Something different...

[Eisen-verse]

So ever since i've been playing this game I've always created myself as a pretty decent color commentator. Someone who could hide in the mix of things and really not play a big difference at all. Anyways, I really wanted a new experience with this game so I thought I may do something new and actually create my user character to be a wrestler. Nothing spectacular but someone who can cut it enough. So, to those who have done this or who are doing this, how do you go about booking yourself? I know its up to whatever you want to do, however, I just wanted to know whether or not you make yourself into a company man who does whats best for the company... or if you book yourself into the stratosphere? Cheers!

[Actarus]

So, do I book myself like Triple H or Val Venis? :p To be perfectly honest, I've done both. Lately, I've enjoyed being "The Grand Avatar", and not being an on-screen character at all.

[vicaddict]

me = color commentator as well:D

[Chriswok]

Sometimes use myself as a Heel Manager and form a Heel stable, that can be fun :D

[hakk99]

In GCG I played a 38-year old technician with little charisma. I was a midcarder for five years. I helped develop Cameron Vessey as my tag team partner and then gave him a big push when the team broke up. I won the Openweight title twice to transition between longer reigns. It was fun. Then I played my own Mexican fed Modern Lucha Warfare and played a 26-year-old who was best friends with Pablo Rodriguez. My main goal, besides surviving as a company, was to make myself a star. The problem was I could never get any momentum. Still, it gave me a focus for my booking and was a necessity since every time I developed a main eventer he would immediately leave. I'd say both can be fun. Just develop a backstory for your character and be willing to stick to it even if it might not be the best game strategy.

[Self]

I tend to use Grand Avatar, but the sound of making myself a heel manager, guiding rookies sounds like fun. Totally stealing your idea Chris.

[Chriswok]

[QUOTE=Self;443032]I tend to use Grand Avatar, but the sound of making myself a heel manager, guiding rookies sounds like fun. Totally stealing your idea Chris.[/QUOTE] No problems, just have fun with it :D The wrestling world needs more Heel managers, more Bobby Heenans!

[benjacko]

I use The Masked Avatar as a sort of trainer for my younger wrestlers and to help put over anyone I'm looking to build up.

[Eisen-verse]

[QUOTE]Sometimes use myself as a Heel Manager and form a Heel stable, that can be fun [/QUOTE] Hey Chris, do you give yourself a level of overness too? That way it helps whoever you're working with? Or do you pretty much make yourself an unknown? I like the idea of being a heel manager guiding some superstars into a stable. I'm still thinking of making myself a wrestler... but the manager idea is something I haven't done before. Thanks!

[Chriswok]

[QUOTE=Eisen-verse;443048]Hey Chris, do you give yourself a level of overness too? That way it helps whoever you're working with? Or do you pretty much make yourself an unknown? I like the idea of being a heel manager guiding some superstars into a stable. I'm still thinking of making myself a wrestler... but the manager idea is something I haven't done before. Thanks![/QUOTE] I give myself a little overness (around 10%) in my 'home area' but nothing too crazy, I try to be realistic. I give myself ok mic and charisma, but crap sex appeal :D

[Eisen-verse]

[QUOTE]I give myself a little overness (around 10%) in my 'home area' but nothing too crazy, I try to be realistic. I give myself ok mic and charisma, but crap sex appeal[/QUOTE] That may work. I've grown tired of always being a commentator... So it's going to come down to your manager idea with a young stable or possibly booking myself to be the next Triple H. haha

[Remianen]

I usually create myself as a backstage wizard, able to announce, color commentate, road agent, ref, and manage with varying degrees of competence. Most often, I wind up as the second chair color commentator (Melanie Florence is almost always first chair CC) and often as the announcer when schedule conflicts arise. I have run the user character as an in-ring worker (though not 'me' since she was female). What I did then was revolve upper card booking around her, allowing her to boost others until such time as I had a good number of credible main eventers. At that point, I let her "slum" to develop the midcarders and such. As the most capable and over member of the roster, it helped to "spread the wealth" so to speak. I haven't yet converted my LFC save to 08 but I don't think it would be much different, honestly. LFC is Global and most of the main event talent is top notch (in the ring and on the stick) so only personalities and such could screw things up. :) In my view, your user character as an active worker is best used to plug holes (like when someone is stolen from you or not available) and to help develop the existing talent. If you're SWF, you can run the UC as a top tier talent, sure, since you don't really have much in the way of talent that needs developing, unless you lose some folks (SWF's main event scene doesn't have much room for more people, after all). So use the UC as an upper mid trainer type IMO.

