Deadman: Annihilation Overview - Opinion Survey

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Total Votes: 18,679

Deadman: Annihilation releases January 30th, 2026!

We've released a blog detailing some of the most significant changes, and a first look at some rewards that we're hoping to poll in the near future.

This is an Opinion Survey, which means your answers here are just for you to share your thoughts on the blog and help us understand where your collective heads are at! None of your answers here represent a commitment to specific content changes, and you'll see a variety of question types that you might not have seen in an Old School poll before.

With all that said, let's see what you thought!

About You

This section is for you to tell us about your experience with Deadman Mode in the past!

Have you read the Deadman: Annihilation blog linked at the top of this poll?

Yes
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No
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Have you participated in a Deadman Mode event such as Deadman: Apocalypse or Deadman: Armageddon before?

Yes
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No
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Are you planning on participating on Deadman: Annihilation?

Yes
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No
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If you're planning on participating, which of these factors do you feel are the most important reasons for you wanting to participate in Deadman Mode events in general?

Select as many as you like!

Frequent PvP activity
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Fast-paced progression and powerful Sigil effects
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Opportunity to play with my friends and clan
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Earning cosmetic rewards in the main game
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Chasing a high-rank on the Deadman Points HiScores
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Chance at winning prize money
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Just a change of pace from the main game
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Competitive environment
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If you're not planning on participating, which of these factors do you feel are the most important reasons why?

Select as many as you like!

Inexperienced at PvP
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Overwhelmed by Sigils and Progression
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Concerns about toxicity from other players
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Concerns around encountering cheaters
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Not wanting to lose progress by dying
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Too much of a time commitment to keep up
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Not interested in the cosmetic rewards
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Not at all interested in PvP
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Deadman: Annihilation - Overview

This section is for you to tell us about your thoughts on what we shared in the overview blog linked at the start of this poll!

Having read the blog, do you feel as though you have an understanding of the most important changes and our reasons for making them?

Complete understanding
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Good understanding
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Slight understanding
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No understanding
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If you like, let us know any sections in the blog that you feel are unclear and might warrant a better explanation.

Select as many as you like!

Deadman's Chest
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Deadman's Skull
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Sigil Changes (Shop, Unlocks & Toggles)
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Breaches
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Bank Keys
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Combat Bracket Worlds
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Rewards
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Miscellaneous Changes
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After reading the overview, how would you describe your excitement for Deadman: Annihilation compared to previous Deadman Mode events?

Much more excited
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A little more excited
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About the same
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A little less excited
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Much less excited
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Which of the changes outlined in the blog are you the most excited for?

Select up to three.

Deadman's Chest
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Deadman's Skull
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Sigil Changes (Shop, Unlocks & Toggles)
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Quest Unlocks
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Breaches
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Bank Keys
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Combat Bracket Worlds
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Rewards
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Miscellaneous Changes
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"I'm not excited about any of the changes"
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Deadman: Annihilation - Rewards

This section is just a 'sense check' on the rewards that we're offering. Keep in mind that this is not a lock-in poll and that we'll be polling the rewards at a later date.

Keep in mind that all of these rewards will be tradeable, and can be toggled on and off freely, meaning that you won't ever be able to lose them.

At this stage, how do you think you're likely to vote on the Wilderness-themed POH Kit?

Yes
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No
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At this stage, how do you think you're likely to vote on the Home Teleport Animation?

Yes
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No
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At this stage, how do you think you're likely to vote on the Toxic Staff of the Dead Ornament Kit?

Yes
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No
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At this stage, how do you think you're likely to vote on the Bow of Faerdhinen and Crystal Armour Ornament Kits?

Yes
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No
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At this stage, how do you think you're likely to vote on the ability to spawn random event NPCs when you defeat another player in PvP?

Yes
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No
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At this stage, how do you think you're likely to vote on the ability to automatically perform a random emote when you defeat another player in PvP?

Yes
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No
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Overall, do you think the number of rewards on offer is appropriate?

Yes
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No
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Overall, do you think the types of rewards on offer is appropriate? This means that they look suitably Deadman-themed and are applied to parts of the game that make sense.

Yes
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No
(0)

Thanks for taking the time to fill in our first ever Opinion Survey!

If you've got any more thoughts that you'd like to share with us, feel free to share them below (up to 300 characters).

We'll see you on January 30th, 2026 for Deadman: Annihilation

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