Blackman Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 I used that format in the past. Signing a bunch of unknowns with rep close to each other, and pitting them against some established stars with higher rep (well, they do it too ). The qualification bout gives them at least some pop, so the eventual winner gets direct main event status over the course of a knight. With some luck, one of your established fighters gets the win, and you're in for a golden age. The tournament format is kind of overpowered imo. Very little penalties for the fighters, and an immense pop bonus. Haven't used it in a while, might be changed by a patch or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iverbure Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Blackman" data-cite="Blackman" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="29775" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>The 'easy' route? The more divisions/fighters, the harder it gets. You'll have to pay heed to each of them to make sure it stays healthy, and organising/stalling the bookings becomes harder imo.<p> </p><p> When it's just a pair of divisions, it's pretty easy setting up your cards, especially if it's only a handful each year.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> yeah i meant easy route with money. i'm running the gamma like the ufc where i am taking all the best fighters from everyone. whats not easy is organizing the cards but i've been keeping it simple and putting on 14 fights on each card all in one division. its kinda boring doing it that way and not realistic but ugh i can;t even begin to think about how difficult it would be to sort cards not doing that. </p><p> </p><p> Bert Underberg just scored a 1st round KO of James Foster who was the number #2 ranked heavy in the world and a top 10 pound for pound. i wasn't expecting that. Now my top 4 heavyweights are non american. Think i may take a little bit of a bath on the next heavyweight ppv but whatever</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judoku1819 Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="iverbure" data-cite="iverbure" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="29775" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>i've been keeping it simple and putting on 14 fights on each card all in one division. its kinda boring doing it that way and not realistic but ugh i can;t even begin to think about how difficult it would be to sort cards not doing that.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> The way that I usually do it (as a suggestion) is to do your main and co-main as two different weight classes. and then after that do a fight from each weight class.</p><p> </p><p> If you set the below as a sort of "template" then you can either fill the remaining 6 slots on the card by just adding another fight from each weight class, OR if you have more fighters in certain classes fill the extra slots with them.</p><p> </p><p> For example:</p><p> </p><p> Main and Co</p><p> MW</p><p> WW</p><p> </p><p> Main Card</p><p> LHW</p><p> LW</p><p> HW</p><p> FW</p><p> </p><p> Prelim</p><p> WW</p><p> MW</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackman Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Now my top 4 heavyweights are non american. Think i may take a little bit of a bath on the next heavyweight ppv but whatever Kind of a danger there. You need to see what your priorities are. Do you kinda want to have the absolute best in the world compete? Quite frankly fans don't really care about that. We have a guarantee that UFC signs great fighters, but are they truly the best in the world? That's always debatable. In this game it's objectified in the sense that there's a performance-rating. If you just sign all the top ranked guys you'll not only have problems with their popularity, they also might not be American, which might cost you company pop if this condition repeats itself for every weight class. As for the booking system: I once tried a rules-based system that followed those rules: "HW main, LW co-main -> LW main, WW co-main -> etc". This will be easier to book, though will not always optimize your events, because there are variables like injuries and recup times that mess with these settings. You'll find that you'll eventually have a tough time following this scheme. Just try it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iverbure Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 <p>yeah im just going to put on the best fights i can, try to keep in mind its better if there is americans. </p><p> </p><p> and i don't think its a debate the ufc have the best fighters in the world.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donners Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Blackman" data-cite="Blackman" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="29775" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>If you just sign all the top ranked guys you'll not only have problems with their popularity, they also might not be American, which might cost you company pop if this condition repeats itself for every weight class.<p> </p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><p> Do you mean in terms of Demographic Appeal, or are there effects beyond that?</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judoku1819 Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 and i don't think its a debate the ufc have the best fighters in the world. Me either.. I know this isn't the right place for this discussion but I mean Bellator or WSOF or any promotion with even decent fighters have mostly washed up UFC guys.. UFC by far has the best fighters in the world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymru96 Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 So in my 2001 game, aside from a dodgy split decision loss, Fedor has been on a tear, winning 10 straight fights and holding a record of 14-2. So of course, he gets knocked out by Bob Sapp in his next fight. FML. