Vote: Ideas on new league within IMMAF of somesort

[Mitch Armour]

I have NHB and eagerly want to maybe help if i can , but not sim fights for immaf or anything Armours in cause I want to still fight my Armour , but I want to continue the growth of IMMAF so I had 2 ideas....

Heres the first idea:Suggestion A of Idea #1 it could be a sector of IMMAF , and would be in complete cooperation and under ownership of IMMAF, but would be run by me to an extension fed, where IMMAF contract fighters can fight , and it will be a more story and interactive based league, results will be given some commentary on the fight and not just ALL copy and pasted text from the No Holds Barred sim.

Or to make things interesting, another option to alter this idea if that doesnt sound good is.........

Suggestion B of idea #1) / alternative idea is to make this "federation" idea i mentioned, a branch of IMMAF basically, that would "compete"(create a atmosphere of more intrigue and interaction,more people would probably sign up for the game and get into alot more with this option,i personally endorse this option. We'd "compete" with IMMAF in the form of signing fighters and competing weekly with cards and having ratings for both our shows and comparing which card had the better fights all around , to determine the "TV ratings" for both leagues cards/events. For anyone whos familair with the old Pro Wrestling "Ratings Wars" , they'd understand why I KNOW this would spike interest in the league, keep it active as latley we've eben lucky enough to get a IMMAF card every week-week and a half since mizfits been back, and I wanna try and create a more active feeling,like IMMAF will be active every day in some fashion, plus the fighters will be given the feeling of realism and intrigue when it comes to "negotiating" contracts with one MMA league from another, as if UFC bought another decently known MMA league and used it to counter promote itself by creating competition, that would simply grow the IMMAF as a whole in a way that would be very interesting for the players and , I would pledge to activly run this "other branch" as mizfit fully runs IMMAF, if people will give this idea a chance. (As this is the idea I REALLY would like , if I had to choose, but this is something i want the league to vote on.) Negotiations of contract time for either league/card, Trades between the IMMAF and the other IMMAF branch ,ect., and many other aimed at increaing player interest, and being unique. Hopefully recruiting more new people with this unique idea will be another result of implementing this Idea that If i had my drethers , as i said 3 times now, this would be what i pick cause it would peak my interest for sure I know that,and i ill see what others say but i think it would do the same for others, i want feedback ofcourse though,from as many people as possible please. A draft would be the most logical way to start off this new system, but youd still have contract negotiation to work out and if someone doesnt want to be in that league that can demand a trade and sign with the other league.


The fighters would either be given the chance to just sign with Regular IMMAF or the "New Extension Branch" of IMMAF, that my idea would create. ALl the details on that could easily be worked out, each branch will be given a budget, ect. , So thats my idea that I would campaign for if I had my choice.



The other Idea: A WoTC to IMMAF transitional League...meaning impressive WoTC fighters earn a right to fight in the league ill call "Road to IMMAF" , people will be matched up vs eachother in each weight class each card that deserve a chance ,with their previous WoTC fights as proof, to break into the IMMAF. So this will provide that while promoting the newer guys even more and giving them more noteriety for when they do emerge into the IMMAF.

A simpletons example would be this: Fighter A and Fighter H of the Middle Weight Division whom look like the two best in the WoTC at that division ,or have shown something to impress the WoTC and IMMAF management, will fight eachother on "The Road to IMMAF" card , the winner wins a IMMAF contract, loser goes back to WoTC for the time being to rework his fighting but can get another chance any time WoTC management or IMMAf Management feel they deserve another chance to advance to IMMAF. Ontop of all the other plus's of this idea, it also makes people EARN their spot in the IMMAF and gets fans more knowledgable about the newer fighters that come in , so they have some buzz in their first IMMAF fight and arent totally unknown and disregarded by "fans". (Ina roleplaying hypethetical sence ofcourse)

So please vote and let me know your thoughts by PM or by replying here. I really want to create another branch as I feel it will help IMMAF, especially the competition idea , as i feel itll make players feel more interactive into the process and itll be fun to have 2 leagues bid-war over a fighter or if a draft were to occur in that idea. So you've all heard wich idea i like the best,obviously, which do you all like the most?

BTW: If we were to do my suggestion; option 1, I would have Armour contracted as a 'regular IMMAF league' fighter since id be running the new competitive branch league; IF people support the idea, im sure mizfit would , so its up to public opinion now.


Please vote cause I want to create one of these ideas and start getting my NHB sim ready to sim fights for whatever Idea you guys want the most, ASAP.

[Mitch Armour]

btw to clarify , the option of "League Competition IMMAF vs ?" means id create a branch under IMMAF and 'promote' it as a competing federation , that will compete show wise ,ratings wise and contracting and/or trading fighters. Basically realism and a more fun roleplaying experience would be added to the game with that idea,and as i said i fully pledge to run that 2nd league if people vote for it and like the idea, if they dont fully understand it either, please ask questions before writing the idea off as i find it very intriguing and i can easily run it.

