17. Going to Disney World! Who was the Ultimus or Ultimini Game MVP? Give us a rundown of their celebratory trip to Disney World. (Written Task)
I don’t think you can give it to an individual player this season on either team. The offenses could not finish for either side (with 9 punts shared between them and 4 field goals), even though there was efficient rushing on Arizona’s side and a good pass catching corps on Cape Town’s roster, with only 4 touchdowns total. It would have to be either the kicking or the defense for Cape Town in my opinion.
Lets go with Cunningham for his efficient punting lock down day and his big foot hitting a 43 and 53 yard field goal to close out the game. At Disney World, he would probably stay in a mid range room and spend a lot of time at the Animal Kingdom, because it feels like home back in South Africa. I’d imagine he would be big into the monorail because it’s as mundane as most kickers. All in all, he probably wishes he was elsewhere since Disney caters to kids mostly, and he’s a well known bachelor. (171 Words)
23. What are your thoughts on the sim engine? What sort of improvements would you make to the sim engine if given the opportunity? (Written Task)
We’ve been on draft day pro sports for a while, and while I know it is frustrating at times, there’s not many better options. I do wish Wolverine Studios would cater a bit more to custom integrations into their game, or at least build out some input APIs, but ultimately they do allow for decent team/field branding and player customization.
It’s tough to balance for the sim team, especially with the code being both wonky and not entirely visible at times, but I think there should be a re-evaluation of lineup, tendencies, and play calling rules every 2-3 seasons (no idea if this currently occurs honestly, if it does, that’s great).
If I could “magically” make improvements to the sim, and I say magically because I don’t think any of us has the desire to re-code the platform to this extent, I think I’d love to see it be more than dots and to have broadcasting enabled. Neither are feasible because they would require a complete new engine and either a ridiculously strong predictive AI/TTS combo, or a ton of extra work to do commentating from the sim team (plus it would slow down the sims significantly. (199 Words)
24. You’re in charge of entertainment for the Ultimus or Ultimini half-time show. What would you do? (Written Task)
We’re gonna have t-shirt cannons. All over the world. There will be t-shirt cannons in the host cities. There will be t-shirt cannons in the non involved teams. There will be t-shirt cannons in the streets. They will be in the homes. I want t-shirt cannons shooting into babies cribs for halftime, hell yeah. But we don’t stop there.
We’re gonna launch an ISFL branded home assistance system, with a touch screen. 357 days of the year this thing is just a standard Alexa type device, but on Ultimus week, it transforms into a 24/7 team fanfare and stat machine. I want this thing spitting off parlay odds, shoutout to FanDuel. I want it injecting the Ultimus lineups and stats into everyones homes. If they want to turn it off, too bad. We will topple governments using this, and the people will be forced to watch the Ultimini. Ad revenue will not matter anymore because we will be the government. The halftime show will become the everyday show. The singularity is upon us, this halftime. (176 Words)
29. What team do you think has the best branding in the league? Why? (Written Task)
For ISFL I think it’s got to be the Yellowknife Wraiths. Shits spooky, with a good color motif that vibes well with both the cold north and the team imagery in wraiths/specters. I don’t think any sports team in real life really takes on the supernatural too heavily due to probable audience concerns, I think it is great to see it here. The glowing blue eyes have always been a sick touch, even prior to Game of Thrones white walkers (no idea if that was the original inspiration, but it’s good regardless). Also I’m biased and spent many wonderful seasons there. Shoutout to Zoot, Arkz, Fly, and Shady.
For DSFL I’m going to go with my new team the London Monarchs. The motif is solid and there’s definitely a sincere connection the 3 Lions and a Lion being the branding. Plus Lions are seen as animal royalty, hence why Monarchs works on two levels (the other being the British Monarchy IRL). I really like the simple and elegant gold/slate gray combo, they’re a great compliment to each other. (180 Words)
I don’t think you can give it to an individual player this season on either team. The offenses could not finish for either side (with 9 punts shared between them and 4 field goals), even though there was efficient rushing on Arizona’s side and a good pass catching corps on Cape Town’s roster, with only 4 touchdowns total. It would have to be either the kicking or the defense for Cape Town in my opinion.
Lets go with Cunningham for his efficient punting lock down day and his big foot hitting a 43 and 53 yard field goal to close out the game. At Disney World, he would probably stay in a mid range room and spend a lot of time at the Animal Kingdom, because it feels like home back in South Africa. I’d imagine he would be big into the monorail because it’s as mundane as most kickers. All in all, he probably wishes he was elsewhere since Disney caters to kids mostly, and he’s a well known bachelor. (171 Words)
23. What are your thoughts on the sim engine? What sort of improvements would you make to the sim engine if given the opportunity? (Written Task)
We’ve been on draft day pro sports for a while, and while I know it is frustrating at times, there’s not many better options. I do wish Wolverine Studios would cater a bit more to custom integrations into their game, or at least build out some input APIs, but ultimately they do allow for decent team/field branding and player customization.
It’s tough to balance for the sim team, especially with the code being both wonky and not entirely visible at times, but I think there should be a re-evaluation of lineup, tendencies, and play calling rules every 2-3 seasons (no idea if this currently occurs honestly, if it does, that’s great).
If I could “magically” make improvements to the sim, and I say magically because I don’t think any of us has the desire to re-code the platform to this extent, I think I’d love to see it be more than dots and to have broadcasting enabled. Neither are feasible because they would require a complete new engine and either a ridiculously strong predictive AI/TTS combo, or a ton of extra work to do commentating from the sim team (plus it would slow down the sims significantly. (199 Words)
24. You’re in charge of entertainment for the Ultimus or Ultimini half-time show. What would you do? (Written Task)
We’re gonna have t-shirt cannons. All over the world. There will be t-shirt cannons in the host cities. There will be t-shirt cannons in the non involved teams. There will be t-shirt cannons in the streets. They will be in the homes. I want t-shirt cannons shooting into babies cribs for halftime, hell yeah. But we don’t stop there.
We’re gonna launch an ISFL branded home assistance system, with a touch screen. 357 days of the year this thing is just a standard Alexa type device, but on Ultimus week, it transforms into a 24/7 team fanfare and stat machine. I want this thing spitting off parlay odds, shoutout to FanDuel. I want it injecting the Ultimus lineups and stats into everyones homes. If they want to turn it off, too bad. We will topple governments using this, and the people will be forced to watch the Ultimini. Ad revenue will not matter anymore because we will be the government. The halftime show will become the everyday show. The singularity is upon us, this halftime. (176 Words)
29. What team do you think has the best branding in the league? Why? (Written Task)
For ISFL I think it’s got to be the Yellowknife Wraiths. Shits spooky, with a good color motif that vibes well with both the cold north and the team imagery in wraiths/specters. I don’t think any sports team in real life really takes on the supernatural too heavily due to probable audience concerns, I think it is great to see it here. The glowing blue eyes have always been a sick touch, even prior to Game of Thrones white walkers (no idea if that was the original inspiration, but it’s good regardless). Also I’m biased and spent many wonderful seasons there. Shoutout to Zoot, Arkz, Fly, and Shady.
For DSFL I’m going to go with my new team the London Monarchs. The motif is solid and there’s definitely a sincere connection the 3 Lions and a Lion being the branding. Plus Lions are seen as animal royalty, hence why Monarchs works on two levels (the other being the British Monarchy IRL). I really like the simple and elegant gold/slate gray combo, they’re a great compliment to each other. (180 Words)