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lifeline Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 <p>I'm September 2004 of my game as a created American promotion. Locked in at MLI atm since my roster can barely sustain this popularity level though we're at 66%.</p><p> </p><p> I've gone an added a third division to the mix with a Heavyweight division, though it is fledgling and just started a few months ago. </p><p> </p><p> The WW is still my bread an butter and unfortunately I've kinda let the women's bantamweight division slide a bit with the constant flip flop of champions there. It's kind of ridiculous how many times the title has changed hands and their inabilities to string together defences. Sandy Olivier retired after Rita Bradley (8-0-0) took the belt from her, of course she was my most popular women's fighter. Andrea Jones (17-5), Michelle Adams (18-6), Rain Richards (16-6), Nina Belle (18-6-1), Pamel O'Neil (7-2) and Honey Due (16-7) are still in the mix but don't aren't at the same level as Bradley. </p><p> </p><p> My WW belt is vacant atm since Evan Gardner took it from Julio Reguiro (31-3), then Datuk (25-4) subbed Gardner (16-4). So he signed with GAMMA and it pissed me off so I decided to feed him to Nathan Chambers (24-5) (who has beaten him twice, once by KO and once by TKO). So Datuk RNC's Chambers in the 5th round after taking a pure beating and leaves my company as the champ >.> talk about crappy momentum/contendership hahaha.</p><p> </p><p> I've got some guys coming up the ranks and lots of contenders but being MLI I need established guys able to take on the work load of (and have the skills) to go on a long title run. Chambers, Regueiro, Gardner etc. are the guys you'd figure could fill this role (along with Manuel Silva (21-2), Helio (32-5), Jackuchu Abe (18-1), Rafael Tavares (26-5), Lamont Banner (14-3) etc.) but they've all beat each other a handful of times so there's not much credibility in installing one of them as the champ.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donners Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 <p>I wasn't quite willing to put my star regen - green stats pretty much all the way through and a 7-0 record with five TKOs - against rampaging champion Joshua Hope, so I thought a nice little symbolic passing of the torch from Leonardo da Costa (aged 38 with yellow to orange stats and coming off three losses) would be the way to go.</p><p> </p><p> da Costa got him to submit in three rounds, then promptly retired.</p><p> </p><p> Sigh. <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/frown.png.e6b571745a30fe6a6f2e918994141a47.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paatero Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Yeah, it seems age and momentum don't seem to affect submission guys as much.. <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grits207 Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Donners" data-cite="Donners" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="29775" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I wasn't quite willing to put my star regen - green stats pretty much all the way through and a 7-0 record with five TKOs - against rampaging champion Joshua Hope, so I thought a nice little symbolic passing of the torch from Leonardo da Costa (aged 38 with yellow to orange stats and coming off three losses) would be the way to go.<p> </p><p> da Costa got him to submit in three rounds, then promptly retired.</p><p> </p><p> Sigh. <img alt=":(" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/frown.png.e6b571745a30fe6a6f2e918994141a47.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I've noticed in my game fighters who are about to retire almost always win their last fight even if they are at a big skill disadvantage.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
de knegt Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="grits207" data-cite="grits207" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="29775" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I've noticed in my game fighters who are about to retire almost always win their last fight even if they are at a big skill disadvantage.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> It's also confirmed that Submission guys tend to get a ridiculous amount of submission wins in the last round.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackman Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="grits207" data-cite="grits207" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="29775" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I've noticed in my game fighters who are about to retire almost always win their last fight even if they are at a big skill disadvantage.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> In my recent game, 4 of my last 5 retiring fighters all lost in (on paper) competitive fights.</p><p> </p><p> And like de knegt, and a lot of guys who posted suggestions, I can also confirm submissions in later rounds are overpowered, especially from certain positions. Slipperyness is no factor in the game.</p><p> </p><p> I do stand by the fact their skill should stay relatively high as they age (about 70). It's physical skill that needs to deteriorate, not technical skill. On the contrary, it should even rise (and it does because of a stat called experience).</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
