Poll about the World Title

[Toxxic 0]

Right, I've had an idea. Brace yourselves.

 

I was considering (CONSIDERING) taking Toxx to another fed, some RP fed with a lot of members, and taking the SWF Title with me. Then laying out an open challenge for any of them to step up and fight me for it in their fed, by their (RP) rules. The condition being that if one of them beats me, they have to come back to the SWF and defend it here under our rules.

 

We've all seen people move between e-feds in order to try and drum up interest for their own - most recently, Rex and Rad Hazard came here. These ventures never work out because there's no incentive. I'm happy here in my fed, why should I join yours? Unless you're disaffected or the workload is less over there you're unlikely to jump for the hell of it, and our workload (until now) was always going to be heavier.

 

Here, the incentive is winning the World Title. A World Title that we can document the history of, all seven years of it. Granted e-feds mean shit, but that's pretty impressive for an e-fed still. However, should someone beat me for it and take the title, the fact that they'd come here to defend it might drum up a little interest in the place they're from. Who knows, we might get someone who's interested in the concept come over here and stay. Or even some sort of InVasion angle, at a real wild outside push. And of course, seeing as how we all have a lesser workload now, there's nothing to say we couldn't invade the other way.

 

Let me know. If everyone thinks it's a shit idea, I'll say no more about it. At least they can't keep the belt (*cough*BrockLesnar*cough*) since a no-show always loses, that's one advantage of e-fed land. But I thought it might be worth at least suggesting.

[HollywoodSpikeJenkins 0]

No.

 

 

Why bring it to a Role Play fed to have somebody who writes good role-plays win it, then come here for one show and lose it back because they can't write a match?

[Toxxic 0]

Exposure, really.

[HollywoodSpikeJenkins 0]

Exposure to bring in people who won't show.

[Toxxic 0]

You read Genesis, right? Most of this roster doesn't show anyway, and we know that - what's the harm in trying to get some people in who MIGHT show?

 

The sad fact is that if everyone on this roster wrote when they were booked we'd be fine. But they don't, so we aren't. I mean, a load of people couldn't be bothered to write for the biggest show of the year with WELL over a week to do it in. So really, unless this new schedule turns things around drastically, I'd like to take my chances.

Edited October 20, 2007 by MikeofEvil

[Mad Scientist 0]

Doesn't sound like a bad idea at first blush. In fact, the worst that could happen is that we add a temporary no-show to the roster; no harm, no foul, from the SWF perspective. And we may actually drum up some new interest, which can only help. On the other hand, would it possibly dilute the SWF title if someone, say, failed to defend it on the "return match" under SWF rules, then kept claiming to be the champ in some other efed? As a N00B, I don't know if that would be a problem or not, but it's the only downside I can see from the plan.

[Mr. S£im Citrus 0]

That's the only problem that I can see as well, but that's a fairly significant problem; what assurances would we have that this guy would keep his word?

[HollywoodSpikeJenkins 0]

Nobody has a problem with someone who has never written over 1000 words before being SWF Champion? When I was setting up a storyline to get a title shot, I would not hear the end of it.

[Mad Scientist 0]

Nobody has a problem with someone who has never written over 1000 words before being SWF Champion? When I was setting up a storyline to get a title shot, I would not hear the end of it.

 

Actually, how do we know the possible contenders have never written more than 1000 words? Is this something inherent in "RP" feds or something? I admit, I know absolutely nothing about most efeds. There is an issue that someone who might be able to write up a helluva roleplay could be incapable of writing any kind of decent match.

[HollywoodSpikeJenkins 0]

Writing a "really good" role play is completely different than writing a "decent" match.

[muzz 0]

No.

 

I have a lot of reasons, none of which have to do with drumming up interest. I just don't want to see it done.

[JHawk 0]

Based on six years experience unning an efed, ideas like this never work.

 

Good idea on paper, but it never works.

[Toxxic 0]

Fair enough, I thought I'd throw the idea out and see what people thought of it.