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To Quest or not to Quest? (04-Feb-2008)

In our RuneScape Awards 2007 poll, nearly a third of you said that you had not played any of the new quests in 2007. This not only surprised the Poll Orks, it surprised several other people too.

We would like to find out more information from you, so that we can understand your opinions about quests.

Total Number of Votes: 60780

Question 1 - 
Think about the quests that we have released in the past year. Which of these statements apply to you? (please choose all that apply)
I would like more quests from existing storylines 45% (27222 votes)
The quest requirements for recent quests have been too high 44% (26965 votes)
I would like more quests that create new storylines 35% (21556 votes)
The number of quests we have released recently has been just right 31% (18608 votes)
The quest requirements for recent quests have been just right 29% (17367 votes)
I am happy with the storylines of recent quests 21% (12863 votes)
The number of quests we have released recently has been too low 19% (11250 votes)
The number of quests we have released recently has been too high 12% (7459 votes)
The quest requirements for recent quests have been too low 11% (6539 votes)
None of the above. 8% (4651 votes)

Note: This is a multiple-choice question. Each value reflects the percentage of voters who chose that option. Since players can pick multiple options, this will not add to 100%.
Question 2 - 
How long do you like quests to be?
I want to be done in the space of a day 42% (25592 votes)
I want to be done in under an hour 42% (25513 votes)
I want quests to take me days to complete 11% (6587 votes)
None of the above. 5% (3088 votes)
Question 3 - 
Think about your favourite quest. What did you like about it? (please choose all options that apply)
It had a great XP reward 66% (39983 votes)
It had a great item reward 58% (35161 votes)
It opened up a great new area 41% (25134 votes)
The quality of its storyline 41% (24679 votes)
Its sense of humour 34% (20943 votes)
It had some great combat elements 29% (17806 votes)
It had some great puzzle elements 22% (13162 votes)
It had great graphics/audio 21% (12817 votes)
It involved my favourite characters or areas 20% (12389 votes)
It was really difficult 18% (10659 votes)
It was really long 16% (9446 votes)
It was really easy 15% (9402 votes)
None of the above 3% (1930 votes)

Note: This is a multiple-choice question. Each value reflects the percentage of voters who chose that option. Since players can pick multiple options, this will not add to 100%.
Question 4 - 
If you could choose your quest reward, which of the following would you receive?
An immediate XP boost 28% (17069 votes)
A new type of armour 16% (9871 votes)
A new weapon 14% (8783 votes)
Something else that would give you an advantage in combat (new Prayer, new spell) 14% (8729 votes)
A new area for training non-combat skills 9% (5436 votes)
The ability to make/obtain a new item using a non-combat skill 6% (3507 votes)
A new area for training combat 5% (3133 votes)
Runes, charms or other consumable items 3% (2079 votes)
Coins 3% (1564 votes)
None of the above 1% (609 votes)
Question 5 - 
Which of the following statements about quest rewards would you support most strongly?
Most quest rewards are okay, but I would like them to be bigger 30% (18505 votes)
Most quest rewards aren't big enough to justify the time and effort involved in doing the quest 26% (15864 votes)
Most quest rewards are okay, but I would like them to give me more long-term benefits when training/using my skills 24% (14824 votes)
I'm happy with quest rewards in RuneScape 11% (6558 votes)
Most quest rewards don't have any long-term benefits for the way I play RuneScape 7% (4033 votes)
None of the above 2% (996 votes)