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This is a question about venues and simultaneous events/shows. I got a monthly event coming up and it falls on the same day as my television B-show. In the past when this happened they shared the venue (it was a shock seeing five digit ticket sales to my B-show until I realised why everyone was really showing up.) Do the inflated crowd numbers my B-show gets due to sharing a venue with a monthly event translate to increased ticket revenue? (i.e. am I selling 30 thousand tickets to two shows or just one?) Is there any way to split the two shows up? I usually send my B-show overseas as my broadcaster covers Canada/home and U.K./abroad (Channel Six).

Thanks! Can I assume when a worker has the negative match-chemistry is it also relatively minor? (For some reason, one of my top workers hates almost every match I put him in, and I can't figure out why. It's like he hates his job. On the other hand, a female worker who is very conservative just loves to do eye-candy matches. Did NOT see that coming.)

Is there something intrinsic to a worker's personality that determines what matches they have chemistry for? For example, on the dirt sheet I often get the note "(+) So-and-so got a bonus for chemistry (motivation)". Meaning, I'm supposing, that they were personally invested in the match ... What determines that factor?

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Matt_Black" data-cite="Matt_Black" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41194" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Honestly, some of the gags take a while to get. Like Belle Bryden? How she used to work under the name Wanda Fish? Took me FOREVER to get that one. "She's named Wanda Fish. She's called... Ohhhh!"</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Those are the best ones. <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p>

You missed Helen Earth?

Not exactly. It uses a lot but some I've seen worked for my child company.

Seriously? Wouldn't that, like, kill them?

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="The Nickman" data-cite="The Nickman" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41194" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Ok, so for anyone who was curious about this, I have trekked on with Austin being toxic, gave him the title at Wrestlemania and now I'm halfway through April leading into Backlash. We've had no drop in company pop, our attendances haven't suffered and Austin already has the pop back that he initially lost when the scandal broke. The company is still making money hand over fist, and in March we actually made MORE than February, even though Austin has been toxic since mid-February.<p> </p><p> So in effect, absolutely nothing has happened. Weird.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Could be your product. Product can insulate a Company from "wrestling industry changes".</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="The Nickman" data-cite="The Nickman" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41194" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Thanks for this, I just found where you're talking about. It says having him on my roster will impact merchandise and attendances for shows, even if he's not on them, but... do I care that much about either of those things??<p> </p><p> My company makes money hand over fist, do merchandise and attendance really cost me? Plus, Austin is my figurehead and is increasing both those things anyway, so won't they kind of balance each other out?</p><p> </p><p> WCW has dropped to cult anyway, so I'm not sure why I wouldn't just carry on as if nothing has happened and cop a bit of a bump in sales and attendance until it all blows over.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Have you thought about sending him to the farm? Open a child company and have him in it (still under contract to you so you can bring him back). let the off-brand take the heat, maybe?</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Jon The GOAT" data-cite="Jon The GOAT" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41194" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Depending on how big you are, I feel like if you're at the point where events are giving you 50K attendances, you're better off just stacking the money in your home region to build a network than you are grinding out the pop gain in other regions unfortunately :/</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> :confused:you think so? </p><p> I'm at National in Canada, and I can't get International until I get Cult in three other areas. I managed to get high pop in Mexico and U.K. (with nice spillover in mid-South, Southwest, and Puerto Rico in the USA). So to get ot international I've been doing one ppv in those areas and one at home in Canada to maintain my National credentials. (NOTBPW is right behind me). Any tips welcomed at this point.</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Jon The GOAT" data-cite="Jon The GOAT" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41194" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Exactly. Weekly events will make WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY more money than your TV show too. Honestly, you could have 7 weeklies a week and be good. The only thing is having too many PPVs close to each other will lower your buyrates. I run 2 a month but I'm not sure if I'm risking my buyrate or not. Doesn't really say how frequent is too frequent.</div></blockquote><p> I managed to get popularity in other regions. So my second monthly event goes "out of town" to either Mexico or U.K. where I'm only a grade below my home region (Canada). I figure even if two monthly events is too much, spreading out the geography should help.</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="41194" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>No, they're still recognised by the game and by the crowd - the fans would be well aware that Kane was Fake Diesel was Isaac Yankem etc. But the game will keep track of their wins/losses under their alter ego and, of course, you may find yourself getting behind the Ultimate Warrior, rather than Dingo Warrior, Jim Justice or Rock...</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Ah, okay. Thank! </p><p> </p><p> Mostly I was just wondering in the case of shared workers. Like, everyone who heard of Kimber Lee knew she was Abbey Laith (NXT), or that Mia Yim was Jade (TNA) but that was not always the case vice versa.</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="41194" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>In your Roster screen, click on the worker you want to change. In the upper middle of the screen, click on their name where it's highlighted in yellow (or whatever colour is used in your skin). A new window opens up, and in it click on Alter Ego to let you scroll through available alternatives.<p> </p><p> </p><p> If there are none, you can just change the name/photo/bio in that new window and save it as a new alter ego, allowing you to switch between them as required.</p></div></blockquote><p> Thanks <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> What are the effects of using an alter-ego? does it reset their popularity to zero?</p>

:(My main conflict came not from sharing the talent pool with AAA, but NOTBW poaching my best workers. Foxxy Larue just recently. And it's not like i can ever get their cast-offs to refill my top tier because USPW signs them as soon as the Canadians are done.

