About the chance of winning 1 month of membership:
Are people allowed to opt out of it? I know I could just avoid going into p2p worlds, but i would hate to have that membership month wasted on me
Hey Jagex,
i have a suggestion/question
is their a way that a player can tell when our questions are answered? if their isnt u think u can possibly add some kind of notification.
Thanx
..... By the way nice job on the forums
Anyone else feel a little weird about that new incentive to answer the polls? I feel like anyone else who takes part in the polls will somehow be a poser or just in it for the free month of p2p.
Three years ago, when I read the quote that King Run1te mentioned on the previous page (about free players not being able to affect guaranteed content polls), I shrugged it off. I didn't think it mattered since free players usually aren't the ones who get to play the content anyway.
That was until I become f2p, at which point I realized my mistake and became disenchanted with the polls. It kind of ticked me off that after playing for 6 years, and being a member for several of those years, my opinion on what should be in the game or not was not valued anymore. Not only that, but my opinion was worth far less than any new player fresh off tutorial island who went p2p yesterday and knows nothing about the game.
Like many others, I've also become very annoyed with the changes to this forum. Even if they are reverted back to how they were right this instant, it will still be a PR disaster for Jagex. But letting people voice their opinions where they are heard and acknowledged, such as these polls = good PR.
It's a long journey to get back the same trust and relationship the players once had with Jagex, but updates like this are the stepping stones that make that trip possible. There is still hope for the future, and by introducing this update, you've just made that hope a little bit brighter. Thank you Jagex and keep going- despite the negativity on the forums, there's still a few of us out there that believe that you can make the turnaround. Don't disappoint us
23-Apr-2010 03:20:37
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23-Apr-2010 03:21:49
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Deadman6066
I did send an idea to that poll address. I still didn't get a response from Jagex in my inbox of my mail yet. They should know by now that I'm Gannon Dorf1, because I've had issues before with clans and getting muted - etc. So I hope you get the message soon is all I'm saying.
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23-Apr-2010 05:43:34
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Hylian Deku
I think the polls are the best way to bring up players' opinions about everything, and I think you could ask our opinion on some updates too! I love the poll system, makes me feel like I can do something about .. something, and it's how democracy works in Runescape.
I'm glad to see that as a free player, I'll now be able to participate in every poll that comes out!
Great step in the right direction, IMO!
Although, with the recent news post I have a little concern... You say that "At the close of each poll, we’ll be picking one lucky participant at random and awarding them with one month of RuneScape membership!"
Well, I think most people will be very happy to hear about that! As most people do want membership on their account!
However, there are some people who consider themselves "Pure F2P", like myself and many others.
Being a Pure F2P is something we take pride in; knowing that we've *never* been a member, and achieving all that we've done!
With membership being a prize that anyone at all can win, just by participating in a poll, I'm afraid that someone who's Pure F2P, may unexpectedly gain a month of membership, thus ruining an account that they've spent years working on!
So I'd like to suggest that it not be something automatically applied to your account. Maybe something where you've got to accept the membership?
I'm sure it would frustrate and upset some people if they unexpectedly got a month of membership on an account that they want to remain f2p. I know I wouldn't appreciate it.
JD - nothing odd about it at all. In fact offering incentives to answer polls is a fairly standard practice.
Hylian - you don't get a reply, even if your poll question has been selected for inclusion. The first thing you know is from when you click on the poll and see your name there (or when you log in and get half a dozen random players pming you saying congrats on getting your poll selected lol)
23-Apr-2010 22:04:15
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23-Apr-2010 22:05:04
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Amethyst Gem