Curse

thevagraunt · Jul 21, 2007, 09:25 PM // 21:25

Hey guys, I'm doing a research report on socialization in online gaming. I was wondering since people here play Guild Wars if you can take a survey for me? If any of you could do this for me I'd really appreciate it.

Online Gaming Survey

This survey is completely anonymous. Your information will not be given to any third-party, and will only be used to aid in the research of social groups within the world of online role playing games. Your screen name and any other pen name you use during the completion of this survey will not be stored on any database. No personal information will be stored by me, nor will any of this information be used for any other purpose strictly besides use in the research study.

Please answer by selecting the choice that accurately describes you or your habits.

1. On average, how many hours per week do you spend playing this game?
a) 0-5 hours
b) 5-10 hours
c) 10-15 hours
d) 15+ hours

2. How long have you been playing this game?
a) 0-6 months
b) 6-12 months
c) Over a year
d) Over two years

3. Do you play this game with your friends?
a) Yes
b) No

4. Are you in a guild or something similar?
a) Yes
b) No

5. Do you believe guilds or communities enhance the game play experience?
a) Yes
b) No

6. Do you have friends in the game who you have not met in person?
a) Yes
b) No

7. Have you met anyone in person that you didn’t know before through this game?
a) Yes
b) No

8. How would you rate your friendship with the people you play with?
a) Just friends
b) Somewhat close friends
c) Very close friends
d) I play alone mostly

9. Would you say you have learned life lessons from playing this game?
a) Yes
b) No

10. Has this game taught you anything about yourself?
c) Yes
a) No

11. Would you play this game as often if there was no way to form parties with other people?
a) Yes
b) No

12. Do you build a strong attachment to your characters?
a) Yes
b) No

13. When confronted with a choice, do you base your decision on what you would do, or what your character would do?
a) I make my decisions based on what I would do
b) I make my decisions based on what my character would do

14. There are several reasons why people play MMORPG’s. Please rank the following choices from 1-4, with 4 being the most compelling reason why you play MMORPG’s.
a) ____ To develop my character
b) ____ To go on adventures with friends
c) ____ To experience the story
d) ____ To role play

15. Have you ever created a character that was of the opposite sex?
a) Yes
b) No

16. If you grew up playing videogames, do you think that constantly being the “hero” of the story had an effect on your morals?
a) Yes
b) No

17. Do you think videogames can be used as a tool to educate others?
a) Yes
b) No

18. Do you think the ability to create custom characters is vital to the experience and longevity of the game?
a) Yes
b) No

19. Your character is the way you interact with the game world. From the two choices below, please select the one the one that most accurately reflects your reasoning for creating your character.
a) I create my character in the way I’d personally like to be in the game world
b) I create my character to fill a certain demand (as in for a party)

20. In the areas you play in, are there regulars who help novice players learn the ropes?
a) Yes
b) No
c) Yes, and it's something I do all the time

21) How often in your gaming sessions do you find yourself or your friends talking about things that do not pertain to the game itself (e.g. politics)?
a) Not that often
b) Quite often

22) If the conversations only consisted of game relevant topics, would you find yourself participating in the dialogue as much?
a) Yes
b) No

Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. When you are done, you can either post your responses directly on here, or PM them to me. Your name will not be used or stored to identify your responses.

dunky_g · Jul 21, 2007, 09:56 PM // 21:56

1) d
2) d
3) A
4) A
5) A
6) A
7) B
8) c
9) a
10) a - No
11) a
12) b
13) a
14.
a) 1. To develop my character
b) 3. To go on adventures with friends
c) 2. To experience the story
d) 4. To role play

