Quote Originally Posted by Renathras View Post
It is true the polls were also asking for different things, but as I commented on Ty's BLM result, because he didn't limit it in any way (no requirement people answer for all Jobs OR limitation on their favorite), we ended up with cases of BLM being super highly rated, despite tons of people hating it, because the only people who rated it were people that love it for the most part.
I have a question. Let's say, for the sake of this example, that I hate coffee. In reality, I love coffee, but let's pretend that I despise it: the taste, the smell, the effect it has on my body... everything. Now, let's say you love coffee and everything about it. If you were to ask me, while sitting at a café, what I thought of the in-house roast, and I responded with something like "It's disgusting. Don't get it." How useful is that information to you?

My point is, why should the input of someone who does not like coffee matter when discussing the quality of a particular brew? Or translating that to Black Mage, why should the opinion of someone who is not interested in turret-style caster gameplay be considered when discussing the overall quality of Black Mage as a job? How would a designer use that feedback to improve the quality of the job for the players that are looking for a turret-style caster?

Meanwhile, Summoner bombed in my poll. Why? Summoner experienced a complete overall in Endwalker, so first and foremost, there was an already established playstyle that responders were comparing the current design to, something that Black Mage hasn't experienced, but it can also be said that not all players feel new Summoner delivers on the expected playstyle of the job, which can be seen with many of the comments on what people wanted to see changed with the job. Keep in mind, Monk also experienced an overhaul in Endwalker, and while its numbers weren't the best amongst my findings, Monk had a fairly average overall review despite also being in the same position as Summoner. So you can't say Summoner's scores were sabotaged by salty former Summoner players. And taking a look at the video example, we already know that few players play Black Mage, yet Black Mage still surpasses Summoner despite Summoner having a much higher population of players.

As for the healer findings... Does knowing Sage is marginally more preferred amongst healers actually tell you anything? How would that information help a designer trying to improve the quality of healer gameplay? Does it actually tell you anything about how well-designed the community feels the healers are?

For the record, having such a large sample size is great, and it's nice to see that much passion poured into his video. But I also don't feel like his results really communicate anything substantial. Sure you know what jobs are the most preferred amongst each role, but just because someone submits which healer is their favorite doesn't necessarily mean they like playing as a healer, and the same is true for all the other roles as well.