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Hey everyone,

Just curious how others handle this situation—I’ve run into a bit of a dilemma when voting in some of the recent in-game polls.

There are times when I really agree with the premise of a question—like I think the game should change in the general direction they’re suggesting—but I’m not happy with how it's being implemented or the specifics of the proposal. It’s frustrating, because I feel like the idea is better than the status quo, but not quite right yet.

So I end up stuck asking myself:

  • Do I vote yes and hope that future feedback will refine it?
  • Or do I vote no, even though I actually want some version of the idea in the game?

What also concerns me is the possibility that voting no might bury the idea altogether, and we won’t get a second chance at a better version. On the flip side, voting yes might push through a half-baked update that’s hard to undo.

I was thinking it might be helpful if the polling system had a feeback option for 'no' votes—something like:

“I agree with the premise, but not the current execution.”

"I disagree with both premise and execution"

Might be useful feedback for the devs to know if the concept of a poll didn't pass, or the proposed execution.

Curious how the rest of you approach this. What’s your logic when you’re torn like this? And do you think a more nuanced polling option would be beneficial?

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about 18 hours ago - /u/JagexMaylea - Direct link

Originally posted by bearn

My concern is that there's no guarantee a failed question will be revisited or repolled, even if there's interest in tweaking the implementation. For example with stackable clues, the concept may have strong support, but if the execution isn’t quite right, we’re left in a tough spot. Last time that failed a vote we waited over 6 years for a potential repoll. It’d be great if there were a clearer process for iterating on these ideas when the community wants the feature but not the current form.

These days we are pretty good at going back to the drawing board just from the feedback we get from the blogs. You will find that the current poll 84 poll does not contain stackable clues so you can vote on it safely!
So as for the clues, we are iterating on that and will poll it separately. I would say that when such a situation happens, your best bet is to comment on our blogs with your thoughts and that will help shape the next iteration.