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<table border=1 width=600><tr><td colspan=2>What is your gender?</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>105</td><td>Male</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>31</td><td>Female</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>2</td><td>Prefer not to answer</td></tr></table>
<table border=1 width=600><tr><td colspan=2>Approximately what is your age?</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>11</td><td>14 or under</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>22</td><td>15 to 19</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>49</td><td>20 to 29</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>36</td><td>30 to 39</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>15</td><td>40 to 49</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>5</td><td>50 to 59</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>0</td><td>60 or above</td></tr></table>
<table border=1 width=600><tr><td colspan=2>What sort of internet connection do you normally use to play on World of Dreams?</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>26</td><td>Dial-up</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>2</td><td>ISDN</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>57</td><td>Cable Modem</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>48</td><td>DSL</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>1</td><td>Direct connect (college dorm or work LAN, for example)</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>4</td><td>I don't know</td></tr></table>
<table border=1 width=600><tr><td colspan=2>Have you ever played Ultima Online anywhere else other than World of Dreams?</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>34</td><td>No, WoD is my only UO experience</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>17</td><td>Yes, I played on OSI (the official shards)</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>35</td><td>Yes, I've played on other private shards (but not OSI)</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>52</td><td>I've played on both other private shards and OSI</td></tr></table>
<table border=1 width=600><tr><td colspan=2>How long have you been playing on World of Dreams?</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>9</td><td>Less than a month</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>15</td><td>one to three months</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>16</td><td>three to six months</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>19</td><td>six months to a year</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>36</td><td>One to two years</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>16</td><td>two to three years</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>13</td><td>three to four years</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>14</td><td>more than four years</td></tr></table>
<table border=1 width=600><tr><td colspan=2>In general, how would you rate World of Dreams?</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>78</td><td>Excellent</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>44</td><td>Pretty good</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>10</td><td>Average</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>4</td><td>Below average</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>2</td><td>Awful</td></tr></table>
<table border=1 width=600><tr><td colspan=2>Where were you the evening of September 27th, 1974?</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>53</td><td>I don't remember</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>73</td><td>I wasn't even born yet!</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>5</td><td>I was drunk</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>2</td><td>I was in Cleveland</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>5</td><td>I was drunk in Cleveland</td></tr></table>
<table border=1 width=600><tr><td colspan=2>What is the main reason that you play on World of Dreams?</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>35</td><td>My friends play here</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>65</td><td>Because I enjoy adventuring/hunting/questing</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>6</td><td>Because I enjoy crafting/building/housing</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>1</td><td>I don't play here.</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>31</td><td>Other</td></tr></table>
<table border=1 width=600><tr><td colspan=2>Overall, how do you rate the difficulty level of World of Dreams?</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>0</td><td>Its much too difficult</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>9</td><td>Its slightly too difficult</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>83</td><td>Its about right</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>31</td><td>Its slightly too easy</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>15</td><td>Its much too easy</td></tr></table>
<table border=1 width=600><tr><td colspan=2>On average, how often do you think that quests should occur on World of Dreams?</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>62</td><td>Once per week</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>52</td><td>2 or 3 per week</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>8</td><td>4 or 5 per week</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>16</td><td>One every day</td></tr></table>
<table border=1 width=600><tr><td colspan=2>Change is an inevitable part of an online game. How much change do you think should happen?</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>7</td><td>As little as possible (bug fixes, that's about it.)</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>38</td><td>Occasional tweaks and additions</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>56</td><td>Additions and occasionally, a few major changes</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>37</td><td>Change is a good thing</td></tr></table>
<table border=1 width=600><tr><td colspan=2>When you play on WoD, about what percentage of the time do you spend hunting? (as opposed to crafting, talking, etc.)</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>7</td><td>Less than 10%</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>8</td><td>10%</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>25</td><td>25%</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>44</td><td>50%</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>44</td><td>75%</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>10</td><td>More than 90%</td></tr></table>