[FINisher]

I'm always road agent with 70% psychology and respect :) Nothing more, nothing less. Just that.

[ccgmacc69]

I used a dice roller to roll my stats in 07...so I just imported that user over to 08

[D-Lyrium]

Depending on the promotion, I either use my character as a backstagey-type road agent/commentator, or as a Mike Quackenbush type star who's not afraid to develop other talent, or just not use him at all. I rarely ever make him that good though (which might make the Quack example a bit misleading). I always make sure he's the worst option of a given set (so if I'm a Road Agent, the other road agents will always be better than me, I'm just there for emergencies. If I'm a wrestler, I'll have good performance stats but not great technical/rumble/ariel ability, etc).

[Bigpapa42]

Been using bigger promotions, so I've been using a slightly improved version of the Grand Avatar as a backstage presence. The idea being to use him as a color commentator on a B show to develop his mike skills, then make him a heel manager and eventually an Authority Figure. With a smaller promotion, I'm thinking of using the Charles Avatar or something similar, to have another talent to use.

[Sigilistic]

In my TCW game, I'm playing a Bryan Danielson-type character, a technical prodigy trained by Sam Keith and brought in to book TCW as a stipulation of Keith's contract. I'm in the midcard right now, and am a staple of the All Action division.

[alanreao]

I tend to book myself as the top guy when I am using a smaller promotion, as I don't have to pay myself, I don't have to worry about being too over to re-sign and I don't have to worry about someone else stealing me.

[masterded]

I tend to play with small promotions and tend to use Charles Avatar (I use him because of his lowest reputation as a booker). I then change his name from Avatar to All-Star and use him to build up the next big contenders to the major title.

[Irish Wolf]

I usually create myself as an absolute suck Super Junior with very high entertainment skills. I usually end up as an enhancement talent but in the fed of other suck wrestlers I'm an upper midcard. I usually run myself as a fan's own face getting the crap kicked out of me for awhile until I build up skill and overness. This can take two maybe three years since i base the character on me and i"m 31, and skill seems to crawl so much slower in the 30s. After I'm actually decent enough to do hold my own I turn heel put on my wolf mask and become Lobo Solitario. Push myself as a solid midcard or upper midcard wrestler.

[Remianen]

[QUOTE=D-Lyrium;443089]or as a Mike Quackenbush type star who's not afraid to develop other talent, or just not use him at all.[/QUOTE] Damn! That's the example I was thinking of but couldn't remember! Mike Quackenbush! Also, Ian Rotten and Allison Danger make good parallels. I may start a game where I take over MAW and have myself as an active in-ring worker. :) Daimler LeFrentz vs Jay Chord (after Rip dies) could be our ticket to National!!!

[Gigas]

When I make myself a wrestler, its usually just a Steve Flash type. Someone who has decent skills and can headline a smaller fed, but is stuck in the midcard on feds like USPW. I usually just make myself a super road agent though.

[Gigas]

My user character I should say. I make myself an actual wrestler in the Workers section in Cornellverse :) I dont sign myself though, I like seeing his/my career unfold under the control of others.

[Jennie Bomb]

I have a number of user avatars, so I can play a whole range of stuff - wrestler (a Kate Avatar clone), a Diva type to play personality/authority figure/manager, a road agent, an announcer/colour commentator, a ref, a Jill-of-all-trades backstage girl, a lesser wrestler, an al-round God and a completely useless Diva.

[Moe Hunter]

I gave myself stats as if I actually went through some training, but not too much - my goal was to go over Hulk Hogan every week trying to injure him with my 0% safety. As luck would have it, I actually took him down with my favourite custom injury - a Death.