[UsedToBeThatMizfitButIsNowTy]

Not writing the idea off. I actually like the idea. Just one question though.

Where do you plan to get the fighters for this second fed. We barely have enough fighters for one fed as is, and a second fed would would mean even less fighters for both brands with repetitive fights.

I like the idea, but I dont see it happening until we get more than 10 active members on the board.

we have you, myself, Tystick, fallindown, terminator, maria, and Ryan Campbell.

[Tystick357]

Oh don't forget TKO man . There are other guys who have sent fighters in . . . they just never return to reply to anything. But I have noticed before, like one time I put up a WotC Event, the damn thing said we had 8 guests. GET INVOLVED PEOPLE, we don't ask for you to do much. Ah well.

[UsedToBeThatMizfitButIsNowTy]

I knew I forgot someone.
TKO, terminator, Tystick, thatmizfit....too many T's >_<


Like Tystick said, participate. If you dont, it's hard to get noticed, and the less noticiable you are, the less fights you will have. (Anyne remember Donovan?)
Mitch is someone I often nod to because he is active. Not everyone can be as active, but everyone can participate. If you have a sim game of your own, sim fights between your fighter and one of his coaches and call them training sessions, if your fighter is injured, do an interview or something telling how far through the injury your fighter is, telling his fans when he'll be back, get creative! We just ask that some participate in the evan flow. Give us hard working nerds a reason to continue

I should do some spring cleaning though, as there are people who have been here for months yet have zero posts....but to stay on topic, Mitch we first need to commercial the message board and gain more members.

[Tystick357]

I posted about it on IGN a few days back. Don't know if anyone there will be interested in it or not. I would post at my main forum, CFZ, but I think most of them would be put off by the RP aspect even though we don't get into that as much.

[Mitch Armour]

Ok but can we keep the inner league competition between two branches of regular MMA fighting for fighters to be traded to and from or signed or fired by one of the brands. Liek I said itll be competiiton on in the sense of increasing the fun of the game and the player interaction and in turn i think that will bring more people to the game cause people come to the board,they just dont stay alot cause nothing catches there eye.

If we let me run a 2nd "rival" league to IMMAF as a BRANCH of IMMAF ,and let us compete by signing fighters, and having our cards and fights rated,ect. it would grab whoever came to the board and they'd be members trust me. ANd i will do all i can to recruit ,recruit,recruit. Just tell me as soon as we can get this idea ready please because i am excited about it because it will increase the interaction and the overall fun and playability of the roleplaying game and give it a real element that people will find interesting ,intriguing, and worth their time.

[Mitch Armour]

PS: to tystick, why do alot of people that are veteran MMA sim online players find roleplaying as a bad aspect? It makes it funner and seem more realistic. And people DONT HAVE TO DO IT IF THEY DONT WANT TO, its not like we force them to roleplay, they can just create a fighter ,sit back and watch if thats their peragotive but in my opinion roleplaying and creative ways of compressing certain fueds or fights into storylines in a realistic way unlike wrestling,; is a good and unique thing that certaintly draws me here, if there was no rping here, since its not as active YET (when you guys adopt my idea we will be UBER active and get more people coming in when tmy ideas implemented about the 2 leagues within IMMAF competition thing, and explained for first time users when they sign on teh board, like a rules and information packet thread for them to read before joining, it will bring more players then. Its hard recruiting now because of the low pase of it and the low appeal as it stands, my idea would create a very interesting concept that anyone who visited the site would most likley be very excited about. So please tell me as soon as we can get it ready! BTW I talked to mizfit and Armour cant realistically come back at immaf 17 so im aiming for immaf 18 comeback ,thats realistic, sylvia came back quick from worse,irl.

[Tystick357]

Not MMA sim online players, I'm talking MMA posters in general. Like CFZ, Sherdog, MMA.tv, MMAWeekly, etc.

[Mitch Armour]

Ah Ok. Well mayeb some of them would be turned onto my idea ,and the sooner its implememnted, the sooner the people will join and become active because they saw something unique and potentially very fun. Theres tons of people already who visit our site that we recruit or post links on boards, but most of them pass us by because of its current low key, average feel, with the innovative idea that gets everyone involved on a voluntary basis (but most would want to because it'd create interest and a alternative world where IMMAF is the equivelant of UFC in our "realm" ;-) ), by the realistic feel of it with the competition aspect of it nad the interactiveness (meaning , stuff for them to stay bussy with in the game, with.) SO the sooner its implemented, i feel that will help recruiting , i really do.

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So you honestly believe that as soon as we make two brands, people will come, just like that? I do believe that it would draw a sort of rivalry between the two brands like IMMAF and WotC unintentionally did, (Chris Whitehead and Maria Cruz/Mitch Armour) but I doubt it will carry out as you picture it. It would also cause for a roster split, meaning less competition. I love the idea, but at the moment it seems as if it would make more complications than it would fix.

[Mitch Armour]

but trading and signing of contracts that can last on a number of fight basis would work and no it wouldnt work over night but with time and progression and additions to the diea,it will draw results.