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Message ID: 24328
Date: Tue Mar 20 01:13:29 GMT 2001
Author: Windleaf Mistsong
Subject: Re: [eqbards] EQ Survey
>Hello.
>
>I am a student at Queen's University in Canada who is taking part in
>a research project that is studying Everquest. After spending
>numerous hours (or perhaps months would be a better way to put it!)
>playing the game we have put together a brief survey, which should
>take no more than ten minutes to complete. We are trying to get a
>better understanding of the relationships which develop in the vast
>land of Norrath. If you are interested in participating merely cut
>and paste the questions below and e-mail your replies to
>7jss1@... Any comments or questions would be welcome and
>appreciated. The survey can also be found at
>http://qlink.queensu.ca/~7jss1/eqsurvey.htm
>
>Thank you,
>Pteridan (Jon Smithen)
>Knight of the 14th seasonPlayer questions
>
>
>How old are you?
>
>Are you male or female?
>
>How long have you been playing Everquest?
>
>Is Everquest the first on-line roleplaying game you've played?
>
>Why did you start playing Everquest?
>
>
>Avatar questions
>
>What level, race, class, gender is your main avatar?
>
>Do you have secondary avatars?
>
>What levels, races, classes, genders are your secondary avatars?
>
>Why did you choose the classes you did for your avatars?
>
>Do you play on a PvP server?
>
>Are you in a guild?
>
>For what reasons are you in a guild (or alternatively for what
>reasons are you not in a guild)?
>
>Do you attend guild events?
>
>Do you plan to ahead of time to attend guild events?
>
>Do you normally group with
>
>1) People you meet that session
>2) People you knew prior to playing Everquest
>3) People you met through Everquest
>4) Guildmate you found in your area
>5) Other (please specify)
>
>Have your grouping patterns changed as you've gained experience at
>the game? How so?
>
>
>Time questions
>
>How many hours a week (on average) do you play Everquest?
>
>How many hours do you play each session?
>
>How do you normally spend your time in Norrath?
>
>Are you on a constant quest to level or do you take time off from
>gaining experience while playing?
>
>What do you do when you take time off from the mobs?
>
>While trying to level do you ever take time out to help others?
>
>If yes (to the previous question), in what ways?
>
>Did you know the other avatars prior to helping them?
>
>Can you give any reasons why you chose to help others?
>
>Have you ever died helping others (outside of a group situation)?
>
>
>Calls for help
>
>Do you ever help newbies?
>
>If yes (to the previous question), how do you help newbies?
>
>Can you give any reasons why you helped them?
>
>Were you helped as a newbie? (This does not include help from friends
>you met prior to playing)
>
>If yes (to the previous question), how were you helped?
>
>Do you respond to the /yell command?
>
>Does your respose to a plea for help depend on any factors? What are
>those factors?
>
>Are you more likely to help members of a specific race? gender?
>class? Why?
>
>Was there any time in your avatars life when you were more likely to
>help others?
>
>If yes (to the previous question), what brought about the difference
>in game play?
>
>Why do you think that people help others in Everquest?
>
>Comments? Further thoughts?
>
>Please e-mail to 7jss1@...
>
>Thank you for spending your time completing this survey. If anyone
>would be kind enough to meet our research team on-line (either in
>game, ICQ or IRC) for discussion we would be very grateful for the
>opportunity.
>
>
>
>
>
>
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