Upcoming FG Summer Updates! Achievements, Push Notifications and more!

[GazzaGarratt 11,049]

 

We're alive....and free hopefully!!

 

The last few months has been hopefully more uplifting for you all as we enter many places nearing the end of some/most social distancing rules and also with the fantastic run the English side were on throughout the whole of Euro 2020 (in 2021, still can't get over the name not changing!). We're also entering holiday season for many of us across the world too and I think it'll be good to get some fresh air and experience some of the places we haven't been able to the past 18 months.

 

That being said, there's a few things upcoming at FG to keep an eye out for as we go under some significant changes I've wanted for many years.

 

Achievements/Ranks/Gamerscore

 

I've wanted some form of an FG Gamerscore for a while as an incentive to make things fun and interesting when you come back to the Home of FG, as well as having fun online in FG Games. With the next software update, we'll imminently have a new ranking system that links to points. Some might remember I tried a while back but didn't quite work as there wasn't enough resources at the time. Now, we can take advantage of some cool updates that are all integrated with the Home of FG. A sneak peak of how things will start to look are below. This is something that will help us all realise there's always been way more to FG than just a few forum posts. 'Levelling Up' with FG can actually be a real possibility which i'm super hyped for!

 

 

Medals/Badges

 

With brand new ranks and levels to chase, come Medals to earn. You could argue its similar to Triumphs on many games we play mentioning no names *Desti..cough cough*. These will be things that you can earn that will give bonus points that goes towards your overall FG Gamerscore. Some will be very basic, like opening post, creating topics, and just by visiting FG everyday but some might make you look across FG, creating interesting stuff for all to see, maybe in Videos, Quizzes, Polls, etc. Equally, I want to create Medals to earn that are a part of the joy we bring online with us all. We have some featured FG Games already and would love to expand on this over time. For example, we could have some that relate to our GT Sport league races, FIFA Monday Night Football, Destiny Raid Nights and of course, any games we play on FG Fridays. These are supposed to be cool things to chase for fun and show off between us all and the more we can make, the more exciting it will be to interact and get around all the games we play together. These will also show on your profile and I intend to have a page where you can find descriptions of Medals you can earn. Please be aware though....there will be hidden ones you'll have to find! Maybe checking other people's profiles over time will help you work out what's achievable!

 

 

 

Push Notifications to Mobile devices

 

This one makes me happy beyond belief. I think one thing is noticeable that many like to be nudged by a pop up on their phone if they've been tagged or quoted somewhere or maybe even if they've received a reaction. It reminds us that FG is around as it can slip people's minds sometimes as we have our normal lives to deal with. Notifications can be switched on so you'll need to accept to receive push notifications for your mobile, once live. The only restriction i've been made aware of is (as usual) is Safari on Apple devices. I mean, you should be downloading Chrome anyway these days, even on Apple devices because Safari kills souls over time. More details to follow on how to make sure you get all the notifications!

 

 

Homepage link for mobile devices

 

In conjunction with the notifications, you should get opportunity to add FG as a homepage on your phone. This will make FG look and feel exactly like an App would and far better than the Tapatalk one we had in the past. You can then also see notifications linked to it, like your apps do. I really want as many of us to take up these so you don't miss out on any FG action and it helps me not have to nag/nudge/annoy the crap out of you on other platforms!

 

 

In other news.....

 

• We also have some amazing FGFGF news we can now share as some of you already know, which will highlight how important you all are to continuing to donate to the cause of making people smile and feel good.
• We have GT Sport Summer Season starting this week and want as many to turn up each week to enjoy the fun and learn where we can
• FG Fridays will be back up in advance on the Event Calendar so we can all make sure to nudge your best FGer and get them to get online where we can - the aim has to be a huge 20-30 plus lobby of all of us on the games we now have to offer (Fall Guys, Bomberman, Among Us, Battlefield 5, Wreckfest, GTA Races, CoD MW Remastered)
• Raids every week on Destiny for anyone that wants help and just all round general fun running more and more of them
• More regular Quizzes to play!

 

There's probably more (there always is!) but i've probably worn you out with the essay as usual 😄 All i'll ask is to be patient with us over the next 4 weeks as you see things subtely changing and there may be some down time as we update many of the applications and software we have behind the scenes. It'll be all worth the wait i'm sure!

 

Let me know what you think of the updates, and if there are any medals/badges you wanna see we could give out drop the ideas below, you never know as we have LOADS to make!!

 

GGFG

❤️

[Teenwolf25 327]

How do we find the seasonal challenge page to see what we have to farm?? 😂

[Antpool84 1,109]

This all sounds awesome dude! Looking forward to the updates. The gamerscore and medals update sounds like it will be pretty cool, give us all a little something extra to aim for 

[RenFengge 1,039]

55 minutes ago, Teenwolf25 said:

How do we find the seasonal challenge page to see what we have to farm?? 😂

 

[GazzaGarratt 11,049]

1 hour ago, Teenwolf25 said:

How do we find the seasonal challenge page to see what we have to farm?? 😂

 

lolz, well if you want seasonal medals and challenges then you can help us out creating some!

 

1 hour ago, Antpool84 said:

This all sounds awesome dude! Looking forward to the updates. The gamerscore and medals update sounds like it will be pretty cool, give us all a little something extra to aim for 

 

That's the hope from a fun point of view - we all love to see stuff Level Up these days! Who knows...one day if we nail it right we could give away special extras based on certain criteria. Let's not get ahead of ourselves though! 😄

[IRaMPaGe 3,236]

What level is "Prestige"? Joking, but really cool ideas and things getting implemented here. Most people enjoy a grind or leveling up process.

 

It's exciting to have new things added and for people to achieve.

[ImRyzxn 7]

Looking forward to the new badges system. im getting em all 😂 hopefully that is… 😂

[slamminbones 1,785]

Cracking ideas something to bring us all that little bit closer. 

Never thought about adding FG to my home screen will do that now. 

[Antpool84 1,109]

Just been on my profile and noticed the badges and rank progress, is that part of the update or something i have just missed before 🤦‍♂️😂

[GazzaGarratt 11,049]

2 hours ago, Antpool84 said:

Just been on my profile and noticed the badges and rank progress, is that part of the update or something i have just missed before 🤦‍♂️😂

 

I had to the upgrades to the entire site so in addition in made some of these elements live ahead of when they're actually ready to be used! 😅 We always knew this would be the way, so keep watching this space and over the course of the next few weeks you'll likely see these expand and re-run as we tinker with the points and ranks system around it. Doing it as quick as we can though! Hopefully the little updates you can see already will be enjoyed!