There are a lot of new goals I have set but we have to go step by step. I always read the forums and I try to talk to every user that wants to discuss something with me, I believe that users can come up with great suggestions but you all also have to understand that there has to be a plan and an organized way of working, meaning that we have to prioritize and decide what we want to see implemented first and what can wait for later on.
In last time I have noticted falling of members . You must stop it!
Users were increased due to the "Charazay" week and now we can see how many of the new ones are really staying on the game. I am already looking into some different ways of promoting Charazay.
Are you planning any big changes, in engine or design?
As you might have read in my initial announcement I am not (and most of the crew as well) satisfied with the current engine, we are testing a new version for a while and I hope that soon you will have it for testing as well, for a whole season. For me this means that if we encounter any problems that we couldn't see due to the limited number of crew-members, we will be able to change what needed and have a way better match-engine than the current one. Design-wise, I might be planning something, but don't worry no changes in the real layout of Charazay (for the foreseeable future)
What can you say about Monday's problem?
We had scheduled a software upgrade with Zylon since last week, everything was supposed to be finished at 17:00, actually the original statement from them was that if everything goes as planned we will be done at 11:00 and even if a problem would occur it shouldn't take any longer than 17:00. I was confident that they can handle it and be precise and on time but unfortunately as we all saw strange things happened. First one which was mainly regarding me and my ability to keep you informed was the communication with them which was unbelievably broken, I needed several emails and phone calls just to get a single reply. It was not only that I wanted to know what was going on but I also had to keep you users informed as promised. To continue with and move in the real problem, they were out of the time-plan we had set, the site was on for the first time after the "theoretical finalization" of the update around 18:30, but nothing was working, forums helpdesk, virtual matches etc... Then we went down again for a long while, guys from Zylon actually started to handle the case with professionalism around 21:00, maybe a bit earlier maybe a bit later, and around 23:30 everything was back online as it should be. The only issue that was left behind was the TM and what had to be done. Our initial plan was to lock it from the DataBase, that way we could easily move transfers without any real problems before letting them being 100% finished. However, the transfer market was unlocked and we had to look for another solution. We looked into the possibilities and we decided to go for the one we announced. It is obvious that we will have some unhappy users but since the problems occurred we had to take the decision we perceive to be the best, no matter how harsh it might look to some. Another big sorry for all the delays and the inconvenience and a bigger thanks for the understanding and the faith most of you show in us!
Is CBM popular in your opinion? Has CBM got chance to be very popular like hattrick? Why?
Charazay is definitely not unknown, however I can't use the word popular as I feel we have to do a lot more to reach that level. To be honest, I wouldn't compare a basketball game to a football one, there is always a big audience gap.
Who is the best manager in CBM?
You know, there are way too many good managers in Charazay, I mean people who are really talented in that and who also make excellent tactics and match-preparation/scouting.
Who invented First inter-Charazay Cup and Contest ? This person is very optimistic.
I am the one behind the Cup/Contest. I always take optimism as a compliment, so thanks a lot. :) A little comment I'd like to make here, as I have told in the forums I recognize the fact that the registration method was a bit "rusty", I promise that next year it will be back better planned and with a better sign-up system.
I believe players' fatigue is the most annoying thing while running the NT, isn't it? A given owner is able to destroy the game tactic. Do you share the opinion that NT games should be injury- and fatigue-free? Do you consider a change?
Nope, there is certainly no plan for such a change at the moment.
Lastly you have been organizing a lot of contest on facebook. Why?
These small contests are also a personal idea, I believe that our page in the past was "dead" and I didn't like it at all. These small contests are a nice way to make people visit and like our page and on the same time an entertaining way for users to win some free CBMoney.
You have been a U-21 NT coach. What will Greece win in the nearliest WC?
It depends, the group is not an easy one but while I was NT manager I was mainly using u20 players so our youngsters are quite ready. However, for something really good we would need a huge amount of luck.
Basketball and football are very popular in Greece. Are youinterested in something besides basketball? What about Greece changes in EURO 2012?
I have to admit that I am in love with basketball since my early childhood but I also like football a lot, I am a big supporter of PAOK FC in Greece and FC Barcelona (Sorry to be so mainstream but I used to study and live there). For Greece now, we don't have a bad team or a bad coach but I can see us at most advancing from the group stage.
Regular season in NBA will complete in few days. Who will be the champion in PO?
I just don't want Miami to win it ...
A bunch of quick Qs now :) Wine or beer? Sea or mountains? Sommer or winter? Mercedez or BMW?
Wine. Definitely sea and Summer, I could migrate to a country with steady 25 degrees and Mediterranean sea. Not even a question, BMW, that's what I drive :)
Do you remember how did you get to know about CBM?
Sure I remember, pure luck at the beginning, I was looking for an online manager, tried everything that was on back in 2006-2007 and settled for Charazay. At my first steps I wasn't active at all and that's the reason why I lost my first team :(
Thanks for the interwiew.
You are welcome.
Wine. Definitely sea and Summer, I could migrate to a country with steady 25 degrees and Mediterranean sea.
OdpowiedzUsuń+1 yeah :D
Good luck themos!