Hello. I have been in touch with the FleaFlicker Support Team for three years (my first correspondence was August 7, 2018) regarding expanded functionality in the FleaFlicker Draft Tool. I realize there were other priorities in recent years (ie: developing the app, etc.) but this is an urgent issue that needs to be addressed for Dynasty League management in FleaFlicker.
In brevity, we are requesting the following:
We need FleaFlicker to integrate expanded back-end management for League Commish control over each round of their draft through an additional option to insert a specific PLAYER / PICK / DELETE prompt for each team member in each draft round. This request would serve as a continuing evolution of the “Configure Draft” feature that was added to FleaFlicker in 2019. We desire to have this feature added to the Commish Tools as soon as possible this summer to arrive in time for the beginning of the 2021 NFL season.
The benefits of this expanded functionality will provide League Commissioners the ability to attach individual Dynasty Keepers/Players to a specific Draft Round for a Team. The addition of the PLAYER function will allow Dynasty Leagues greater flexibility to slot Dynasty Keepers/Players into the current round by round workaround that FleaFlicker has provided (which only features PICK / DELETE PICK options).
The current workaround does NOT allow League Commissioners to slot specific players directly into the draft slot, which creates all sorts of FleaFlicker management issues throughout the season (example: our league members cannot trust where Flea displays their dynasty keepers as having been “drafted” in the previous season).
Please update us on any progress you have achieved toward the expansion of the Configure Draft functionality.
We completed our 2021 Dynasty draft without the issue being addressed, while also knowing that this will likely be our final season with FleaFlicker. The draft process does not accommodate our dynasty league and the customer support has been truly disappointing. I’d really appreciate an email reply or a forum reply regarding this request. This has been frustrating.
“Agreed, we need to add this” is hardly a response indicating Flea is willing to add this feature. This isn’t the customer service I would expect when trying to keep a league with your platform.
@FleaFounder — Are you going to be able to address this Flea issue for us? Are you working on developing a solution for adding a unique PLAYER option for the “Configure Draft” tool in Flea? Can you provide an update? The urgency of this request has not been taken seriously over the years (through annually-repeated conversations via email).
We are asking you to bump this up your list and help us find a solution. I’ve grown tired of submitting support tickets and waiting for a reply. I’m not planning to take to Twitter (as many of your users recommend) in order to receive urgent support replies. It’s time to see some action on this development request… or at least a conversation that leads to a solution.
Dynasty is the format of the future. Most serious fantasy players are migrating to it. And the future of dynasty is customization, altering drafts and settings to fit each individual collection of players. Each year we tweak our league to make it the best possible version. We need a hosting platform that is willing to tweak things as well. Mutual tweaking, that's what we need.
I've been pining for us to move to Sleeper for years and my league mates keep insisting that we stick it out with the Flea, stating the flexibility and support is better at the Flea. Prove them right!
Well said. Mutual tweaking, as it were. Three years is a long time to keep kicking the rock down the road on this one. Help me out here, Flea Support. I’m trying to keep my crew faithful to your platform. Seems like an easy win for 10 loyal (and paying) dynastic customers.
Fleaflicker. Please take these requests to heart. This would benefit so many leagues, not just ours. It would also cement your platform as on the premier fantasy hosting sights on the internet. Thank you.
Agreed. I can personally attest that DavisC is perpetually confused by the lack of Keeper-aligned value in the Flea platform for our Dynasty league. Without the ability to assign draft value round-by-round, Keeper players retain imbedded information from years prior rather than their current value. Our Commish management system requires us to constantly update a Google Sheet. By now, this dynasty FLEXIBILITY should be sorted through a clear development solution (players pre-assigned to draft rounds).
Flea! Yes! The variety of formats and functions for leagues is what keeps fantasy evolving and sets Flea apart. Don’t let us be relegated to ESPN formats.
See what I’m dealing with here, Flea Support? I convinced these guys to leave ESPN in 2014 for an experimental run. And here I am, fighting to keep these guys to remain seven years later. I can’t keep asking them for patience when all I’m receiving are future promises via email… or radio silence.
VonWeavWed 7/7/21 11:42 AM
Hello. I have been in touch with the FleaFlicker Support Team for three years (my first correspondence was August 7, 2018) regarding expanded functionality in the FleaFlicker Draft Tool. I realize there were other priorities in recent years (ie: developing the app, etc.) but this is an urgent issue that needs to be addressed for Dynasty League management in FleaFlicker.
In brevity, we are requesting the following:
We need FleaFlicker to integrate expanded back-end management for League Commish control over each round of their draft through an additional option to insert a specific PLAYER / PICK / DELETE prompt for each team member in each draft round. This request would serve as a continuing evolution of the “Configure Draft” feature that was added to FleaFlicker in 2019. We desire to have this feature added to the Commish Tools as soon as possible this summer to arrive in time for the beginning of the 2021 NFL season.
