09-14-2020, 02:57 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-15-2020, 07:54 PM by SchwarzNarr.)
7) Awards season is a big part of the offseason festivities. Take the stand, in 400 words or more, for one or more players that are not your own, and argue why they should receive awards glory. They can be your teammates or anyone in the league. How did their stats and on the field contribution contribute to their case this year?
I want to spend this talking about the GM of the Year award, particularly for the DSFL. I know that there are a lot of incredible GMs in this league, but I 100% have to share why J0EB and Blasoon deserve to be the GMs of the year. Throughout my tenure in Norfolk they have done absolutely everything they can to make my time (and my teammates time) in the league more fun. Whether it has been adding silly bots that users may have wanted (Yay Jeopardy Bot!) or adding special tags, allowing us to create and participate in DSFL Fantasy (complete with new roles!) you name it, they were all for it. They want to create engagement, they encourage the random routes the team decides to go (S23 was Boop, S24 was Beans), and they are without a doubt dedicated to everything within the league.
Additionally, after joining the war room in this past season, I have realized how in tune they are with their players and the team, and in trying to keep users active. There were constant discussions about who was almost IA, was IA, and it was always the conversation of “Okay, I’m gonna reach out to him and see if I can’t get him to join us, or at least check in.” It wasn’t just that they wanted a user, but they care. When I was trying to help scout, while also dealing with the sudden insanity of my life it became “Hey, take care of you, and if you don’t get it no worries, we’ll take care of it.”. These are two GMs who not only care about their players deeply, and throughout the seasons, but they pass that trait along to everyone in the locker room.
Continuing with this, they’ve encouraged our rookies in such a way where they have them assisting with the sim testing, they’ve involved and encouraged their sig shops, their graphics work, media writing, and more. J0EB has always offered to rookies to share and write a media post to help generate some extra money for them. Blasoon has always offered reminders about getting predictions in, job opportunities and more. Now there is a lot that they do that is just listed in the job description of GM, but J0EB and Blasoon are more than that. Blas made sure to stay awake to the wee hours of the night to give a personalized pun for every single player in the draft, and J0EB reads through all of the chat, even if it takes him forever to catch up, so he knows what is happening in the locker room and with his players and the team. They work to make every single player feel special and included, and if you want a job, they are more than willing to give you one. If there were rewards for retention rates, I’m positive that they would receive it regularly.
Sometimes it’s hard for an outsider to know what Norfolk is really like, because we’re closed, but J0EB and Blasoon have worked to make sure that the closed environment is family and safe. I know that they have my back, no matter what I might have needed as a rookie, as a player, and as a soon to be alum. That’s why they deserve GM of the Year.
13) This task is exclusive to non-recreate rookies of the S24 class and later. In 400 words or more, how has your experience been in the league? Who have you met that has made your time here more fun, friendly, and exciting? Have you been satisfied with your player’s early start? What was it like being drafted for the first time? Do you have any comments or suggestions for the entire league that you think should be implemented?
This league has been an interesting and for the most part, fabulous to be a part of. It’s 100% clear that there are a lot of dedicated and hardworking individuals keeping the moving parts lubricated and moving. While I joined this league for Isa, it’s been a league that I have stayed in because of the friends I have made and the people I have met in Norfolk, and now in Yeti chat. As I already wrote about in a media article, Tesla makes absolutely ever user feel warm and fuzzy and cared about in chat. J0EB and Blasoon have always worked to make their players feel cared about, implementing new ideas and memes within our chat and our locker room as we continue to grow and change organically with the new recruits and people. Other members of the team from last season and this one have made me feel as though I’m a part of something bigger than myself, and it really makes it clear that the locker rooms make this league. They are what bring members together, and they are what create big moments.
Outside of the locker room, I was very fortunate in my rookie season. I went from being a nobody to an Ultimini, award winning, pro bowl Kicker. Talk about riding the high in that moment. While I hoped that I would do things for Norfolk that would have been better than the bot kicker, it was incredible to see how much of a contribution my player made that season. My first draft experience, though, wasn’t with the DSFL and to have the ISFL draft where it was really a ‘I don’t know who really needs a kicker, but man, I know where I would love to go,’ type situation. I had had so many conversations with Woelkers, TVC, Sylphreni, and Frick talking about the Yeti and what life might be like with them. The thing about those conversations though, is they quickly turned into not just league conversations, and we talked about other things > my crocheted Wolfie plushie, barbeque, dungeons and dragons. Again, it became a locker room of people that just fit, so being drafted by them so early was a shock, and one of those situations that prompted happy tears (because seriously, you used your first pick on me? OH MY GOSH)
I think that the league has a lot of pieces that the community as a whole loves. One thing I wish would change is the focus of point tasks being just about what has existed in the league or stats focused. I miss the idea of point tasks being a way to develop who your player is as a person, and to share some insights into their daily lives, how they might handle absurd situations (“You are the reason your team lost, discuss what happens at the press conference after,” or, “What teammate would your player choose as their best man/maid of honor in their wedding? What has happened this season that bonded them so closely”). For me, I care so much more about the extra life of Melvin and Daria than I have ever cared about the stats and the numbers. I’d love to have more league opportunities to see that side of other players too. Additionally, I would love the ability to pay for a predictions pass. I would gladly pay $32m a season for the opportunity to collect mode on every prediction opportunity that opened up. That would be $2m per game.
