Dr_Avalanche

<p>The last screenshot I took of my skills was taken quite a bit late, a number of months into the second year, so there's not a drastic amount of change here. The biggest change came from my random roll - Nose to the Grindstone, which allowed a 5 point bonus to a top row skill, which I put into Flashiness.</p><p> </p><p> <img alt="5acee1dfddfa37c498906c6d9c8f2d75.jpg" data-src="https://gyazo.com/5acee1dfddfa37c498906c6d9c8f2d75.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> As far as the company goes, we met both critical goals this year - be ranked at least #40 in the world (Ranked 32nd when the time was up), and have no debt after two years (had a modest but sufficient $6000 in the bank). We're small, and pretty far from jumping to regional. New owners goal to maintain popularity in America feels modest... Additionally we can't hire any psychopaths, or wrestlers with stamina or safety under 35. Oh dear, how shall I survive?</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Full roster:</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Main eventers:</strong></p><p> Daniel Slater ©, Honest Frank, Tyrone Gray</p><p> <strong>Upper Midcard:</strong></p><p> Johnny Needham, Austin Smooth, Annihilus</p><p> <strong>Midcard:</strong></p><p> Vikki Victoria, Logan Wolfsbane, American Elemental II, Wild Child, Avalanche Takano</p><p> <strong>Lower Midcard:</strong></p><p> Sterling Whitlock, Crash Lewis, Cobra</p><p> <strong>Opener:</strong></p><p> Bullseye, Blue Phantom</p><p> <strong>Enhancement Talent:</strong></p><p> Samael The Accuser</p>

I forgot to do a proper report after the first year of my RtG Lite game, so this is largely from memory. Rock City Wrestling, owned by Honest Frank is primarily a Lucha promotion, with a considerable dose mainstream and daredevil hijinks thrown in. The first year, Honest Frank and Tyrone Gray held the champion's belt for most of the year, with Johnny Needham squeezing in for a brief title hold in between. My user character stands ready to take over, but he can wait a bit longer. The company is touring, doing a weekly show for three months in the spring, and another three months in the fall. Popularity has grown, but the attendance numbers have not reflected that increase in pop. The whole time, we've attracted very small crowds. The last show of the year had something like 30 paying fans in attendance, at a 10 popularity. Still, at New Year we were close to taking the step up to being a "small" company rather than a local, and the economy looks...not terrible. The sponsors have been kind to us. For my random roll, I got a Chance Encounter, gaining a strong friendship with an unemployed wrestler. There were so many to choose from, but the spot monkey Wild Child seemed like he would fit into our product, and be someone we could realistically afford. He has since been signed to a ppa, with no cover for travel expenses... At the end of year 2 I need to be among the top 40 ranked companies in the world, and have no debt. I think both should be achievable as long as I don't find some way to spend way too much money.

On the "Your Office" screen, the company's Prestige and Momentum are listed, but I can't find information on what those attributes do. What do they represent, and assuming higher is better, how do I increase them?

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="mvargus" data-cite="mvargus" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41290" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Just music. There is even a warning about it when you look at the settings. Basically you are using copyrighted songs without paying at that level. Once you go up one level you are using music that you have rights to.<p> </p><p> I'll admit I've been lucky and haven't been hit by that yet, but I also raise music as soon as I get to "small".</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Yeah, I had clearly skimmed past that part. I wasn't even close to rising from Local to Small when this happened - pop in my home region was 5 when this happened.</p>

<p>Sooo, I just discovered that running the lowest production levels is actually *illegal*. <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/eek.png.0e09df00fa222c85760b9bc1700b5405.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> I feel as naive as my avatar must have felt when he got fined $25,000 for using unlicensed music in his shows. As it is a critical owner goal to not be in debt after two years, I guess I have 16 months now to find a new job...</p>

