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Hi Guys
I'm assembling the war council (you guys) to come gather at the FGM round table and discuss the future of the FGM.
The reason we are gathered here is because... well... the club is over 2 decades old. We have all grown older together and become friends and a day without you all would not be the same, its just part of the routine now. We started this club way back when I had hair, no girlfriend, no responsibilities and now I'm an overweight old guy with a wife and a kid and lots of responsibilities. But that's not all that has changed... the gaming world around us has changed. We started this club because of Combat Mission and we will always support Combat Mission but I do think the hardcore CM crowd is slowly drifting away and for us to survive as a club going forward we are going to have to update and diversify. I have no intention of changing the core ethos behind The Few Good Men but we are going to have to adapt to suit the needs of our members.
With that in mind I believe there are a number of steps I/we need to take/make. I'm brain storming here but it will give us a good starter for 10 when I hand the mic over to you guys for input. Bear with me as Im just unleashing some brain funk on y'all.
Of the top I need anyone who can to answer a couple of questions to aid me going forward.
What games do you play?
Are you interested in tournaments?
Would you like League Tables?
Regarding the Forum design... do you prefer a dark design, a light design or somewhere in the middle? (I want to have one design the majority use so any updates do not need to be triplicated!!??)
Do you want to volunteer to be part of the FGM staff team.
If you are not yet a patron would you consider becoming one to help us have a stronger platform going forward?
I know without a doubt we are going to go on to bigger and better things but it will only work if we all pull in the same direction... roll up our sleeves and put in the work to put the FGM at the top of the pile in relation to online wargaming clubs.....
Ok... who is up first... (passes the microphone).
Shane
I'm assembling the war council (you guys) to come gather at the FGM round table and discuss the future of the FGM.
The reason we are gathered here is because... well... the club is over 2 decades old. We have all grown older together and become friends and a day without you all would not be the same, its just part of the routine now. We started this club way back when I had hair, no girlfriend, no responsibilities and now I'm an overweight old guy with a wife and a kid and lots of responsibilities. But that's not all that has changed... the gaming world around us has changed. We started this club because of Combat Mission and we will always support Combat Mission but I do think the hardcore CM crowd is slowly drifting away and for us to survive as a club going forward we are going to have to update and diversify. I have no intention of changing the core ethos behind The Few Good Men but we are going to have to adapt to suit the needs of our members.
With that in mind I believe there are a number of steps I/we need to take/make. I'm brain storming here but it will give us a good starter for 10 when I hand the mic over to you guys for input. Bear with me as Im just unleashing some brain funk on y'all.
- CM is still the main game played by the majority of folk here but without a doubt the player pool has been shrinking
- Other games are becoming popular. Field of Glory, ARMA3, Graviteam Games, War Thunder, World of Tanks.
- To survive we need to embrace and nurture these other communities by providing for their needs.
- Running The FGM is a big job... way too big for me and Ithikial to keep on top of. I need a team in place to help.
- I want to get back to our roots, we are The Few Good Men, a wargaming club as per the new homepage header.
- I want to be a place for wargamers. Not just CM'ers with a sideliner of a few other titles.
- We will still embrace the real history behind the games as that is what really creates the experiences we have in game.
Of the top I need anyone who can to answer a couple of questions to aid me going forward.
What games do you play?
Are you interested in tournaments?
Would you like League Tables?
Regarding the Forum design... do you prefer a dark design, a light design or somewhere in the middle? (I want to have one design the majority use so any updates do not need to be triplicated!!??)
Do you want to volunteer to be part of the FGM staff team.
If you are not yet a patron would you consider becoming one to help us have a stronger platform going forward?
I know without a doubt we are going to go on to bigger and better things but it will only work if we all pull in the same direction... roll up our sleeves and put in the work to put the FGM at the top of the pile in relation to online wargaming clubs.....
Ok... who is up first... (passes the microphone).
Shane