The benefits of this expanded functionality will provide League Commissioners the ability to attach individual Dynasty Keepers/Players to a specific Draft Round for a Team. The addition of the PLAYER function will allow Dynasty Leagues greater flexibility to slot Dynasty Keepers/Players into the current round by round workaround that FleaFlicker has provided (which only features PICK / DELETE PICK options).
The current workaround does NOT allow League Commissioners to slot specific players directly into the draft slot, which creates all sorts of FleaFlicker management issues throughout the season (example: our league members cannot trust where Flea displays their dynasty keepers as having been “drafted” in the previous season).
Please update us on any progress you have achieved toward the expansion of the Configure Draft functionality.
Thank you.
VonWeavSun 8/22/21 6:27 PM
FleaFounder…
We completed our 2021 Dynasty draft without the issue being addressed, while also knowing that this will likely be our final season with FleaFlicker. The draft process does not accommodate our dynasty league and the customer support has been truly disappointing. I’d really appreciate an email reply or a forum reply regarding this request. This has been frustrating.
//rw//
VonWeavMon 8/2/21 9:38 PM
Still waiting for an email reply…
VonWeavWed 8/11/21 8:19 AM
/ bump /
VonWeavThu 7/15/21 8:16 AM
Update on this, @FleaFounder? There has to be some sort of communication here. This is not a good look.
VonWeavThu 7/15/21 8:23 AM
Give us a development timeline, FleaFounder.
MattJacobsonSat 7/10/21 8:27 AM
“Agreed, we need to add this” is hardly a response indicating Flea is willing to add this feature. This isn’t the customer service I would expect when trying to keep a league with your platform.
VonWeavMon 7/12/21 12:48 PM
Flea Founder… update?
VonWeavWed 7/7/21 9:26 PM
@FleaFounder — Are you going to be able to address this Flea issue for us? Are you working on developing a solution for adding a unique PLAYER option for the “Configure Draft” tool in Flea? Can you provide an update? The urgency of this request has not been taken seriously over the years (through annually-repeated conversations via email).
We are asking you to bump this up your list and help us find a solution. I’ve grown tired of submitting support tickets and waiting for a reply. I’m not planning to take to Twitter (as many of your users recommend) in order to receive urgent support replies. It’s time to see some action on this development request… or at least a conversation that leads to a solution.
AHenWed 7/7/21 4:59 PM
Dynasty is the format of the future. Most serious fantasy players are migrating to it. And the future of dynasty is customization, altering drafts and settings to fit each individual collection of players. Each year we tweak our league to make it the best possible version. We need a hosting platform that is willing to tweak things as well. Mutual tweaking, that's what we need.
I've been pining for us to move to Sleeper for years and my league mates keep insisting that we stick it out with the Flea, stating the flexibility and support is better at the Flea. Prove them right!
TheWilseyWed 7/7/21 5:36 PM
Or, Sleeper it is.
VonWeavWed 7/7/21 8:55 PM
Well said. Mutual tweaking, as it were. Three years is a long time to keep kicking the rock down the road on this one. Help me out here, Flea Support. I’m trying to keep my crew faithful to your platform. Seems like an easy win for 10 loyal (and paying) dynastic customers.
DavisCWed 7/7/21 4:41 PM
Fleaflicker. Please take these requests to heart. This would benefit so many leagues, not just ours. It would also cement your platform as on the premier fantasy hosting sights on the internet. Thank you.
VonWeavWed 7/7/21 9:03 PM
Agreed. I can personally attest that DavisC is perpetually confused by the lack of Keeper-aligned value in the Flea platform for our Dynasty league. Without the ability to assign draft value round-by-round, Keeper players retain imbedded information from years prior rather than their current value. Our Commish management system requires us to constantly update a Google Sheet. By now, this dynasty FLEXIBILITY should be sorted through a clear development solution (players pre-assigned to draft rounds).
bkendWed 7/7/21 3:09 PM
Flea! Yes! The variety of formats and functions for leagues is what keeps fantasy evolving and sets Flea apart. Don’t let us be relegated to ESPN formats.
TheWilseyWed 7/7/21 5:37 PM
Why would anyone suffer that acronym?
VonWeavWed 7/7/21 9:08 PM
See what I’m dealing with here, Flea Support? I convinced these guys to leave ESPN in 2014 for an experimental run. And here I am, fighting to keep these guys to remain seven years later. I can’t keep asking them for patience when all I’m receiving are future promises via email… or radio silence.