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Shagnak said:
Given the option in a single character game, which primary archetype do you prefer to play?
Spell-caster (e.g., Mage, Wizard, or Sorcerer)
Cleric (e.g., Healer, Cleric, or Druid)
Fighter (e.g., Warrior or Knight)
Rogue (e.g., Thief or Assassin)
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A jack of all trades of course - A Bard or a Ranger :)
 
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There was a time briefly when I was the lead poll suggestion author to which Myrthos then posted them. May 2015 - March 2016. Amazing it was that long ago. But it does feel like a lifetime as well, so it's about right I suppose.

Modern me might suggest the following:

Which service do you mostly use to play video games?

Steam
GoG
Microsoft Gamepass
Ubisoft Connect
Epic Game Store
Itch.io
Battle.net
Origin
Big Fish Games
Other
 
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lackblogger said:
There was a time briefly when I was the lead poll suggestion author to which Myrthos then posted them. May 2015 - March 2016. Amazing it was that long ago. But it does feel like a lifetime as well, so it's about right I suppose.

Modern me might suggest the following:

Which service do you mostly use to play video games?

Steam
GoG
Microsoft Gamepass
Ubisoft Connect
Epic Game Store
Itch.io
Battle.net
Origin
Big Fish Games
Other
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Steam would destroy all others, I feel. It might be more interesting as a ranked choice, seeing everyone's 2nd and 3rd place.
 
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lackblogger said:
And, uh-oh, where's the Paladin option?

Surely first you'd have to answer the question of what is...
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I should probably have rephrased it "Which of these primary archetypes would you prefer to play".
I would class a paladin as being of the Fighter primary archetype.
 
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purpleblob said:
Which RPG you would like to see remastered?

What game length do you prefer for RPGs?
  • >10 hours
  • 10 to 30 hours
  • 30 hours to 50 hours
  • 50 hours to 100 hours
  • 100+ hours
Do you prefer playing a set protagonist or rolling your own character?

In party based RPGs, do you prefer premade companions or custom companions (mercenaries)?
  • Premade companion with full fledged story and dialogues
  • Premade companions with limited input (e.g. pawns from Dragon's Dogama or companions in Solasta)
  • Rolling custom companion (silent but with freedom to build them the way you want)
What difficulty do you play on?
  • Default
  • Lower than default
  • Higher than default
During character creation, do you make suboptimal choices for the sake of roleplaying?
  • Yes
  • No (Rollplay, baby!)
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These are good classic suggestions.

The 1st one was kinda done here:

How Long Should CRPGs Be?

Well it's another week so it's time for another poll since our last one has stalled. So this time I was wondering what you all think of game length in RPGs. So here is the new Poll asking how long should CRPGs be?o_O This is one of the bigger arguments I see lately on various forums as some...
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But had much shorter options.

I was thinking along similar lines as the 2nd one, so I'll just +1 that one. and the 3rd one, but I'd add more options to that as follows:

Storymode
Casual
Normal/Core
Hard
Hardest

For the 4th one I'd word it slightly differently and say something like, do you enjoy trying out suboptimal thematic builds?
 
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Shagnak said:
Steam would destroy all others, I feel. It might be more interesting as a ranked choice, seeing everyone's 2nd and 3rd place.
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True, but that's the case with most polls. You kinda know what will get the most votes, but it's interesting seeing the whole field.
 
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I've been trying to think of a decent one about encumbrance systems.
I don't think this is it, but it's a start:

What of these encumbrance systems do you prefer?
Weight-based
Space-based
A combination of both
Unlimited/no encumbrance
 
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lackblogger said:
There was a time briefly when I was the lead poll suggestion author to which Myrthos then posted them. May 2015 - March 2016. Amazing it was that long ago. But it does feel like a lifetime as well, so it's about right I suppose.

Modern me might suggest the following:

Which service do you mostly use to play video games?

Steam
GoG
Microsoft Gamepass
Ubisoft Connect
Epic Game Store
Itch.io
Battle.net
Origin
Big Fish Games
Other
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If I may suggest, you could add an option like "Console", since they are also used play video games.
 
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soola said:
If you could play DnD with any people (living or dead) who would you play with?
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What sort of options would you have there? The mind boggles. :D
You'd have to reduce it to a small subset.
E.g. RPG developers

Tim Cain
Richard Garriot
DW Bradley
...
 
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soola said:
- Book series that should be made into an rpg/s (that hasn’t been)
- What TTRPGs would be great CRPGs (that haven’t been done)?
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I like the ideas, especially the first one.

If I may do a suggestion, though, I think it's easier for whoever must create those polls if you list the alternatives people should choose from. I've seen a few other similar posts.

We often have an open choice like "Others (explain)", so members won't hesitate to add to the list, believe me. :)
 
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I thought it'd be a good idea to know the preferences of the Watchers.

(multiple selections possible)
What type of news are you interested in?
  • PC
  • Console
  • Handhelds
  • Game trailers and announcements
  • Game previews
  • Game reviews
  • Game tips
  • Significant game updates
  • Gaming industry
  • Sales
  • Interviews
  • Something else (please comment)
(DLCs / extensions being the same as 'Game')

A similar question has been asked here, but it was long ago and it was only one choice. I think it would be more interesting to allow multiple selections to get a good idea of the interests.
 
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In the same vein.

(multiple selections possible)
What games are you interested in?
  • Classic 'isometric' RPG (turn-based or real-time with pause)
  • Tactical RPG
  • Action RPG
  • Hack and slash RPG
  • Strategy games
  • Shooters
  • Adventure games
  • JRPG
  • Apocalyptic
  • Horror
  • Open-world
  • Immersive sim
  • Survival
  • Stealth
(Are there others? Should some be removed?)

A poll on game genres has been posted here in 2021, but it wasn't multi-choices and was more general.

There are 2 main areas: genre, and settings/theme, as there were several areas in the previous poll above (gaming platform / news subject). I don't think it's possible to separate them, but I don't think it's necessary either.
 
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