The MFCA was started as a way of unifying the hobby, not to establish an 'official' way to play. I think it's fairly obvious that there are just too many hurdles to get over for that to happen.
If memory serves me correctly, wasn't this the reason behind the National High-Voltage League? Wasn't it established to create one 'official' ruleset for playing? Yet, after 3, 4, 5 years (how long has it been now?) there are still as many different leagues and tournaments as ever.
I do feel that the hobby could benefit with a standardised 'Rookie' level of play. We could call it the MFCA Basic ruleset, or something like that. It would feature limited tweaking and weights so as not to intimidate the novice, while at the same time have play designs that would still be fun for the more experienced guys. This way, novice guys could be somewhat competitive with the older guys, while still being entertaining for both groups.
