[FSPA] League questions - player opinions wanted

[Steve Jones]

I've seen a lot of good comments to this thread and thought I'd throw in
another perspective, especially about the party.  To me, the party isn't
about going to play pinball.  I go to the parties to socialize for more
than the few minutes I might have in between games during a normal league
night, with others in the league.  It is also a time for me to bring my
wife to meet some of the people she hears me talk about week after week.
Honestly, the pins at the parties are so crowded that more times than not,
I dont worry about playing them, and instead come back a few days later
when I can actually get to the machines without bumping into the masses of
people around the surrounding machines.  If there was an appropriate
banquet hall or something else where there may be more room to socialize,
that would be fine with me.  Living in Mount Airy, MD, the
Fredricksburg idea would be a non-starter for me.  I'd counter by asking
how many of the Northern VA crowd would make the trip to York PA to go to
TimeLine?  I suspect not many  (Not that I'd recommend that - It's far too
crowded to handle our group!!)

As for the league format, I dont have a strong opinion. There are pros and
cons to everything I've experienced in the time I've been playing, and I
know there's no way to make everyone happy.  It maybe would be good if
there was a way to move up and down the ladder quicker than 1 group per
week. Maybe somehow in proportion to the score differential in each game?
In otherwords, someone who got last and had a point stolen in every game
would move down further than someone who just barely lost each game?  I do
also agree with the idea of having a way to  enter the scores directly
instead of using the paper system.  Obviously both of those ideas would
need significant software changes. I have no idea who manages/owns/wrote
the software, so I have no idea if it's reasonable.

My only other comment would be THANK YOU to you and all those who work so
hard to make this all work.  For all the volunteer work you guys are
willing to do to run the leagues and get so many complaints, I just want to
make sure you know it's appreciated by everyone, even though you can't
always make everyone happy!!  As someone else said, I am there to have fun,
and in the end, it's just a game.  All the other stuff to me is just bonus,
and it's good to have the social interaction instead of just playing alone,
so I'll be there no matter what format the format is, so long as fun
remains the primary focus!

-Steve


On Wed, May 8, 2024 at 11:27 AM Sergio Johnson via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org>
wrote:

> Hey folks!
>
> As FSPA continues to evolve, we’re reviewing some long standing
> traditions, new format etc. and interested in getting your feedback on a
> couple things. Love to get your feedback either in this thread or sent to
> me directly if you’re more comfortable with that.
>
> 1) End of season party. This started as an opportunity to see other folks
> collections and get to know people from other leagues. With the growth in
> size of the leagues it no longer became feasible to do at private homes, so
> we’d moved to commercial league locations. However, we’ve noticed that a
> lot of folks don’t take advantage of it now. Is it time to lose the party,
> modify it or continue “as is”?
>
> 2) What did you think of the revised league play format? A lot of the
> changes were driven by IFPA rules to allow our leagues to stay compliant so
> that players could continue to get WPPR player ranking points. Do you think
> the new format was better for you or worse? Keep the new format, modify it
> or consider going back to the old format?
>
> 3) Anything else you would like to bring to the execs attention that would
> improve your league experience or want to make us aware of?
>
> Appreciate all your engagement and feedback, we can’t do this without the
> players so please let us know what you think!
>
> Thanks!
> Sergio
> lostinthezone at gmail.com
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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