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GOG survey: "My thoughts about games are connected to GOG, especially when it happens automatically."

https://lemmy.world/post/39062871

Nov 20 at 2:03pmWeb
Show threadCatZoomiesNov 20
Is GOG in the room with you right now? Or do you only feel the presence of GOG before or after you wake up?
Show threadtalNov 20
GOG was concerned that I might be developing feelings for Steam and needed to check on the state of our relationship.
Show threadKorvalNov 20
Gog is a Czech company, right? Could it be a translation issue? Maybe an AI-written survey that was then translated? I don’t understand those questions either. I do know, however, that some “serious” surveys intentionally repeat questions with slightly different wordings in order to tease out nuance or detect how mutable a given opinion is (or whether the surgery-taker is paying attention?). Can’t say whether that’s the case here, of course; as you said, they’re weird questions.
Show threadWrufieotnakNov 20

Polish company.

The repetition was also in there for a few questions.

Show threadAdulated_AspersionNov 20
Don’t forget the hidden question to make sure that you are paying attention.
Show threadWrufieotnakNov 20
I liked that one, such an easy way to throw out everybody not paying attention.
Show threadtidderuufNov 20
What’s my age again?
Show threadlumpenproletariatNov 20
Bloody ancient if you’re quoting blink
Show threadatro_cityNov 20

I think that last question makes sense. Facebook for example just changes their AI on the regular for no apparent reason and doesn't care about feedback. Youtube will introduce new rules for monetization and will treat their content creators badly because they have nowhere else to go - or so they are made to believe. So, that question is valid.

The first one though... no idea what they're going for. The first part seems like they' asking "when you think about buying games, is the first though 'I'll get it on GOG'". Most people think about Steam or a PC when buying games or gaming in general. But that second part... no fathom.

Show threadadryNov 20
“If there’s any GOG in the room it should manifest physically right now”
Show threadWrufieotnakNov 20
For me the "GOG is part of me as a person"was the weirdest one. That just felt icky. You are a company, stop trying to be more than that. I like you for your DRM free stance, but everything more is not healthy.
Show threadparaphrandNov 20
People calling Gabe their god are probally like that, tho.
Show threadWrufieotnakNov 20
Not all. I like to joke about “GabeN our saviour” as well, but those who earnestly say that: yeah, that is not healthy.
Show threadMalixNov 20

:/

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Show threadtidderuufNov 20

It’s a personality test with a hint of project managers wanting to know which areas of GOG they should focus on.

A warning that it’s really fucking long would have been nice.

Show threadWrufieotnakNov 20
At least in my email it said it takes roughly 20-25 minutes, which fit for me.
Show threadparaphrandNov 20
They repeat and rephrase questions in contexts like this to look for consistency/coherence in your responses. And because some people interpret questions differently.
Show threadmiguelNov 20
Everyone I know who got the survey was told they'd already taken it.
Show threadBuddahrifficNov 20
If that’s true and widespread, the whole survey might be useless. Sounds like someone might have figured out how to generate survey keys and is skewing the data.
Show threadmiguelNov 20
Entirely possible. I mentioned it on a couple signal chat groups I was in, and so my sample size is only like 15-20 people, but still a bit odd.
Show threadTreczoksNov 20
I’ve been in an closed focus group once, and you would not believe how weird questions can be when they come from an out of touch marketing department in a billion dollar company…
Show threadBjörnNov 20
Any question about Linux or Steam Machine/Deck support?
Show threadBigPotatoNov 20
Nope.
Show thread58008Nov 20
The question “I like that GOG curates its catalogue based on the capricious whims of the CCP” is strangely absent from the survey.
Show threadmarv99Nov 20
Sorry, but I stopped after the third similar question group, what a nonsense and waste of time!
Show threadCevilia (they/she/…)Nov 21
It’s shit like this that gives me feedback fatigue