Bob World Builders favorite RPG Poll.

[mamba]

Yea, I agree. Non published games shouldn't have been included.

depends on how you define non-published. The final version has not been released yet, but you can buy the current beta (and will get the final version once it is available). It’s not like no one has played the game yet

 

[chuckdee]

He already mentioned what popular write-ins were, apparently PF1 and PF2 because people did not like them being grouped together and he added those to the PF pool. I don’t see why he could not break out a sufficiently popular write-in choice when he essentially did just that for PF already.

I doubt any write-in was popular enough to make the top 20, otherwise we would have seen it in it and Bob would have mentioned it

Yeah, but those were popular. I was thinking games that might have garnered a higher share, but people didn't remember them.

 

[Reynard]

Yeah, but those were popular. I was thinking games that might have garnered a higher share, but people didn't remember them.

He asked what folks' favorite games were. If people didn't remember them, they weren't favorites.

 

[Not a Decepticon]

He asked what folks' favorite games were. If people didn't remember them, they weren't favorites.

He also admitted he limited World of Darkness only to V:tM (and completely omitted Chronicles of Darkness) because he didn't want to do the research into what games are in the line. Which isn't actually hard, it's literally simple check on a wiki.

 

[mamba]

Yeah, but those were popular. I was thinking games that might have garnered a higher share, but people didn't remember them.

if you do not remember your favorite TTRPG, chances are it isn’t actually your favorite

 

[Reynard]

He also admitted he limited World of Darkness only to V:tM (and completely omitted Chronicles of Darkness) because he didn't want to do the research into what games are in the line. Which isn't actually hard, it's literally simple check on a wiki.

I am having difficulty imagining what you think would have changed in the poll results had Bob included all 11 or so WW/WoD games.

 

[Imaro]

Does this mean we can stop calling 5e and 5.5 everybody's second favorite game since, at least going by this poll, clearly it's the favorite game of a vast majority and not just played because it's a compromise choice.

 

[mamba]

Does this mean we can stop calling 5e and 5.5 everybody's second favorite game

you can call it every second person’s favorite game instead

 

[Parmandur]

you can call it every second person’s favorite game instead

I mean, the structure of this poll probably underrepresented to, but yeah, sure, in general people's favorite seems fair.

Thing is, those for whom it is not their favorite, it is very likely to be that "second favorite" or at least tolerable.

 

[mamba]

Thing is, those for whom it is not their favorite, it is very likely to be that "second favorite" or at least tolerable.

tolerable, yes, but I have several D&D-likes ahead of actual 5e / 5.5. It comes in at about fourth or fifth place among just those… so definitely not second favorite

I would not count on it being everyone’s second choice if it wasn’t their first in ranked voting either