<table border=1 width=600><tr><td colspan=2>When you play on WoD, about what percentage of the time do you spend crafting? (as opposed to hunting, talking, etc.)</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>48</td><td>Less than 10%</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>25</td><td>10%</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>34</td><td>25%</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>22</td><td>50%</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>7</td><td>75%</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>1</td><td>More than 90%</td></tr></table>
<table border=1 width=600><tr><td colspan=2>Regarding the difficulty of gaining stats only (stats are Strength, Intelligence and Dexterity), do you think that it is:</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>6</td><td>Much too easy</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>11</td><td>Slightly too easy</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>73</td><td>About right</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>30</td><td>Slightly too hard</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>6</td><td>Much too hard</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>11</td><td>Its been a while: I don't remember</td></tr></table>
<table border=1 width=600><tr><td colspan=2>Each account has 5 character slots. Out of those 5 characters (or potential characters), how many do you play regularly?</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>30</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>49</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>32</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>12</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>13</td><td>All 5</td></tr></table>
<table border=1 width=600><tr><td colspan=2>Have you ever participated in a seer-run quest?</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>42</td><td>Yes, several times</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>23</td><td>Yes, a few times</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>31</td><td>Yes, once or twice</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>40</td><td>No, never</td></tr></table>
<table border=1 width=600><tr><td colspan=2>In the future, do you WANT to participate in seer-run quests?</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>89</td><td>Yes, very much</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>36</td><td>Somewhat</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>7</td><td>Maybe if there's nothing else to do that day</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>4</td><td>No, I dislike seer quests</td></tr></table>
<table border=1 width=600><tr><td colspan=2>How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>15</td><td>5 cubic foot</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>13</td><td>10 cubic feet</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>12</td><td>15 cubic feet</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>19</td><td>20 cubic feet</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>77</td><td>A radish</td></tr></table>
<table border=1 width=600><tr><td colspan=2>Regarding the difficulty of gaining skills only, do you think that it is:</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>1</td><td>Much too difficult</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>9</td><td>Slightly too difficult</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>71</td><td>About right</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>29</td><td>Slightly too easy</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>25</td><td>Much too easy</td></tr></table>
<table border=1 width=600><tr><td colspan=2>What is your favorite type of character to play?</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>33</td><td>Pure tank</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>30</td><td>Pure mage</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>12</td><td>Tamer</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>3</td><td>Bard</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>1</td><td>Rogue</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>4</td><td>Craftsman</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>24</td><td>Tank-mage</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>27</td><td>Some other hybrid</td></tr></table>
<table border=1 width=600><tr><td colspan=2>What do you think of World of Dream's system of paying merchants to gain skills?</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>36</td><td>I love it</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>48</td><td>I like it</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>28</td><td>Its about average</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>17</td><td>I dislike it</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>5</td><td>I hate it</td></tr></table>
<table border=1 width=600><tr><td colspan=2>Regarding the number of magic items that spawn (and ignoring the quality of those that spawn):</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>16</td><td>Much too many</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>19</td><td>Slightly too many</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>61</td><td>About right</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>29</td><td>Slightly too few</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>9</td><td>Far too few</td></tr></table>
<table border=1 width=600><tr><td colspan=2>Things occasionally change in World of Dreams. What do you think of the amount of change that has occurs on average?</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>3</td><td>Too many changes too fast</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>11</td><td>A few too many changes</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>68</td><td>About right</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>24</td><td>A few more changes would be good</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>28</td><td>Change is good</td></tr></table>
<table border=1 width=600><tr><td colspan=2>Death taxes (the loss of skill that happens when you die) are: </td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>17</td><td>Much too high</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>20</td><td>Slightly too high</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>79</td><td>About right</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>9</td><td>Slightly too low</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>9</td><td>Much too low</td></tr></table>
<table border=1 width=600><tr><td colspan=2>What is your opinion of PvP (player-vs-player) activites? (tournaments, for example)</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>8</td><td>I hate them</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>24</td><td>I dislike them</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>63</td><td>I don't care</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>23</td><td>I like them</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>16</td><td>I love them</td></tr></table>