15) a
16) b
17) a
18) a
19) a
20) a
21) B
22) b

magic

dunk

Lafayette · Jul 21, 2007, 09:58 PM // 21:58

1. On average, how many hours per week do you spend playing this game?
d) 15+ hours

2. How long have you been playing this game?
c) Over a year

3. Do you play this game with your friends?
a) Yes

4. Are you in a guild or something similar?
a) Yes

5. Do you believe guilds or communities enhance the game play experience?
a) Yes

6. Do you have friends in the game who you have not met in person?
a) Yes

7. Have you met anyone in person that you didn’t know before through this game?
b) No

8. How would you rate your friendship with the people you play with?
b) Somewhat close friends

9. Would you say you have learned life lessons from playing this game?
b) No

10. Has this game taught you anything about yourself?
c) Yes

11. Would you play this game as often if there was no way to form parties with other people?
b) No

12. Do you build a strong attachment to your characters?
b) No

13. When confronted with a choice, do you base your decision on what you would do, or what your character would do?
a) I make my decisions based on what I would do

14. There are several reasons why people play MMORPG’s. Please rank the following choices from 1-4, with 4 being the most compelling reason why you play MMORPG’s.
4. To go on adventures with friends
3. To develop my character
2. To experience the story
1. To role play

15. Have you ever created a character that was of the opposite sex?
a) Yes

16. If you grew up playing videogames, do you think that constantly being the “hero” of the story had an effect on your morals?
b) No

17. Do you think videogames can be used as a tool to educate others?
a) Yes

18. Do you think the ability to create custom characters is vital to the experience and longevity of the game?
a) Yes

19. Your character is the way you interact with the game world. From the two choices below, please select the one the one that most accurately reflects your reasoning for creating your character.
b) I create my character to fill a certain demand (as in for a party)

20. In the areas you play in, are there regulars who help novice players learn the ropes?
a) Yes

21. How often in your gaming sessions do you find yourself or your friends talking about things that do not pertain to the game itself (e.g. politics)?
a) Not that often

22. If the conversations only consisted of game relevant topics, would you find yourself participating in the dialogue as much?
b) No

All the best for your project.

Lord Garofoli · Jul 21, 2007, 10:02 PM // 22:02

1 B
2 D
3 A
4 A
5 A
6 B
7 B
8 D?
9 B
10 B
11 B
12 B?
13 A
14 2,3,4,1
15 B
16 ...
17 B
18 A
19 It depends.
20 A/C
21 A
22 A

Hope I help.

onerabbit · Jul 21, 2007, 10:02 PM // 22:02

1) B
2)D
3)A
4)A
5)A
6)A
7)B
8)A
9)A
10)C
11)B
12)A
13)A ( the char is me .. )
14)A -4, B -3, C - 2 D - 1
15)A
16)B
17)A
18)A
19)A
20)B
21)B
22)B

kriswish · Jul 21, 2007, 10:10 PM // 22:10

1. On average, how many hours per week do you spend playing this game?
c) 10-15 hours

2. How long have you been playing this game?
d) Over two years

3. Do you play this game with your friends?
a) Yes

4. Are you in a guild or something similar?
a) Yes

5. Do you believe guilds or communities enhance the game play experience?
a) Yes

6. Do you have friends in the game who you have not met in person?
b) No (I am defining friend as someone I talk to about our lives outside game)

7. Have you met anyone in person that you didn’t know before through this game?
b) No

8. How would you rate your friendship with the people you play with?
a) Just friends
b) Somewhat close friends
c) Very close friends
d) I play alone mostly
e) All of the above and Family too.

9. Would you say you have learned life lessons from playing this game?
b) No

10. Has this game taught you anything about yourself?
c) Yes

11. Would you play this game as often if there was no way to form parties with other people?
b) No

12. Do you build a strong attachment to your characters?
a) Yes

13. When confronted with a choice, do you base your decision on what you would do, or what your character would do?
a) I make my decisions based on what I would do

14. There are several reasons why people play MMORPG’s. Please rank the following choices from 1-4, with 4 being the most compelling reason why you play MMORPG’s.
a) __3__ To develop my character
b) __2__ To go on adventures with friends
c) __1_ To experience the story
d) __4_ To role play

