Research Limitations - 免費多人線上角色扮演遊戲(F2P MMORPG)之遊戲設計屬性吸引力與玩家忠誠度之研究

Chapter V- Discussion

5.4 Research Limitations

Due to the limited time, human & financial resources, the study has the following limitations:

1. Game titles were not asked in the questionnaire survey; therefore, there might be a possible bias if a big portion of players play the same game and answer specifically based on feelings toward the game

2. The study focuses on people who are gamers themselves, and those gamers have at least some online gaming experience; therefore, the non-gamers are not being considered or compared to in this research.

3. People’s purchasing behaviour change over time, and will be influenced by the environment. The results from the study might not be able to get into much insight when the variable of time and/or environment is taken into account.

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APPENDIX A- Translated Questionnaire Survey (in English)

design of the most recent F2P MMORPG game you have played and check the associated boxes.

This is an academic questionnaire survey examining relationships between F2P MMORPG’s attractiveness of game design elements and gamers’ loyalty. Keep in mind the data and any personal information you provide is solely for academic research purposes and will be kept completely anonymous, so please answer the questions as accurately as possible. Your valuable time and opinions will be of great assistance to this study, so thank you in taking your time filling out this survey.

Dear Respondents:

Le□ ss than $10,000 $10,001~20,000 □ □$20,001~30,000 $30,001~40,000 □ □$40,001~50,000 More than $□ 50,001

End of the Survey

Please check if you have missed any questions; THANK YOU again for your time

APPENDIX B- Original Questionnaire Survey (in Chinese)

第一部份：請依據目前或最近一次遊玩 F2P MMORPG 的經驗，選擇與你遊玩感受最接近的選項, 並在適當的 □ 內打『』

非不普同非常常不同

同同意意通意意 1.遊戲的故事背景清楚的表達了該故事劇情

2.遊戲有著豐富和吸引的故事情節 3.遊戲中發生的劇情有連貫性

4.遊戲裡的角色隨著遊戲的進行有著明顯得成長 5.遊戲是有擴充性的, 並有許多任務讓玩家完成

□ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ 研究生：李建佑敬啟指導教授：陳光華教授國立交通大學經營管理研究所身體健康萬事如意！

敬祝

這是一份研究學術論文問卷，內容主要是在探討免費多人線上角色扮演遊戲 (F2P MMORPG) 之遊戲設計屬性與玩家忠誠度的關係。懇請您能撥空填答賜予寶貴的意見。您的協助將成為本研究是否能順利完成之關鍵。本問卷內容僅供學術研究之用，採不具名的方式，絕不對外公開，請以您的真實狀況及個人意見安心作答。您的寶貴意見對本研究有極大的貢獻，對於您的協助，僅此敬致謝忱。

各位親愛的受訪者您好：

非不普同非

非不普同非常常不同

同同意意通意意 4. 此遊戲讓我感到歸屬感

5. 當我停止遊玩此遊戲時, 我會感到不自在 6. 我會繼續遊玩此款線上遊戲

7.我會推薦朋友跟我一起遊玩此遊戲

□ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □

第三部份：此部分為個人背景資料，僅供統計分析之用，請在最適當的 □ 內打

『』

1. 性別 □男 □女 2. 年齡

□16 歲以下 □17~23 歲 □24~30 歲 □31~37 歲 □38~44 歲 □45 歲以上

3. 個人平均月收入 (新台幣 NTD)

□低於 10,000 元 □10,001~20,000 元 □20,001~30,000 元 □30,001~40,000 元 □40,001~50,000 元 □高於 50,001 元

本問卷到此結束，請您檢視是否有遺漏之處，再次感謝您的時間！

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