<table border=1 width=600><tr><td colspan=2>So, are you seeing anyone?</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>66</td><td>Yes (truth)</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>14</td><td>Yes (lie)</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>43</td><td>No (truth)</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>11</td><td>No (lie)</td></tr></table>
<table border=1 width=600><tr><td colspan=2>When you go hunting, do you prefer to play by yourself or with others?</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>15</td><td>I always hunt solo</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>94</td><td>There's a small number of people I may hunt with, otherwise solo</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>16</td><td>There's a number of people I usually hunt with</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>9</td><td>I usually hunt in a group (any group)</td></tr></table>
<table border=1 width=600><tr><td colspan=2>What do you think of macroing (using an external program to automatically perform tasks)</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>15</td><td>It should be against the rules</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>64</td><td>Its OK, as long as the player is there</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>36</td><td>Its perfectly fine</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>19</td><td>I don't know or care</td></tr></table>
<table border=1 width=600><tr><td colspan=2>In terms of material gain (gold, items, virtue, etc), how rewarding/profitable do you feel that hunting currently is?</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>5</td><td>Far too rewarding</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>24</td><td>Somewhat too rewarding</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>68</td><td>About right</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>31</td><td>Slightly too low</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>6</td><td>Far too low</td></tr></table>
<table border=1 width=600><tr><td colspan=2>Regarding the quality of magic items that you find (and ignoring the number that you find), would you say that the average magic quality is:</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>5</td><td>Much too high</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>8</td><td>Slightly too high</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>55</td><td>About right</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>51</td><td>Slightly too low</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>15</td><td>Much too low</td></tr></table>
<table border=1 width=600><tr><td colspan=2>Do you think that World of Dreams is progressing in the right direction?</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>72</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>39</td><td>Sorta</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>16</td><td>Not really</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>7</td><td>No, the shard is heading the wrong way</td></tr></table>
<table border=1 width=600><tr><td colspan=2>If a shard-wipe were to occur, what would be your more likely reaction?</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>9</td><td>I would definitely quit</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>29</td><td>I would probably quit</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>37</td><td>I would think of quitting, but would probably stay</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>59</td><td>I would definitely stay</td></tr></table>
<table border=1 width=600><tr><td colspan=2>What is your opinion of Benson? (he's the NPC who trades 'bad' magic items for points, and after a number of points are collected, will sell you a potion that will make an item randomly magical)</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>34</td><td>I think everything is fine and dandy</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>63</td><td>I think the average quality of items is too low</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>10</td><td>I hate the gambling aspect</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>26</td><td>I've never used Benson</td></tr></table>
<table border=1 width=600><tr><td colspan=2>How many fingers am I holding up?</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>20</td><td>None</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>0</td><td>One</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>54</td><td>One - bad Drocket!</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>5</td><td>Two</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>4</td><td>Three</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>1</td><td>Four</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>2</td><td>Five</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>47</td><td>All six of them</td></tr></table>
<table border=1 width=600><tr><td colspan=2>In order to add special items and graphics (pianos and fish tanks, for example), it requires all players to download and install special files. What do you think of this process?</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>6</td><td>Its too hard/not worth the effort</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>24</td><td>Don't care</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>103</td><td>Piece of cake</td></tr></table>
<table border=1 width=600><tr><td colspan=2>Regarding the previously mentioned special files, how often should they be updated to add new items?</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>3</td><td>Never - they're too annoying to worry about</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>26</td><td>Once or twice per year</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>23</td><td>Maybe every 3-6 months</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>39</td><td>Every 2 or 3 months</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>42</td><td>Once per month</td></tr></table>
<table border=1 width=600><tr><td colspan=2>If you've ever required GM assistance/entered a help page, how would you rate the speed of the reply? (if you've never needed GM help, just pick 'Not applicable')</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>27</td><td>Not applicable</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>23</td><td>Very fast</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>34</td><td>Pretty fast</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>24</td><td>Not fast, not slow</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>14</td><td>Somewhat slow</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>11</td><td>I'm still waiting</td></tr></table>
