I posted a similar poll on this forum and in ENWorld (a major d20/D&D forum), asking what changes would you as a player like to play through. The descriptions and the options are somewhat different, by necessity of the games being so different.
ENWorld:
No Fundamental Change 2 2.78%
A Foothold of Change 11 15.28%
Affecting History 38 52.78%
A Change in the World 17 23.61%
A Change in Adventuring 0 0%
Other 4 5.56%
Atlas:
No Fundamental Change 40% [ 13 ]
A World with an Hermetic Foothold 18% [ 6 ]
A Change in History 6% [ 2 ]
A Change in the World 25% [ 8 ]
A Change in the Order 6% [ 2 ]
Other 3% [ 1 ]
The major difference is that the a lot of the ArM community wants to adhere very closely to the standard setting (40% No Fundamental Change), whereas the d20 community wants the PCs to be involved in significant change to the politics of the world (53% Affecting History).
In both groups about the same (24-25%) seek to break the rules and completely alter the setting.
The support for a considerable change but on a local level is also similar (15-18%).
I don't suppose it is surprising. Still, I thought I'd share.