[center][h2][i]Yesterday, on the Magical Girl Discord Server: Broken “Zucc” Promise collects the opinions of Magical girl players…[/i][/h2] [img]https://i.pinimg.com/474x/dc/50/3d/dc503d31fcb36d63a346cae9992cc78d.jpg[/img][/center] [center][h1]AND NOW THE RESULTS ARE IN![/h1] [img]https://i.imgur.com/Fs0wkCE.jpg[/img][/center] I was kind of on the fence about deciding where to post these. Erode posted all of his surveys forum side, so I’ve decided to do just that. So just to reiterate before I roll out these results, here’s what happened. I ran a google form survey to collect the [s]tasty data[/s] opinions of everyone. We got 9 responses out of 10-11 active roleplayers, so I feel this is an accurate sample size. I also collected e-mail addresses to dissuade people from logging fake surveys. I can show the E-mails, but would rather not do so on a semi-public area like an OOC forum post. The results are as follows: [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/2SvwNxL.png[/img][/center] There’s a pretty even spread here, with roughly half of the votes landing on one side or the other of 3. But do remember that we had 2 long time members leave the RP this season, and I’m sure their votes would have fallen to the left side of the scale. These aren’t really good numbers to have. We’re almost 4 years in, and by now everyone should have reasonable expectations for the RP. So why do people have this opinion of Darkest Before the Dawn? [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/st3dRwl.png[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/PizLWVJ.png[/img] [/center] I can’t say these results surprised me. The necromancers were mixed, but each encounter was treated a bit differently. Billy was taken on by a group of Players, Mr Bulk was a weird mix of GMNPCs and PC, and Endsinger was a cut scene with a fight against Lupa going on in the BG. Hard to get much from these results alone. The Beacon trial is a bit more polarizing, and I don’t really have much to say about it. The rave is easily the most hated event in the RP, while the park horror event didn’t score nearly as badly. It is hard to vote the park event because while it did have a cool fight scene, it wasn’t totally divorced from Cindy killing herself. Meanwhile, the Seige on Mariette’s mansion is among the most acclaimed GM events this season, with the sanctuary one being pretty meh/disliked overall. Time skips remain the most enjoyed part of the RP. I’m noticing a trend here, but let’s keep this in mind and continue. [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/XEb1ldY.png[/img][/center] I think the only thing that surprises me here is that more people didn’t hate the Ascendancy. They’re a boring, invincible, almighty army that no one can hope to beat in a fight. Though they are easy enough to avoid by just staying out of their way. They definitely don’t have a favorable score, but it’s still a lot higher than I expected. Can’t say the same for the rest. Sanctuary is pretty polarizing for reasons I’ve already discussed. Justine was half baked and voted accordingly, and the widespread accessibility of purification potions is polarizing, but leaning towards unfavorable just like Sanctuary. The new story beats might have been a bust, but at least the homebrew content scored well. [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/xubcF8Y.png[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/0iT9DZj.png[/img] [/center] As a joyless internet gremlin, I do get an odd warming sensation in my cold dead heart when I see that both cradle and the red coin are well recieved by the RP as a whole. The white coin isn’t too far behind, and is clearly a better item than the potions. Perhaps the potions give players too much freedom in how they are purified? Suppose you could have a good discord discussion about that. The modded red coin and Amaryllis’s sword patron I think were mostly unknown. I’m not even sure why I included them. Guess I was just checking awareness. Now I bring to you my favorite part of the entire survey: where we talk about what we enjoy and don’t. [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/Tq7p88D.png[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/gZV9ifX.png[/img] [/center] The data speaks for itself. There’s a clear outcry for more smaller scale fights as well as ones against monsters, and some time for non-magical and slice of life stuff would be cool too. It’s also clear that most players have had enough of the bloated spectacle fights and patron antics. I also find some of the “other” options interesting. A call for less collabs and loose ends. I do wish I had done a collab check box for that one, as well as a rivalry one. Suppose there’s always next time. And lastly, let’s see what everyone’s most interested in. [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/ks3CB0I.png[/img][/center] That one about the cradle broke my heart. Me too fam, me too