<table border=1 width=600><tr><td colspan=2>Overall, how would you rate the difficult of the <b>mechanics</b> of the World of Dreams (figuring out how to do things, understanding the spec system, the use of dot commands, and the like)</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>0</td><td>Very hard to understand</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>13</td><td>Somewhat hard to understand</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>35</td><td>About average</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>65</td><td>Pretty easy to understand</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>20</td><td>Very easy to understand</td></tr></table>
<table border=1 width=600><tr><td colspan=2>In terms of material gain (gold, items, virtue, etc), how rewarding/profitable do you feel that crafting currently is?</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>1</td><td>Far too rewarding</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>3</td><td>Somewhat too rewarding</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>46</td><td>About right</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>40</td><td>Slightly too low</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>43</td><td>Far too low</td></tr></table>
<table border=1 width=600><tr><td colspan=2>How much do you think that World of Dreams should encourage/require roleplaying?</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>46</td><td>No encouragement is needed</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>56</td><td>A bit of encouragement</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>24</td><td>Strong encouragment</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>7</td><td>Roleplaying should be required</td></tr></table>
<table border=1 width=600><tr><td colspan=2>How much do you think that World of Dreams CURRENTLY encourages roleplaying?</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>41</td><td>Not at all</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>44</td><td>Somewhat, but not enough</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>47</td><td>About the right level</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>1</td><td>Too much</td></tr></table>
<table border=1 width=600><tr><td colspan=2>Do you think Siobhan is cute?</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>118</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>15</td><td>I hereby request that my WoD account be deleted</td></tr></table>
<table border=1 width=600><tr><td colspan=2>In terms of material gain, what activity do you think should be more rewarding?</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>18</td><td>Hunting should be a lot more profitable</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>30</td><td>Hunting should be a bit more profitable</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>58</td><td>They should be about equal</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>11</td><td>Crafting should be a bit more profitable</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>16</td><td>Crafting should be a lot more profitable</td></tr></table>
<table border=1 width=600><tr><td colspan=2>What do you think of systems designed to prevent players who play more from getting ahead of those who play less? (Golden hour on OSI is a good example: The first hour or so that you play each day, you gain skills quickly. After that, gain drops off significantly so that those who play several hours per day don't get much more than those who play a little.)</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>9</td><td>They're a great idea</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>17</td><td>They're an OK idea</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>36</td><td>I don't care</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>22</td><td>I somewhat dislike them</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>49</td><td>I strongly dislike them</td></tr></table>
<table border=1 width=600><tr><td colspan=2>How much should World of Dreams promote activities that require multiple players to complete (extremely strong dungeon that requires several players to clear, for example)</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>7</td><td>All activities should be soloable</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>89</td><td>A few group-required activites would be good</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>37</td><td>Most high-end activities should be group-required</td></tr></table>
<table border=1 width=600><tr><td colspan=2>What do you think of World of Dream's limited system of travel (Recall spell has limited options)</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>13</td><td>I love it</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>39</td><td>I like it</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>35</td><td>Its about average</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>30</td><td>I dislike it</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>16</td><td>I hate it</td></tr></table>
<table border=1 width=600><tr><td colspan=2>What type of monsters do you prefer to fight?</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>13</td><td>A lot of weak monsters</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>103</td><td>A few stronger monsters</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>17</td><td>One very strong monster</td></tr></table>
<table border=1 width=600><tr><td colspan=2>What do you think of town invasions? (when monsters take over a town)</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>4</td><td>I hate it</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>9</td><td>I dislike it</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>15</td><td>I don't care</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>60</td><td>I like it</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>45</td><td>I love it</td></tr></table>
<table border=1 width=600><tr><td colspan=2>How often should monsters invade (or threaten to invade) towns?</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>3</td><td>Never</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>17</td><td>Rarely</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>59</td><td>Sometimes</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>36</td><td>Often</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>18</td><td>Constantly</td></tr></table>
<table border=1 width=600><tr><td colspan=2>Did you enjoy this poll?</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>66</td><td>Very much</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>59</td><td>Sorta</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>7</td><td>Not really</td></tr><tr><td align=right width=15%>1</td><td>Waste of time</td></tr></table>

