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LloydCross

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  1. What do you all think is the best Match Focus and Angle Focus for CWA? It took me a few weeks to realize that one of the reasons my shows weren't doing so well is because I had the default Ensemble focus on, think that dragged me down some because of my booking style.

     

    Ensemble (and the equivalent for angles) certainly makes the most narrative sense. The whole concept is they took two companies and now have the massive combination of both rosters. They should be evaluated based on the full card.

     

    If you're just looking for the best ratings, more focus on the best match/segment will pretty much always give the best overall show grade.

  2. <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="vocalorigami" data-cite="vocalorigami" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="47811" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I've done four shows with ZEN and doing angles in every show to improve charisma or acting skills and of course matches and no one has improved in anything. I see people gaining pop but no one has moved in anything else. Is it just harder now compared to TEW 16 or am i just being impatient</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Four shows is basically nothing, especially since most (maybe all) of ZEN's roster doesn't work anywhere else. Overall skill growth is slower in the 2020 version (the handbook described the changes pretty well). At least to me entertainment skills (especially Charisma) seem particularly hard to develop.</p>
  3. I'm pretty sure if you want them in tag matches together then your product has to be set to integrated.

     

    Although I suppose two points on that, there's nothing stopping you from setting it to integrated but still essentially keeping them separate when you book. I know it's not fully ideal.

     

    Or if you only intend to do these types of tag matches rarely you could just change the product for the show, then change it back. Again now ideal but the only way I could think of doing it.

     

    Or book two singles matches back to back and pretend they were a tag match?

  4. When negotiating a TV deal what is the purpose of ...

     

    "The purpose of this deal is" default, normal, lesser etc?

     

    I'm creating a B show do I need to signify that it is "lesser", lesser than what? Confused about this and can't find it in the guide.

     

    Also is there any point of a B show other than a little money maybe and development and story line progression? Would it be worth it to go on a free to air station for a b show over the a cable network where I may make a little coin?

     

    I'm pretty sure TV deals are for the specific show. Are you sure you didn't start negotiating an Events deal?

     

    Just making it a B show gives it all the classification it needs.

     

    It can build worker skills and popularity. It can't build your company popularity, so free to air is probably a waste. I only had a B show once in TEW 2016 with CGC and I generally lost a little bit of money even with a bit of commercial broadcast income on it.

  5. Hi guys !

     

    I don't know if it's a bug or works as (strangely) intended but I have a Rookie whose attributes seem weird.

     

    She has both "Play Comedy Well" and "No Comedy Matches".

    And her biography even says : "She has no issue using comedy".

     

    I guess all of those were generated randomly.

    It's not really a problem, but it looks kinda odd.

     

    Comedy gimmicks and comedy matches are very much different things. It's not unreasonable that you could effectively have the dominating traits of someone's personality be comic relief but they would struggle putting together an entire match that's a joke.

  6. Haven't had a chance to play since the patch, but based on the posts here it does sound extremely realistic, but possibly to the detriment of actually being a game with progression.

     

    Wrestling companies definitely have ceilings and distribution is a huge component of that. Regardless of how well you're doing, if the show isn't available you really can't get many more fans. However, the game functions a lot better when you actually can progress.

  7. <p>2 months isn't really that long unless you're running multiple shows a week.</p><p> </p><p>

    Ice Cold is pretty hard to get to and really hard to get out of. Check the handbook entry for momentum and make sure you're doing things that count as interesting booking with that person. If you don't and their perception is higher than Unimportant, it tanks their momentum each month in spite of their success rate.</p>

  8. <p>I'm still pretty into my VWA game a couple of years in, so I'm not sure when I'll get to another game. That said, I definitely have some different things I want to do at some point.</p><p> </p><p>

    CWA</p><p>

    - Probably going to play as Garcia since it feels a little wrong to stick some random character as a new booker for such a large and new company</p><p> </p><p>

    ZEN</p><p>

    - Kate Avatar seems like a good fit for them</p><p> </p><p>

    I also saw a 1991 mod and I'd kind of like to take a run at something like Smoky Mountain wrestling.</p>

  9. Generally you should be aiming to get shows on a level that's equal to your popularity in your main region. If you get ratings below that, you'll be told you're losing pop as a result of the show.

     

    All you have to do to foreshadow turns is have people who are set to turn in a segment where it doesn't happen yet. From that point on any segment will have a note saying they foreshadowed a turn. Matches count too.

     

    Default angles are largely for saving time as it can be faster if you know what you're looking for.

     

    I'm pretty sure 5 segments of "foreshadowing" are what it takes to not be considered a "shock" turn. I think you also start getting things that are considered "slow burn" turns if you go for something like 25 or 30 segments or more.

  10. What does Strong Friendship do? Does it just add a lockerroom chemistry bonus? I've rolled it twice in my Road To GLory series and I have no clue what it actually does.

     

    I thought it'd be like loyalty but I had a strong friendship with someone on my roster and they left for BHOTG as soon as they were offered a contract.

     

    Historically it's a positive backstage effect and it does help with negotiations. If BHOTG was a larger company or made a significantly better offer friendships wouldn't outweigh that though.

  11. And they wouldn't get mad about not being on the show wrestling?

     

    People rarely get mad about being left off TV tapings anyway, but an angle counts as an appearance. They might lose momentum without any matches for months, but the angles could help with that.

     

    It's really a trade off. You want to leave them off the show for a while, not have them be demoralized by that, not have it hurt their momentum, and still use them on the show. Vacation is pretty much a hack that let's you get the first 3 in a not particularly realistic way, but it rules out the 4th.

  12. Maybe instead of 15 is ok and 16 is not instead there is a point where there is a small chance the wrestler gets gassed at 13 and increases with each additional minute. Obviously the cutoff is still there (and would be higher or lower depending on stamina) but it isn't as punitive as 15 is fine but 16 is too much.

     

    To some extent that's already true. You'll get road agent notes in the match in the form "Wrestler X was penalized for stamina" for match lengths well before one where the road agent straight up stops you and says that this guy is going to die.

  13. I decided to make the TV title in the CWA a lot more interesting. I decided to add the "Terrific Ten" rule, which is similar to the current NWA's "Lucky Seven" Rule. With this rule after 10 successful defenses the TV Champ can cash-in the TV Title for a shot at the World or Tag title (w/ a partner of their choice) at anytime on any card. They don't have to cash it in with the NWA, but I added that to make it sort of like the "Money in the Bank" stipulation as well

     

    Personally I've never been a fan of stipulations like those or TNA's Option C. It feels wrong to make the purpose of one title be to get a chance at a different title. In theory the value of a TV title should be the payday that comes with being heavily featured on TV each week.

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