Lightning Flik 0 Report post Posted April 12, 2004 Ah, i thought that was 'accidently' *wink wink* as in you only should had had about $20,000. Well there's that too. I'm was pretending I had a million given to me, and so I started up a fed with no PI at all. Something I'm going to do with my first TEW fed (which I promised I make a diary of). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheFranchise 0 Report post Posted April 12, 2004 This is something i think is screwed, i started a new 'dream promotion' game, puit all the best workers from all the promotions and no touring etc, started as a backyard to see how fast i could climb the list, 100% advertising, two prime time slots with no competition and all i get is 0.04 ratings, with such main events as lesnar/rock etc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lightning Flik 0 Report post Posted April 12, 2004 Dude... That's life. Realistically you could have the best wrestlers in the indies, but unless they know the company, the wrestlers you have mean nothing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheFranchise 0 Report post Posted April 12, 2004 So how DO you build a promotion well? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lightning Flik 0 Report post Posted April 12, 2004 So how DO you build a promotion well? Me? Simple. I work a formula of consistantly good matches. I sign wrestlers whom I wish to keep, when I can afford it. I build up and bring in new talent when I can. My advertisement is always above where I need it. My production is always top-notch when compared to my competitors. I always make sure I play to my wrestlers strengths and not their weakenesses. Above all that, I try to make a profit whilst still making sure to entertain. If you want specifics, currently I started a backyard fed at PI of 0. I hired like 8 guys to start with. I started in May, and now at August I'm at like 20 Pi and 12 guys. I continually use "Put On A Good Match" and don't even bother with feuds at this level. Then again, I never bother with feuds. I go about 6 matches a show, with 3 angles/segments of filler for build. Other than that, I run it the best I can. You can't always be perfect or get it the way you wish. You just continually try. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheFranchise 0 Report post Posted April 12, 2004 I usually select 'continue fued' - does that bit make a difference then? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lightning Flik 0 Report post Posted April 12, 2004 I usually select 'continue fued' - does that bit make a difference then? I've noticed that "Put On A Good Match" increases the quality of the match. If you are a backyard fed, then this is really what you must have. Plus, at the backyard level, you are pretty much only known in your local neighbourhood and nowhere else. Also at backyard, feuds are not recommended, since you never know who will be staying or going. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vyce 0 Report post Posted April 12, 2004 Anybody have their smarkness interfere with the game? IE have Taker job to Benoit even if it's bad for business? London. Spanky. Benoit. Daniels. Guerrero. Even if i draw 5.00 for Raws when it was on about 7 before... Absolutely. Hell, guys like HHH & Taker? In my WWE game they're pretty much nothing but upper card enhancement talent. I just had Benoit go over Taker in a feud, and loved every minute of it. Guerrero's going to be winning the world title soon. Sean O'Haire is my U.S. champ. Spanky's my cruiser champ. Hurricane is in the upper card on RAW. And Steven Richards - yes, Steven Richards - is on tap to win the IC title down the line. Shit, what do I care? I suppose I could be pulling in 7.0s in the ratings, but screw that, I'm happy with my 5.85s, and I'm still making money. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lightning Flik 0 Report post Posted April 12, 2004 If I let my markness interfere, I'd be dragging in 2.00s... Since I'd take Jonny C, Austin Lee, Adam Windsor, and my lower crop favorites up to the majors. Besides, it isn't smarkiness, it is markness. Because it is who you mark for. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zack Malibu 0 Report post Posted April 12, 2004 Besides, it isn't smarkiness, it is markness. Because it is who you mark for. Amen. Way back when I first got EWR (2.0), I started a WWA game, as I always tend to pick a Regional/Cult fed and bulid them up. The WWA roster only had a handful of guys on it, so it was like starting from scratch, which is a challenge that I love. So of course, who did I push to the top right away? Who was one of my top stars for the five years I did the game, and resided at 100 percent overness for the longest time? David. Flair. In fact, my main event/upper midcard if I recall was Flair, Orton (who had pretty crappy stats in earlier games, but you got him when OVW guys were released), Sean O'Haire (ditto for being released early, and his charisma was like 49), Rhyno (snagged him once his deal was up), Benoit (ditto), Eric Angle and Charlie Haas, who I had as a tag team for the longest time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth N Asia 0 Report post Posted April 13, 2004 Just did some title changes out of the blue X Title Jerry Lynn to Johnny Kashmere Brass Knuckles Title Vic Capri to Reckless Youth NWA World Tag Team Titles Hero & Steel to Mikey & Tajiri And what the hell is with injuries???? Do their stats slowly come back after an injury when they lose them? Low Ki's are going back up a little...will they gfo back to where they were? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zack Malibu 0 Report post Posted April 13, 2004 Just did some title changes out of the blue X Title Jerry Lynn to Johnny Kashmere Brass Knuckles Title Vic Capri to Reckless Youth NWA World Tag Team Titles Hero & Steel to Mikey & Tajiri And what the hell is with injuries???? Do their stats slowly come back after an injury when they lose them? Low Ki's are going back up a little...will they gfo back to where they were? No one I've seen ever fully recovered. In my old TNA game, Jay Briscoe (seems he's always getting hurt in these games, as he was injured badly in my current ROH game causing me to can him) got a neck injury and was out for a year, with his stats dropping between the 40's and 60's depending on which one it was. Before I wound up dropping that game, he was only at like 68 for his highest stat after having been at something like 61. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1234-5678 0 Report post Posted April 13, 2004 Agent Orange (Orange Crush) vs Tarek The Great. Match Background: This will be a last man standing bout. Orange and Tarek have been feuding for quite some time now. The Match: Orange is a glutton for punishment and just continues to take it during this match. Tarek The Great gets taken down out of nowhere! STIFF~! chop lights up Tarek who covers up to try and stop the agonizing PAIN! Agent Orange scores with a big spinebuster. Tarek counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. Tarek rams Orange into a table. Spinebuster by Tarek The Great. The referee counts: 2....3...4....but Orange stands up. Death valley driver by Tarek The Great! No one executes that move properly anymore. Orange flips out of a Tarek The Great bodyslam attempt. Orange chair shots Tarek The Great. The referee is counting: 7....8....Tarek The Great is back up. Tarek backdrops Agent Orange out of a piledriver attempt. That took a lot out of Tarek The Great. Agent Orange is in trouble. Plastic Surgery Plunge!!! That shook the ring. The referee counts to 10, this match is over! My Opinion: As close to a ***** match as possible...but unfortunately, it was missing something, so I can only give it ****3/4. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheFranchise 0 Report post Posted April 13, 2004 Here's something i've only just noticed... The New Dream Team vs World's Greatest Tag Team. Match Background: Sting has been feuding with Adam Taylor recently, who is a stable mate of Styles in The New Blood. This match is for the WWE Tag Team titles. The New Dream Team have been WWE Tag Team champions since 10 May 2004. Nobody mention the fact that i made myself in the game please, i've been playing this game for months on end and i've only come across the stable bit in the match background. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth N Asia 0 Report post Posted April 13, 2004 Yeah, Stables really don't do much. Although I have... The Gold Bond Mafia -CM Punk -Colt Cabana -Chris Hero -Ace Steel The Church -Christopher Daniels -Michael Shane -Mike Sanders -Vic Capri Oldschool Alliance -Steve Corino -Simon Diamond -Rob Conway Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vyce 0 Report post Posted April 13, 2004 My stables in my WWE game: "Evolution" * HHH * Orton *Batista * Frankie Kazarian (Flair retired) "The Elite" * Paul Heyman (leader) * Brock Lesnar * AJ Styles * Joe E. Legend * Steve Corino "Xtreme" * Messiah (leader) * Devon Storm * C.W. Anderson * Luci Furr (aka Daffney) "Team Angle" * Kurt Angle * Eric Angle * Tito Ortiz * Jun Akiyama "Black Wind" * Masahiro Chono (leader) * Satoshi Kojima * Taiyo Kea * Yoshihiro Tajire * Sakoda Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lightning Flik 0 Report post Posted April 13, 2004 Damn that's a lot of stables... I never have found the use for stables... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth N Asia 0 Report post Posted April 13, 2004 My Title histories...copy/past from my notepad ---------- TITLES HELD: Ace Steel -World Tag Title AJ Styles -World Title -World Tag Title -Brass Knuckles Title (2) Amazing N8 Mason -X Tag Title Amazing Red -X Title B-Boy -X Title Brian Danielson -X Title Chris Benoit -Brass Knuckles Title (2) Chris Hero -World Tag Title Chris Sabian -X Title Christian -World Tag Title Christian York -X Tag Title Christopher Daniles -World Tag Title -X Title CM Punk -World Title -World Tag Title Colt Cabana -World Tag Title Edge -World Tag Title Insane Dragon -X Title Jay Briscoe -World Tag Title -X Title Jerry Lynn -World Title -X Title Joey Matthews -X Tag Title Johnny Kashmere -World Tag Title (2) -X Tag Title -X Title Lance Storm -World Tag Title Low Ki -World Title -World Tag Title -Brass Knuckles Title Mark Briscoe -World Tag Title Michael Shane -X Title -X Tag Title Mike Sanders -X Tag Title Mikey Whipwreck -World Tag Title -Brass Knuckles Title Paul London -World Tag Title Raven -Brass Knuckles Title (2) Reckless Youth -X Title -Brass Knuckles Simon Diamond -World Title Spanky -World Tag Title Tajiri -World Tag Title Trent Acid -World Tag Title (2) -X Tag Title Truth Martini -X Tag Title Vic Capri -Brass Knuckles Title LONGEST REIGNS: NWA World CM Punk, 523 days NWA X Christopher Daniels, 319 days NWA Brass Knuckles Vic Capri, 190 days NWA World Tag Second City Saints, 261 days NWA X Tag Shane and Sanders, 152 Days ---------- Looks like a lot when it's layed out like that. But it's really not. Plus my game has been going 3 and 1/2 years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest What_ever Report post Posted April 13, 2004 The only usefulness of stables, gamewise, is that you can cover a shitty wrestler's charisma by having the leader talk all the time. That being said, I never use them. Also, is anyone playing TEW in here? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lightning Flik 0 Report post Posted April 13, 2004 Also, is anyone playing TEW in here? Next week, I get paid. So I will definitely try to buy the game then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vyce 0 Report post Posted April 13, 2004 Damn that's a lot of stables... I never have found the use for stables... It's the WWE, and I have well over a hundred workers. It's not so bad really - two stables on RAW brand, three on Smackdown. It actually sort of evens out. My WWE Title History: WWE World: HHH Bill Goldberg Kane (current) WWE IC: Christian RVD © WWE Women's: Molly Holly Lita © WWE World Tag Team: La Resistance Booker T / Goldust Randy Orton / Batista Tommy Dreamer / Scott Steiner © WWE Title: Brock Lesnar © WWE U.S. Title: Eddie Guerrero Sean O'Haire © WWE Cruiserweight: Rey Misterio Tajire Rey Misterio Spanky © WWE Tag Team: Los Guerreros World's Greatest Tag Team Los Guerreros WGTT Kidman / Ultimo Dragon © Question for everyone: has anyone experimented with creating their own fantasy fed - i.e. like TEW, a fed consisting of "fantasy" wrestlers of their own creation? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lightning Flik 0 Report post Posted April 13, 2004 Yes, I've done. Didn't really care for it. Why? Because I had no backstory to the fed, and just went with it, brought in a whole bunch of talent, and fired off my talent that sucked. So I think no. My first TEW ownership will be a fantasy fed, but I'll make it work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lightning Flik 0 Report post Posted April 13, 2004 (edited) Well, currently my backyard fed is going well. I'm up to 25 PI in October 2004, and I've still got all 12 guys I started with. I'm just got a 57 Overall Rating for my October show, Harmony of Screams, and frankly, I just continually have been getting better and better. I'm just thinking I might drop the belt off of Jonny C here soon. He's held it for 3 months now, and I'm kinda wondering if I should. I've got Buzz Stryker as the first guy to face him, but I don't know if I want to drop it too him. I think I might build up Oman Tortuga for a second chance, and have him square off against Jonny C, as Tortuga is Da Thugg, and wishes to have that title for Thugg Life purposes or something. The two prime canidates for the title, Austin Lee and Edward James, I actually have them getting into dueling thing, so that when I get to my next show in December at Holiday Brawl, I'll have my first Cage match between the two of them. Of course with the #1 Contendership on the line. Which means, I might let Austin Lee win the title for a second time, and then have Edward James hunt Lee's ass for awhile. Or I could have a grand face vs. face rematch of James vs. Jonny C with James coming out on top and Jonny C turning heel, bitter that he lost. What do you guys think? Drop the title to Stryker? Wait a month and drop to Oman Tortuga? Or wait two months to drop the title to Lee or James? Or let Jonny C continue to hold the title till sometime in the new year? Jonny C is a face btw. Edited April 13, 2004 by Lightning Flik Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth N Asia 0 Report post Posted April 13, 2004 I'm all for Tommy Dreamer with a WWE title. I have about 65 guys on the roster right now. But wrestling's only at 32% right now and going down...but I don't want to make any cuts Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest What_ever Report post Posted April 13, 2004 Question for everyone: has anyone experimented with creating their own fantasy fed - i.e. like TEW, a fed consisting of "fantasy" wrestlers of their own creation? Yes... I've run many backyard feds with nobodies to global level. It just gets boring fast... for reasons that Lightning Flik says. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheDevilAndGodAreRagingInsideMe 0 Report post Posted April 14, 2004 WWE Scars & Stripes Forever: In Your House Sunday, July 4, 2004 Sunday Night Heat 20 Man Battle Royal - WCW Championship Kane d. Kevin Nash to retain the title Overall: 61% Crowd: 58% Quality: 60% Rating: None The Event Match 1 (SD) Rey Mysterio d. Chavo Guerrero Overall: 79% Crowd: 66% Quality: 87% Rating: **1/2 Match 2 (SD): John Cena d. Big Show Overall: 58% Crowd: 61% Quality: 52% Rating: * from Scott Keith Match 3 (Raw): Rob Van Dam d. Randy Orton Overall: 75% Crowd: 65% Quality: 86% Rating: ***1/4 Match 4 (SD): Brock Lesnar d. Eddie Guerrero to retain the US Title Overall: 80% Crowd: 83% Quality: 76% Rating: *** Match 5 (Raw): Booker T d. Edge Overall: 88% Crowd: 92% Quality: 80% Rating: ***1/4 Match 6 (SD): The Rock d. Kurt Angle for the WWE Title Overall: 88% Crowd: 92% Quality: 82% Rating: ***1/4 Match 7 (Raw): HHH d. The Undertaker Overall: 83% Crowd: 91% Quality: 67% Rating: **3/4 Match 8 (Raw): Chris Jericho d. Chris Benoit to retain the World Heavyweight Title Overall: 94% Crowd: 93% Quality: 95% Rating: ****1/2 Overal PPV: 81% (Best so far) We got a 1.82 buy rate for 'Scars and Stripes Forever: IYH'! The attendance was 20182 people. We made $4550000 from pay-per-view revenue. We made $1210920 from ticket sales. Next PPV: August 22, 2004, SummerSlam Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheDevilAndGodAreRagingInsideMe 0 Report post Posted April 14, 2004 