Discuss

The ones who decided to have their account deleted haven't seen Siobhan's tennis outfit *drool*

Tennis Outfit??

Just going to ramble on a bit about a few of the questions in the order they come up.

How long have you been playing: This is a lot more spread out than I would have expected, I figured there would be a big spike in the 6 month to 2 years range.

Change is an inevitable part of an online game. How much change do you think should happen?: Rather more support for change than I would have expected.

In the future, do you WANT to participate in seer-run quests?: 4 people dislike them in general?! I can see not liking particular kinds of quests but all of them?

What do you think of World of Dream's system of paying merchants to gain skills?: I still waffle on wether buying skills up or gain through use is the best way. Right at this moment I'm thinking buying skills up is ok but the scale should probably be a lot steeper, maybe a total of 500k to go from 0 to 100 instead of the current 105k. Course in order for this kind of change to be fair would pretty much require a fairly major wipe of some kind.

Regarding the number of magic items that spawn (and ignoring the quality of those that spawn): Personally I would like to see a lot fewer magic items generated but for thier strength to be increased/more special properties, stuff like what is in the OSI magic items, course that would require major changes all over the place.

Death taxes (the loss of skill that happens when you die) are: If we keep with the buying skills up system they are probably too low to make a difference really, its just a slight irritant waiting for them to train back up, in a gain through uses system they would probably be in the right ballpark.

In terms of material gain (gold, items, virtue, etc), how rewarding/profitable do you feel that hunting currently is?: Far too high on the gold gain scale really, its pretty easy to make 20-30k in an hour of hunting, I think my personal record was something like 80k in two hours but that may have been skewed somewhat by treasure chests, don't actually recall what I was doing at the time.

How much should World of Dreams promote activities that require multiple players to complete (extremely strong dungeon that requires several players to clear, for example): Another suprise here, I really didn't expect that much support for some sort of more-or-less group required activities.

What do you think of World of Dream's limited system of travel (Recall spell has limited options): Were both the limited recall system and not being able to gate into dungons implemented at the same time? Seems a bit redundant to have both really, most good hunting grounds are underground and it's not possible to get there directly anyway, I can't see having standard recall hurting much of anything.

Ashuuk wrote:Tennis Outfit??

She has this white shirt and hot little miniskirt outfit ...

mmmmm

*drools*

I have never seen this pic... Anyone have it stored on their computers somewhere?

Each account has 5 character slots. Out of those 5 characters (or potential characters), how many do you play regularly?

59% (79 out of 133) said they only play at most 2 out of 5 characters regularly. 83% play at most 3 out of 5 characters regularly. I think it's pretty safe to assume the vast majority of players don't actually use all five of their characters on a regular basis. A reduction on the number of character slots wouldn't be as tragic as some people have suggested.

How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

It's settled, we need more raddish!!!

Regarding the difficulty of gaining skills only, do you think that it is

Gosh, I still can't believe 10 people said it is slightly or much to difficult. They obviously never played on the OSI servers. 41% think it is slightly to much too easy. Gee, I wonder if there is any truth to their perceptions . . .

What is your favorite type of character to play?

Sounds like bards, rogues, and craftspeople need some serious improvements to their skills. I wonder what more class restrictions would do to those 24 tank-mages (whom I bet just hate to walk to places) *smirks*

When you go hunting, do you prefer to play by yourself or with others?

Eldric already mentioned it but the overwhelming majority of people don't always prefer to hunt by themselves. 89% do like to hunt with other people if given a choice. Then again 71% would only do so with a small selected number of friends. Sounds to me like we need more invasions to bring people closer together

What do you think of macroing (using an external program to automatically perform tasks)

Since 19 people responded "don't know or don't care," I calculated the total (100%) at 114. Well, 69% of those who did have an opinion on the matter thought that it should either be against the rules altogether or only absentee macroing should be against the rules (i.e. it's not OK), which is already the case. Only 31% thought "it's perfectly fine." I think it's safe to say that settles the issue

What is your opinion of Benson? (he's the NPC who trades 'bad' magic items for points, and after a number of points are collected, will sell you a potion that will make an item randomly magical)

Ouch, Benson got some pretty bad reviews here. Again, 26 people said they've never used Benson so I'm setting 107 as 100%. 59% of those who have used Benson believe the general quality of items is too low and only 31% think Benson is ok the way he is (another 9% said they didn't like Benson, period). Not exactly popular mandate but a good number of people think Benson needs a lil' touchup.

In terms of material gain (gold, items, virtue, etc), how rewarding/profitable do you feel that crafting currently is?

62% think crafting is not rewarding enough. 35% thought it is about right (not surprisingly really, since a HUGE amount of people don't even bother crafting at all).

How much do you think that World of Dreams should encourage/require roleplaying?
How much do you think that World of Dreams CURRENTLY encourages roleplaying?

Ok, 65% agreed there needs to be more encouragement, but only 63% think there is not enough encouragement of RPing in WoD. 2% margin of error?

Do you think Siobhan is cute?

