Discover · Roadmap vote

A roadmap vote that asks why, not just what

Members pick what to build next, then Subo asks why, and the follow-up adapts to their vote. You learn the reasoning that actually drives a roadmap, not just a tally.

Discover GamersBusinesses Skip logicTell-us-why follow-upOpinion scaleAnswer pipingSingle-choice vote
What it showcases

Features most survey bots don't have

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One clean choice

Members pick a single option instead of hearting everything, so the signal is sharp: this is what they want most, not what they wouldn't mind.

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It asks why

Every vote is followed by a reason. Turning a poll into a conversation is the whole point of Subo over a plain Discord poll.

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The follow-up adapts

A listed-feature voter is asked what that feature would unlock for them; a write-in voter is asked what they'd build instead. Each question reads naturally.

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How badly they need it

A four-point urgency scale closes the survey, and because its answer is a number it averages. A feature with 12 votes averaging 3.8 outranks one with 15 votes averaging 2.2.

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No dead ends

The 'none of these' voter gets a graceful write-in branch instead of a wall, so you capture the idea you didn't think to list.

Worked example This template comes with a a studio's next-update vote example so you can see exactly how it plays. Edit the questions and content to make it your own.

A plain roadmap poll tells you what your community picked and nothing about why. This template asks both: members choose what to build next, then Subo asks the reason, and the follow-up changes based on how they voted, so the conversation always reads naturally.

Run it whenever you have a shortlist and want the community to prioritize it: the next game mode, the next feature, the next event, the next big fix. It forces a single clean choice, then captures the reasoning behind it, which is the signal that actually drives a roadmap.

The reason matters as much as the vote

When a member votes for a listed feature, Subo echoes their pick back and asks what it would unlock for them. When they choose the write-in option, they’re asked what they’d build instead. Same survey, two conversations, and no voter hits a dead end.

The example runs as a studio’s next-update vote. Rename the options and the branches and it fits any team or community.

Variants

  • Product feature vote: list candidate features and ask paying users what each would unlock for their workflow.
  • Community activity vote: let members choose the next event and tell you what would make them show up.
  • Prioritization with urgency: the built-in urgency scale already separates nice-to-have from blocking. Reword its points to your own release language if “soon” means something specific to your team.
  • Quarterly check-in: run it on a schedule to keep the roadmap grounded in what people actually want.
How to run it

Live in a few minutes

  1. 1

    Clone and list your options

    Swap in the shortlist: the next game mode, feature, event, or fix. Keep the write-in option so nobody's boxed out.

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    Write the two why-branches

    Fill in the follow-up for listed-feature voters (what would this unlock?) and for write-in voters (what should we build instead?).

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    Publish and gather

    Members vote natively in Discord or on the web, then answer the reason question that matches their pick.

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    Read what and why

    See the tally for the what, and read the piped reasons for the why, the signal that actually tells you what to prioritize.

FAQ

Common questions

Why single-choice instead of pick-many?

Forcing one choice gives a cleaner priority signal. 'Pick everything you'd like' just tells you people like features. One vote tells you what they'd trade the rest for.

How does the follow-up adapt to the vote?

Skip logic reads the vote and shows the matching why-question. Listed-feature voters and write-in voters each get a question phrased for them, and Subo pipes their own choice back into it.

What if someone wants something I didn't list?

That's the write-in branch. Instead of a dead end, they tell you what they'd build instead, so you catch the idea that wasn't on your shortlist.

Is this just for game studios?

No. It's a roadmap or prioritization vote for any product team, and reframes as a 'what should we do next' vote for any Discord community.

Use this template

Clone it into your community, swap in your content, and share it. No building from scratch.