Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="Malmuria" data-source="post: 8307350" data-attributes="member: 7030755">The survey was mystifying.&nbsp; Everyone got a different survey, what survey they got did not seem to be based on the questions they answered, some got a sneak preview of some sort of digital product and had to sign an nda, the questions on races were sort of overly specific but the answers too general or vague, and the weird rules questions at the beginning.&nbsp; People are going to use the survey to speculate on the direction dnd is going in, and with this bag of weird questions you get a thousand different interpretations.&nbsp; Are they trying to correlate rules knowledge with opinions on races (with level of eduction, with whether you play online...)?&nbsp; Are they screening out the opinions of those with less rules knowledge?&nbsp; Is it all just a marketing charade, including the super weak nda?&nbsp; Do they even know what they are doing?It is remarkable that wotc has enough fan enthusiasm that they can get people to fill out these surveys on their product and even on things that are not yet product (like the UAs).&nbsp; So much so that the playtesting/feedback itself becomes a form of brand engagement.&nbsp; I don't know whether dnd is good or bad for other games, but obviously almost none of those other games can leverage its popularity for that amount of free engagement.&nbsp; That is, it's a matter of the marketplace, not just whether another game is better or worse.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Malmuria, post: 8307350, member: 7030755"] The survey was mystifying. Everyone got a different survey, what survey they got did not seem to be based on the questions they answered, some got a sneak preview of some sort of digital product and had to sign an nda, the questions on races were sort of overly specific but the answers too general or vague, and the weird rules questions at the beginning. People are going to use the survey to speculate on the direction dnd is going in, and with this bag of weird questions you get a thousand different interpretations. Are they trying to correlate rules knowledge with opinions on races (with level of eduction, with whether you play online...)? Are they screening out the opinions of those with less rules knowledge? Is it all just a marketing charade, including the super weak nda? Do they even know what they are doing? It is remarkable that wotc has enough fan enthusiasm that they can get people to fill out these surveys on their product and even on things that are not yet product (like the UAs). So much so that the playtesting/feedback itself becomes a form of brand engagement. I don't know whether dnd is good or bad for other games, but obviously almost none of those other games can leverage its popularity for that amount of free engagement. That is, it's a matter of the marketplace, not just whether another game is better or worse. [/QUOTE]

Verification