pantaloons Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 I'll just keep going though. On a sad note, El Dandy died in my game. Who are you to doubt El Dandy? Cause this guy's a serious professional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Lyrium Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 Yeah. Must be a bug, in reality you can go national overnight. Just like ECW di... oh, wait ¬_¬ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOAH fan 4 life Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 i played GCG as cult for FIVE YEARS and finally broke national in 2012. yes, going national is a pain in the ass. however consider that going national is a MAJOR step in the history of a wrestling promotion because you can now get on major TV, land a larger PPV carrier and most importantly your workers will agree to written contracts. so i guess its such a huge deal that a) it should be hard to go national, and b) the effort that you must exhaust to go national is all worth it for the benefits you gain from going national Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Lyrium Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 I equate it to levels in an RPG. For some people, getting to level 70 (Global) is the only reason they play World of Warcraft (TEW). Gaining new levels and getting cool new stuff is a huge part of the enjoyment they gain from it. And that's fine with me. However, for other people it's not the levels and the items they play it for, it's the quests, encounters and friendships they make. Levelling up and getting more powerful is obviously a good thing, but the journey is more fun than the destination. It's the same in TEW I guess. Some people play purely to get to Global and be the best wrestling promotion in the game (not that there's anything wrong with that, just saying..). While others play to develop the characters and storylines and create a world for themselves, not particularly caring who's the best. For me, it's not about the destination, or about putting on the absolute best card possible at the current moment, it's about the journey and telling stories. And for that, Dusty Bin is thankful ¬_¬ Growth and expansion is a slow process, TEW is about having fun on the way up. Because it's a long way to go if you're asking the driver "are we there yet" every show :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOAH fan 4 life Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion >>> World of Warcraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Lyrium Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 Well yeah, but WoW illustrates the point better since more people will know what it is (and levelling up actually has a purpose in WoW, for a start ¬_¬). Let's not turn this into an RPG thread though :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soccergalaxy13 Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 [QUOTE=D-Lyrium;269761]Well yeah, but WoW illustrates the point better since more people will know what it is (and levelling up actually has a purpose in WoW, for a start ¬_¬). Let's not turn this into an RPG thread though :p[/QUOTE] I am still stuck on Diablo II for God's sake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantaloons Posted July 29, 2007 Author Share Posted July 29, 2007 Oh, my goal isn't to just get to National, it would just be nice to stop my guys from getting stolen, or leaving when they become too over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderz Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 Ive only just reached Cult.. so National is a distant dream for me.. its taken me 3 years to get to Cult (and even then I only pushed for Cult cause I wanted a better TV deal... im expecting at least another 3 years before going National is even feasible.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantaloons Posted July 29, 2007 Author Share Posted July 29, 2007 I am running 2 PPVs a month, and two big events a month, as well as a TV show to get my popularity up quicker. Let's see how this works. El Dandy, never forget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remianen Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 [QUOTE=D-Lyrium;269755]I equate it to levels in an RPG. For some people, getting to level 70 (Global) is the only reason they play World of Warcraft (TEW). Gaining new levels and getting cool new stuff is a huge part of the enjoyment they gain from it. And that's fine with me. However, for other people it's not the levels and the items they play it for, it's the quests, encounters and friendships they make. Levelling up and getting more powerful is obviously a good thing, but the journey is more fun than the destination. It's the same in TEW I guess. Some people play purely to get to Global and be the best wrestling promotion in the game (not that there's anything wrong with that, just saying..). While others play to develop the characters and storylines and create a world for themselves, not particularly caring who's the best. For me, it's not about the destination, or about putting on the absolute best card possible at the current moment, it's about the journey and telling stories. And for that, Dusty Bin is thankful ¬_¬ Growth and expansion is a slow process, TEW is about having fun on the way up. Because it's a long way to go if you're asking the driver "are we there yet" every show :p[/QUOTE] Good general analogy but it falls apart when you look deeper. In the case of a WoW, most of the "compelling content" is at the top range of levels (60-70) as it was in WoW's spiritual parent, EverQuest. That's not the case in TEW in my view, in that much of the best times are had at Cult level when you're scrapping and trying to scrape to National and dealing with the issues that come with not having exclusive workers. As others have mentioned, having your biggest stars stolen or refusing to re-sign because you made them TOO over, forces you to be a lot more creative with your booking and pushes. Seriously, enjoy Cult. You learn FAR more at that level than you do at any other because you HAVE to in order to make progress. When you're National, you sign whoever you want (just about) and if they don't work, you bury them or quit using them or trade them away or whatever. At Cult, it's not nearly as easy to do that (though it's easier to fire folks who aren't working out). And if you grow in a smart manner at Cult, you won't ever deal with the yo-yo effect of dropping in size after reaching National. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigilistic Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Yeah enjoy Cult dude! Some of us are still stuck in Regional... :( ;) :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Wayne Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 [QUOTE=D-Lyrium;269761]Well yeah, but WoW illustrates the point better since more people will know what it is (and levelling up actually has a purpose in WoW, for a start ¬_¬). Let's not turn this into an RPG thread though :p[/QUOTE] WOW is for people who want an easy game. Guild Wars on the other hand... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thug saint oga Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 r.i.p. El Dandy!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Edwards Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 [QUOTE=Michael Wayne;270030]WOW is for people who want an easy game. Guild Wars on the other hand...[/QUOTE] Age of Conan will rule all when it comes out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris caulfield Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 if tew was a rollercoaster cult would be the bit in the middle that makes some people annoyed and sick and others happy for the experiance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOAH fan 4 life Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 [QUOTE=chris caulfield;270551]if tew was a rollercoaster cult would be the bit in the middle that makes some people annoyed and sick and others happy for the experiance.[/QUOTE] thats the best analogy ive ever heard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bye1918 Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 [QUOTE=NOAH fan 4 life;270552]thats the best analogy ive ever heard[/QUOTE] QFT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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