As much as MFN is a passion project for JDB, it really needs a hand on the wheel more frequently. The current meta has been in place for 2 years now, and as such it's very hard to avoid cookie-cutter builds, playbooks and player weights. With everyone gravitating towards a single mindset in playing the game it removes a lot of "clever" from gameplanning - follow the meta or lose.

It's well documented that the next big shift in game evolution will (eventually) be on the interface side of things. That's nice, but doesn't help maintain interest from existing players.

So what am I looking for? A very minor tweak to play algorithms on a monthly basis. Not all of them, maybe just one or two artificial shifts to how some elements of a couple of plays perform, but the key is to do it routinely. Allow the meta to evolve over time to chase an optimum approach - it'll disrupt seemingly unbeatable dynasties, allow records to be broken, provide opportunities for leftfield thinking to get results.

Each tweak shouldn't require much development time, might not even have too big an effect, but it happening frequently will disrupt the status quo and keep a sense of freshness.

Alternatively, just track tackles for loss on defensive players and I'll be happy for the next 12 months :)

I'd like to see something, anything different really. This game has become stale for me and sometimes feels like a job.

Yep, same here. I’m down to just one league because my interest is waning.

Cheerleaders, maybe :)

That would be something different

Interface finished yet ? Last time I left he was close to finishing

I find this post funny. Only here reading because of subscription post.

I noted in that forum that when JDB announced UI update it seemed most owners felt that was out of touch, and did not address immediate user experience with the actual engine.

Maybe one of you lucky souls will make it on his user panel, but I’m pretty sure we can all guess who is jockeying for that club. If you do get asked to help I request you make it apparent current users care about engine even after the UI updates are completed.

I’d love to subscribe if there was a belief there was an actual plan other than paying server costs.

What's funny is he posted on 01/22/23 about the UI.

Then when addressing concerns about the subscription and future development he posted on 02/12/24 essentially the same thing about the UI.

Conclusion, in the last year+ he has done nothing!

It’s even stuff like OT is still one qtr and sudden death .
Agree with the OP. There are players of this game that are really clever and will always find that extra gear to win, making the odd tweak here and there levels out the playing field a bit and keeps those guys from going 16-0 every season , 16? Should it now be 17?