15. Have you ever created a character that was of the opposite sex?
a) Yes

16. If you grew up playing videogames, do you think that constantly being the “hero” of the story had an effect on your morals?
b) No

17. Do you think videogames can be used as a tool to educate others?
a) Yes

18. Do you think the ability to create custom characters is vital to the experience and longevity of the game?
a) Yes

19. Your character is the way you interact with the game world. From the two choices below, please select the one the one that most accurately reflects your reasoning for creating your character.
b) I create my character to fill a certain demand (as in for a party)

20. In the areas you play in, are there regulars who help novice players learn the ropes?
c) Yes, and it's something I do all the time

21) How often in your gaming sessions do you find yourself or your friends talking about things that do not pertain to the game itself (e.g. politics)?
a) Not that often

22) If the conversations only consisted of game relevant topics, would you find yourself participating in the dialogue as much?
a) Yes

Bankai · Jul 21, 2007, 10:12 PM // 22:12

1. On average, how many hours per week do you spend playing this game?
B

2. How long have you been playing this game?
C

3. Do you play this game with your friends?
A

4. Are you in a guild or something similar?
A

5. Do you believe guilds or communities enhance the game play experience?
A

6. Do you have friends in the game who you have not met in person?
A

7. Have you met anyone in person that you didn’t know before through this game?
B

8. How would you rate your friendship with the people you play with?
B
9. Would you say you have learned life lessons from playing this game?
A

10. Has this game taught you anything about yourself?
A

11. Would you play this game as often if there was no way to form parties with other people?
B

12. Do you build a strong attachment to your characters?
B

13. When confronted with a choice, do you base your decision on what you would do, or what your character would do?
A

14. There are several reasons why people play MMORPG’s. Please rank the following choices from 1-4, with 4 being the most compelling reason why you play MMORPG’s.
a) 2 To develop my character
b) 3 To go on adventures with friends
c) 4 To experience the story
d) 1 To role play

15. Have you ever created a character that was of the opposite sex?
A

16. If you grew up playing videogames, do you think that constantly being the “hero” of the story had an effect on your morals?
B

17. Do you think videogames can be used as a tool to educate others?
A

18. Do you think the ability to create custom characters is vital to the experience and longevity of the game?
A

19. Your character is the way you interact with the game world. From the two choices below, please select the one the one that most accurately reflects your reasoning for creating your character.
Combination of both, C.

20. In the areas you play in, are there regulars who help novice players learn the ropes?
Not in Guildwars. There are in other online games.

21) How often in your gaming sessions do you find yourself or your friends talking about things that do not pertain to the game itself (e.g. politics)?
B

22) If the conversations only consisted of game relevant topics, would you find yourself participating in the dialogue as much?
A

Spazzer · Jul 21, 2007, 10:13 PM // 22:13

1. On average, how many hours per week do you spend playing this game?
d) 15+ hours

2. How long have you been playing this game?
d) Over 2 years

3. Do you play this game with your friends?
a) Yes

4. Are you in a guild or something similar?
a) Yes

5. Do you believe guilds or communities enhance the game play experience?
a) Yes

6. Do you have friends in the game who you have not met in person?
a) Yes

7. Have you met anyone in person that you didn’t know before through this game?
b) No

8. How would you rate your friendship with the people you play with?
b) Somewhat close friends

9. Would you say you have learned life lessons from playing this game?
b) No

10. Has this game taught you anything about yourself?
a) No

11. Would you play this game as often if there was no way to form parties with other people?
b) No

12. Do you build a strong attachment to your characters?
a) Yes - Not as a "person", but as a record of achievement.

13. When confronted with a choice, do you base your decision on what you would do, or what your character would do?
a) I make my decisions based on what I would do

14. There are several reasons why people play MMORPG’s. Please rank the following choices from 1-4, with 4 being the most compelling reason why you play MMORPG’s.
3. To develop my character
4. To go on adventures with friends
2. To experience the story
1. To role play

