1 - what i do not understand is why people who reply are in this poll and in the other poll that was removed against my will where almost all against maintaining sneak attack but the ones who voted in the last poll (77 voters) 80% voted to maintain sneak attack and in this poll 9 voted to maintain and 8 not to.
Can someone explain to me this big difference between voters opinions and replies opinions?
It could easily be confusion of terminology. You’re still using the term “sneak attack” with reference to free shots against unescorted transports, at least in this sentence.
I personally think a lot of people like the mechanic, but, given the difficulty in defining precisely how it’s supposed to work, understand and accept its removal for the sake of simplicity.
2 - this is not a democratic game. Ok, but people who vote are players of the game that are suposed to have one opinion about it. If the vast majority of players (adding both polls) think sneak attack should not be removed, perhaps the players posting this replies (who knows if it is not the same player using different names) should think that what the majority of players think may be perhaps correct.
Keep in mind that any polls on this site will necessarily be responded to by players who have above-average investment in the game; that is, they play enough or care enough about play to visit this site. This is a very small percentage of the overall player base, one more willing to dig through FAQs, etc., to figure out exactly how to use a slightly wonky rule. This is great, but the designers have to think in terms of the average user…which posters here really aren’t. It’s great for a house rule–it adds a level of complexity for players that desire it. It’s not great for general consumption.