This survey, like most, is spun to support the motive of whoever funded it.
0.08 is a joke. They probably used it because it is what the government considers "legally intoxicated" in most states, but what is 0.08, like one beer if you've eaten and are of average weight? No one is going to get in an accident because they've got 0.08% alcohol in their veins. This study would be legitimate if it used an alcohol-blood level that actually impaired someone's senses.
Staticians should stop wasting their time on surveys like this and go back to finding ingredients in cigarettes that are also ingredients found in "rat poison", or twist and skew the wording in hopes that kids won't understand the scientific terms and will be too afraid to smoke: "truth".
You can thank WoW's players for Blizzard's apparent desire to filter out any real content in their replies. Blizzard knows that any specifics they provide (such as admitting to features not included because of the cross-platform issue, or mistakes they made which they would have done differently in hindisght) will be used against them by their own players.
It is the same reason why the forum moderators, when responding to a thread that contains hundreds of legitimate questions and suggestions and one or two personal flames, will respond to the flames and leave the questions unanswered.
There is nothing in the EULA that states that the company has to pay heed to the needs of the customers, and indeed they don't. Every MMORPG administration has to deal with the average MMO playerbase: 98% arrogant, immature whiners, 2% concerned, consciencious players.
It is no surprise that they would respond this way. It minimizes the threat.
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This survey, like most, is spun to support the motive of whoever funded it. 0.08 is a joke. They probably used it because it is what the government considers "legally intoxicated" in most states, but what is 0.08, like one beer if you've eaten and are of average weight? No one is going to get in an accident because they've got 0.08% alcohol in their veins. This study would be legitimate if it used an alcohol-blood level that actually impaired someone's senses. Staticians should stop wasting their time on surveys like this and go back to finding ingredients in cigarettes that are also ingredients found in "rat poison", or twist and skew the wording in hopes that kids won't understand the scientific terms and will be too afraid to smoke: "truth".
You can thank WoW's players for Blizzard's apparent desire to filter out any real content in their replies. Blizzard knows that any specifics they provide (such as admitting to features not included because of the cross-platform issue, or mistakes they made which they would have done differently in hindisght) will be used against them by their own players. It is the same reason why the forum moderators, when responding to a thread that contains hundreds of legitimate questions and suggestions and one or two personal flames, will respond to the flames and leave the questions unanswered. There is nothing in the EULA that states that the company has to pay heed to the needs of the customers, and indeed they don't. Every MMORPG administration has to deal with the average MMO playerbase: 98% arrogant, immature whiners, 2% concerned, consciencious players. It is no surprise that they would respond this way. It minimizes the threat.