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Is it generally worth it to upgrade to a bigger broadcaster? I'm playing as WCW in a 1993 save and have got myself up to Big, and WWF is fading. I'm now at the size where I could move from TBS to FOX (as strange as that would be IRL). Fox is a way bigger broadcaster than TBS obviously. It would cost a good chunk of change to break my TBS contract, but I have tons of money in the bank so I'm not really worried about that. Is jumping to a bigger broadcaster like FOX going to give me further gains in popularity/money? Or should I stick with TBS?

1993 Rick Rude Brian Pillman Barry & Kendall Wyndham

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="ShiningWizzro" data-cite="ShiningWizzro" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="47811" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>What do you guys do with talent not involved in storylines? I tend to have 5-6 storylines running and I always find myself not knowing what to do with the talent without storylines.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Undercard matches. Matches against the guys who are in storylines that intersect with the storylines (heel run-ins after the match, or heel interference, etc. Or sometimes just matches that I think would be cool to see, or are checking to see how well they work together for a potential future storyline). Work on trying to build their momentum or their perception up so that I can use them in future storylines.</p>

Well they're Japanese workers that I want to work in Japan, and I'm an American company, so the details are different, but aaah yeah. Talk to them and get them to work in the US, then ship them back over the Japan to the child company. Dunno why I forgot about that. Haha

Is there any way to hire a worker outside of your game area for one of your development companies? Playing as an American company I've taken over a Japanese company and kept it open as a development company. I want to sign workers that are only active in Japan to work in my development company, but unless I'm missing something there's not a way to?

It's because they're included in the default match type. Personally i just remove everything from default match type except basic 1v1 and 2v2 and then if I want something else I add it in manually.

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="VBigB" data-cite="VBigB" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="51543" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I’m like 99.9999% certain that road agent skill just affects segment rating and has nothing to do with the auto-booker. I assume that’s it’s very difficult to program the auto-booker just by looking at the sheer number of variables, situations, product definitions, etc involved.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> But at a bare minimum shouldn't the autobooker be able to meet the match/angle requirements of my product? Even if it has to book shit to get there, shouldn't that be like the first checkbox?</p>

Seems like maybe? I dunno why the bare minimum wouldn't give you a card that respected a simple angle/match breakdown though. If I tell someone "give me 12 copies of this" I don't accept 10 copies because they're not smart.

Road Agents (Psych/Experience): #1: 71-79/100 #2: 72-80/100 #3: 89-97/100 #4: 83-96/59 #5: 70-78/90 #6: 83-91/100 Do you think it would markedly improve if i took #4 and #5 out of the role? #4 is principally a manager, but I could legit can #5 and not even notice. I didn't know autobooker relied on the Road Agents to determine the match/angle breakdown. edit: oh wait, these were the road agents in a different savegame. These guys (without #4 and #5) are better, but they're still fond of 6-9 minute angles with a roster that is...20 over minimum size (so they're not lacking for workers). double-edit: those 2 idiots (Jody Hamilton and Mike Graham circa 1994) were just tanking EVERYTHING. That autobooked card the others just put together gave me a 95 for this episode of WCW Saturday Night. Including a 100 rated angle with Vader and Steve Austin. ****ing Mike Graham. I blame it all on him. He's useless. At least Jody Hamilton is being a good manager for THE ULTIMATE WARRIOR.

Yeah I hear you. I have a save with that mod that I'm doing the same thing with.

Why doesn't the autobooker better respect products as far as getting the proper match/angle breakdown? My roster is 7 over ideal size, and it's still giving me a match/angle breakdown that is 20% off. edit: it's probably my shitty road agents in my ECW savegame. I will check later.

If you're using the mod I'm guessing you're using, the stats are pretty high, so it's not too tricky. But sometimes that's fun!

World Championship Wrestling - Best of 1993 10. Sting def. Roddy Piper (18:42) WCW Fall Brawl at Fenway Park in Boston - September 1993 (91) 9. Hulk Hogan def. Big Van Vader (17:09) WCW Starrcade - December 1993 (91) 8. Ric Flair def. Sting and (The Ultimate) Warrior in a Triple Threat Match (23:34) to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Title WCW Halloween Havoc - October 1993 (92) 7. Warrior & Sting def. Four Horsemen - Ric Flair & Curt Hennig (9:51) WCW Saturday Night - November 27, 1993 (92) 6. Four Horsemen - Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Curt Hennig def. Shawn Michaels, Warrior, Lex Luger (15:28) WCW Saturday Night - November 6, 1993 (93) 5. Sting def. Arn Anderson (14:22) WCW Saturday Night - October 9, 1993 (94) 4. Warrior & Sting def. Roddy Piper & Big Van Vader (12:06) WCW Saturday Night - August 21, 1993 (94) 3. Big Van Vader def. Sting to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Title (20:51) WCW Superbrawl 3 - February 1993 (96) 2. Warrior def. Ric Flair to win the WCW World Heavyweight Title (15:30) WCW Starrcade - December 1993 (99) 1. Ric Flair def. Warrior and Big Van Vader in a Triple Threat Cage Match to win the WCW World Heavyweight Title (17:53) WCW Clash of the Champions - June 1993 (99)

I like this. Sort of like scouts in FM. Doesn't even have to be a separate hire. Should be something your road agents are reporting on, and they just need a "skill" for it, and a limitation (like say the report takes 3 months or something) to avoid people just abusing the road agent with the best skill in it.

This should be really cool!

I just save before I even start booking the show, that way if I honestly screw something up like that I can reload.

Cool. Thanks!

Yeah, exactly. It just bugged me seeing their segments constantly give me these big flashing red scores when I'd put them in there to cool the crowd down a little right before the main event, when in reality the crowd for something like that wouldn't be throwing trash at the ring, but would be popping for the skin and the heat.

LMAO That's adorably kinkily awesome.

I've gone in and given managers minimal in-ring skills so that they're useful in matches for fueds. Think something like Francine vs. Beulah in ECW...I went in and gave them both 40's for brawling and 50's for psychology & selling and stamina just so that they can have an evening gown match that isn't going to give me a giant red score. Not that I want it to score anything above 50, but just so that it's not an eyesore.

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="noknuckles" data-cite="noknuckles" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="51315" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I deleted Alina's morals so that she would work for my porn company</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> LOL now I'm curious. Is this like an XFW style company, or a Risque Adult type thing?</p>

It'd be awesome to have default match types that respect brand splits. If I have a regular company with a hardcore brand, and I want to set say a "Hardcore" match type as the default for my brand, I have to go in and manually change all of them to the hardcore brand, or else run the risk of the auto-booker booking my regular brand full of hardcore matches.

<p>I have a hankering to add some celebs for my personal use. Do you just generally guesstimate what their skills should be set at, or randomize it within a range based on who they are, or how do you handle it? </p><p> </p><p> Ideally I'd like to have the way I do it match up somewhat with the way you've done it, in case you are interested in using any of my work.</p>

There's a big thread on this. Use the search function.

This would help to really judge whether a guy is degrading as a performer and just being carried by tag partners.