I realize it's in the interest of some people who like class changes to make it look like there's this big stalemate with roughly even numbers of people who are for and against them. Yes, opinions on them varies, which aspect in life doesn't. But people coming here reading this thread should make no mistake - there is CLEAR MAJORITY of beta players who don't like or hate the changes. And there's data to support it.
There is player made poll currently on beta for current build, very specifically asking to rate class changes with 6 options, from Love to Dread, eliminating possible double votes etc. It involves few hundred unique voters and is in general discussion. Believe it or not, 100-300 is statistically significant sample for limited amount of players testing LOTRO closed Beta. Polls with 3x bigger sample tell u who's gona win the elections in the free world.
Can't go into specifics as in not to copy, but voters who Love changes can literally be counted on fingers of one hand. Roughly 1/5 Like the changes and just the same amount is in the middle in next 2 options. The last 2 ratings - poor and dread gather clearly more than Obama popular vote in 2008. What's more, of these 2 options, 2x more decides to pick dread.
These are facts. No matter what your opinion in the end will be, you have to keep in mind that proponents of this as of right now speak from the viewpoint of MINORITY and if lotro beta players had their say, there would be no class changes as they are now coming to live.
Originally Posted by Palentian
Look, I didn't want to get in on this whole "poll" thing AGAIN...........The polls (yes, plural) have already been explained as flawed. You don't have the numbers to judge the accuracy of them. They are NOT representative of Beta. Only a few vocal testers. 100-300 people aren't statistically significant even if there were only 1000 people in Beta. There was more than that. Those that DID express an interest or ANY form of support for the changes were set upon by this vocal minority until they stopped posting in Beta General at all. This doesn't mean you're right, it only means some people have thinner skins than you.
10-30% response is very much statistically significant. Also, people who were in favor of the changes had every much as opportunity to participate in the polls as those who did not. Furthermore, the class website polls were neither more or less flawed than the forum polls, so you can't say that one was superior to the other. So unless you have concrete feedback from the rest of the beta population, you are on a very flimsy stand.
Originally Posted by Veria
10-30% response is very much statistically significant. Also, people who were in favor of the changes had every much as opportunity to participate in the polls as those who did not. Furthermore, the class website polls were neither more or less flawed than the forum polls, so you can't say that one was superior to the other. So unless you have concrete feedback from the rest of the beta population, you are on a very flimsy stand.
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