Poll Results
Playing Away (28-Oct-2009)
Have you ever taken a step back and wondered why you play games? What do they offer you? What enjoyment do you get from them? This poll asks those questions and more, in an effort to find out why you came to RuneScape and other games in the first place.
Total Number of Votes: 163845
| 3-4 years |    |
22% (35335 votes) |
| 2-3 years | |
20% (32837 votes) |
| More than 5 years | |
19% (31657 votes) |
| 4-5 years | |
19% (30553 votes) |
| 1-2 years | |
11% (18022 votes) |
| 9-12 months | |
3% (4392 votes) |
| I don't know | |
2% (4049 votes) |
| 3-6 months | |
2% (3591 votes) |
| Under 3 months | |
2% (3409 votes) |
| 18+ hours | |
21% (33745 votes) |
| 0-3 hours | |
17% (28237 votes) |
| 3-6 hours | |
15% (25249 votes) |
| 6-9 hours | |
13% (21747 votes) |
| 9-12 hours | |
11% (18171 votes) |
| 12-15 hours | |
9% (13955 votes) |
| I don't know | |
8% (13870 votes) |
| 15-18 hours | |
5% (8871 votes) |
| $0-5 / �0-3 / �0-3 | |
40% (65775 votes) |
| $5-15 / �3-9 / �3-9 | |
33% (54858 votes) |
| $15-25 / �9-15 / �9-15 | |
11% (17396 votes) |
| More than $55 / �33 / �33 | |
6% (9454 votes) |
| $25-35 / �15-21 / �15-21 | |
5% (8599 votes) |
| $35-45 / �21-27 / �21-27 | |
2% (4027 votes) |
| $45-55 / �27-33 / �27-33 | |
2% (3736 votes) |
| Home | |
95% (155645 votes) |
| Friend's home | |
27% (43847 votes) |
| Family member's home | |
19% (31068 votes) |
| School | |
14% (22439 votes) |
| Other | |
10% (15654 votes) |
| Library | |
9% (14720 votes) |
| Internet cafe | |
5% (8248 votes) |
| Work | |
4% (6128 votes) |
| College | |
3% (5689 votes) |
| University | |
2% (3871 votes) |
| I don't know | |
1% (1307 votes) |
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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%. |
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| Fun | |
83% (135738 votes) |
| Feeling of achievement at being good at a game | |
46% (75821 votes) |
| Socialising with friends | |
43% (70731 votes) |
| Escaping to somewhere different | |
42% (69447 votes) |
| Reducing stress | |
37% (59873 votes) |
| Distraction | |
33% (54718 votes) |
| Meeting new people | |
32% (52043 votes) |
| Brain activity/mental challenge | |
29% (47885 votes) |
| Other | |
23% (37138 votes) |
| Unwinding/helping with sleep | |
19% (31397 votes) |
| I don't know | |
5% (8689 votes) |
| Frustrating/Annoying other players | |
5% (8322 votes) |
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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%. |
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| Several times a day | |
41% (66661 votes) |
| Every couple of days | |
21% (34188 votes) |
| Once a day | |
11% (17694 votes) |
| Less frequently than once a month | |
9% (15309 votes) |
| I have not made friends in RuneScape | |
8% (12699 votes) |
| Once a week | |
5% (8340 votes) |
| Once every two weeks | |
3% (4604 votes) |
| Once a month | |
3% (4350 votes) |
