler Mad Hermit	Posted - 2008.06.21 06:54:00 - [46] Originally by: Tal Nok Example, if EVE was $25, or if it was free, I'd still play. Dude. Don't give them (CCP) ideas... Interesting survey, although some questions were a little difficult to interpret and the freeform stuff at the end had me giggling a bit ("What level is your avatar"? laff). The most interesting questions were indeed the main bit, if there were any connection between having paid for something and the desire to play it. Mad Hermit corporation Minding our own business since 2004
4rc4ng3L C R Y O	Posted - 2008.06.21 12:36:00 - [47] Got to page 10 and was like 'f**k it i'v done this much might aswel finish it' ....long but its done now WOOO ------------------------------------------ - To Jumanji, or not to Jumanji...... -
madjacket A Few Good Men.	Posted - 2008.06.22 01:38:00 - [48] hehe we are all doomed
Jurgen Cartis Interstellar Corporation of Exploration Nex Eternus	Posted - 2008.06.22 04:57:00 - [49] That was a long survey. . . Too many questions with one variable provided, when it is dependent on so many more. The Eve responses are going to be a bit. . . different. Rare is the game where you can screw someone more effectively than you can here, fosters just a bit of paranoia in the vets. Also, so many gaming preferences change between summer and the college school year. In college, I play a lot of Brawl, the Wii is available and the friends are there. At home I have neither Wii nor opponents. -------------------- ICE Blueprint Sales FIRST!! -Yipsilanti Pfft. Never such a thing as a "last chance". ;) -Rauth
Hllaxiu Shiva Morsus Mihi	Posted - 2008.06.22 05:28:00 - [50] Since obviously EKU can't teach you how to construct a survey, I would suggest that you drive 30 minutes up the road to Lexington... --- Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail. - Emerson

Ambo Dirty Deeds Corp. Axiom Empire	Posted - 2008.06.22 08:14:00 - [51] Started it but the first page was just ridiculous: 1. I didn't really understand the education level selections. I'm a UK university graduate from a 3 year computer sciende course. Does that mean I'm in the 'some college or vocational training', 'four years of college' or 'graduate school or other post graduate training' section? I have no idea. 2. How frequently would you play a game that is highly desirable - before the monthly fee is due to continue game play online? What does that even mean? How often do I play just before the monthly fee is due?! Well the same as the rest of the time of course, it's irrelevant. 3. I've never paid for 2 months at once in any game but I have paid for more. Eve 3 months and planetside 6 months. Planetside I pretty much always played daily, Eve, more like weekly. i.e. The answer is different for different games. 4. How desirable would a video game need to be if it cost x per month to play. Why the hell would ANYONE play a game that is 'not at all desirable'? 5. How frequently would you play a videogame if it cost $20, $40, $60. You can't be serious... I've bought tons of games both as one offs and as monthly subs. I've spent weeks and weeks playing somthing I got for around ú5 like audio surf but then got bored within about 30 mins of playing the ú40 GTA 4. IT DEPENDS TOTALLY ON THE GAME. The question is ridiculous and CANNOT be answered. I'm sorry but at that point I thought it best to cut my losses and not waste any more time on this. Since I took the time to right this, I'll also email you this feedback. -------------------------------------- Trader? Investor? Just want to track your finances? Check out EMMA
Duncan Storne	Posted - 2008.06.22 09:25:00 - [52] The idea of studying the effects of sunk cost is an interesting one. Unfortunately, the survey does not leave much room for the impact of desirability. As several people have stated, the desirability of a game is generally more significant than the price, to a point. Finding that point is an ongoing challenge for game publishers. The survey touches on the interaction of sunk cost in terms of time and price. However, a few hours and a few levels is an insignificant cost in terms of time for most games.
Araxmas Caldari Provisions	Posted - 2008.06.22 22:42:00 - [53] Was tempted to get graphic about "what powers does your avatar possess" Well he has the ability to kill anyone he damn well wishes and has no real fear for the cops. In fact he seems to prefer money over human life. He also has a few corpses stashed with his personal belongings. -------- derek
Polectic	Posted - 2008.06.23 08:49:00 - [54] "How frequently you would play a video game if you purchased it for 20$ 40$ 60$" I really don't get the relation between the retail cost of a game and the frequency at which you play the game.........