I want to spend this talking about the GM of the Year award, particularly for the DSFL. I know that there are a lot of incredible GMs in this league, but I 100% have to share why J0EB and Blasoon deserve to be the GMs of the year. Throughout my tenure in Norfolk they have done absolutely everything they can to make my time (and my teammates time) in the league more fun. Whether it has been adding silly bots that users may have wanted (Yay Jeopardy Bot!) or adding special tags, allowing us to create and participate in DSFL Fantasy (complete with new roles!) you name it, they were all for it. They want to create engagement, they encourage the random routes the team decides to go (S23 was Boop, S24 was Beans), and they are without a doubt dedicated to everything within the league.
Additionally, after joining the war room in this past season, I have realized how in tune they are with their players and the team, and in trying to keep users active. There were constant discussions about who was almost IA, was IA, and it was always the conversation of “Okay, I’m gonna reach out to him and see if I can’t get him to join us, or at least check in.” It wasn’t just that they wanted a user, but they care. When I was trying to help scout, while also dealing with the sudden insanity of my life it became “Hey, take care of you, and if you don’t get it no worries, we’ll take care of it.”. These are two GMs who not only care about their players deeply, and throughout the seasons, but they pass that trait along to everyone in the locker room.
Continuing with this, they’ve encouraged our rookies in such a way where they have them assisting with the sim testing, they’ve involved and encouraged their sig shops, their graphics work, media writing, and more. J0EB has always offered to rookies to share and write a media post to help generate some extra money for them. Blasoon has always offered reminders about getting predictions in, job opportunities and more. Now there is a lot that they do that is just listed in the job description of GM, but J0EB and Blasoon are more than that. Blas made sure to stay awake to the wee hours of the night to give a personalized pun for every single player in the draft, and J0EB reads through all of the chat, even if it takes him forever to catch up, so he knows what is happening in the locker room and with his players and the team. They work to make every single player feel special and included, and if you want a job, they are more than willing to give you one. If there were rewards for retention rates, I’m positive that they would receive it regularly.
Sometimes it’s hard for an outsider to know what Norfolk is really like, because we’re closed, but J0EB and Blasoon have worked to make sure that the closed environment is family and safe. I know that they have my back, no matter what I might have needed as a rookie, as a player, and as a soon to be alum. That’s why they deserve GM of the Year.
13) This task is exclusive to non-recreate rookies of the S24 class and later. In 400 words or more, how has your experience been in the league? Who have you met that has made your time here more fun, friendly, and exciting? Have you been satisfied with your player’s early start? What was it like being drafted for the first time? Do you have any comments or suggestions for the entire league that you think should be implemented?
This league has been an interesting and for the most part, fabulous to be a part of. It’s 100% clear that there are a lot of dedicated and hardworking individuals keeping the moving parts lubricated and moving. While I joined this league for Isa, it’s been a league that I have stayed in because of the friends I have made and the people I have met in Norfolk, and now in Yeti chat. As I already wrote about in a media article, Tesla makes absolutely ever user feel warm and fuzzy and cared about in chat. J0EB and Blasoon have always worked to make their players feel cared about, implementing new ideas and memes within our chat and our locker room as we continue to grow and change organically with the new recruits and people. Other members of the team from last season and this one have made me feel as though I’m a part of something bigger than myself, and it really makes it clear that the locker rooms make this league. They are what bring members together, and they are what create big moments.
Outside of the locker room, I was very fortunate in my rookie season. I went from being a nobody to an Ultimini, award winning, pro bowl Kicker. Talk about riding the high in that moment. While I hoped that I would do things for Norfolk that would have been better than the bot kicker, it was incredible to see how much of a contribution my player made that season. My first draft experience, though, wasn’t with the DSFL and to have the ISFL draft where it was really a ‘I don’t know who really needs a kicker, but man, I know where I would love to go,’ type situation. I had had so many conversations with Woelkers, TVC, Sylphreni, and Frick talking about the Yeti and what life might be like with them. The thing about those conversations though, is they quickly turned into not just league conversations, and we talked about other things > my crocheted Wolfie plushie, barbeque, dungeons and dragons. Again, it became a locker room of people that just fit, so being drafted by them so early was a shock, and one of those situations that prompted happy tears (because seriously, you used your first pick on me? OH MY GOSH)
I think that the league has a lot of pieces that the community as a whole loves. One thing I wish would change is the focus of point tasks being just about what has existed in the league or stats focused. I miss the idea of point tasks being a way to develop who your player is as a person, and to share some insights into their daily lives, how they might handle absurd situations (“You are the reason your team lost, discuss what happens at the press conference after,” or, “What teammate would your player choose as their best man/maid of honor in their wedding? What has happened this season that bonded them so closely”). For me, I care so much more about the extra life of Melvin and Daria than I have ever cared about the stats and the numbers. I’d love to have more league opportunities to see that side of other players too. Additionally, I would love the ability to pay for a predictions pass. I would gladly pay $32m a season for the opportunity to collect mode on every prediction opportunity that opened up. That would be $2m per game.
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