IFA.
3 Letters. One success.
Maybe a novel fad, maybe something that will whither and decline in time, but in the meantime a great idea that needs huge pats on the back.
I only speak from Valderrama experience where the relevant Mods and Orgs on this one have spent shed loads of time implementing and facilitating quizzes, comps, predictions, Deal or no Deals, etc. but the community activities whereby people are associating more with their FA’s has been a huge hit.
All of a sudden, and for the first time since reset, I actually give a toss if I win a non-Major game (generally easier to do against EFA). I now really want to win the picture quiz with DFA so we get more points. When other managers in your FA win IFA games or comps you are genuinely pleased- even when the annoying ones win!
There are only 2 initial & potential negative points on this (but even they are small).
1) Some may feel more reluctant to move away from an FA that doesn’t suit their style of play
2) It needs a bit more money to make it a tangible ‘win’, perhaps.
Regardless, a good addition. I would recommend this to all GW's that want to harness a bit of community spirit… And yes, Dugout FA is the best...
We're running something similar in lemerre as we try and give the relatively poor community a bit of a boost. Seemed to be a success in its first season, although theres still a lot more to be grabbed at. One of our main problems is the compete lack of activity from GFA, VFA and the OFA, with the EFA not far behind.
ReplyDeleteCouple of questions though if you don't mind mate. Do you run an event of sort every day of the week, or just say 3 or 4 days, and what sort of events/competitions do you run? Also, how big a team do you have working on the FA?
Cheers bud
Paul (Lemerre com mod)
You are probably best speaking to Peter Holgate or Michelle, Paul.
ReplyDeleteThey have put loads of effort in to organise the events and it has really created an FA rivalry that I haven't seen since pre-reset.
Events are probably around 5 days a week (with QP's now meaning something), Picture quizzes with a twist, Challenges... Lots of time to organise, but lots of positive reaction.