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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CleverNickName" data-source="post: 5929322" data-attributes="member: 50987">Statistics are Fun!Overall:-------------------------------------------------------------------34% of all voters identify with 4E.28% of all voters identify with 3E.23% of all voters identify with 1E/2E.9% of all voters identify with BECMI.3% of all voters identify with OD&D.Of the 207 gamers who took the poll, only 25% think it smells fishy.Fishiness By Edition:-------------------------------------------------------------------Of the 71 people who identify with 4E, 43% think it smells fishy.Of the 58 people who identify with 3E, 17% think it smells fishy.Of the 48 people who identify with 1E/2E, 10% think it smells fishy.Of the 19 people who identify with BECMI, 31% think it smells fishy.Of the 6 people who identify with OD&D, 0% think it smells fishy.Editions, Sorted by Fishiness:------------------------------------------------------------------(Most Fishy Votes > Fewest Fishy Votes)4E > BECMI > 3E > 1E/2E > OD&DEditions, Sorted by Participation:------------------------------------------------------------------(Most Playtesters > Fewest Playtesters)4E > 3E > 1E/2E > BECM > OD&DI think the data is interesting...and a bit surprising.  I expected the players who identify with 4E to have the highest number of "fishy" votes, since 4E and the playtest are arguably the most different.  But I'm surprised that the BECMI crowd is so fishy as well.  I myself identify with BECMI, and (aside from the at-will spells and auto-damage fighter) I was really impressed at how NOT fishy the playtest was.I also expected there to be a lot more playtesters who identified with 4E, since it is still the current edition in print.  One in three isn't shabby, though.</blockquote>

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