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I begin by pointing out this will be a long post but I assume that it's interesting, that's why comparison with other users is welcome.
Good Evening,
I'm Emanuele and I think I've never met anything better than the work done by PowerChallenge on the web.
My story with their products began a long time ago, with Power Soccer. I remember with a smile the community of that times and people I met there, I was just 12 years old.
I never wanted a console nor I spent my life playing video games, but the time I spent on Power Soccer, and then on ManagerZone, has always been of quality.
After a break of several years, I became aware of the closure of PowerSoccer and I picked up my ManagerZone account.
Having lived the various ages of both games I noticed a gradual tapering of the community and I questioned the causes.
-I first asked myself if my "love" for the game was due to a melancholic affection for the past rather than an actual quality of the game. To find out, I tried to talk to friends to see what a description of the game would result in them.
The conclusion to this question? ManagerZone is the best that can be found on the web market, it is unique in the way in which it allows players to interface with each other. Every person I spoke with decreed <<it's interesting>>, someone who got to see the graphics said that it is <<excellent, brilliant considering it is a managerial browsergame>> (referring to 3D). I add, moreover, that the game can be experienced with different intensities: unlike other games, even from PowerSoccer if we want, ManagerZone does not require too much playing time, it can, in general, "neglected" for a few days and resume playing.
ManagerZone is a game of managerial strategy, even before being a football game, the fact that it is accessible from smartphones contracts the demands of game time, moreover. This is a good quality in my opinion because, while it allows a "brief use" of the game, however this does not affect the fun if you want to spend more time because you can watch the games, spend time on the market or even feed the community with the typical forum functionality that was very popular years ago, PowerSoccer also had several chat sections to get you an idea of how it was "guided" the attempt to amalgamate users.
-Why are we only a few thousand? Question that was born as a first question, has induced the part of the text above and that is proposed in this instance downstream of my personal reflections.
In this regard I do not feel like doing flights of fancy, also because I believe it is clear from the text so far exposed that I am an extremely biased person, but I think, at the same time, I am biased with a great knowledge of the cause. I know the potential of the game and I feel satisfied of it. Of course life itself tends to give us tedium not to stagnate in self-complacency and this why is always necessary a little retouch to give a pinch of spice to the game and make it always interesting but in my opinion, the starting point is very solid.
I also add that the Crew has designed guidelines for new players that make life easier on browsergame, I was able to experience this by starting my career with the Hockey team a short time ago. The website is full of parts: market, training, stadium, negotiations, communities, national etc etc etc .. When I got back to the game I was slightly stunned but after a while you get used to it. To sum up, I think there is a good organization for new users and I do not want to believe that a product like ManagerZone has no market.
Honestly I didn't manage to give myself a satistfying answer to this question, I prefer not to say half-thruts, but I have provided you a part of my thoughts.
- How can I feed the community?
Even though it is undoubted that large numbers bring with them large numbers of bad users, disrespectful and antisportive, it is also true that ManagerZone is extremely "clean", more than other web games and it is very simple to clean off the large numbers if "cancer users"" (other quality of the game). That said, I wanted the community to struggle to find some solutions to bring MZ new players. If you have reached this point in reading, it is probable that you are very fond of the game and that this question may have already been asked.
Imho, It would be a good idea to discuss this question, and try to give feedbacks to the Crew, for them who already work in an excellent way for us. Honestly, I am grateful for the happiness that they gave me through the game and I would be happy to reciprocate this "favor" with a little help.
I want to say that it is a work that must be recognized and that, like any community-based game, it is important to promote the exchange of information.
I finally write to you my proposal that may be genuine or not, and I hope you also have some.
I think anyone who knows Depeche Mode, I noticed an initiative that has been going on for some time on their Facebook page. Basically, the fans send a photo of themselves and a short text in which they explain who they are and how they knew Depeche Mode plus some other little things. I attach the following image to give you a better view.
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Every day DM page posts a picture, as shown in image. To sum up, the fan who sends the photo hopes to be posted in order to live its "15 minutes of fame" while DM get advertised. We could do a similiar thing, the content could be established thogether, perhaps including images of your team and not directly of yourselves if you prefer, and send it to ManagerZone Fb Page. I think I can say without too much doubt that modern society works a lot with images and that social networks are the primary source of advertising for any product, whether directly (the page that sponsors, posts and shows active) or in indirect way (the roumors of the people about that content, the typical "talking about"). In conclusion, I think this idea can be interesting. I also await some answers from you and I apologize for the long post but I like writing and I wanted to spend some words for MZ, since I have time thanks to the holidays ahah.
Have a nice day (or night, depends on where you are in the world :D) and thanks for the attention.
MZ
