Quote Originally Posted by Biggs View Post
Right, but would you rather them change things in the game that 70% of the people that play it want, or change it based on what 5% want? As for the reasons behind them, I am unsure how to even answer that. Are you suggesting that people with "good" reasons (totally subjective there btw) should have more of a say than people with "bad" reasons. The whole reason I like polls is BECAUSE they are objective. I certainly think they should use these forums to see those reasons, but (for me anyway) large scale desicions that SE wishes to make based on what the players want, should remain as objective as possible. Don't get me wrong, I understand that asking questions about what people like has them answer in a way that uses their opinion (which is subjective), but I think that the reasons behind those choices when it comes to shifting development are moot.

Also, it was my understanding that people that took the first poll only needed to be a member of the official SE site, not neccesarily a current player of the game. I could be wrong though. Also, people that didnt wish to play but may want to come back left a server that still contained a community they may have liked along with freinds that still play. Their vote should still matter (again, my opinion) considering this particular issue would potentially have them coming back to a server where they know noone at all.
My believe is that in the end it's not the players who decide what happens but the Director. These forums aren't here to force descissions upon the director. They provide feedback, different views to look at a certain problem. (Like in the tv-serie House. House knows everything but needs his team to obtain more view points to find more relations between various things.) It's not about what the majority thinks or what the minorities think, it's about collecting more different point of views / arguements / data for the Director to make a more valid descission.