I guess I shouldn't be surprised that 43% of you care the most about a game's world when it comes to RPGs

RPGs have the blursed task of catering to many a different type of player. You've got your huge story nerds who'll go around reading every book, journal entry, and notice stuck to those little wooden boards they can. Then there's your good old-fashioned battle-brained gamers who love all of the skills, levelling, and combat flexibility that the genre can offer. Or maybe your reasons for loving an RPG are a little less obvious, like the characters who populate a world or even the music that plays as you explore it.

But most of you, it seems, just want a sick-ass world that's a blast to explore.

Last week, I asked you what the most important thing in an RPG was to you. As someone who is also a complete sucker for a world I can accidentally spend an entire day walking, galloping, and flying around (while picking up every item I see like the loot goblin I am), it came as no surprise to me that you lot also tend to favour a map plush with things to do and see.

In fact, 43% of you chose that as your most important RPG element, absolutely sweeping every other option. The following four were pretty close together, though—a lot of you also really value good story and choices that actually impact the outcome of the game you're playing. I've personally never been too fussed about choice-making in my RPGs, though I'll certainly never turn down the option.