Mankirks Wife	Posted - 2008.06.23 17:55:00 - [55] Wow, long survey is long. Good research though. Only thing I really had an issue with were the questions relating to how much you paid for a game vs how much you play it - there's plenty of free Asian grinders out there but I don't play them every day. It's more about quality than cost (or who gave it to you)
Esmenet	Posted - 2008.06.23 21:45:00 - [56] Started to do this but stopped when i got all the questions about money. Felt like it was a "how much cash can we squeeze out of you before you quit" survey.
Karlemgne Tides Of War	Posted - 2008.06.24 02:44:00 - [57] As a graduate student myself I object (perhaps object is too strong of a word) to some of your questions. For instance, there are a lot more variables that go into "would you continue to play the game if they raised the price, and how much would you be willing to pay" than "I spent some time to get to level 20." For instance, since your survey seems to hit on this, who I'm playing with matters, and the community matters. Additionally, things like how polished the game is, how well I like the game concept, and whether or not I enjoyed the game play would seriously impact, above and beyond my "level," what I'd be willing to pay as a monthly fee to a game company. Cheers, -Karl
Evita Achura Science and Trade Institute	Posted - 2008.06.24 04:34:00 - [58] I'll throw my two cents into this. Also. Please forgive us for everything you read on the forums :)
Eksearcher	Posted - 2008.06.24 16:20:00 - [59] Thank you forum members, without your responds this research would be impossible. I am sorry for some of the questions especially the ones that measured avatar characteristics a WoW player helped me design it. I am very new to the world of online gaming and I have learned a lot. From my experience with the game through playing it is very different. We will be closing the survey after the 4th of July weekend. Thank you for your feedback on the survey. I am an undergraduate and I am still learning how to design a survey. This website has been very accommodating to my research and I would like to thank the administrator who allowed and stickyed my post. Thank you again for your help if you want to contact me about the survey I can be reached at my email [email protected]. Results of this study should be posted on this site in the fall or late summer. Eksearcher
Pendragan	Posted - 2008.06.25 09:00:00 - [60] Originally by: Nate D Seriously... I have no clue what half the questions are asking because they make no sense. i.e. How frequently would you play a video game that you find highly desirable before the monthly fee is due to continue game play online? What? Glad I wasn't the only one scratching my head at that question.

Azia Burgi Science and Trade Institute	Posted - 2008.06.25 11:25:00 - [61] Wow, this eating into my game playing time in a serious way. Azia Burgi http://azia.geekandproud.co.uk BP Profit Calculator EVE Cemetery
Ch Tang	Posted - 2008.06.25 14:19:00 - [62] Done. Interesting test, but then I like taking all sorts of tests. Although, I feel that the money-to-play question isn't right. If I buy a game my play depends on how much I like the game, not what it costs.
Anaalys Fluuterby	Posted - 2008.06.26 22:01:00 - [63] I still can't figure out why most researchers are oblivious to the concept that we enjoy playing games, and aren't playing because of some deep dark issue Does fun have to be tied with baggage? Originally by: CCP Wrangler Not it isn't, people should be encouraged to get out in low sec space, but never forced to do so.
Rock'mar Khan Taggart Transdimensional Virtue of Selfishness	Posted - 2008.06.27 03:28:00 - [64] All the light-yellow and white made my eyes burn... interesting none-the-less
Amastat Omegatech	Posted - 2008.06.27 03:30:00 - [65] Wow that took a while - would love to see the results - that we can see how many more miserable people WoW has than EVE :P ____________________ "All warfare is based on deception... we must seem unable...seem inactive...and crush him " - Sun Tzu
McRuder Quality Dogfood	Posted - 2008.06.27 06:24:00 - [66] Last page said: "You Fail. Get a Life!" ?
