Research Survey "Flamers" and video games. Please Respond

[Banditks]

Hello again!

I am back again after a number of years posting a new research survey this time on video game flamers. This is for a research paper for my college online class so the more data i can collect the better! feel free to tell your friends about it so they can take it quick. It would be very nice if you could take the survey and after give a short personal opinion on the topic. Thank you for your time!

As requested by Corvus: A flamer is a person coming onto a game or product forum and attacking the product in no sane way. the person gives no reason for his hatred of the product or game but just pulls out every flaw magnifies it and gives unsupported flaws at the same time. This can be because the product doesn't fulfill is exact need right away or he wants to attack it just to see the chaos it could cause in response.

#1 What is your age range.
10-12
13-15
16-18
19-21
21+
#2 What Genre of game do you play the most.(Select One)
Shooter
Strategy
Action
Sports
RPG(Role-Playing Game)
MMOG(Massive-Multi-player Online Game)
#3 How Many Hours do you play video games in a week?
Less than 4
5-10
10-20
20-40
40+
#4 How Often do you use and post on game forums?
Once a month
Once a Week
Once every few days
Once a day
More than once a day
Not at all
#5 How often do you respond to “Flamers” on game forums
Once a month
Once a Week
Once every few days
Once a day
More than once a day
Not at all
#6 Do “Flamers” affect your view of a game?
Agree strongly
Agree somewhat
Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree somewhat
Disagree strongly
#7 Do you normally defend a game from “Flamers”?
Agree strongly
Agree somewhat
Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree somewhat
Disagree strongly
#8 How often do you see “Flamer” posts?
Once a month
Once a Week
Once every few days
Once a day
More than once a day
None at all
#9 Have you ever “Flamed” a video game?
Yes
No

 

[MoToM]

#1: 21+++++++
#2: Strategy
#3: 20-40
#4: More than once a day (average)
#5: Once a week
#6: Disagree strongly
#7: Disagree strongly
#8: More than once a day
#9: No

Opinion: Flamers, whats the point, they are generally stuck in their narrow views and not worth the effort.

 

[Banditks]

Thanks for the responses so far!

 

[Corvus]

Something that would help would be to give some definition of "flamer".

 

[Seff]

1. 16-18
2. RPG/shooter
3. 5-10
4. More than once a day
5. More than once a day
6. Disagree strongly
7. Neither agree nor disagree
8. More than once a day
9. Yes

 

[Pharaoh Llandy]

#1 What is your age range.

21+

#2 What Genre of game do you play the most.(Select One)

RPG(Role-Playing Game)

#3 How Many Hours do you play video games in a week?

Less than 4

#4 How Often do you use and post on game forums?

Once a day

#5 How often do you respond to “Flamers” on game forums

Not at all

#6 Do “Flamers” affect your view of a game?

Neither agree nor disagree

#7 Do you normally defend a game from “Flamers”?

Neither agree nor disagree

#8 How often do you see “Flamer” posts?

Once a month

#9 Have you ever “Flamed” a video game?

No -- But I have offered criticisms of games I do not like or have no enjoyed. This isn't the same as 'flaming'

 

[Shatari]

#1 What is your age range.

21+
I'm an old fogey...

#2 What Genre of game do you play the most.(Select One)

RPG(Role-Playing Game)
Shooters are a close second, but RPGs tend to hold my interest longer.

#3 How Many Hours do you play video games in a week?

10-20
This depends on the season though; I help run a farm.

#4 How Often do you use and post on game forums?

More than once a day
I'm not an addict! I swear!

#5 How often do you respond to “Flamers” on game forums

More than once a day
Most of them are good natured and lovable TW members though. Clap for yourselves, guys.

#6 Do “Flamers” affect your view of a game?

Disagree strongly
No, even when I've tried playing MMORPGs (where they actually effect the quality of play), I found them to be either amusing or forgettable.

#7 Do you normally defend a game from “Flamers”?

Disagree strongly
A good game can stand on it's own two feet.

