2009-08-26: It's Survey Time!

It's Survey Time!

Posted Aug 26, 2009 13:40:35 by Chrissay Zeeman on the UO Herald.

It's that time again we want to hear what you think about Stygian Abyss. Click HERE to take the survey.


Welcome to our final Focus Beta Survey. We appreciate all the time you've taken to help us test and polish the Stygian Abyss. Your feedback has been instrumental in the development process. Thank you!


1. How long have you been playing UO?

  • Since the beginning! (10+ years)
  • 5-9 years
  • 1-4 years
  • Less than 6 months


2. Which feature of the Stygian Abyss expansion is the most exciting to you?

  • The Enhanced client
  • The Imbuing system
  • Mysticism
  • The Gargoyle race
  • The Stygian Abyss dungeon


3. Does the Gargoyle race seem well-balanced relative to the current races in the game?

  • Yes, gargoyles are balanced with the other races
  • No, I think gargoyles are too weak
  • No, I think gargoyles are over-powered
  • I have not tried the gargoyle race


4. How do you feel about Throwing?

  • It’s a well-balanced skill
  • It’s overpowered compared to other ranged skills
  • It’s underpowered compared to other ranged skills
  • I haven’t tried Throwing


5. How do you feel about the difficulty of Imbuing?

  • Balanced fairly for the items it produces
  • Too easy – It should be more challenging since it produces such valuable items
  • Too hard – Resources are too rare for the items it produces
  • Too hard – Too time consuming for the items it produces
  • I haven’t tried Imbuing


6. How likely is it that you will use Imbuing?

  • Definitely - It's a great new skill
  • Likely - It's interesting and I'll probably try it out
  • Unlikely – UI needs improvement
  • Unlikely – Resources are too difficult to acquire
  • I haven’t tried Imbuing


7. From the content you have experienced so far, how do you feel about the new quests?

  • Great – Both the storylines and the rewards are excellent.
  • Good – The storylines are fun and memorable, but the rewards need improvement
  • Good – The rewards are good, but the storylines are not fun or memorable
  • – Nothing remarkable stood out about the quests
  • Below Average – The storylines and rewards both fail to meet expectations
  • I haven’t tried the new quests


8. What is your overall impression of the new housing tile sets?

  • They’re excellent, I love them
  • They’re good, I like them
  • They’re OK
  • They’re not very interesting
  • I do not like them at all
  • I haven’t seen the new tile sets


9. Do you prefer the Enhanced client or the classic client? (Please provide system info only if you’ve had performance issues.)

  • I prefer the Enhanced client
  • Classic client - I have performance issues with the Enhanced client (please describe in box below)
  • Classic client - I don't like the look of the Enhanced client
  • I haven’t tried the Enhanced client

If you’ve experienced performance issues with the Enhanced client, please provide a brief description and your system specs (including operating system, processor, RAM and video card):


10. If you are using the new client, how many times have you crashed? (Please provide system info only if you’ve had crashing issues.)

  • 0
  • 1-2
  • 3-5
  • 5+
  • I'm not using the Enhanced client

If you’ve experienced crashing issues with the Enhanced client, please provide a brief description and your system specs (including operating system, processor, RAM and video card):


11. Overall, how would you rate the Enhanced client on the following 1-5 scale?

  • 5 – Very good, extremely satisfying
  • 4 – Good, generally worthwhile and enjoyable
  • 3 – Average, nothing remarkable
  • 2 – Below average, needs more work
  • 1 – Very poor, not worth it
  • I'm not using the Enhanced Client


12. Will you be purchasing the Stygian Abyss expansion (which includes Mondain's Legacy)?

  • Yes
  • No
  • Other (please specify)If you won’t be purchasing the Stygian Abyss, please let us know why.


13. Please add any other comments or suggestions you might have about the Stygian Abyss Expansion. We appreciate your feedback!