[Saxon]

Interesting results. I think they make a compelling argument that single player is pretty important to the community and, to be blunt, deserves a bit more respect.

At the time of this posting, 52% of players are predominantly single player. That is a big piece of the community. Only 11% do not touch single player at all, so I think it is fair to say the single player part of the game is important.

What else do we see? Fully 76% of people have a go at multiplayer, even if it is not their main form of play. That is also interesting and shows that multiplayer is also a critical part of the game. As I said in a separate post, this is a game of two halves and both need respect.

Could these results be skewed? Of course, this is not a random sample by any means. On poster has suggested that single players tend to lurk more and would be under-represented. On the other hand, I did not include Hot Seat play in the poll, so perhaps we don’t have a full picture of play patterns. I would guess that Hot Seat players would consider that play as multiplayer and vote appropriately, but perhaps they abstained.

To summarize, both SP and MP are important to the game and the community. To get on my soapbox, the community has many levels of skill and knowledge. Respect for a person posting needs to be earned through demonstrated knowledge and quality debating of points. Respect for SP, and MP, as a form of play, should be automatic.