Any nostalgic managers still playing OFM?
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Yes, "Peter Holmes"
Been too long, 7 years I think since I joined, over 5 since I left. 8 since my first account.
What the bloody hell happened to the forums?
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So what needs to change?
I think if there was more interaction between old and new managers and sharing tactics it might help. Likewise us newbies are behind the curve so kind of need to get to know you old heads better. FC of the Heart is a nice thread to start that off with. Maybe you old heads could get together and come up with some ideas of what worked in the past and become part of the solution.
“Good managers make good sides. There’s no such thing as a side making a manager”
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@hans-orf Not much can change. Old days were epic forum wise. So much quality content, so much activity.. But game was different back in the days, nowadays its focusing more on android users and iOS users and thats why forums have no chance of being what they used to be. Also too many legends left the game as they felt that game does not respect their older customers so I really see no way of bringing old days back..
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@d-chosen-1 Jengiz! One of my all-time favourites. Bring Pratik back!
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Completely agree with you regards PC users, seems OSM powers at be are fixated on cornering the mobile market at the expense of the core established users. A bit like football clubs going corporate and ignoring the grassroots fan base.
Even a newbie like me can see how PC users are disadvantaged when it comes to features. Does seem somewhat unfair that user A who may spend as much time, effort and money as user B but does not get the same range of benefits.
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@deif-13 said in Any nostalgic managers still playing OFM?:
@d-chosen-1 Jengiz! One of my all-time favourites. Bring Pratik back!
Hey there buddy! Good to see you back
haven't heard from Pratik in ages but hopefully he's doing well; would be great to see him return to the game! -
This is what you guys are looking
Imagine if all guys from the golden days (even before your time) just decided to return too.... guess that we'll have a 'battle' between those above and these
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Re: Any nostalgic managers still playing OFM?
I think the saddest part is seeing all the crews and staff members vanishing, people who I thought at the time would stay forever (luca pirlo, LordBinky, king mac, Ed, lumi75 etc). Even my crew ToT, all the main members have gone and likely they'll never return. If they had kept the forums with the original game this place would be much more lively.
Btw, I took quite a lot of screenshots of the old game which I will try to find. And. Matt you're like a pillar of these forums it is great seeing your name
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@hans-orf Hi
Sadly the vast vast majority of users are on the app, and less people are using PC's for things with tablets taking over etc, so it is kind of to be expected that the forums are declining. Adding forums to app would really help, but don't think it's in the developers plans as its a). hard to do and b). wont really add much to the actual game, which is understandable I suppose...
But still think things can definitely be done, the forums were updated a while back and function better than they used to for sure!
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Well, maybe and unfortunately the developers have their own goals geared towards mobile user numbers and do not care about the core original user base. You do see this across many platforms and tech. It is a risk as that loyalty that you will not necessarily get with app (2/3rds of apps on phones remain regularly unused) users cannot be re-earned if the users have already left. Longevity is clouded by short-term gain or losing keeping your eye on the centre, look at Kodak for example.
I saw this with FM too, whereby they have lost many loyal fans (myself included) by becoming overcomplex or not catering to establised user needs.
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@ruby2003 I have some. Damn I still remember those leagues and stuff like it was yesterday and for some it passed like 5 years or something
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Oh man, I managed to find some Aces crew leagues.. damn we had so much fun here..
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@majstor-matt thanks so much!! Not gonna lie, I do miss them days so much!!
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Hi, everyone! And to the OP, Gary Gomes. You old folks won't know me in my current guise, but I am the OFM Manger formerly known as LordBinky and Terry Phuqwitt! (Cue: collective shudder as people realise that old bollocks is back...) I was the King of the Cheat Catchers back in the day, then Community Manager for a while until SpecialOne wanted to move me upstairs or into the back office in a different role, which I couldn't accept as all I ever really wanted to do was catch cheats. Gave the game up/threw the head up twice when things got too intense. Being captain of crew battles was what did it for me, when I viewed them as real battles and nobody else really gave a shit. Was surprised/glad to see I got a mention by Osmnufc on the previous page. I recognize a few names from the past, with Sauzee/Paul standing out. What was your original name? Is Sophie/Supernova still around? I remember the spark she brought to the game/forums/crews when she joined.
Anyway, I came back to the game a while back, but I'm basically just punching the clock every day, no particular enthusiasm like before, which is maybe a good thing. I like how you don't have to spend money like before on ticket days, success/achievements have kept me solvent so far. Still winning all around me but there's no sense of community. One thing that disappoints me now, strangely, is the absence of cheats. Haven't found a single one. Did the game do something to make that more difficult? Man, the days when I was killing hundreds of accounts every day... Anyways, hope all you old fogies are keeping well. Cheers!
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@tommy-timbers I think it is harder to cheat now, app doesn’t have logout button to harder to multi account on the app! But I’d say there’s still a few knocking about!
I think I recognise you, I think we may have been in same crew at one point, not sure what crew but your name rings bells!
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@tommy-timbers Why a new account and not 'revive' the old one?
And I didn't forced you to take the CM position... I invited you and you agreed on trying, you could always step down to the cheat hunter task
Nice to see you back.
Sophie @SUPERNOVA-8 is still around but way less active latelly, but once in a while she pops up to delight us with her posts.
About old OFM images.... how many of you remember names on this squad:
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." --Winston Churchill
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@specialone I know you didn't force me to take the CM job, I was happy to accept that. But it sounded like it was going to change in nature, to where it would be more "hands off" and I didn't feel like that was something I could be, when I was a "front line" type of guy. Created new accounts as too much baggage with the old ones.
