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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
5517 Posts |
 Posted - 24 Nov 2004 : 18:02:41
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Just in time for the holidays, WOTC has a new online survey for D&D Players which can be found here.
If any scribe wins a prize after following the link I posted, I only have one word for such a person...commission.
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hammer of Moradin
Senior Scribe
USA
758 Posts |
Posted - 24 Nov 2004 : 19:05:07
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Oh, too late Sirius. Already finished. No commission for you, although I'll tell you about any nifty information I gleen if I win the stash. |
"Hurling himself upon his enemies, he terrified them with slaughter!"
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
5517 Posts |
Posted - 25 Nov 2004 : 02:59:31
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Originally posted by hammer of Moradin
Oh, too late Sirius. Already finished. No commission for you, although I'll tell you about any nifty information I gleen if I win the stash.
 I see making Senior Scribe has made someone even more lippy.  |
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
6666 Posts |
Posted - 25 Nov 2004 : 03:09:05
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No incentive for me to complete it - and my "more FR" mantra has been done to death in every survey I've done for them over the last decade!
-- George Krashos
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36804 Posts |
Posted - 25 Nov 2004 : 06:12:04
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| Tell you what, George... Go ahead and do the survey, and then, if you win, pass all the swag to me! How's that for incentive? |
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
5517 Posts |
Posted - 25 Nov 2004 : 16:25:10
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Originally posted by George Krashos
No incentive for me to complete it - and my "more FR" mantra has been done to death in every survey I've done for them over the last decade!
-- George Krashos
Try giving them one additional "more FR" chant for this survey. I know I added some FR comments at the end when asked to provide comments. |
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Purple Dragon Knight
Master of Realmslore
Canada
1796 Posts |
Posted - 25 Nov 2004 : 17:09:11
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Wow! this was a short survey: "suggestions to improve the D&D game?" --> textbox
Got only one question... maybe I should have said I worked in marketing?  |
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
5517 Posts |
Posted - 25 Nov 2004 : 19:15:33
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Originally posted by Purple Dragon Knight
Wow! this was a short survey: "suggestions to improve the D&D game?" --> textbox
Got only one question... maybe I should have said I worked in marketing?
Should or shouldn't? |
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Purple Dragon Knight
Master of Realmslore
Canada
1796 Posts |
Posted - 25 Nov 2004 : 22:09:23
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I should have, because when I answered that I was not a marketer or related to one (or a retailer, distributor), the survey screen suddenly announced: "Tell us how D&D can be improved", then the next screen was a "Thanks for your time" message...
If I would have answered that I was a marketer, perhaps I would have seen other questions. Therefore, I should have had: this way perhaps I would have uncovered the true purpose of this survey...
Then again, maybe it was a mere suggestion box survey, with no pre-made questions... |
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hammer of Moradin
Senior Scribe
USA
758 Posts |
Posted - 26 Nov 2004 : 03:34:12
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Originally posted by SiriusBlack
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Originally posted by hammer of Moradin
Oh, too late Sirius. Already finished. No commission for you, although I'll tell you about any nifty information I gleen if I win the stash.
I see making Senior Scribe has made someone even more lippy.
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"Hurling himself upon his enemies, he terrified them with slaughter!"
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Candlekeep proverb: If a thing is said often enough, fools aplenty will believe it to be true. |
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
5517 Posts |
Posted - 26 Nov 2004 : 03:46:01
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Originally posted by Purple Dragon Knight
I should have, because when I answered that I was not a marketer or related to one (or a retailer, distributor), the survey screen suddenly announced: "Tell us how D&D can be improved", then the next screen was a "Thanks for your time" message...
If I would have answered that I was a marketer, perhaps I would have seen other questions. Therefore, I should have had: this way perhaps I would have uncovered the true purpose of this survey...
Then again, maybe it was a mere suggestion box survey, with no pre-made questions...
Strange, I gave the same information you did and got a number of additional questions. |
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Reefy
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
892 Posts |
Posted - 26 Nov 2004 : 13:46:40
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| Curiouser and curiouser, I only got the one question as well. But it was a plea for more Realmsian goodness so that's one more voice added. |
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Lord Rad
Great Reader
United Kingdom
2080 Posts |
Posted - 26 Nov 2004 : 14:17:15
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| I just got the one question when i went through the survey, however, I went through again and left the country as US and got more questions... it appears that WotC are only interested in the information from American residents. |
Lord Rad
"What? No, I wasn't reading your module. I was just looking at the pictures"
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Purple Dragon Knight
Master of Realmslore
Canada
1796 Posts |
Posted - 26 Nov 2004 : 16:19:15
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Originally posted by Lord Rad
I just got the one question when i went through the survey, however, I went through again and left the country as US and got more questions... it appears that WotC are only interested in the information from American residents.
