Once the iPhone app and rotisserie / total points options are complete. We will begin working on our next series of upgrades. Below are our current thoughts - please let us know if you disagree with our priority order.
1. Overhaul live draft
2. Improve email draft
3. Overhaul message board
4. Real time chat
5. Transaction limits
6. Improve injury updates
[Deleted User]Thu 3/18/10 7:30 PM
Those 6 are in perfect order in my opinion. Want to attract and keep members. The site has to get them in and hook them from the beginning of their experience which begins with the drafts. If their experience starts out crappy or with a feeling of cheap or rinky dink they will leave. Once you get someone hooked they will stick around and keep requesting specific upgrades like some of us already do.
Actually after reading this again I would also agree that 1 and 2 need to be switched around. Live drafts aren't for everyone as not everyone can make the draft date. So the site tends to miss out on a large fantasy population because there is no option for them. But an email draft is for everyone. If an email draft has the right options it is the only way to go. And it gives members unlimited options.
I have to disagree Sid. The draft is important, but the game itself and all the side attractions are what it's all about. Building rivalries, talking trash, TRADES ( this system is what needs an overhaul ), the whole season is based on having fun for the whole season. I think the draft, though important, is just a small part of the overall fantasy experience. I'm still all for adding a accumlating coach rating to the leagues, just to see how your player knowledge adds up against your league. Gives the guys with rotten teams something to shoot for. Look at how the tards went nuts over legos, think they care about the draft???
I agree totally with what you're saying. But the member has to start out with a good experience or they won't stick around for anything else. Of the six items they wanted ranked, I ranked in the order I think they need to improve to make the experience a good one for the start. Nothing like joining a league and having the draft lock up on you without any way to pause or fix. Nobody likes to be bored and wait days to make a pick. Since the site is free, I think they need to improve in a different order than if it were a pay site. When money is at stack people tend to stick around and not waste their spent money. When it's free they can just say fuck it, the draft sucks and leave. Fixing/upgrading both drafts and a new modern message board will go a long way in retention of current members and bringing in new ones. I would like to see a new color scheme to the site or the ability to add sports team theme colors to a person's homepage...
I guess it just depends on how you look at it..If you like detail and like chatting, you'll want message boards and the chat boxes..If you dont wanna make friends and wanna win, you'll want the necessary gadgets like starting icons, injury updates, transaction limits, etc, etc..
I agree about the live draft, but in most cases the draft is fine, it usually comes down the persons comp thats the problem, not really Fleas system other than the baseball rankes were terrible but flea has fixed that..And lets be honest, its not very often that the entire league will show up for a draft anyways..Matter of fact, the other night we had a draft and somebody didnt show because he couldnt (comp problem) and I told him he still had a good team for not showing up and he said "yeah, maybe it was best I didnt show up"..
Slow drafts are not for everybody, I did one last year and it took 10 days to finish, I went fkn nuts! And every year me and some message board buddies do a slow draft on antsports and import the rosters on flea as we go and it takes 2 + weeks to finish..If you're not patient, slow drafts arent for you, lol..
Lets say for an example, some seasoned vets from espn and yahoo get tired of those sites and look for something else..They wont be looking for cool message boards and e-mail drafts, they'll want the gadgets to win instead.
I want it all roflmao... Improved drafts, message boards and tools. And I think we'll eventually have it all here and still be free. But where do they start is the big question.
Lol, I want it all to..Just wish they'd pick up the pace a little.
Still love Fleaflicker though, when I found this site 3-4 years ago I knew I wouldnt leave it as I think its the best site out there and I turned on about 20 something members to flea and they all love it to...
Just a few tweaks and twists and it wont even be debatable who has the best fantasy site on the internet.
FFCSR_DougWed 3/17/10 8:00 AM
Once the iPhone app and rotisserie / total points options are complete. We will begin working on our next series of upgrades. Below are our current thoughts - please let us know if you disagree with our priority order.
