BrokenCycle

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="NoHopeForSome" data-cite="NoHopeForSome" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46105" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Is there ever going to be a return of "match hype" like in the 2005 Edition as I felt that made angles really important.<p> </p><p> If not, is there a reason this feature isn't in as I feel it's the one thing lacking from TEW. You can get a good rating just by putting the best card on rather than giving fans a reason to see the match, which doesn't really reflect real life, bar a certain few examples.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> The reason why it was taken out of the game was because it was implied that these cards are promoted anyway, and it would make the game more streamlined if you didn't have to it yourself.</p>

No, not really.

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Fezoman" data-cite="Fezoman" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41194" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Quick question from someone who hasn't played the game since TEW 2010. Is there a way to create a company that has realistic/competitive matches that don't force you to choose the result?<p> </p><p> Just to clarify what I mean, I'm coming from the perspective of someone who loved the MMA games because you didn't know who was going to win any given match, and thus the game created its own surprises. But what always put me off the TEW titles was that I had to write my own story instead of watching it evolve on its own.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Not really. </p><p> </p><p> It's true that you can just select no winner and the AI will do it for you, but this is based on popularity and stuff like that. </p><p> </p><p> I would say that the odds of an MMA-like "upset" would be incredibly low. As a person that loves the WMMA series, try to enjoy your control over storytelling in wrestling.</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="cdherrington" data-cite="cdherrington" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41194" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>This may be an incredibly dumb question...<p> </p><p> Does a ref's pop affect matches in a Pop over Performance fed?</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> No.</p>

No. You could turn off momentum effects and gimmick effects as a slight workaround, though.

Woah, thanks Adam!

<p>First real disappointment here. Not into this. </p><p> </p><p> I was hoping that the new battles system would at least have some sort of nuance to it besides "Good show good, bad show bad." These things have always been incredibly half baked ideas built upon fairly weak game mechanics. How about just combine the two systems? Because in 2013 the complaint was that main event talent wasn't taken into account, and in 2016 the complaint was that show quality wasn't taken into account. </p><p> </p><p> The only way I could see this actually being a significant fix is if the equations for the final show rating sees an overhaul.</p>

PPA means pay per appearance. Of course if you only use 8 workers at $100 each, it'll be $800. However, it depends on what their downside guarantees are, too, which will pay the worker that amount if they don't appear.

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="red007" data-cite="red007" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44604" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>under the drugs testing rules i have it set too no suspension length and no change. yet someone who just popped for recreational drugs got a 1 year ban and his win overturned too a no contest. am i missing something?</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Yeah that's only for Drug Testing in unregulated regions. </p><p> </p><p> A fix MIGHT be going into the editor and putting the testing quality down to 0.</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Ayoub13Berrahel" data-cite="Ayoub13Berrahel" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41793" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>WWE just need a couple of good booking decisions and it's all good, so you should start fine, and depending on YOU BOOKING DESICIONS in this BOOKING SIMULATOR to determine where the company's popularity goes.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> LOL. Are you kidding? </p><p> </p><p> TEW is absolutely not a booking simulator. It lacks any ability to contextualize story and nuance as you're suggesting.</p>

Be aware though that the Total Mayhem match is set to be a National match type. If you've dropped to Cult by then, you can't run it. Go in the in-game editor and fix it.

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="ScubaSteve83" data-cite="ScubaSteve83" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41194" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I'm currently running the 1996 Dawn of Attitude mod, I am working with WWF and want to switch Raw to a "live" show on Mondays. How would I do that?</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Broadcasting. TV Controls. Edit Details.</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="daddy_shelton" data-cite="daddy_shelton" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44604" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I haven't tested this myself, but in theory I think it could work.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> No.</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="ScubaSteve83" data-cite="ScubaSteve83" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41194" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>How do I set locker room leaders/how are they created?</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> You don't set them. They are set automatically. </p><p> </p><p> You can search for Locker Room Leaders in the Workers screen.</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="xvnukervx" data-cite="xvnukervx" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44604" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Is there a way to pop in an out of companies? I mostly just simulate and let the game develop on its own, but I would like to pop into companies randomly and change things or perhaps be involved in certain events. Is there a way to do this?</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> You mean to take control of a company whenever you want, multiple times per save?</p><p> </p><p> No, not really.</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Hoolash" data-cite="Hoolash" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44604" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Hi, maybe I am an idiot but is there a way to quickly see who has expiring contracts? But, I want to be able to negotiate or at least view their profile from that screen.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> You go to your roster screen and press Contract Overview.</p>

Love the attribute system announcement. Really hope it's as deep as WMMA's. It could really bring a lot of life to every character.

Do you not get the reference?

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="steev42" data-cite="steev42" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46105" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>So, here's my big question.<p> </p><p> Is this version going to store files in the appropriate user folder now, or am I still going to have to run as Admin and approve the UAC prompt every time I play?</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> <img alt="a1QWADv.gif" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/a1QWADv.gif" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Mike Louis" data-cite="Mike Louis" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44604" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>If you’re a National / International sized company that uses PPVs as the main source of revenue, the rule of thumb is to use TV shows (with lesser show selected) to help build up your lower card fighters and at the same time preserve PPV card slots for the higher card fighters that people will order the PPV to see.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I mainly use TV shows to fill out my cards to get fighters fights, not for fighter popularity gain. The only real important fight on the card is the main event, really, and it's fairly rare to see a main event tank so hard. Typically momentum, and the title being on the line, is enough to make any main event a decent main event, and the only real situations where it becomes fishy is when you have two foreign guys who have just debuted in the main event.</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="AstonVilla" data-cite="AstonVilla" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41194" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Does protect, unlike keep strong, therefore potentially boost a match rating? Hiding somebody’s weaknesses makes for a better match, surely?</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Every time I test the match rating, with Protect on a bad worker, is worse with it on than off. I don't think it's worth it for boosting match ratings. I just use it for the very specific case I described earlier when I don't want the winner of a match to gain that much popularity from the victory.</p>

How do I get cryogenically frozen for a year?

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="CharlieRock" data-cite="CharlieRock" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41194" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Road Agent Notes:<p> What is the difference in 'Keep Strong' and 'Protect'? Is one more ideal for those workers suffering from time decline? Is there a better one for using when you are taking a mid-card title off of someone you are going to push to main event in the near future?</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Keep Strong is just that their popularity drop reduces significantly (to, like, nothing). Protect is that they don't lose as much popularity when losing (don't know in comparison to Keep Strong), their weaknesses are hidden, and their potential popularity from winning is decreased. Both ding the match rating. </p><p> </p><p> Here's some other things to consider... </p><p> </p><p> If you're having a worker beat someone more popular than them, and don't want their popularity to shoot up, you can put Protect on the winner so they don't gain that much popularity. You can also put Keep Strong on the loser. Great tactic for getting a title belt off someone more popular than the title's worth, to prevent a never ending cycle of workers getting over because they beat the more popular title holder. There's only one penalty to the match rating, too. </p><p> </p><p> Putting Keep Strong and Protect on the same worker, as I just learned this week, will actually make them more likely to lose a match if they're complaining about the loss.</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Winter8905" data-cite="Winter8905" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41343" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I want to do a long game with TCW but something is just missing from them. They have no soul for me since Tommy left.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I think it could be fun to book the promotion exactly like this. Everyone books their promotions as if they're good bookers. How about booking a promotion like you're lost and confused and trying to find your way? How about making really weird decisions that try to relive TCW's past glory, but just come across as lame?</p>

Does the AI ever change the length of a TV show?