Hardcore and casual players' purchase intentions in EFT

The author is especially grateful to Pestily, for his support in popularization of this survey!

PARTICIPATION

You are invited to participate in a web-based online survey on purchase intentions and behavior among Escape from Tarkov players. This is a research project being conducted by Vasil Arangelov, a student at Shanghai Jaio Tong University. It should take approximately 10 to 15 minutes to complete.

Your participation in this survey is voluntary. You may refuse to take part in the research or exit the survey at any time without penalty. You are free to decline to answer any particular question you do not wish to answer for any reason.

You will receive no direct benefits from participating in this research study. However, your responses may help us learn more about the current gaming environment, problems and how to deal with them in the future. Your contribution is valuable for us. There are no foreseeable risks involved in participating in this study.

CONFIDENTIALITY

Your survey answers will be sent to a link at SurveyMonkey.com where data will be stored in a password protected electronic format. Survey Monkey does not collect identifying information such as your name, email address, or IP address. Therefore, your responses will remain anonymous. No one will be able to identify you or your answers, and no one will know whether or not you participated in the study. Thank you for your time!

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* 1. What is your gender?

Male

Female

Prefer not to say

Other

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* 2. What is your age?

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* 3. What is your monthly income?

Less than 500 USD

501 - 1000 USD

1001 - 2500 USD

2501 - 5000 USD

More than 5001 USD

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* 4. What is your occupation?

Student

Working full-time

Working part-time

Unemployed

Retired

Other

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* 5. Where are you from?

Europe

North America

South America

Asia

Australia and Oceania

Africa

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* 6. Since how long do you play Escape from Tarkov?

Less than 3 months

3 to 6 months

7 to 12 months

1 to 2 years

More than 2 years

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* 7. How long is a typical gaming session for you (playing without a break)?

Less than 30 minutes

30 minutes to 1 hour

1 to 2 hours

2 to 4 hours

More than 4 hours

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* 8. How long do you play per day?

Less than 1 hour

1 to 2 hours

2 to 4 hours

4 to 6 hours

More than 6 hours

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* 9. How long do you spent researching a game per day (new updates/builds/features/forums)?

None

Less than 15 minutes

16 to 30 minutes

31 to 60 minutes

More than 60 minutes

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* 10. How many days per week do you play?

1 day

2-3 days

4 days

5-6 days

Everyday

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* 11. How many games have you bought in your lifetime?

Less than 5 games

5 to 10 games

11 to 20 games

21 to 30 games

More than 30 games

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* 12. How many games have you purchased in the last 6 months?

None

1-2 games

3-5 games

6-9 games

10 or more games

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* 13. How often do you think about playing a game all day long?

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often

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* 14. How often do you spent increasing amount of time on games?

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often

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* 15. How often do you play games to forget about real life?

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often

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* 16. How often have others (e.g. family/friends) tried to reduce your game time?

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often

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* 17. How often have you felt bad when you were unable to play?

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often

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* 18. How often did you have fights with others (e.g. family, friends) over your time spent on games?

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often

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* 19. How often have you neglected other important activities (e.g. school, work, sports)?

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often

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* 20. Me purchasing in-game currency/items with real money is:

Bad

Neutral

Good

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 21. Me purchasing in-game currency/items with real money is:

Harmful

Neutral

Beneficial

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 22. Me purchasing in-game currency/items with real money is:

Unpleasant

Neutral

Pleasant

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 23. Me purchasing in-game currency/items with real money is:

Negative

Neutral

Positive

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 24. Me purchasing in-game currency/items with real money is:

Unenjoyable

Neutral

Enjoyable

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 25. Me purchasing in-game currency/items with real money is:

Useless

Neutral

Useful

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 26. People who are important to me think:

I should not purchase in-game currency/items with real money

Neutral

I should purchase in-game currency/items with real money

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 27. People who are important to me will:

Disapprove purchasing in-game currency/items with real money

Neutral

Approve purchasing in-game currency/items with real money

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 28. People who are important to me want me to purchase in-game currency/items with real money:

Unlikely

Neutral

Likely

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 29. How easy it is to purchase in-game currency/items with real money in the future?

Not easy at all

Neutral

Very easy

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 30. Whether or not I purchase in-game currency/items with real money in future is entirely up to me.

Strongly disagree

Neutral

Strongly agree

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 31. There are likely to be plenty of opportunities for me to purchase in-game currency/items with real money in the future.

Strongly disagree

Neutral

Strongly agree

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 32. How much personal control do you feel you have over purchasing in-game currency/items with real money?

No control

Neutral

Full control

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 33. How often have you purchased in-game currency/items with real money during the last year in Escape from Tarkov?

Never

1-2 times

3-5 times

6-9 times

10 or more times

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* 34. How much money have you spent on in-game currency/items during the last year in Escape from Tarkov?

None

1 to 50 USD

51 to 100 USD

101 to 500 USD

More than 500 USD

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* 35. I intend to purchase in-game currency/items with real money in the future.

Definitely do not

Neutral

Definitely do

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 36. I plan to purchase in-game currency/items with real money in the future.

Definitely do not

Neutral

Definitely do

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 37. I expect I will purchase in-game currency/items with real money in the future.

Definitely will not

Neutral

Definitely will

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 38. I want to purchase in-game currency/items with real money in the future.

Definitely do not

Neutral

Definitely do

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 39. My desire to purchase in-game currency/items with real money in the future is:

Weak

Neutral

Strong

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 40. How often have you purchased in-game cosmetics with real money in the past?

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often

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* 41. How often have you paid subscriptions (monthly tax to play a game) with real money in the past?

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often

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* 42. How often have you paid for extra content in free to play games (such as DLC/ locked areas) with real money in the past?

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often

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* 43. Do you think purchasing in-game currency with real money is cheating?

Yes

I don't know