1. Overhaul live draft
2. Improve email draft
3. Overhaul message board
4. Real time chat
5. Transaction limits
6. Improve injury updates
[Deleted User]Thu 3/18/10 7:30 PM
Those 6 are in perfect order in my opinion. Want to attract and keep members. The site has to get them in and hook them from the beginning of their experience which begins with the drafts. If their experience starts out crappy or with a feeling of cheap or rinky dink they will leave. Once you get someone hooked they will stick around and keep requesting specific upgrades like some of us already do.
[Deleted User]Thu 3/18/10 7:41 PM
Actually after reading this again I would also agree that 1 and 2 need to be switched around. Live drafts aren't for everyone as not everyone can make the draft date. So the site tends to miss out on a large fantasy population because there is no option for them. But an email draft is for everyone. If an email draft has the right options it is the only way to go. And it gives members unlimited options.
scotto1959Fri 3/19/10 9:19 AM
I have to disagree Sid. The draft is important, but the game itself and all the side attractions are what it's all about. Building rivalries, talking trash, TRADES ( this system is what needs an overhaul ), the whole season is based on having fun for the whole season. I think the draft, though important, is just a small part of the overall fantasy experience. I'm still all for adding a accumlating coach rating to the leagues, just to see how your player knowledge adds up against your league. Gives the guys with rotten teams something to shoot for. Look at how the tards went nuts over legos, think they care about the draft???
[Deleted User]Sat 3/20/10 10:59 AM
I agree totally with what you're saying. But the member has to start out with a good experience or they won't stick around for anything else. Of the six items they wanted ranked, I ranked in the order I think they need to improve to make the experience a good one for the start. Nothing like joining a league and having the draft lock up on you without any way to pause or fix. Nobody likes to be bored and wait days to make a pick. Since the site is free, I think they need to improve in a different order than if it were a pay site. When money is at stack people tend to stick around and not waste their spent money. When it's free they can just say fuck it, the draft sucks and leave. Fixing/upgrading both drafts and a new modern message board will go a long way in retention of current members and bringing in new ones. I would like to see a new color scheme to the site or the ability to add sports team theme colors to a person's homepage...
deenSat 3/20/10 11:51 AM
I guess it just depends on how you look at it..If you like detail and like chatting, you'll want message boards and the chat boxes..If you dont wanna make friends and wanna win, you'll want the necessary gadgets like starting icons, injury updates, transaction limits, etc, etc..
I agree about the live draft, but in most cases the draft is fine, it usually comes down the persons comp thats the problem, not really Fleas system other than the baseball rankes were terrible but flea has fixed that..And lets be honest, its not very often that the entire league will show up for a draft anyways..Matter of fact, the other night we had a draft and somebody didnt show because he couldnt (comp problem) and I told him he still had a good team for not showing up and he said "yeah, maybe it was best I didnt show up"..
Slow drafts are not for everybody, I did one last year and it took 10 days to finish, I went fkn nuts! And every year me and some message board buddies do a slow draft on antsports and import the rosters on flea as we go and it takes 2 + weeks to finish..If you're not patient, slow drafts arent for you, lol..
Lets say for an example, some seasoned vets from espn and yahoo get tired of those sites and look for something else..They wont be looking for cool message boards and e-mail drafts, they'll want the gadgets to win instead.
[Deleted User]Sat 3/20/10 1:15 PM
I want it all roflmao... Improved drafts, message boards and tools. And I think we'll eventually have it all here and still be free. But where do they start is the big question.
deenSat 3/20/10 4:55 PM
Lol, I want it all to..Just wish they'd pick up the pace a little.
Still love Fleaflicker though, when I found this site 3-4 years ago I knew I wouldnt leave it as I think its the best site out there and I turned on about 20 something members to flea and they all love it to...
Just a few tweaks and twists and it wont even be debatable who has the best fantasy site on the internet.