Quote Originally Posted by Fooldar View Post
The people in forums consist of a very small minority of the playerbase. Should such a minority dictate the course of the game's development to the large majority? I say no.
The polls or more detailed surveys should either take place in game (it would even be fun to have a npc to talk to to collect the feedback) or be sent out by email. No point in limiting it to the forum. Also, they would of course have to account for someone trying to game the system and submit multiple responses, so a forum poll would never work. You have to have a properly done survey tied to an email address or a SE account.