Hello everyone,
To begin, we'd like to thank everyone who participated in Season 15. We understand that, for several teams, it did not turn out to be as enjoyable as many were hoping, but it never hurts to try new things; unfortunately, it seems this format just didn't work out. Of course, it is not our intention to suggest that everyone dislikes it in its entirety, as that is not the case, but the immense feedback, while overwhelmingly negative towards this format, at least helps to give us an idea of what our next steps should be, being the reason you're reading this thread.
This past week, we conducted a poll to gain an idea of what all of you thought about this format. We thought we'd share the results, as they will dictate what our next steps are. The first pie chart listed is the overall results from the actual poll itself, and the charts that follow detail specific demographics from all 314 responses we received. Without further ado:
After looking at all of the charts, it should be pretty clear what our next steps are — we are going to be returning to conference format for Season 16. It honestly caught us by surprise that all of the charts are relatively similar, although, truth be told, we aren't exactly surprised by the results themselves. Given the feedback we were hearing leading up to the poll, it's basically what we were anticipating.
If you were a fan of the Promotion/Relegation format and are disappointed with the results, don't worry. It is pretty likely that it will return in the future as a tournament preceding a regular MKU season, albeit with some adjustments. While this format may not be ideal for an MKU setting, we do feel like it has some untapped potential. Specific details about this are rather flimsy at the moment, so obviously, we aren't going to say anything for certain just yet.
As for Season 16 itself, we are currently in the process of getting everything ready to go for when we run it before the year concludes. We'd also like to add that banners for Season 15 will be released at some point in the coming days, so be on the lookout for those. Finally, it'd be wrong of us not to extend a goodbye to @Athaway and @Lez who have recently departed from MKU Staff. They've both done an insane amount of work, not just for us, but for the community as a whole, and we greatly appreciate them for that.
We'd again like to thank everyone who participated this season, as well as those who partook in the poll. Here's to hoping that, with this outcome, we'll be able to move forward without having to worry about format complications for a change, being able to focus more on what really matters; having fun.
- MKU Staff
To begin, we'd like to thank everyone who participated in Season 15. We understand that, for several teams, it did not turn out to be as enjoyable as many were hoping, but it never hurts to try new things; unfortunately, it seems this format just didn't work out. Of course, it is not our intention to suggest that everyone dislikes it in its entirety, as that is not the case, but the immense feedback, while overwhelmingly negative towards this format, at least helps to give us an idea of what our next steps should be, being the reason you're reading this thread.
This past week, we conducted a poll to gain an idea of what all of you thought about this format. We thought we'd share the results, as they will dictate what our next steps are. The first pie chart listed is the overall results from the actual poll itself, and the charts that follow detail specific demographics from all 314 responses we received. Without further ado:
After looking at all of the charts, it should be pretty clear what our next steps are — we are going to be returning to conference format for Season 16. It honestly caught us by surprise that all of the charts are relatively similar, although, truth be told, we aren't exactly surprised by the results themselves. Given the feedback we were hearing leading up to the poll, it's basically what we were anticipating.
If you were a fan of the Promotion/Relegation format and are disappointed with the results, don't worry. It is pretty likely that it will return in the future as a tournament preceding a regular MKU season, albeit with some adjustments. While this format may not be ideal for an MKU setting, we do feel like it has some untapped potential. Specific details about this are rather flimsy at the moment, so obviously, we aren't going to say anything for certain just yet.
As for Season 16 itself, we are currently in the process of getting everything ready to go for when we run it before the year concludes. We'd also like to add that banners for Season 15 will be released at some point in the coming days, so be on the lookout for those. Finally, it'd be wrong of us not to extend a goodbye to @Athaway and @Lez who have recently departed from MKU Staff. They've both done an insane amount of work, not just for us, but for the community as a whole, and we greatly appreciate them for that.
We'd again like to thank everyone who participated this season, as well as those who partook in the poll. Here's to hoping that, with this outcome, we'll be able to move forward without having to worry about format complications for a change, being able to focus more on what really matters; having fun.
- MKU Staff