15. Have you ever created a character that was of the opposite sex?
a) Yes

16. If you grew up playing videogames, do you think that constantly being the “hero” of the story had an effect on your morals?
b) No

17. Do you think videogames can be used as a tool to educate others?
a) Yes

18. Do you think the ability to create custom characters is vital to the experience and longevity of the game?
a) Yes

19. Your character is the way you interact with the game world. From the two choices below, please select the one the one that most accurately reflects your reasoning for creating your character.
b) I create my character to fill a certain demand (as in for a party)

20. In the areas you play in, are there regulars who help novice players learn the ropes?
B) No

21. How often in your gaming sessions do you find yourself or your friends talking about things that do not pertain to the game itself (e.g. politics)?
b) Quite often

22. If the conversations only consisted of game relevant topics, would you find yourself participating in the dialogue as much?
b) No

free_fall · Jul 21, 2007, 10:20 PM // 22:20

1) D
2) C
3) B
4) A
5) A
6) A
7) B
8) A
9) A
10) yes
11) A
12) A
13) A
14) 4>3 3>2 2>1 1>4
15) A
16) A
17) A
18) A
19) A
20) C
21) A
22) A

Croco Clouds · Jul 21, 2007, 10:31 PM // 22:31

I pm'd you, plz check in your inbox. Thanks

Sister Rosette · Jul 21, 2007, 11:44 PM // 23:44

1. On average, how many hours per week do you spend playing this game?
b) 5-10 hours

2. How long have you been playing this game?
c) Over a year

3. Do you play this game with your friends?
b) No

4. Are you in a guild or something similar?
a) Yes

5. Do you believe guilds or communities enhance the game play experience?
a) Yes

6. Do you have friends in the game who you have not met in person?
a) Yes

7. Have you met anyone in person that you didn’t know before through this game?
b) No

8. How would you rate your friendship with the people you play with?
b) Somewhat close friends

9. Would you say you have learned life lessons from playing this game?
b) No

10. Has this game taught you anything about yourself?
c) Yes

11. Would you play this game as often if there was no way to form parties with other people?
a) Yes

12. Do you build a strong attachment to your characters?
a) Yes

13. When confronted with a choice, do you base your decision on what you would do, or what your character would do?
b) I make my decisions based on what my character would do

14. There are several reasons why people play MMORPG’s. Please rank the following choices from 1-4, with 4 being the most compelling reason why you play MMORPG’s.
a) 1-To develop my character
b) 2-To go on adventures with friends
c) 4-To experience the story
d) 3-To role play

15. Have you ever created a character that was of the opposite sex?
b) No

16. If you grew up playing videogames, do you think that constantly being the “hero” of the story had an effect on your morals?
a) Yes

17. Do you think videogames can be used as a tool to educate others?
a) Yes

18. Do you think the ability to create custom characters is vital to the experience and longevity of the game?
a) Yes

19. Your character is the way you interact with the game world. From the two choices below, please select the one the one that most accurately reflects your reasoning for creating your character.
a) I create my character in the way I’d personally like to be in the game world

20. In the areas you play in, are there regulars who help novice players learn the ropes?
b) No

21) How often in your gaming sessions do you find yourself or your friends talking about things that do not pertain to the game itself (e.g. politics)?
a) Not that often

22) If the conversations only consisted of game relevant topics, would you find yourself participating in the dialogue as much?
a) Yes