Lydia Bennet Caldari Alloyed Tritanium Bar And Grill	Posted - 2008.06.27 14:58:00 - [67] Originally by: Savesti Kyrsst Edited by: Savesti Kyrsst on 20/06/2008 17:38:00 Yeah, the cost-benefit analysis seemed to treat games like ongoing entertainment, however with most games I finish them and don't go back. Only a very few I keep going back to again and again. Well, you know, "sez you". I tend to only buy games with high replayability. I can't even remember the last time I bought (or played, for that matter) a game with no replayability beyond doing the same again with higher difficulty.
Nito Musashi	Posted - 2008.06.27 19:25:00 - [68] i clicked randomly :P but these surveys trying to show that people that play games are violent and have no friends are stereotypical and superficial.
bio damage	Posted - 2008.06.27 20:26:00 - [69] I started to fill this in but it just looks like some one doing market research in to how much they can make me pay for a game before i stop playing so i cancelled out. I'm not planning no making it easy for anyone to screw me out of even more money
Amastat Caldari Omegatech	Posted - 2008.06.27 22:15:00 - [70] Originally by: bio damage I started to fill this in but it just looks like some one doing market research in to how much they can make me pay for a game before i stop playing so i cancelled out. I'm not planning no making it easy for anyone to screw me out of even more money True - wish I didn't take it now. No one take this poll! ____________________ "All warfare is based on deception... we must seem unable...seem inactive...and crush him " - Sun Tzu

Serenity Steele	Posted - 2008.06.27 22:41:00 - [71] Filled-in. Some questions about Avatar are bizarre, as EVE-Online does not have a level concept (unless you count SP). Also the question "How old is your Avatar" is ambiguous to it's RL creation date vs. the estimated age portrayed by the avatar's physical characteristics. Yep .. you're dealing with Gamers now! ≡v≡ Strategic Maps now in Eve-Online Store - Includes Black Rise & Empyrean Age
Duermond	Posted - 2008.06.28 00:12:00 - [72] I did not like the question where they asked how often you play mmorpg such as WoW or Guild Wars.... I mean cmon!! They put GW instead of EvE ?? Referencing GW at all = Auto Fail
duckmonster GoonFleet GoonSwarm	Posted - 2008.06.28 12:41:00 - [73] Waaaay too many questions. Take it from one social science postgrad egghead to another. Too many variables here, you need to make this a LOT more concise or you'll just lose people and they'll answer sloppy or give up.
Meissa Anunthiel	Posted - 2008.06.29 11:17:00 - [74] page 5, question 3, do you mean "multi-user dungeon", no clue what "multi-user domain" could be.
Bad Harlequin Minmatar The Harlequinade	Posted - 2008.06.29 20:09:00 - [75] Interesting.
Rafael Cane Republic University	Posted - 2008.06.30 20:33:00 - [76] Interesting. "Much research has been done in the gaming world and the online world about personality. Our research is focusing on the ôBig Fiveö personality traits and the relationship between the gamersÆ personality and the personality of their avatar in the online world. Bessiere, Seay, and Kiesler (2007) found that each participantÆs character, or avatar, was more similar to the participantÆs actual self than to a random self. Players feel that they are more able to reveal themselves online, since they are not being judged by their appearance, gender, age, or any other personal information (Cole & Griffiths, 2007)." Pirates, liberate yourself!
Quetl	Posted - 2008.07.03 04:15:00 - [77] I aint done the test, sounds very long, and perhaps market research. But from the points i'm picking up, I wonder if the creator even did a pilot study... Which woulda got the feedback given here, without actually committing so many people to doing a survey which didn't really ask the right questions. (And hey, I only did A2 Sociology at College (UK) - this guy is meant to be at university, working in conjunction with a Dr. So someone who is meant to have a PHD? I've heard it's very easy to get a Doctorate in America but this is taking the bisquit? I feel sorry for you suckers who wasted your time on this.