I hear Siobhan is a man . . . *shudders*

What do you think of town invasions? (when monsters take over a town)
How often should monsters invade (or threaten to invade) towns?

89% of those who had an opinion on the subject thought Town invasions are good, and 85% agreed there needs to be invasions at least sometimes (just how often is sometimes, anyway?) As I said, we need something to force us to work together more often

Did you enjoy this poll?
1 Waste of time

There's always a whiner

Joram Lionheart wrote:When you go hunting, do you prefer to play by yourself or with others?

Eldric already mentioned it but the overwhelming majority of people don't always prefer to hunt by themselves. 89% do like to hunt with other people if given a choice. Then again 71% would only do so with a small selected number of friends. Sounds to me like we need more invasions to bring people closer together

I knew I would forget to mention something.

*sigh*

We could have used another question on group hunting something along the lines of "When you go hunting, do you want to play by yourself or with others?". While I may be somewhat atypical, when I do hunt, for the most part its solo as that is what virtually all of the hunting grounds are set up for. While what I would reallly PREFER is to hunt as part of a group, there just isn't anyplace to do that that dosn'nt result in boredom. Sure the social aspect of the hunt is great but it would be nice if the actual hunt part of the outing was esciting as well.

I think a poll every month or two (with some new questions, some of the same ones, and maybe not so long next time) would be a good idea.

(*edit* Oh, I didnt realize there were so many more guys here than girls.. *ponders how to use this to her advantage* )

oh oh oh!
drocket! bad finger! very bad!
*giggles*
but dont let that stop you!

Joram Lionheart wrote:Each account has 5 character slots. Out of those 5 characters (or potential characters), how many do you play regularly?

59% (79 out of 133) said they only play at most 2 out of 5 characters regularly. 83% play at most 3 out of 5 characters regularly. I think it's pretty safe to assume the vast majority of players don't actually use all five of their characters on a regular basis. A reduction on the number of character slots wouldn't be as tragic as some people have suggested.

The key word there being "regularly" as of late i only use 2, my pure mage and my VG. Every now and then i do quests(guard or seer) with my nerco Andy. I have a bard who does see use and then there is my worker who sees alot of use every day. But i do not play all 5 everytime i log in or even during one week, but they do get used.

I was one of the few people who answered that the shard was too easy. I remember playing on osi and getting my but kicked by a dragon with a 7x gm char. Here they are not that difficult with a 3x gm. I am not saying all the monsters are too easy i think alot of them are about right but perhaps some could be a good bit stronger. Though there are prob some tough ones I have not fought yet.

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Proudly points above- Yep, that was me. Now, as one of my favorite people pointed out, he seems to think I was whining... well, of course he would think that... but that doesn't happen to be the case. I said it was a waste of time because I truly believed the results would get the exact responses they did get here- each and every one missing the whole point.

Sure, nearly 50%(and sometimes much more) agreed that everything was fine and dandy the way it is on almost every question- which means that 50% of those who play on WoD actually enjoy playing this game here... however, there were a large number(at times, nearly the other 50%) who disagreed with the way things currently are... and apparently do NOT enjoy it... hence:

"especially in the wake of so many long-term players leaving the shard.

It would seem that everyone isn't completely thrilled with current situations, much to the surprise of those who have proclaimed that "...the majority of people who play here like everything just fine." Obviously not, eh?

Even more, is the number of people who stated that they WANT changes, and think there are not/have not been enough of them... Wow! I guess now you mad flamers can actually SEE that I was right when I said I wasn't alone- or perhaps Drocket just joined MY clique and skewed the answers for me?

Pfft... hate to say "I told ya so" but...

Celeste Kendreyl wrote:Even more, is the number of people who stated that they WANT changes, and think there are not/have not been enough of them... Wow! I guess now you mad flamers can actually SEE that I was right when I said I wasn't alone

Script type changes, sure, you bet, there are a number of things I would like to see done, and have posted advocating for in the past, and probalby will continue to do so.

Many of your posts advocated changes to the people here both staff and players, I think the WoD community is just fine.