Here are my current champions Raw World Heavyweight Chris Jericho Intercontinental Rhino (ECW) World Tag Team Dudley Boys (ECW) WWE Tag Team Rob Van Dam & Lance Storm (ECW/Stole from SD) Cruiserweight Spike Dudley (ECW/Stole from SD) ECW World Heavyweight -vacant- (Just created) SmackDown! WWE Champion The Rock United States Brock Lesnar WCW Sunday Night Heat WCW World Heavyweight Kane WCW Television Matt Hardy WCW World Tag Team -vacant- Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lightning Flik 0 Report post Posted April 14, 2004 Championships for Supreme Wrestling Federation (EWR) as of Sunday, February 13th, 2004 Current Supreme Champion: Oman Tortuga© (December 12th, 2004 - Current) Jonny C (August 8th, 2004 - December 12th, 2004) Austin Lee (May 9th, 2004 - August 8th, 2004) My card for Backstreet Battle: Scott Kougar (1-1) vs. Birchill (0-2) Aidan Nathans (0-2) vs. Julian The Warlock (3-6) Buzz Stryker (4-4) vs. Matt Classic (0-2) Louie Moxie (2-5) vs. Frankie Armadillo (3-4) Edward James (6-3) vs. Cade Sydal (3-5) Austin Lee (6-5) vs. Jonny C (8-2) Icarus (5-5) vs. Jason Norcross (5-5) #1 Contender Match Oman Tortuga (6-2) vs. X-Cal (6-3) for Supreme Championship I'm probably going to make another singles title here soon. And maybe a tag team title as well. I don't know just yet. Just know this card is next. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thuganomics 0 Report post Posted April 14, 2004 Match from my WCW game (going on the third year now...) I'm guessing this is the absolute best rating you can get, as the match was 99/99/100. AJ Styles vs Kurt Angle. Match Background: This will be a ladder bout. Styles and Angle have been feuding for quite some time now. This match is for the Xtreme Heavyweight title. Kurt Angle has been Xtreme Heavyweight champion since 20 May 2001. The Match: Standing leg lariat by AJ Styles on Angle. AJ Styles blasts Angle with a slingshot into the ladder. Flying elbow from AJ Styles connects. Implant DDT by AJ Styles! I will always and forever mark out for that move. Angle backdrops AJ Styles out of a piledriver attempt. That took a lot out of Kurt Angle. Angle hits a dropkick off the ladder on AJ Styles. Styles walks into a killer lariat, as opposed to a friendly lariat. AJ Styles powers out of a Kurt Angle headlock. Beautiful spinning arm drag out of the corner by Styles. Springboard dropkick from AJ Styles. Nicely done. Angle reverses a AJ Styles hammerlock. Standing leg lariat by Kurt Angle on Styles. AJ Styles reverses a hip toss. Styles uses a basement dropkick to the knee and it looks like it might be TIME TO GO TO SCHOOL~! They both begin to climb the ladder. Once they reach the top, an exchange of punches starts! Styles grabs Angle and throws him off into the ropes! His leg gets caught, trapping him. AJ Styles grabs the prize for the win. AJ Styles goes into the crowd, where he celebrates his victory My Opinion: Absolutely mind blowing match! This is probably up there with my favorite match of all time, Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart from Wrestlemania X and is worthy of ALL its praise. ***** Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCMaximo 0 Report post Posted April 14, 2004 Damn it, I still can't get a ***** match yet from the Dames. My Backseat Boyz vs Teddy Hart & Shannon Moore feud got constant ****3/4, but no luck whatsoever in getting 5. Anyway, the card for my next UDW event, "Set Adrift On Memory Bliss" is as follows UDW World title The Messiah ©(f) vs Samoa Joe (h) UDW Tag titles Backseat Boyz ©(h) vs Satoshi Kojima and Taiyo Kea (f) UDW Cruiserweight title Paul London ©(f) vs Kaz Hayashi (h) vs Ultimo Guerrero (h) Teddy Hart (f) vs Shannon Moore (h) Kaos (f) vs Johnny Nitro (h) Bob Sapp (f) vs Frank Shamrock (h) Nick Dinsmore (h) vs Bryan Danielson (f)- Submission match UDW TV title (currently vacant) Masada (f) vs BJ Whitmer (f) vs Air Paris (h) vs Akio (h) Pregame match United Foundation (Doug Williams and Alex Shane)(f) vs Pretty Lethal (Greg Matthews and Scotty Riggs)(h) REALLY hope Hart vs Moore will break my ***** slump (both are current main eventers) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
