(RPG) Scenario Survey
What type of files/scenarios interest you most? - Singleplayer scenarios
- Multiplayer scenarios
- Campaigns
- Random Map Scripts
What's the maximum amount of time you want to spend playing a scenario? - 15 minutes
- 30 minutes
- 60 minutes
- 120 minutes
- More than 120 minutes. It doesn't matter how long it takes for me to finish a scenario as long as it's enjoyable
What kind of scenarios do you enjoy most? - RPGs
- RP scenarios, like "Sims", "WRP", "Design your town", etc.
- Escape/Survival scenarios
- Build & Destroy scenarios, like "Build a Titan", "Mythodea", "Castle Blood", etc.
- Minigames
- Supremacy scenarios, like "Zelda", "Food Wood Gold", "Riv Civ", etc.
- Tower Defense
- Puzzle scenarios
- Other, please specify
Why do you play scenarios online? - I want to win against players from all over the world
- I want to enjoy playing scenarios with other players
- I like to play cooperative scenarios with other players
- Other
What kind of RPG scenarios do you like most? - Hack 'n Slash RPG scenarios (fight tons of enemies with standard attacks / special abilities)
- Free-roaming RPG scenarios (create your own story)
- Survival RPG scenarios (think of "Left 4 dead")
- Strategy RPG scenarios (seriously hard battle encounters)
- Dungeon RPG scenarios (throngs of monsters, powerful characters... it's all about getting the best "loot", the best hero statistics and reaching the highest level
What do you think is the most important thing in RPG scenarios? And the least important? Put the letters in order from most to least important. - Storyline and Plot
- Character Development
- Music
- Enjoyable Battle System
- Map Design
- Character Creation
- Secrets, Dynamic Events and Sidequests
- Puzzles
- Replay Value
- Different number of endings
- Boss battles
- Leveling and Loot
- Crafting
- Shops
How difficult should RPG scenario be? - Dying in RPGs means the difficulty is too hard
- Enemies shouldn't be hard to kill, only the bosses
- All kind of enemies should be able to kill you if you're not careful
- All enemies can use special abilities to kill you easily if you're not on your guard
How difficult should boss fights be? - I shouldn't have to use any special abilities or tactics to kill a boss
- I should be able to kill a boss easily when I use special abilities at the right times
- You not only need special abilities to kill a boss, but you also need good tactics
- You should kill a boss through trial and error: die, learn, load game, try again. A boss isn't a boss if you don't die
- I hate boss fights...
How difficult should puzzles be? - The solution should be simple
- You can find the solution of a puzzle if you look hard enough
- You have to find clues and then come up with a solution to solve a puzzle
- Puzzles should be very hard to solve because only the brightest may claim the rewards
- I hate puzzles...
What do you think of Hotkeys in a RPG scenario? - I prefer to fight enemies with standard attacks and godpowers. No hotkeys please
- I like to use hotkeys to cast my special character's abilities
- I don't care
Would you play RPGs which require a mod to be installed on your PC? - Yes
- No
What do you think of RPGs where the camera focuses on your unit through the entire game? - I like it. This way you can only see a small area around you which makes the experience more exciting
- I hate it. I want to have an unlocked camera so I can move wherever I want with a single click
- I don't care
How many dialogs would you like to see in a RPG? - As few as possible. They are boring
- Some of them. But only if they have something important to say
- A lot of them. I want to know/experience everything that this RPG world has to offer
- I don't care
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[This message has been edited by Lewonas (edited 11-14-2011 @ 01:32 PM).]