Quote Originally Posted by Lauront View Post
No, not really. There's ways they can control who the survey or poll is administered to, including having you sign in your account to complete it. Hence why I've said in the past if they feel the need to undertake further validation of the results - an understandable impetus - they can do so. Whereas with these Change petitions, literally anyone can sign them and more than once if they're clever about it. It is pretty wise to discount a poll where the information collection methods being used are suspect, especially when the company has the means to undertake its own research if necessary, and not just rely on the off chance that some of the signatures are from potential new players. They already hold data for cross-marketing purposes, for approaching potentially interested players in a game, assuming there's the need to.

They're already listening to us in terms of reviewing the decision to gender-lock. Delivering a petition to them that can be signed by just about anyone has zero weight. My point in bringing up the poll is that it is providing supplementary info, but as a gauge of actual interest in removing the gender lock, the OF is better for this and I would certainly recommend that they conduct their own polling if they feel the need.
Couldn't people also sign an official petition more than once in similarly clever ways like with the Change one? You raise good points, and I do think a company official poll is more accurate, but again, I think it can still be productive to look into the Change petition. They can add that to their research, maybe decide whether or not it really is worth it. 5K is a big number, and it's growing. I still think it would be worth it to at least take that into account.

I was also pretty happy when Yoshi said they'd review feedback. I do hope that they eventually let us know what's going on. I think it would be cool if they did provide a poll and make it as easy as possible for as many players to answer as possible.