Operative 14 · Jul 21, 2007, 11:59 PM // 23:59

1. On average, how many hours per week do you spend playing this game?
c) 10-15 hours

2. How long have you been playing this game?
c) Over a year

3. Do you play this game with your friends?
a) Yes

4. Are you in a guild or something similar?
a) Yes

5. Do you believe guilds or communities enhance the game play experience?
a) Yes

6. Do you have friends in the game who you have not met in person?
a) Yes

7. Have you met anyone in person that you didn’t know before through this game?
b) No

8. How would you rate your friendship with the people you play with?
b) Somewhat close friends/c) Very close friends

9. Would you say you have learned life lessons from playing this game?
a) Yes

10. Has this game taught you anything about yourself?
c) Yes

11. Would you play this game as often if there was no way to form parties with other people?
b) No

12. Do you build a strong attachment to your characters?
a) Yes

13. When confronted with a choice, do you base your decision on what you would do, or what your character would do?
b) I make my decisions based on what my character would do

14. There are several reasons why people play MMORPG’s. Please rank the following choices from 1-4, with 4 being the most compelling reason why you play MMORPG’s.
a) (3) To develop my character
b) (2) To go on adventures with friends
c) (1) To experience the story
d) (4) To role play

15. Have you ever created a character that was of the opposite sex?
a) Yes

16. If you grew up playing videogames, do you think that constantly being the “hero” of the story had an effect on your morals?
b) No

17. Do you think videogames can be used as a tool to educate others?
a) Yes

18. Do you think the ability to create custom characters is vital to the experience and longevity of the game?
a) Yes

19. Your character is the way you interact with the game world. From the two choices below, please select the one the one that most accurately reflects your reasoning for creating your character.
a) I create my character in the way I’d personally like to be in the game world

20. In the areas you play in, are there regulars who help novice players learn the ropes?
c) Yes, and it's something I do all the time

21) How often in your gaming sessions do you find yourself or your friends talking about things that do not pertain to the game itself (e.g. politics)?
a) Not that often (becuase of personal preference and request)

22) If the conversations only consisted of game relevant topics, would you find yourself participating in the dialogue as much?
a) Yes

*********************
Good luck on the paper, I can't wait to see what results you get

Malice Black · Jul 22, 2007, 01:36 AM // 01:36

1. A
2. D
3. B
4. A
5. A
6. B
7. B
8. D
9. B (This is a joke?)
10. B ^^
11. A
12. B
13. A
14. A,B,C,D
15. A (male Ele look ***)
16. B
17. B
18. A
19. A
20. B
21. B
22. B

LightningHell · Jul 22, 2007, 01:41 AM // 01:41

1a
2d
3a
4b
5a
6a
7b
8b
9b
10...c?
11b
12a
13a
14a-b-d-c
15a
16b
17a
18a
19b
20b
21a
22a

fujin · Jul 22, 2007, 02:32 AM // 02:32

1. On average, how many hours per week do you spend playing this game?
d) 15+ hours

2. How long have you been playing this game?
c) Over a year

3. Do you play this game with your friends?
a) Yes

4. Are you in a guild or something similar?
a) Yes

5. Do you believe guilds or communities enhance the game play experience?
a) Yes

6. Do you have friends in the game who you have not met in person?
a) Yes

7. Have you met anyone in person that you didn’t know before through this game?
b) No

8. How would you rate your friendship with the people you play with?
b) Somewhat close friends

9. Would you say you have learned life lessons from playing this game?
b) No

10. Has this game taught you anything about yourself?
c) Yes

11. Would you play this game as often if there was no way to form parties with other people?
a) Yes

12. Do you build a strong attachment to your characters?
b) No

13. When confronted with a choice, do you base your decision on what you would do, or what your character would do?
a) I make my decisions based on what I would do

14. There are several reasons why people play MMORPG’s. Please rank the following choices from 1-4, with 4 being the most compelling reason why you play MMORPG’s.
a) 1 To develop my character
b) 3 To go on adventures with friends
c) 2 To experience the story
d) 4 To role play

15. Have you ever created a character that was of the opposite sex?
a) Yes

16. If you grew up playing videogames, do you think that constantly being the “hero” of the story had an effect on your morals?
a) Yes

