So, I've occasionally taken surveys regarding the content in Unearthed Arcana. After taking a well-put-together survey, it goes on to ask about my race and gender, or how I identify.
So my question is, and I am going to be as positive about this as I can, and I am by no means trying to offend anyone when I ask
Why does that even matter in the context of giving feedback?
If I am trying to give my honest feedback about a game I love to play, why should my race or gender be taken into account? Will it be ignored if I belong to a specific demographic?
It matters because it's useful to have demographic information relating to which segments of the community may like or dislike a certain part of the UA. For example, say a certain subclass features tests poorly with a certain demographic in a statistically significant way. That would warrant investigation as to why that's happening. It's a good way to spot potential design issues as far as accessibility, inclusivity, and representation.
Remember that D&D is a game through which a lot of people either express themselves, or see themselves. If new options fail to to facilitate that, or do so in a detrimental way, that's useful information to know.
Also demographic information is useful to have in general because it lets WotC know if they're underserving segments of the community. If UAs are dominated solely by a single demographic niche, that's something to look into.
This is actually a very good explanation for this. I appreciate you taking the time to enlighten me on this, I mainly made this comment Post because I recently did a survey on the new unearthed Arcana that included the cavalier fighter and with such limited changes, With changes being in places that while are good improvements could use a little bit more to really emphasize the benefits of mounted combat over being on foot. Granted you can’t use your mount in every situation, but there are some ways to make cavalier fighter a little bit more versatile than just face tanking enemies. Having the ability to also apply certain abilities such as unwavering mark at range would be really good against wizards and other caster types or long-distance threats. That’s just me, having the ability to have the flavor of a light armored horse mounted archer as a fighter is a very interesting prospect. Especially for desert themed campaigns set in places like calimshan.
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So, I've occasionally taken surveys regarding the content in Unearthed Arcana. After taking a well-put-together survey, it goes on to ask about my race and gender, or how I identify.
So my question is, and I am going to be as positive about this as I can, and I am by no means trying to offend anyone when I ask
Why does that even matter in the context of giving feedback?
If I am trying to give my honest feedback about a game I love to play, why should my race or gender be taken into account? Will it be ignored if I belong to a specific demographic?
It matters because it's useful to have demographic information relating to which segments of the community may like or dislike a certain part of the UA. For example, say a certain subclass features tests poorly with a certain demographic in a statistically significant way. That would warrant investigation as to why that's happening. It's a good way to spot potential design issues as far as accessibility, inclusivity, and representation.
Remember that D&D is a game through which a lot of people either express themselves, or see themselves. If new options fail to to facilitate that, or do so in a detrimental way, that's useful information to know.
Also demographic information is useful to have in general because it lets WotC know if they're underserving segments of the community. If UAs are dominated solely by a single demographic niche, that's something to look into.
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This is actually a very good explanation for this. I appreciate you taking the time to enlighten me on this, I mainly made this comment Post because I recently did a survey on the new unearthed Arcana that included the cavalier fighter and with such limited changes, With changes being in places that while are good improvements could use a little bit more to really emphasize the benefits of mounted combat over being on foot. Granted you can’t use your mount in every situation, but there are some ways to make cavalier fighter a little bit more versatile than just face tanking enemies. Having the ability to also apply certain abilities such as unwavering mark at range would be really good against wizards and other caster types or long-distance threats. That’s just me, having the ability to have the flavor of a light armored horse mounted archer as a fighter is a very interesting prospect. Especially for desert themed campaigns set in places like calimshan.