Posted by Ranillon on 20. July 2009 23:45
...is a hard question to answer. To that end we here at 40KOrigins labs created a questionnarie for Origins to help us find out. We got back a fair amount of results, although nowhere near enough to suggest it somehow represents the interests of the Games-Workshop player base as a whole. But, the results do give use a springboard for deeper discussions on the matter.
This is important because 40kOrigins is going to widen its view to take in all and any games related to Games-Workshop (note the new header). This is partially because we want to paint and play more than just 40K, but also because the other games are just too interesting to ignore. Don't worry, the primary emphasis will remain 40K. However, I've been itching to talk about Warhammer and Warhammer Historicals (my degree is in history) while GBPrime is a Battlefleet Gothic fanatic who'd love to post some articles. We both are interested in trying new things.
Nevertheless, we want to present stuff people care about so here is the results of the questionnaries from Origins. The scale is from 0% -- Everyone hates the idea completely to 100% -- Everyone wants this more than even beer!
1) What Games Would You Like to See Covered on 40KOrigins?
Some interesting observations here and some obvious ones. It's hardly surprising that players playing 40K would give the game a high score. More interesting is the high score for Blood Bowl -- a dear old favorite apparently -- and the almost as high score for Lord(War) of the Rings. Warhammer Fantasy received a lower total than I expected, but Warhammer Historicals did rather well considering I feared it would be at the bottom. Interestingly the individual scores for Historicals was very up and down -- people either loved it or hated it. However, that love part suggests a small, but devoted interest in the game that might warrant organizing an appropriate event.
2) What Types of Material Would You Like To See on the Website?
The only minor surprise is that Product Previews was last on the list. By comparison, web material on 'How to do X" was an winning desire. Most everything else caught good interest as well.
3) What Sort of Games Whould Like to See Us Run as Formal Tournaments, Special Scenarios, and so forth:
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Warhammer 40K: 85%
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Apocalypse Battles: 76%
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Space Hulk: 75%
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Skirmishes: 67%
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Introductory Games: 62%
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Warhammer: 50%
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Historicals: 47%
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Battlefleet Gothic: 32%
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Epic Armageddon: 28%
Battlefleet Gothic and Epic Armageddon got little joy here, but 40K, Apocalypse, and Space Hulk seemed to draw everyone's interest. Real question is how this relates to interest as a whole.
So, here is your chance to respond and start a good discussion in the comments section about what 40KOrigins should concentrate on in the future, both in terms of web material and planned events (we aren't limiting ourselves to just Origins). This post will remain first in line for the next two days to encourage people to speak their minds.
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