WulfWestphal Minmatar Niflhel	Posted - 2008.07.03 10:07:00 - [78] Edited by: WulfWestphal on 03/07/2008 10:11:15 Originally by: Aronis Contar "How frequently you would play a video game if you purchased it for... $20, $40, $60?" - Ever thought that the frequency of playing a game might not depend on the amount of money spent for it, but on the quality of the game? "How frequently would you play a video game if it was given to you by a distant relative / a member of your immediate family?" - Same as above - what does this have to do with how often I play a game? A few more "does not apply" checkboxes would be great on the first page. agreed. the questions are rather silly, you can find out if money or family matters or not but nothing else (but why the heck would it matter _who_ gave me a video-game? like pullovers from your grandma, that you have to wear even if they are horrible wrong?). edit: the other questions about specifically online games and monthly cost doesnt factor the quality of the game too. maybe its just me, but i wouldnt play a horrible online game even if its free and with a french restaurant-coupon. so these questions are rather pointless. ---
Quetl	Posted - 2008.07.03 14:59:00 - [79] The cost thing is a good point, I bought Guild Wars, cause it has no Sub (Cheaper in long run) I kept having to say to myself "it's free, it's free" but rather quickly I quit. I think the only time price will matter is whether you will play a game, not how much. How many would have tried eve for say $50 a month without having a trial first? I was getting a bit bored of eve, swapped to WoW (ashamedly), one factor was cheaper subscription (although only marginally) but swapped back after just over a month. Game quality is gonna be the main reason you play a game. One other factor would be the grind to level up (so you can actually play end-game etc) but this is where eve doesn't really factor, as there is no real 'grind' and defently no End-Game.
Tecam Hund The Buggers	Posted - 2008.07.04 12:13:00 - [80] Cost vs Game time questions were rather odd. I think I skipped some that are just impossible to answer. Generally I look for a good game, not a good price. I also used to feel obligated to play online games with monthly sub, but that was long ago. That only happens to rookie online gamers. Another section that wasn't too good... 1. How often has this happened in your online relationships Told you that he/she feels close to you. Told you that you are okay just the way you are. So on and so forth. People don't usually say that even in real life (maybe with exception of extremely close relations - wife/husband gf/bf, etc). It doesn't have to be said and most of the time you feel people mean it. So I can't see anyone telling you in EVE chat or on IRC they feel close to you or try to tell you that you are okay the way you are. It's just bizarre.

OneT The Whanau	Posted - 2008.07.07 07:37:00 - [81] i left alot of the questions blank due to them being about the cost of a game in $ per month relating to how much i had payed basically if it cost too much per month i wouldnt play it then if it was cheap enuf that i would play it the amount i pay would have little bearing on how much. same with flat fee paying tends to have alot more to do with how soon after release i notice a game that i might enjoy and therefore how much the price has deflated
Arran Reach	Posted - 2008.07.07 12:10:00 - [82] Not sure what the idear behind this surey was, at least what i figured out of it, that they wanted know how socialable we are as gamers... But the questions didnt really gave much clearity on that part.. Nor where the questions really good too answer... Specially on money vs gametime.. Crap games i tend too play maybe ones, while good ones (like Eve) i play for years.. Single player storyline games, i dont even buy anymore, a bit of a gamer races through the contents in a few hours (all GX no contents) (Mass Effect, played it in about 8hours) and too try the same storyline on a tat harder setting isnt my thing.. So repeatable games, like Simulators (no not The Sims) MMO's and RTS and some FPS games fall into my catagory of fun games.. Also i like the social aspect of MMO's, made several IRL friends in EvE and other mmo's and that is what is making or breaking a game for me. MMO without any socializing could be as well a Singleplayer game...
Kripke Platek	Posted - 2008.07.09 02:39:00 - [83] I also play World of Warcraft. Now that we have that out of the way... One extremely noticeable difference between WoW and Eve is that in Eve the players are far FAR more polite and the forums are as well. Perhaps this has something to do with the fact that in WoW if you annoy someone badly enough they can't come and hunt you down (you can only communicate with your own faction and they can't hurt you). Even if you annoy someone on the opposing faction its hard for them to hunt you down and kill you. Even if they did hunt you down and kill you all that would happen is mere annoyance and a slight setback (maybe they hang out near your corpse for an hour or so killing you every time you resurrect). In Eve if you annoy people they can find you, hunt you down, kill you and take your stuff. Well, salvage the wreckage. The consequences that exist in Eve perhaps encourage players to be more polite to one another...