<p>That is fair. And it's more funny than terrible, really. After a false start, I restarted and had Marvin Earnest take control as CEO. </p><p> </p><p> He decided to change this product:</p><p> </p><p> <img alt="560eb7596aaf3cc31277c2923f9d8852.jpg" data-src="https://gyazo.com/560eb7596aaf3cc31277c2923f9d8852.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> into this:</p><p> </p><p> <img alt="aa759e04803068b34f8d7bd0b1e11edd.jpg" data-src="https://gyazo.com/aa759e04803068b34f8d7bd0b1e11edd.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> He seems to really like to have those "very low" aspects of the product definition...</p>

How do you guys handle the product of your company? It's so annoying to see a new owner come in, look at the product I have finely tuned to bring in a healthy amount of sponsorship, and immediately decide to change it to some train wreck product nobody wants to put money in. Do you hard code the product to what you want it to be? I kind of want some room for flexibility if trends suddenly make us unfashionable, but at what cost?

Cheers, I'll remember that for next time. In this save, my company has now been taken over by CEO Alysian Scottsfield. He's a fine road agent, but other than that, I don't know what he plans for the company really. The goals he has set for the next two years look extremely easy. Improve our popularity in Canada (from 0), and improve our company ranking (from #40). Additionally, no signing of wrestlers with less than 35 Charisma, Athletic Ability or Resilience. Oh, I didn't mention, but I'm playing a Lite variation of the Road to Glory challenge. I just can't handle letter grades, so it's all numbers here.

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="nebradska" data-cite="nebradska" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41290" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>You can set them in the editor prior to starting the game.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> At the risk of dragging this discussion past its best before date, I kind of figured the editor would be involved, but I can't find a section where I can set the ownership, so how would it be done?</p><p> </p><p> Now it's mostly an academic question as I've set up my company and my character:</p><p> </p><p> <img alt="08811c82ffd1470a550123f4c2e2ae8e.jpg" data-src="https://gyazo.com/08811c82ffd1470a550123f4c2e2ae8e.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> <img alt="0022f2682641655dbf883df0a1749ebd.jpg" data-src="https://gyazo.com/0022f2682641655dbf883df0a1749ebd.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> One day in, and we're already turning a profit. <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> For some reason I decided it was logical that someone in Windsor Ontario would try to leech off the reputation of Detroit when branding their wrestling promotion, so the company became Rock City Wrestling. It made sense at the time...</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="James Casey" data-cite="James Casey" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41290" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>As in, pick who takes over? You can't - it's based on whoever's available in the database at that time with the potential to be an owner.<p> </p><p> I wouldn't have picked Michael Bull as my owner - half-decent referees are ten a penny. A decent road agent, on the other hand, will make all the difference (and stop the incessant 'you have not picked a road agent for this match' messages that I've been getting since, ooh, TEW 2005...)</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Oh. I read this in the opening post of this thread and understood it as I had some influence of the ownership:</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41290" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Edit the promotion into the database before you begin the game, it is recommended that you select an owner who will be cheap and put him on a PPA deal.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> In that case, I guess I'm curious how I put an owner on a PPA deal once I have one?</p>

Probably a dumb question with a simple answer, but how do I "select" an owner?

I've taken up running QAW, and just out of curiosity, is there a head canon regarding the Crowning the Queen tournament and its format?

In road agent reports, I'm getting "Wrestler X is looking very stale". Not the gimmick, the wrestler. What does this mean? Her performance isn't bad at all, often outshining her opponents. What do you do about it?

I've seen some road agent notes (for example "Kayfabe injury finish" which was what I was looking for when this question came to me) sometimes disappear from the menu. What is it that decides if a given road agent note is available or not? Is it the match type, wrestlers skills, or what?

What is the function of stables in game?

Ah, of course. Thanks.

How do you handle rules for retaining a title belt like DQ finishes or count outs? Do you have to leave the belt out of the booking, or can you make the game recognize that the challengers DQ win does not win him the belt?

Does the fog of war easen up with time? I've had workers in my promotion for three weeks and have seen some of them over multiple fights, but I still don't know any more about their actual attributes.

If a product (like a standard Japanese puroresu) does not require storylines, would you still receive any benefit from having people involved in them?