#8 How often do you see “Flamer” posts?

More than once a day
What can I say? It's Taleworlds, and I wouldn't want it any other way.

#9 Have you ever “Flamed” a video game?

No
Or at least, not really. My complaints are tend to be based on actual criticisms of the game, and I try not to rant.
Now board games on the other hand...

 

[userpay]

#1 16-18
#2 RPG/MMOG
#3 20-40
#4 Once every few days(varies widely)
#5 Once a month (if that)
#6 Disagree Strongly
#7 Agree somewhat
#8 once a week (varies widely)
#9 I think so but not unreasonably, usually supported by my experience so its not so much a flame

If you need help on research relating to video game violence (and its affect) I can help you there, I've done reports on it that I've gotten good grades on.

 

[Lost-Lamb]

#1 What is your age range.
21+ 19-21 (That's what I get for just skimming the options.)
#2 What Genre of game do you play the most.(Select One)
RPG(Role-Playing Game)
#3 How Many Hours do you play video games in a week?
20-40
#4 How Often do you use and post on game forums?
More than once a day
#5 How often do you respond to “Flamers” on game forums
Once a month
#6 Do “Flamers” affect your view of a game?
Neither agree nor disagree
#7 Do you normally defend a game from “Flamers”?
Neither agree nor disagree
#8 How often do you see “Flamer” posts?
Once a Week
#9 Have you ever “Flamed” a video game?
Yes (Oblivilol, Failout, how could I ever resist?)

 

[gavin]

#1 What is your age range.
19-21
#2 What Genre of game do you play the most.(Select One)
Strategy
#3 How Many Hours do you play video games in a week?
10-20
#4 How Often do you use and post on game forums?
Once every few days
#5 How often do you respond to “Flamers” on game forums
Not at all
#6 Do “Flamers” affect your view of a game?
Disagree strongly
#7 Do you normally defend a game from “Flamers”?
Disagree strongly
#8 How often do you see “Flamer” posts?
Once a month
#9 Have you ever “Flamed” a video game?
No

 

[Banditks]

Wow thanks for all the responses! Its nice to see how many of us do give complaints but have the capability to limit it to a factual based complaint and don't go so far as to "Flame" a game or product. my research so far as come up with some interesting facts. Flamers seem to strike everywhere and in everything you could imagine.

Be sure to try to get others to post on here the more people the more accurate my research will be!

 

[Adorno]

1. 21+
2. RPG
3. 5-10
4. Once a day
5. Not at all
6. Disagree strongly
7. Disagree strongly
8. Once a month
9. No

 

[Mage246]

Wow thanks for all the responses! Its nice to see how many of us do give complaints but have the capability to limit it to a factual based complaint and don't go so far as to "Flame" a game or product. my research so far as come up with some interesting facts. Flamers seem to strike everywhere and in everything you could imagine.

Be sure to try to get others to post on here the more people the more accurate my research will be!

It could just as easily be bias, in that people would probably not view themselves as flamers even when they had flamed other games in the past.

 

[Swadius 2.0]

#1 What is your age range.
10-12
#2 What Genre of game do you play the most.(Select One)
MMOG(Massive-Multi-player Online Game)
#3 How Many Hours do you play video games in a week?
40+
#4 How Often do you use and post on game forums?
More than once a day
#5 How often do you respond to “Flamers” on game forums
More than once a day
#6 Do “Flamers” affect your view of a game?
Agree strongly
#7 Do you normally defend a game from “Flamers”?
Agree strongly
#8 How often do you see “Flamer” posts?
More than once a day
#9 Have you ever “Flamed” a video game?
Yes!