Gaiam Gallente Supernova Security Systems	Posted - 2008.07.10 19:32:00 - [84] i would advise everyone to NOT do this survey since a psychologist will never find anything positive in the habits of his subjects, he is only looking for negative aspects of your habits/hobbies and ways to categorize and/or control them. a psychologist believes every human has a mental disorder and its his/her job to discover what that disorder is. it is an industry based on tagging everyone with some sort of of controllable disorder, usually controllable with a pharmaceutical.
Opertone Caldari SIEGE. The Border Patrol	Posted - 2008.07.11 11:13:00 - [85] Originally by: Crae Matreki This survey really seems to have been created by someone who doesn't understand computer games whatsoever. The incredibly bad english didn't help much, either, and some questions just made no sense (I think some were copy & pasted from a social networking questionnaire).. "How frequently would you play a video game if it was given to you by a distant relative?" was my favourite question. Like anyone would play a game more just because a relative gave it to them.. chances are that the game they picked doesn't suit you... i was once given Hugo, the Adventurous Troll children arcade game... I was far more interested in Star Craft or Quake 3 Arena... I would enjoy a game that i choose myself more than if it was given to me randomly... and then I think how much i want that game and whether i can sacrifice 100 USD, or wait for a cheap 2 dollar pirate release.
Xercies Ravere	Posted - 2008.07.12 10:19:00 - [86] I think the more ambigous questions i thought of a game and answered the question based on that game...but i guess that probably would skew the survey a bit. How did it go so wrong.
Faekurias Black Legion Command Red Dawn Alliance	Posted - 2008.07.13 02:34:00 - [87] Originally by: Gaiam i would advise everyone to NOT do this survey since a psychologist will never find anything positive in the habits of his subjects, he is only looking for negative aspects of your habits/hobbies and ways to categorize and/or control them. a psychologist believes every human has a mental disorder and its his/her job to discover what that disorder is. it is an industry based on tagging everyone with some sort of of controllable disorder, usually controllable with a pharmaceutical. TINFOIL TIME! Sorry, had to. -----------------------------------
Tellenta Gallente Invicta.	Posted - 2008.07.13 21:16:00 - [88] Edited by: Tellenta on 13/07/2008 21:25:25 ARGH damn you necro's
WulfWestphal Minmatar Niflhel	Posted - 2008.07.15 21:55:00 - [89] Edited by: WulfWestphal on 15/07/2008 21:55:26 Originally by: Gaiam a psychologist believes every human has a mental disorder and its his/her job to discover what that disorder is. it is an industry based on tagging everyone with some sort of of controllable disorder, usually controllable with a pharmaceutical. And your "disorder" is paranoia? Following your argumentation, you could say that the certain amount of people that did _not_ answer the survey (me included) are lazy, paranoid, antisocial, and many other negative things. _Not_ talking is communicating too and you cannot _not_ communicate, you know? edit: Why necro? its sticky after all. g ---
Vega Alioth Caldari	Posted - 2008.07.15 22:56:00 - [90] completed it but really didnt feel it was a very well constructed or even written survey - questions like "How frequently would you play a video game if it was given to you by a distant relative / a member of your immediate family?" - who plays a game based on that, i play a game if its good, ive bought 30 quid games and played them once cos despite rave reviews, ive hated it. definatly think that survey could do with some rethinking and reworking.

Yohanes Flame Burning Sky Labs	Posted - 2008.07.16 17:37:00 - [91] Questions were leading and targeted to specific survey results. Regardless of the participants the answers will coalece to the same regions. Survey does not address issue that have differentiating answers just mush middle no definition generics. ____________________________ Point Zero Corp
Capn' Krunch Gallente The Scope	Posted - 2008.07.18 05:26:00 - [92] Originally by: Yohanes Flame Questions were leading and targeted to specific survey results. Regardless of the participants the answers will coalece to the same regions. Survey does not address issue that have differentiating answers just mush middle no definition generics. I have to agree with this assessment. I tried to answer the questions but after a while it really started to seem pointless. The whole thing gave me the impression that this 'doctor' was hired by some lawyer who is trying to make some case against mmo's... >-------------------------------------------------< Asteroids are my breakfast cereal.
SiJira	Posted - 2008.08.17 14:49:00 - [93] research helps people Trashed sig, Shark was here


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