OUTRAGE Community Survey

Help us build a game that respects its players. This takes about 3 minutes.

OUTRAGE is a free-to-play community raid boss game built by RIT, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Players fight a giant boss together at live events and (eventually) online. Donations unlock stronger attacks.

Section 1: How You Play

1. How important is it that a game is free to play with no paywalls?

Don't care Dealbreaker 5

2. Paid cosmetics (skins, visual effects) that don't affect gameplay?

Hate it Totally fine 5

3. Paid items that DO affect gameplay (stronger attacks, faster progress)?

Hate it Totally fine 5

4. How do you feel about loot boxes (pay for a random reward)?

Unacceptable No problem 5

5. What if loot box contents were visible before purchase (you see what you might get and the odds)?

Still bad That fixes it 5

Section 2: Where the Money Goes

6. Does knowing revenue goes to a nonprofit mission (not shareholders) change how you feel about in-game purchases?

No difference Changes everything 5

7. A studio pays developers well, puts remaining revenue into community impact. More willing to spend?

Doesn't matter Much more willing 5

8. How much does it matter WHERE the money goes after you spend it in a game?

Never think about it Major factor 5

9. For-profit company owned by a nonprofit — profits above costs go to mission work. How appealing?

Don't care Exactly what I want 5

Section 3: Trust and Transparency

10. How important is it that a game is upfront about how it makes money?

Don't care Essential 5

11. Mainstream games design systems to maximize time and money spent. How aware of this are you?

News to me Very aware 5

12. How much does that bother you?

Not at all A lot 5

13. What if a game told you in real time when it's trying to influence you? (e.g. "This limited-time offer is designed to create urgency.")

Weird Radical, respect it 5

14. What would make you trust a game studio with your money?

Section 4: This Game Specifically

15. OUTRAGE lets donors unlock stronger attacks. How do you feel about that?

Pay-to-win It's for charity 5

16. Would you prefer donation tiers that are purely cosmetic (no gameplay advantage)?

No preference Strongly prefer 5

17. Most you'd spend on a single in-game purchase where profits fund nonprofit work? $0 — I don't spend money in games $1–5 $5–15 $15–30 $30–50 $50+ Depends entirely on what it is

18. More likely to spend if you could see exactly where it went? (e.g. "60% salaries, 30% programs, 10% ops")

Doesn't matter Much more likely 5

Section 5: The Big Picture

19. "The problem with microtransactions isn't the transactions — it's who profits and what they're optimizing for." Agree?

Disagree Exactly right 5

20. Is there a version of in-game purchases you'd actually feel good about making?

Almost done

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