I think that some of the most interesting information comes from cross-referencing questions (comparing how many people gave a certain answer to a question compared to how they answered a different question.) A few of the more interesting crossreferences:

<table border=1><tr><td colspan=2 rowspan=2>&nbsp</td><td colspan=7>Approximately what is your age?</td></tr><tr><td>14 or under</td><td>15 to 19</td><td>20 to 29</td><td>30 to 39</td><td>40 to 49</td><td>50 to 59</td><td>60 or above</td></tr><tr><td rowspan=3 width=200>What is your gender?</td><td>Male</td><td>11</td><td>20</td><td>38</td><td>24</td><td>10</td><td>4</td><td>0</td></tr><td>Female</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>10</td><td>12</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>0</td></tr><td>Prefer not to answer</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr></table>


<table border=1><tr><td colspan=2 rowspan=2>&nbsp</td><td colspan=5>Regarding the quality of magic items that you find (and ignoring the number that you find), would you say that the average magic quality is:</td></tr><tr><td>Much too high</td><td>Slightly too high</td><td>About right</td><td>Slightly too low</td><td>Much too low</td></tr><tr><td rowspan=5 width=200>Regarding the number of magic items that spawn (and ignoring the quality of those that spawn):</td><td>Much too many</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>2</td></tr><td>Slightly too many</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>9</td><td>6</td><td>1</td></tr><td>About right</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>33</td><td>24</td><td>3</td></tr><td>Slightly too few</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>7</td><td>18</td><td>5</td></tr><td>Far too few</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>5</td></tr></table>


<table border=1><tr><td colspan=2 rowspan=2>&nbsp</td><td colspan=5>Overall, how do you rate the difficulty level of World of Dreams?</td></tr><tr><td>Its much too difficult</td><td>Its slightly too difficult</td><td>Its about right</td><td>Its slightly too easy</td><td>Its much too easy</td></tr><tr><td rowspan=5 width=200>In general, how would you rate World of Dreams?</td><td>Excellent</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>59</td><td>14</td><td>3</td></tr><td>Pretty good</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>25</td><td>14</td><td>2</td></tr><td>Average</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>6</td></tr><td>Below average</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2</td></tr><td>Awful</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td></tr></table>



<table border=1><tr><td colspan=2 rowspan=2>&nbsp</td><td colspan=4>In the future, do you WANT to participate in seer-run quests?</td></tr><tr><td>Yes, very much</td><td>Somewhat</td><td>Maybe if there's nothing else to do that day</td><td>No, I dislike seer quests</td></tr><tr><td rowspan=4 width=200>Have you ever participated in a seer-run quest?</td><td>Yes, several times</td><td>34</td><td>7</td><td>0</td><td>1</td></tr><td>Yes, a few times</td><td>19</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>0</td></tr><td>Yes, once or twice</td><td>18</td><td>10</td><td>1</td><td>2</td></tr><td>No, never</td><td>18</td><td>17</td><td>6</td><td>1</td></tr></table>


<table border=1><tr><td colspan=2 rowspan=2>&nbsp</td><td colspan=4>How much do you think that World of Dreams CURRENTLY encourages roleplaying?</td></tr><tr><td>Not at all</td><td>Somewhat, but not enough</td><td>About the right level</td><td>Too much</td></tr><tr><td rowspan=4 width=200>How much do you think that World of Dreams should encourage/require roleplaying?</td><td>No encouragement is needed</td><td>9</td><td>6</td><td>30</td><td>1</td></tr><td>A bit of encouragement</td><td>20</td><td>21</td><td>15</td><td>0</td></tr><td>Strong encouragment</td><td>9</td><td>13</td><td>2</td><td>0</td></tr><td>Roleplaying should be required</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>0</td></tr></table>


<table border=1><tr><td colspan=2 rowspan=2>&nbsp</td><td colspan=8>What is your favorite type of character to play?</td></tr><tr><td>Pure tank</td><td>Pure mage</td><td>Tamer</td><td>Bard</td><td>Rogue</td><td>Craftsman</td><td>Tank-mage</td><td>Some other hybrid</td></tr><tr><td rowspan=5 width=200>Overall, how do you rate the difficulty level of World of Dreams?</td><td>Its much too difficult</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><td>Its slightly too difficult</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>2</td></tr><td>Its about right</td><td>25</td><td>14</td><td>9</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>11</td><td>18</td></tr><td>Its slightly too easy</td><td>4</td><td>8</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>9</td><td>5</td></tr><td>Its much too easy</td><td>2</td><td>6</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>3</td></tr></table>