17. Do you think videogames can be used as a tool to educate others?
a) Yes

18. Do you think the ability to create custom characters is vital to the experience and longevity of the game?
a) Yes

19. Your character is the way you interact with the game world. From the two choices below, please select the one the one that most accurately reflects your reasoning for creating your character.
a) I create my character in the way I’d personally like to be in the game world

20. In the areas you play in, are there regulars who help novice players learn the ropes?
c) Yes, and it's something I do all the time

21) How often in your gaming sessions do you find yourself or your friends talking about things that do not pertain to the game itself (e.g. politics)?
b) Quite often

22) If the conversations only consisted of game relevant topics, would you find yourself participating in the dialogue as much?
a) Yes

**Marty Silverblade** · Jul 22, 2007, 04:17 AM // 04:17

1. D
2. D
3. B
4. A
5. A
6. A
7. B
8. D, A
9. B
10. A
11. A
12. A
13. A & B, because I am my characters
14. C, D, A, B
15. A
16. B, it hasn't
17. B
18. A
19. A
20. B
21. A, never
22. A

thevagraunt · Jul 22, 2007, 11:05 PM // 23:05

Hey guys, I just wanted to say thank you everyone for taking the time to respond to survey. I appreciate your efforts in helping me with my report.

It's going to be a pain tabulating all this data though...

Stalker Haras · Jul 23, 2007, 12:54 AM // 00:54

1. On average, how many hours per week do you spend playing this game?
a) 0-5 hours
b) 5-10 hours
c) 10-15 hours
d) 15+ hours

2. How long have you been playing this game?
a) 0-6 months
b) 6-12 months
c) Over a year
d) Over two years

3. Do you play this game with your friends?
a) Yes
b) No

4. Are you in a guild or something similar?
a) Yes
b) No

5. Do you believe guilds or communities enhance the game play experience?
a) Yes
b) No

6. Do you have friends in the game who you have not met in person?
a) Yes
b) No

7. Have you met anyone in person that you didn’t know before through this game?
a) Yes
b) No

8. How would you rate your friendship with the people you play with?
a) Just friends
b) Somewhat close friends
c) Very close friends
d) I play alone mostly

9. Would you say you have learned life lessons from playing this game?
a) Yes
b) No

10. Has this game taught you anything about yourself?
c) Yes
a) No

11. Would you play this game as often if there was no way to form parties with other people?
a) Yes
b) No

12. Do you build a strong attachment to your characters?
a) Yes
b) No

13. When confronted with a choice, do you base your decision on what you would do, or what your character would do?
a) I make my decisions based on what I would do
b) I make my decisions based on what my character would do

14. There are several reasons why people play MMORPG’s. Please rank the following choices from 1-4, with 4 being the most compelling reason why you play MMORPG’s.
a) 3To develop my character
b) 4To go on adventures with friends
c) 2To experience the story
d) 1To role play

15. Have you ever created a character that was of the opposite sex?
a) Yes
b) No

16. If you grew up playing videogames, do you think that constantly being the “hero” of the story had an effect on your morals?
a) Yes
b) No

17. Do you think videogames can be used as a tool to educate others?
a) Yes
b) No

(yes and I wrote an 8 page report on this) :P

18. Do you think the ability to create custom characters is vital to the experience and longevity of the game?
a) Yes
b) No

19. Your character is the way you interact with the game world. From the two choices below, please select the one the one that most accurately reflects your reasoning for creating your character.
a) I create my character in the way I’d personally like to be in the game world
b) I create my character to fill a certain demand (as in for a party)

20. In the areas you play in, are there regulars who help novice players learn the ropes?
a) Yes
b) No
c) Yes, and it's something I do all the time

21) How often in your gaming sessions do you find yourself or your friends talking about things that do not pertain to the game itself (e.g. politics)?
a) Not that often
b) Quite often

22) If the conversations only consisted of game relevant topics, would you find yourself participating in the dialogue as much?
a) Yes
b) No

There. :P