TECHNICAL STUFFThe first thing people never seem to understand is that it is not as simple as throwing hardware at the problem. Most of the issues on FF manager sites revolve around improperly designed databases and business objects that can not handle the concurrent usage load they are under when everyone wants their scores and to set lineups at the same time.Unfortunately, the only way to learn about these problems is to load test your application (expensive and rarely done as you can see), or to wait for the masses to do it for you. Fixes can be a long time coming depending on if they can 1) locate the bottleneck 2) Actually come up with a proper performance fix for the issue.If your wondering how I know all this, I'll give you the FYI that I have made my living testing software for 15 years, with 6 years of specialization in automated Load and Performance testing. Basically, I prevent these types of things from happening to companies just like we have here.FF SITES REVIEW Sportsline - Might have worked this week, but they had load issues plenty the past 3 years. Plus at $150 vs. LESS or FREE they have a much lower user base than any other site. They have also had 3 years to fix these types of issues.MSN/FoxSports - MASSIVE performance issues leading up to week 1. They disabled features just to get the site stable. Any serious league had to bail for a pay site so they could get the rosters loaded and actually see a schedule. Better luck next year. Note that everyone quickly bashes Microsoft here, but this is developed by FoxSports so place your flame blame accordingly.ESPN - Already covered in this thread. Free = more load and ESPN was not prepared. A second thumbs down to ESPN for making just about everything interesting to read on their website pay content. I thought these guys were reports giving us the sports news - I guess not.MFL - Just too plain vanilla and not worth the $90. Even $75 with the FBG discount is too high for 4 months of data warehousing and server access for 10 users.xpertleagues - I like this site. I've never had any problems with this site. My owners hate the layout (Sorry Rad), but otherwise a quality product with no load issues.Fanball - 2 of my serious leagues moved here after the FoxSports meltdown (1 I run, 1 I play in). Everything worked perfectly for setup and week 1. At $50 it is the best bet IMO for value and performance.
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