Should SE implement a way to poll the playerbase?

[MikoRemi]

I agree—this is likely how the polls would be structured. I suppose the conversation has shifted more into in-depth feedback commentary that would likely exist outside of a poll. Though open-ended questions are possible, they are a bit harder to consolidate into data depending on sample sizes.

Questions that have a 1-to-5 rating scale can be qualified a bit more with questions on experience levels.

“Do you play SAM in FFXIV?”
1. Yes
2. No

And then further questions like “How often do you play SAM” on a scale of Very infrequently/Never to Very frequently/All the time; and “what types of content do you play SAM in? Check all that apply.” So the qualifications can exist with more specific questions; data can then be filtered based on answers to the above.

That would be at least better than just letting anyone weigh in. There does need to be some kind of filter especially given this is FF14, the game where much of the population plays incorrectly even in hardcore content let alone the more casual content. If anyone is going to be doing anything regarding class changes, they better know their classes well since those changes will affect everyone.