Ah! that could explain it: I clicked "Country: Canada"
Nice to know WotC is targeting people by geography and has given up on online distribution... But in all seriousness, it is rather disappointing to know that the next wave of products will be targeted for the American gamer by the American gamer... |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36804 Posts |
Posted - 26 Nov 2004 : 16:26:54
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Originally posted by Purple Dragon Knight
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Originally posted by Lord Rad
I just got the one question when i went through the survey, however, I went through again and left the country as US and got more questions... it appears that WotC are only interested in the information from American residents.
Ah! that could explain it: I clicked "Country: Canada"
Nice to know WotC is targeting people by geography and has given up on online distribution... But in all seriousness, it is rather disappointing to know that the next wave of products will be targeted for the American gamer by the American gamer...
In their defense, the US prolly is their biggest market... But still, they should be at least a bit more concerned with what the rest of their customers want. |
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
5517 Posts |
Posted - 26 Nov 2004 : 16:59:14
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Originally posted by Lord Rad
it appears that WotC are only interested in the information from American residents.
Hmmm....interesting. Very interesting. Thanks for solving the puzzle. |
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Reefy
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
892 Posts |
Posted - 26 Nov 2004 : 17:43:41
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
6666 Posts |
Posted - 27 Nov 2004 : 07:03:48
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
But still, they should be at least a bit more concerned with what the rest of their customers want.
Especially their longtime, occasionally helpful out of their own free time, customers!
-- George Krashos
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Arivia
Great Reader
Canada
2965 Posts |
Posted - 30 Jan 2006 : 04:57:25
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Okay, they're doing these again, on randomly selected loadings of the main D&D page.
I got one.
Now, is "Rehire Steven Schend and commission George Krashos to do an Impiltur sourcebook" a good thing to stuff in the comments box? |
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Kajehase
Great Reader
Sweden
2104 Posts |
Posted - 30 Jan 2006 : 05:25:08
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Arivia
Great Reader
Canada
2965 Posts |
Posted - 30 Jan 2006 : 05:59:01
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Originally posted by Kajehase
Yes.
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warlockco
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Arivia
Great Reader
Canada
2965 Posts |
Posted - 30 Jan 2006 : 07:17:40
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Originally posted by warlockco
Link is Broken.
The old one isn't up any more. To get the new one, reload the main page over and over again and hope and pray. |
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Firhyanda
Learned Scribe
USA
108 Posts |
Posted - 30 Jan 2006 : 16:17:12
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Greetings 
When I when to the wizards website, I got a hole series of questions yesterday it was a vary large survey and I let my preference for Realms material be known. At the end I was asked to join an advisory panel that will be given more surveys this year. I think that they should pay more attention to fans outside the USA also.
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36804 Posts |
Posted - 30 Jan 2006 : 17:12:22
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I want to take the survey, but my many reloads of the main page haven't gotten me the link.  |
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Alexander Heppe
Seeker
Germany
62 Posts |
Posted - 30 Jan 2006 : 17:57:14
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Originally posted by Firhyanda
Greetings
When I when to the wizards website, I got a hole series of questions yesterday it was a vary large survey and I let my preference for Realms material be known. At the end I was asked to join an advisory panel that will be given more surveys this year. I think that they should pay more attention to fans outside the USA also.
Strange, they only asked for my age, and how often I played D&D and since when. Finally there was a box for suggestions. Being from Germany, I ask myself if there are more questions for american Gamers than for the international ones? |
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WalkerNinja
Senior Scribe
USA
575 Posts |
Posted - 31 Jan 2006 : 19:09:54
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completed the survey yesterday, and joined said advisory panel
it is unfortunate that they are not paying as much attention to international fans, but not unforseen. People with marketing degrees like big markets that perform with consistency. I don't see why it would be a problem to have a foriegn language advisory panel though... one would think that you could expand your markets, or perhaps print foriegn only titles that specifically target the needs of non-american fans. |
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warlockco
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36804 Posts |
Posted - 31 Jan 2006 : 23:37:07
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Originally posted by warlockco
Hmm, I think I might already be on the list for this. I know every few months or so I get an Email with a link to a survey.
If they allow you to share that link, PM me with it, if you don't mind. |
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warlockco
Master of Realmslore
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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WOTC has a new online survey
