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Survey on D&D preferences and info [20-Question Survey]

Edit: Results are in!

Here is the survey. If you have a few minutes, please fill it out!

As the title states, this is a 20-question survey (multiple choice) about gameplay preferences and overall information (age, hours/week, etc.). I created this because I thought it would be interesting to see everyone's responses and the overall trends of people's opinions. I also searched the subreddit and didn't see any surveys as extensive.

I will post the responses/data in about a week if I get enough and if people seem to be interested as well.

Posted Apr 28, 2014, 4:39 AM UTC · edited

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jmtwilekPaladin•

I look forward to the results

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PSXOPHerald•

And here they are

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WelmarkDM•

I'm always up for forcing my opinions on others with a good survey. Under the question 'what aspect of gameplay do you prefer?', does 'RPG' refer to the roleplaying side of things specifically?

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PSXOPHerald•

I meant it as the actual roleplaying aspect, yes. Putting "RPG" was a minor oversight.

And I love filling in surveys too, I know there are many others XD

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Tommy2255DM•

Since RPG stands for Role Playing Game, it's probably safe to assume that it's meant to imply a game in which you play a role.

Also, care to explain what you mean by forcing someone's opinion on others?

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WelmarkDM•

I was making a joke about my enthusiasm for filling in surveys, making myself out to be opinionated in a self-deprecating way.

I know what 'RPG' means. Since combat and problem solving are both aspects of RPG gameplay as a whole, I wasn't sure whether listing it there referred to that specific element of D&D which is 'roleplaying' or if it referred to something such as the mechanical side of RPGs outside of combat (ie. building a character, levelling up).

I wasn't being critical of OP, I'm happy to answer the survey, I was trying to give him the most accurate data in my answer.

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Tommy2255DM•

Sorry. It can be difficult to correctly interpret someone's meaning in purely written communication.

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AnxAlbumxCover•

I would guess that the results come back with a much larger percentage of DMs than you would expect to find in all games because the people who are drawn to r/DnD are people who are more likely to look stuff up and the more ambitious people in the group are usually the DMs.

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PSXOPHerald•

Oh absolutely. There are so many DM results.

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AnxAlbumxCover•

What are you hoping to glean from this data?

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PSXOPHerald•

I'm just interested in the results in general. I'm curious to see the similarities and differences in what I expected vs what I get.

Mainly I just love stats and anonymous responses, so I'm enjoying all of this :D

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wolf_man007Conjurer•

Done! When will we know the results?

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PSXOPHerald•

I've been getting a lot of responses so far (>130 already), so I'll probably post them in a few days (or whenever they slow down).

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scottyhoodRanger•

Maybe close the poll in a week and post the results then?

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PSXOPHerald•

In the original post I said a week, and there I said a few days (definitely not a few hours). I think I'll just close it when the rate they start coming in is very slow (or they've stopped).

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Negromancers•

Done. Can't wait!

I did notice the "more than 10" button for number of people introduced to d&d was not visible for me. Shame because I'm proud of the people I've brought to the herd.

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AcellOfllSpadesMage•

I'm pretty sure 10 and "more than 10" shared a button.

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Negromancers•

Ah gotcha! Must've fumbled my spot.

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PSXOPHerald•

This is indeed the case. I used a 'scale' so I couldn't really do much with it.

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hoot991111Monk•

Survey done, good luck

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kalamaim•

will you post the results as an edit or in a new post?

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PSXOPHerald•

I'll probably make a new post.

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Banach-Tarski•

There's no unaligned option for alignment.

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deathdonut•

This bothered me more than it should.

I've played for over 30 years and the alignment-centric game is one of my least favorite types.

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TheOutlierDM•

What about minis vs. no minis; a key point from Next.

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magickarp129Wizard•

Can you put a link to results in this post when completed? That way I can bookmark and not risk missing it.

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PSXOPHerald•

Yeah, I'll edit the post when I do.

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ErnestScaredStupid•

Done, and done.

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alorian•

Naturally.

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LxilkThief•

Donearronie

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Droppinbodies•

Done

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ChoclatThunda523•

Tada!! good luck!

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Skadoosh_it•

Stupid google doc doesn't work on kindle. :-(

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LeatraDM•

Nice questions. I'm curious about the results.

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wzdew•

Would be nice to see a non-binary gender option or two under gender. On age ranges I like to play with, would have liked to select multiple options (for instance, I like playing with people younger than me up to around 10 years older than me, but generally not much older than that).

Otherwise, interesting survey. I'd like to see the results. :P

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PSXOPHerald•

The problem with having a non-binary gender option (I did think about this briefly when making the question) is if I put "Other" or something then I'll probably end up offending someone anyway (I never really know what to put :/). The question's not mandatory (only age is) so you can just not answer it.

For the age ranges, I didn't think of that. I'd change it if I didn't already have over 250 responses.

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YurellDM•

'Other' is a great deal less offensive than being presumed to not exist.

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Xjalnoir•

Perhaps have 'Other' as a fill-in option?

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PSXOPHerald•

That's a great idea.

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daren_sfDM•

Perhaps add a text note under that area that it can be left blank?

And "for next time": I've played for over three decades, so "the number of people you've introduced to D&D" capping at 5 made me sad. ;-P

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PSXOPHerald•

Someone else here said they had a problem with that, but for me (and most, I think) it goes up to 10, with 10 being "10 or more".

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daren_sfDM•

I filled out the survey on an iPod touch w/ iOS 7.1.1

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WedgeTalonDM•

From what I understand of the community (which isn't much, so I apologize if I'm wrong), if you ask "What sex are you?" then a binary choice is fine. I've been told that sex is a physical term and gender is a social term.

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Sir_CuitryPaladin•

It's not much less offensive, and it's not useful.

The good question to ask yourself is (whenever constructing a survey), "what useful information do I get out of this survey?" "What sex are you?", meaning "what do your genitals look like?" is not a useful question at all.

If the point of the question is to get at what gender based experiences someone has as a gamer, then "gender" is the more appropriate question... but some creative asking might be even more specific.

What pronoun do people generally use when referring to you?

He

She

They

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WedgeTalonDM•

+1 Insightful

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PSXOPHerald•

That's a great way of doing it. I'll use that for any future surveys I do.

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wzdew•

Don't forget people who are intersex. :(

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ekaj_ekajDM•

Fear of offending someone sounds a bit like an excuse to pretend that gender as a spectrum is an opinion, and not an accepted truth. There are a lot of us who identify as something inbetween, or something completely different. "Other" or a fill-in-the-blank would have been totally suitable for me :)

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chasingmeropeDM•

If I didn't identify as one of the two genders listed, and the only other option was "Other," I'd probably be at the very least annoyed at the oversimplication implied in it. That annoyance would probably even override any positive feelings for being thought of, because it seems like an afterthought.

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ekaj_ekajDM•

"Other" is closer to accurate for me than is man or woman, so no, it doesn't annoy me to be acknowledged.

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wzdew•

I think a fill-in-the-blank option would have been nice. :)

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iamaguyincognito•

Ok filled on now hoping to see the results.

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kaeroku•

Just adding to the pile of "I'm interested" affirmations. Survey complete.

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mjansteyBard•

DONE, DONE, ON TO THE NEXT ONE.

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