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="OldSkoolHeel" data-cite="OldSkoolHeel" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41194" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Stupid question time.<p> </p><p> If you don't have a TV show and you're just running regular live shows is there still a point to having angles and feuds? The reason I ask is that without the commentators, video packages and graphics that come with a TV show how are the fans experiencing the angles and following the feuds?</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> The wrestler comes out to the ring and takes the mic. I follow smaller promotions in my area all the time. Some have gotten fancy screens and portray things on it. But the old school snatching the mic from the announcers to tell your side of it hasn't gone away. They'll make challenges, talk trash on their opponents, etc. Great stuff.</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Hazemore" data-cite="Hazemore" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41194" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>do tag team matches help stamina? e.g Triple D has 47 stamina, can I have longer tag team matches with him then singles?</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Yes.</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="d12345" data-cite="d12345" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41194" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>What does it mean when someone who was a NBT is removed from the list? I've had it happen to me with an Upper midcarder (Spencer Spade).<p> </p><p> Has he lost his ability to become an icon or is he just ready for the main event scene?</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I've had that happen to a lot of my workers. Seems to be a certain age this happens to them at. Because auto-push carried them from mid-card to main event eventually anyway.</p>

<p>I notice some of my workers have alternate profile pictures. Those ones often come with a different name. For example, Poison Ivy in the C-Verse has a profile pic without her mask and using a different name. </p><p> </p><p> Is there any way I can get her to go by that persona instead of the masked one?</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="LloydCross" data-cite="LloydCross" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41408" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Working on booking my first Queen tournament. Planning an 8 woman bracket but struggling between trying to build new stars and using the workers with high stamina (so they could actually do 3 matches in a night), who are mostly my main eventers.<p> </p><p> Already replaced Toni with Emma and am planning a relatively notable heel turn to boost up the Ronin group even further.</p><p> </p><p> I brought in Thea Davis, who is one of my favorite workers in the game.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> You could make a round an angle, like the "monster unleashed" one. (maybe)</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Remianen" data-cite="Remianen" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41408" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>That's not a cheat. I think hard restrictions on areas a worker can work in are completely unrealistic anyway. If you look at the women's scene as it's developed over the last 15 years, that becomes obvious. SHIMMER is not a National+ sized promotion but they've convinced several "Japan Only" workers to pony up for that work visa to come work their shows. And NOT as headliners either. Sure, there were some all-time greats (Manami Toyota and Mayumi Ozaki appearing for Chikara) but Wesna Busic came to work in the US and no one had ever heard of her, really (outside of some European fans). <p> </p><p> I turn restricted areas off because it does the women a grave disservice otherwise. There are only a few promotions in the C-Verse who even have women's divisions (all but one are in North America) and only three women's only promotions (two of them US based, and they almost never get big enough to sign foreign talent if CPU controlled). The only way Aud typically gets signed is if EWA loses someone (which they typically do since many of my first signings upon hitting Cult include Thea Davis, Laura McKenna, and/or Zofia Jankovic).</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Don't forget Zen, with their "integrated" division. <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> When it comes to women workers you really do need to turn the restricted areas off. And since there are so little competition from the AI what I do is leave it on 'semi' until I sign somebody, then turn it back.</p>

Seems to me a QAW owner really needs to jump on Los Deportes Hoy. You won't get money out of it, but it'll spread your popularity to Mexico which will eat up QAW's product and keep asking for more. I signed with Los Deportes as soon as I could and eventually started selling out bigger venues in Mexico than USA (but, USA caught up after awhile especially in areas Deportes covers).

Seems to me it's not what you get, it's what happens to the losers (i.e. popularity loss). It's the only way to "attack" rival companies without risk.

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Jon The GOAT" data-cite="Jon The GOAT" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41194" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I don't think so. Only way you can effect it would be turning on Strict Boom & Bust if you don't want to let it flow 'naturally'.</div></blockquote><p> Oh, I was kind of hoping if you put on a string of high rated shows there that an area would increase it's self. <img alt=":o" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/redface.png.900245280682ef18c5d82399a93c5827.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Jon The GOAT" data-cite="Jon The GOAT" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41194" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>The 19% industry rating and the need for your shows to be at least 86.2% or higher will probably have an impact on why your company's pop is stuck in Japan.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Is there any way a player can influence the industry rating? I like to play Canadian companies and it is usually well below avg there.</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Gungner" data-cite="Gungner" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41194" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>No Regional or National battles... I'm NJPW, #2 company in the world. And yes, I do have national TV coverage, both for my TV show and my Tour Events. <p> I wasn't sure if too many shows in a short time space would be a factor, but that's just how they do it IRL. I can live with it though, was just curious as my pop in USA and Mexico are growing fast!</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><p> Only thing I can think of now to consider is your product and regional appetite. You know where you check regions and find out "mainstream" is highly popular in USA but "traditional" is more popular in Canada? Could have something to do with that swimming upstream feeling. Or why it is rising faster in other areas if they have a bigger appetite for your product type. </p><p> </p><p> I have a lot of shows, too. But one show is specifically for outside my home region (which is Canada) because my TV signal reaches outside it (to British Isles). I hope that keeps me from over saturating my home region. I am #1 in Canada but #2 is very close. <img alt=":eek:" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/eek.png.0e09df00fa222c85760b9bc1700b5405.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> Same TV channel carries both shows, but one show is staged in Canada and the other in UK.</p>