Jack Basford medal 6098 
CEO & CTO 11 years 158 days ago
In order to open up a better dialogue with the community we are establishing a council of active managers. The purpose of this council is to convene with the developers of iGP each month and relay feedback and the most pressing concerns of the community to us. Coming away from this meeting we can put these items on the agenda and get through as many of them as possible before the next meeting.
Benefits of this arrangement include:
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[*]A more direct line of communication between developers and managers.
[*]Gameplay refinements - There will be subtle things managers have observed in gameplay that we won't be aware of or didn't intend for in the design. Talking to top managers from the Hall of Fame I've picked up on several instances of this since we launched, things which weren't otherwise reported as "suggestions" or "bugs" but which were unintended side-effects of the architecture.
[*]This digestable format will be much easier for us to respond to - it's near impossible to read and respond to all the activity on the forums all the time. But in these meetings it will be possible for managers to highlight e.g. specific feedback from the forum that might have been overlooked or buried too deep within a thread to be noticed.
[*]Increased likelihood that obscure and minor annoyances will be addressed, as they can be made more apparant.
[*]The possibility to elaborate in detail on a specific point on the spot and get immediate and raw feedback.
[*]More direction with blogs, Q&A sections etc. It will be clearer to us what to address with the information we publish each month.
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Initially I have a few individuals in mind to invite to participate in this council, but I welcome anyone to apply to join. I'm particularly interested in the opinions of league hosts and new players to the game. So, if you host a league that gets through a lot of Rookie managers, and several new players to the game each season I'd be interested in hearing your voice too. To get involved send me a PM with a brief summary of who you would represent at these meetings, and your personal experience in iGP.
One important factor for council members is that they are able to speak for more than just themselves. Ideally they should have a good feel for what is going on in the community and be communicating with others regularly about gameplay. Through this experience they can provide feedback about more than just their own experience, and paint a wider picture of what is going on in the community.
Deep Desai medal 5000 11 years 158 days ago
Hey Jack,
I race daily, and am a regular participant in forums too, I have a good sense of the happenings in the community. I'm only ranked top 700 and in pro tier but nonetheless have a reasonable amount of experience to be able to know the fine details of the game. I would be interested to take part in this.
Deep Desai
Greg Broz medal 5000 11 years 158 days ago
"Deep
Hey Jack,
I race daily, and am a regular participant in forums too, I have a good sense of the happenings in the community. I'm only ranked top 700 and in pro tier but nonetheless have a reasonable amount of experience to be able to know the fine details of the game. I would be interested to take part in this.
Deep Desai
he wants a PM Deep...
Jack Basford medal 6098 CEO & CTO 11 years 157 days ago
Two or possibly three places are filled on the council now. If we can find another 2-3 managers from other sections of the community that would be ideal.
To get involved send me a PM with a brief summary of who you would represent at these meetings, and your personal experience in iGP.
Jake Goodhall medal 5000 11 years 155 days ago
Good luck Jack.
This is a really positive move, so I hope it works out.
I am just back from a short break - no internet - so have just found out about this. Not that I would have been involved, as it should be for managers as requested.
Andrew Hurn medal 5000 11 years 101 days ago
I am delighted to report that we are ready to make a start with this now, however we need a few more members.
If you would like to be part of this please send me a message with details of what you feel you would bring to the council.
We plan to 'meet' once a month for an hour & there will be various emails looking for your views on a wide range of subjects..
This really is an opportunity to help shape & form this wonderful game of ours.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Andrew Hurn medal 5000 11 years 98 days ago
May I thank those who have applied.
I believe we have enough people now.
Jake Goodhall medal 5000 11 years 97 days ago
That is good news. I await developments and will be interested in the outcome of discussions.
I hope you appoint someone whose job it is to keep the rest of us informed about what is going on.
Andrew Hurn medal 5000 11 years 91 days ago
We have had our first meeting. Much discussion on a wide range of topics. A couple of things to do for the next meeting, so watch this space.
Jason Lee medal 5000 11 years 91 days ago
Ahh, I didn't even know there was a meeting. I have a huge list of stuff I was going to bring to it aswell. Maybe I'll just PM you all my stuff Edwin.
