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Thread: Tell them what you want!
EEMAN wrote:
Zotux wrote:
If you're gonna go, don't borther if you are female.
I wish I had the link, but there is a post, possibly in the comunity relations and website forum, about a female player from the bay area trying to register, she was told that they are not taking females for this?!?!?!?!?
perhaps because they already had enough percentage? I was at a theatre one night and neilson group came up and wanted opinions on some stuff but wouldnt talk to me.. they only wanted to survey my wife. They said they already had enough men on their list.
So if women comprise 5% of the gaming population and they are going to survey 1500 people.. its possible that they will only question 75 females?
Good point, so then my statement should be "If you're gonna go, don't borther if you are female. caus ethey already have enough"?
danno13 wrote:I wonder how representive this survey will be. It's pretty much going to be hardcore players from Northern California. The survey could really backfire if this subset's view are different then the average subscriber. After all, the average NoCalie's political beliefs tend to be different then that of the rest of the nation, could this be the same for gameplay preferences?
Not sure, the bay area is a HUGE star trek fan base... I was surprised to hear that they were going to do star wars focus groups there.
I kinda envisioned responses to future expansions being:
Add Klingon race
reinstate the neutral zone
create the Borg faction
allow players to be female ferengi .. this only male stuff is bias'd
LM wrote:
EEMAN wrote:
Zotux wrote:
If you're gonna go, don't borther if you are female.
I wish I had the link, but there is a post, possibly in the comunity relations and website forum, about a female player from the bay area trying to register, she was told that they are not taking females for this?!?!?!?!?
perhaps because they already had enough percentage? I was at a theatre one night and neilson group came up and wanted opinions on some stuff but wouldnt talk to me.. they only wanted to survey my wife. They said they already had enough men on their list.
So if women comprise 5% of the gaming population and they are going to survey 1500 people.. its possible that they will only question 75 females?
Well the thing is, in "real life" you can LOOK at your audience and know (usually! ha!) who is male and who is female. With an online game, there is no way they could REALLY know that ratio. And SWG has a higher percentage of females than most other MMORPGs out there.
However, Eeman, you do have a point. I just wonder how they determine the male/female ratio in this game.
http://forums.station.sony.com/swg/board/message?board.id=communityrelations&message.id=11646
EEMAN wrote:
Zotux wrote:
If you're gonna go, don't borther if you are female.
I wish I had the link, but there is a post, possibly in the comunity relations and website forum, about a female player from the bay area trying to register, she was told that they are not taking females for this?!?!?!?!?
perhaps because they already had enough percentage? I was at a theatre one night and neilson group came up and wanted opinions on some stuff but wouldnt talk to me.. they only wanted to survey my wife. They said they already had enough men on their list.
So if women comprise 5% of the gaming population and they are going to survey 1500 people.. its possible that they will only question 75 females?
Well the thing is, in "real life" you can LOOK at your audience and know (usually! ha!) who is male and who is female. With an online game, there is no way they could REALLY know that ratio. And SWG has a higher percentage of females than most other MMORPGs out there.
On Wednesday, August 31st, 2005, Nielsen Interactive Entertainment would like the experienced opinions of current Galaxies subscribers. We will be holding discussion groups (2 hours in length) in Santa Clara, CA for you to consider ideas for the next Galaxies expansion pack and to give us your opinions about what you want to play in the future!
The research pays $100 cash for your participation.
Please call our confirmation department toll free at (877) 862 - 3456 between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM, and state that you are interested in the "SANTA CLARA GALAXIES research" on Wednesday, August 31st, 2005 to determine if you qualify for this exciting study.
ALL SF / BAY AREA WELCOME
*Please be aware certain terms and conditions.
*Certain terms and conditions: You must be between 18-28 years old. - That's the call I got today. You must not be able to remember when SW:ANH came out in theaters to be able to take part in a focus group on a video game based on SW:ANH.
I'm not discounting the opinions of the 18-28 year olds, btw - I just think it's absolutely ridiculous that they limit their focus group like that. Nearly _everyone_ I play with is above that age-range. How exactely are we being represented?
So not only are women not counted on to purchase future expansions, but neither are a great many of the people who pay for these future expansions...
Yes. I'm sick about it.
*Certain terms and conditions: You must be between 18-28 years old. - That's the call I got today. You must not be able to remember when SW:ANH came out in theaters to be able to take part in a focus group on a video game based on SW:ANH.
I'm not discounting the opinions of the 18-28 year olds, btw - I just think it's absolutely ridiculous that they limit their focus group like that. Nearly _everyone_ I play with is above that age-range. How exactely are we being represented?
So not only are women not counted on to purchase future expansions, but neither are a great many of the people who pay for these future expansions...
Yes. I'm sick about it.
Perhaps they can't include the under 18 demographic because of legal reasons, so they're excluding the 28+ demographic to balance it out???
For an accurate survey, you'd think if 20%(or so)of the players were 28+ then they'd have 20% of the survey members over 28.
18-30 is the largest demographic in online gaming, that's why. Unfortunately, that's a little short sighted, because middle and older agedgamers enjoy MMORPGs and make up about an equal portion of the MMORPG demographic. As someone who works in marketing research, I'm somewhat shocked they aren't even attempting younger and older aged groups, but.. more power to them. (I speculate, but I believe the reason they're not is because they feel SWG is just not that popular or with enough potential to attract those kinds of gamers.)
The good news is that not all us youngin's are insane. I (being 23) much prefer the trilogy to the prequels, even though I wasn't around to attend the theatrical openings (booo). I predict they'll get a good portion of feedback both ways, from people who are pro-jedi and anti-jedi.
Taln2 wrote:18-30 is the largest demographic in online gaming, that's why. Unfortunately, that's a little short sighted, because middle and older aged gamers enjoy MMORPGs and make up about an equal portion of the MMORPG demographic. As someone who works in marketing research, I'm somewhat shocked they aren't even attempting younger and older aged groups, but.. more power to them. (I speculate, but I believe the reason they're not is because they feel SWG is just not that popular or with enough potential to attract those kinds of gamers.)
The good news is that not all us youngin's are insane. I (being 23) much prefer the trilogy to the prequels, even though I wasn't around to attend the theatrical openings (booo). I predict they'll get a good portion of feedback both ways, from people who are pro-jedi and anti-jedi.
We had a similar discussion about this in the correspondent forum (strictly blue names however
). While 18-30 might not be viewed as the most mature catagory, for the most part it's that demographic that were weaned on the OT (I first saw ANH when I was 5 and I havn't been quite
).But anyway, as Corbin says, don't dispair in regard to whether that group is in love soley with Jedi and lightsabers, as many prefer a good blaster at their side, an Xwing or modified freighter to pilot and a musty smelling cantina filled with all kinds of scum and villany
WesBelden wrote:
Go! Get in contact, tell them, quickly!
Clickity
I tried.
They are only looking for Males between the ages of 18 and 28. I did not qualify.
What someone would enjoy playing in the future.......
KotOR Online? 
I'm thinking D and D online, personally.
Good to know.