Bob World Builders favorite RPG Poll.

[BigZebra]

It was an interesting poll. So thanks to Bob for that, and for all the work. He did good.
But ultimately - I think anyway - the intersting thing is what people are actually playing when they sit down at the table.

Roll20 used to have this Orr Report where they had graphs of what systems was played the most on their platform. Unfortunately they stopped with that like three years ago I think.

But of course that only captured online play, and on Roll20.

 

[TheAlkaizer]

I didn't follow the evolution of the poll. I wasn't expecting it to be scientific or accurate at all. But a poll like this is fun. I figured I'd watch the results when they'd come out.

But I'm watching his video, and he's using Google Trends to evaluate the popularity of games and justify inclusion or exclusion...

Then he's saying that he lumped all Warhammer (40k, Fantasy, etc) games together, all World of Darkness and Chronicle of Darkness games together, and had only "Pathfinder" as an option for both edition because they're similar systems and have similar themes.

But then D&D5 and D&D 5.5 are split. What? It's difficult to be closer mechanically and thematically than these two versions of the same game are.

Also, for anyone that's about to start watching it to get the results, don't. It's 19 minutes out of 20 of him talking, one minute of giving the top five or so and then he tells you to go click a link in his description, so just do that.

 

[stormwriter]

Merging all Warhammers together was very strange. Just taking Dark Heresy with Soulbound, they have completely different settings, different genres and different systems. They don’t even have a die type in common! One is a d100 system, the other is a d6 pool system.

I would have merged Warhammer FFG together, WFRP editions together (which is already debatable), and kept Imperium Maledictum, Soulbound and Wrath & Glory separate. Of course, that would have pushed Warhammer out of the top 20.

 

[Retreater]

Merging all Warhammers together was very strange. Just taking Dark Heresy with Soulbound, they have completely different settings, different genres and different systems. They don’t even have a die type in common! One is a d100 system, the other is a d6 pool system.

I would have merged Warhammer FFG together, WFRP editions together (which is already debatable), and kept Imperium Maledictum, Soulbound and Wrath & Glory separate. Of course, that would have pushed Warhammer out of the top 20.

Agreed. There is more similarity between D&D 3.5, Pathfinder 1 and 2, and D&D 5E than there is between all the Warhammer games (including WFRP 3, Soulbound, and the Old World into the mix).

 

[Reynard]

Merging all Warhammers together was very strange. Just taking Dark Heresy with Soulbound, they have completely different settings, different genres and different systems. They don’t even have a die type in common! One is a d100 system, the other is a d6 pool system.

I would have merged Warhammer FFG together, WFRP editions together (which is already debatable), and kept Imperium Maledictum, Soulbound and Wrath & Glory separate. Of course, that would have pushed Warhammer out of the top 20.

Agreed. There is more similarity between D&D 3.5, Pathfinder 1 and 2, and D&D 5E than there is between all the Warhammer games (including WFRP 3, Soulbound, and the Old World into the mix).

While true, I am not sure it is significant. Really all it would do is reduce the footprint of any of those games in particular.

 

[Retreater]

While true, I am not sure it is significant. Really all it would do is reduce the footprint of any of those games in particular.

Or conversely, by merging them it artificially inflates the numbers and suggests a larger footprint.

 

[Thierry-Advent]

His new video is out: What was I thinking??

 

[Thierry-Advent]

Dragonbane position #19, 276 votes.

You can access the spreads sheets and look up your favourite RPGs in the links below the video.

 

[SteveC]

My point is that people will point to it that it is definitive, when it is not. It was merely to point out the flaws. Take that for what you will.

I think the only people who are saying that are the ones who are trying to disparage it. It's interesting. It's useful. And it's applicable to a specific type of gamer. If I were trying to market a game to Bob's group, it would be more important, but in general, it's interesting to look at and gives space to have discussions (like this one!), but it doesn't "prove" anything.

 

[chuckdee]

I think the only people who are saying that are the ones who are trying to disparage it. It's interesting. It's useful. And it's applicable to a specific type of gamer. If I were trying to market a game to Bob's group, it would be more important, but in general, it's interesting to look at and gives space to have discussions (like this one!), but it doesn't "prove" anything.

The only people saying... what? It's factual that it's a flawed polling dynamic. Fun, sure. Might you get somethign from it, sure. But it's not definitive and doesn't point towards anything that should be taken as such for the hobby as a whole.