 

[Sir Prince]

#1 What is your age range.
  19-21
#2 What Genre of game do you play the most.(Select One)
  Shooter and Strategy, I paly them both almost equally.
#3 How Many Hours do you play video games in a week?
  20-40
#4 How Often do you use and post on game forums?
  More than once a day
#5 How often do you respond to “Flamers” on game forums
  Once a month
#6 Do “Flamers” affect your view of a game?
  Neither agree nor disagree
#7 Do you normally defend a game from “Flamers”?
  Neither agree nor disagree
#8 How often do you see “Flamer” posts?
  Once a Week
#9 Have you ever “Flamed” a video game?
  Yes and rightly so.

 

[Cymro]

#1 What is your age range.
  16-18
#2 What Genre of game do you play the most.(Select One)
  RPG(Role-Playing Game)
#3 How Many Hours do you play video games in a week?
  Less than 4
#4 How Often do you use and post on game forums?
  More than once a day
#5 How often do you respond to “Flamers” on game forums
  Once a month
#6 Do “Flamers” affect your view of a game?
  Disagree somewhat
#7 Do you normally defend a game from “Flamers”?
  Disagree somewhat
#8 How often do you see “Flamer” posts?
  Once a month
#9 Have you ever “Flamed” a video game?
  No


(By the way, I wouldn't believe anybody who answers "Not at all" to question 4 )

 

[Archonsod]

#1 What is your age range.
21+
#2 What Genre of game do you play the most.(Select One)
Strategy
#3 How Many Hours do you play video games in a week?
20-40
#4 How Often do you use and post on game forums?
More than once a day
#5 How often do you respond to “Flamers” on game forums
Once a Week
#6 Do “Flamers” affect your view of a game?
Disagree strongly
#7 Do you normally defend a game from “Flamers”?
Disagree somewhat
#8 How often do you see “Flamer” posts?
Once a month
#9 Have you ever “Flamed” a video game?
No

 

[Banditks]

Wow thanks for all the responses! Its nice to see how many of us do give complaints but have the capability to limit it to a factual based complaint and don't go so far as to "Flame" a game or product. my research so far as come up with some interesting facts. Flamers seem to strike everywhere and in everything you could imagine.

Be sure to try to get others to post on here the more people the more accurate my research will be!

It could just as easily be bias, in that people would probably not view themselves as flamers even when they had flamed other games in the past.

This is true in every survey there is a certain amount of error for how people view themselves the same sort of auto personal improvement happens in personal interviews as the interviewee is trying to look good for the interviewer.

 

[Zilberfrid]

Hello again!

I am back again after a number of years posting a new research survey this time on video game flamers. This is for a research paper for my college online class so the more data i can collect the better! feel free to tell your friends about it so they can take it quick. It would be very nice if you could take the survey and after give a short personal opinion on the topic. Thank you for your time!

As requested by Corvus: A flamer is a person coming onto a game or product forum and attacking the product in no sane way. the person gives no reason for his hatred of the product or game but just pulls out every flaw magnifies it and gives unsupported flaws at the same time. This can be because the product doesn't fulfill is exact need right away or he wants to attack it just to see the chaos it could cause in response.

#1 What is your age range.

21+
#2 What Genre of game do you play the most.(Select One)

Strategy
#3 How Many Hours do you play video games in a week?
5-10
#4 How Often do you use and post on game forums?
More than once a day
#5 How often do you respond to “Flamers” on game forums
Once a month
#6 Do “Flamers” affect your view of a game?
Disagree strongly
#7 Do you normally defend a game from “Flamers”?
Agree strongly
#8 How often do you see “Flamer” posts?
Once a month
#9 Have you ever “Flamed” a video game?
No

 

[Corvus]

#1 What is your age range.
    16-18
#2 What Genre of game do you play the most.(Select One)
    Action
 
#3 How Many Hours do you play video games in a week?
    10-20
  #4 How Often do you use and post on game forums?
    More than once a day
  #5 How often do you respond to “Flamers” on game forums
    Not at all
#6 Do “Flamers” affect your view of a game?
    Disagree somewhat
  #7 Do you normally defend a game from “Flamers”?
      Agree somewhat
#8 How often do you see “Flamer” posts?
      Once a Week
  #9 Have you ever “Flamed” a video game?
    No