Rate Viking Conquest (poll)

[Úlfheðinn]

Numbers are facts only when the data collection is adequate.

Of course, steam may provide some indication, but please stop claiming statistical significance or facts when we don't have anything proper to go off.

This poll is voluntary.  Are you suggesting there is some sort of conspiracy behind this website and a voluntary poll?  That the numbers are someone inaccurate?  Yes, I am in fact claiming that these numbers are indicative of the people who voluntarily voted.  This is a voluntary sample of a population.  There are polls like this used all the time...in politics, in retail, in research, in just about everything.  You just don't like the results, therefore in your mind, they are insignificant.  You just don't seem to understand what a voluntary sample of a population is, and the difference between objective facts (like these numbers and the corresponding calculations) and interpretation of those facts.

I don't give a rats ass about the results, but as a researcher, it annoys me when people who appear not to understand statistics as a mathematical field, start making claims that one learns not to make in any introductory level course of statistics.

You are making comparisons to studies and questionnaires which actually adhere to the standards that are necessary when gathering data.

For example, no one who understands statistics takes a poll from the webistes of Fox or CNN seriously, because it's an incredibly population to draw sample from when you want to make inferential statements.

Instead, polls like the gallup randomly ask participants questions, spend a ton of time making sure questions are good and use a large enough sample population to ensure that they can make sure the sample represents the population accurately.

 

[Pharaoh Llandy]

Since there's a lot of emotion rolling around and accusations and insults, I thought I'd try to give an objective poll to give the developers an more thorough understanding of how we feel about the game.

The problem is, you can't have an objective poll about feelings. They are inherently subjective to each individual.

I know that the devs will appreciate all of the feedback and bug reporting that everybody can give. There are several threads already discussing the issues with VC, and there are threads in which people are actively expressing their displeasure (as well as support).

For now, I'm locking this, as it's only becoming a flamefest and ultimately is not giving the devs what they need; solid and timely bug-reports that they can fix.

I will be contacting the devs shortly to ask if they can post some guidelines for this forum (as are possessed by the other sub-boards of DLC content such as NW) and provide a place for people to both give their feedback and suggestions and release some of their frustration.

In the meantime, everyone knows that the devs are working on this. I note that you have requested a refund and I'm sure you'll get a response to that either from Steam and/or the devs/TW. In the interim, if you wish to discuss rating VC, a thread was created for this last night, not long after release:  http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php/topic,319701.0.html

Locked for now.