Ryan McAvoy said:
Survey Done. I imagine you'd like some feedback on the survey, as this is for your college course. I've done a couple of surveys for school/college and I know they are very difficult to word.
1. There was no location question? - This dramatically effects cost. e.g. I live in the UK and we get "F'd in the A" all the time over gaming costs. The US gets it easy ;-)
2. "How many hours a week do you spend playing video games?" - If I'm deep into a videogame and I've got the time, I might spend 12hours a day gaming! But I probably haven't spent 12 hours this month, as I'm not really into anything at the moment. The question didn't really reflect this, so I just guessed something average.
3. Demo Questions - I haven't played a Demo since the 90s, so I'd have liked to have put N/A for those ones. I went for '1' instead.
4. Similaly there are four questions on Alpha/Beta - I've only ever done that once so these were a bit wasted on me. I put '1' for all.
5. Also although I'm 100% satified with the DLC I've purchased (I wouldn't have bought it otherwise) I'm very annoyed at the range of DLC offered currently and angry about how it is being sold. I want EXTRA totally new quality Single Player content 6 months down the road. I don't want crappy and weak multiplayer content (Like one extra map or a different skin) removed from the game and I'm forced to pay extra to get it back. The survey didn't fully address that IMO.
6. Also the cost questions - I'm always satisfied with the ammount I pay for a videogame because I always wait for the price to drop to something I'm happy with. So obviously that means I think new games are over priced, but that wasn't what you asked.
^ Hope that's helpful :-)
This about sums up what I think as well. I'm not a big gamer, though I play a lot when I have time. It's just not that high up on my priority list. Once in a while, I play for six hours straight, but other times, I go for weeks, or months without playing anything. My answers were largely theoretical for demos and alpha/beta testing, since I've only played a couple demos and have never actually participated in alpha/beta testing. It's something I would do if I had more time, and I think I can fairly judge how much it would affect my decision to buy a game.
It would be helpful to be able to put N/A instead, since some questions don't really apply to everyone.
Good luck. :)