de knegt Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Just finished my first show of May 2000 (Cverse Expanded) playing with XCC. Currently capped myself at Mid-Level Regional, and I have more main eventers than I know what to do with them. And with most divisions becoming stronger I am probably going to take the next step around december to become HLR in 2001 and possibly national in 2002. I got PPV's through Launch that gets me plenty of cash right now, and I also have a TV show for the lower card guys to get some exposure and a few wins. Finally have just planned my first Lightweight tournament. I signed 8 1-0 LW's and the winner is probably going to get a title shot or a contender match if they win the tournament. Winner and runner up will get an exclusive contract. After that I am probably going to plan a tournament to fill out my Featherweight division and make it more competitive. If I like the tournament format, I am probably going to have 2 tournaments each year for the division that needs it the most to increase my talent level and also add some spice to the game. Lightweight: This division has been a real free for all, and only the current champ has been successful in beating a challenger. As it stands right now, the next challenger is the odds on favourite to win the belt. Title History: October 97/June 98 - Jamie Hewitt (0 defenses) June 98/March 99 - Coltrane Aaronson (0 defenses) March 99/August 99 - Darren Southall (0 defenses) February 00/Current - Campbell Crane (1 defense) Champion: Campbell Crane (8-0) One guy I never expected to get close to becoming a true contender, let alone a champion. But he won his fights and I gave him a shot at Darren Southall, and after a sloppy fight he won by a decision. And he also defeated Nicholas Black to break the jinx on title defenses. Contender: Jake Keane (24-5) He lost the BCF title against Seth O'Breen and after he won against Shiratov I poached him from BCF to become the cornerstone of the division. He quickly beat Callum Henson through first round guillotine and is now set as the next challenger against Crane. With his skill as it is, I can't see Crane beating him... But he proved me wrong before... Top 5: 1: Jake Keane 2: Christos Demetriou (9-3, 2-0 since joining and will face #3 for title shot) 3: Darren Southall (8-1, 1 win since losing title and is facing #2 for a title shot) 4: Coltrane Aaronson (8-1, 2 wins since losing his title and he seems ready for another run for the belt) 5: Ernest Gibson (3-0, high rated regen fighter who is really average) Featherweight: This division lacks the depth of the rest, but still got some exciting talent up high. Ziskie jumped ship to SIGMA so I am trying to build up other guys... Possibly planning a tournament to add some new contenders to the mix... Title History: April 97/September 99 - Philip Ziskie (4 defenses) December 99/Current - Rafael Tavares (0 defenses) Champion: Rafael Tavares (14-2) He was already the contender for the title before Ziskie jumped ship, so instead he faced Shenkman for the vacant title, and with a 4th round KO he emphatically won the title and he might be looking to keep it for a while. Contender: Shuler Eisenberg (10-3) He lost to Shenkman before the title fight, but he recovered strongly and with a first round TKO against Romito he put himself on a collision course against Tavares. Shuler got wicked KO power and he edges Tavares on his feet, so if he can stop Raf's takedowns he got a real chance at winning. Top 5: 1: Easton Frye (15-5, Got beat by Ziskie but has recovered with 2 finishes but due to injury fell out of contention. It's still unclear who he will face, most likely the loser of the title fight.) 2: Sammy Gaffigan (12-3, Just recovered from a 2 fight skid where he lost against Ziskie and Frye. Beat Nunes via KO and has shown he still got what it takes.) 3: Anthony Ray Shenkman (16-4, beat Machado and Eisenberg before he got KO'd by Tavares. He needs a few wins before he gets back in contention) 4: Shuler Eisenberg (10-3) 5: Daniel Ortiz (5-0, made quick work of Dominic Ash in his debut and he is headlining the next TV show card. With a win can leapfrog into contention and into a fight with Gaffigan.) Bantamweight: Oddly enough one of my better divisions, but it's ruled with an iron fist by the most succesfull fighter and leading P4P fighter of the company. There are a bunch of guys vying for contention and it's to be wondered how long the champ can hold on. Title History: December 97/Current - Emmett Jones (4 defenses) Champion: Emmett Jones (45-13-3) Undefeated in XCC and he has never looked weak. Beat Olrik, Sanford, Roberts and Zagar and is firmly the best Bantamweight in the world right now. Contender: Rodney Weber (9-1) Lost his first XCC fight via decision, but he has never looked back as he beat Alfaro, Olrik and Kimura through two submissions and a majority decision respectively. Puts on great exciting fights and despite his limited skills is a force to be reckoned with. Current #3 Bantamweight in the world, so he is right behind Jones. Top 5: 1: Luiz Machado (24-5, dropped him down to Bantam because he looked outmatched at FW. Emphatically won his first BW fight and is facing #5 in a fight, if he wins he gets a shot.) 2: Rodney Weber (9-1) 3: Wallace Everett (7-0, undefeated and he beat Bokhour and Olrik to show that he is a top guy in BW. Currently wondering if he is better off at FW to add some depth there.) 4: Dimitri Rostov (14-3, won 4 in a row before losing 3 and he went from #1 Bantamweight to falling off the map. I poached him from J1 and he has just won his debut fight through decision. Needs to show more before he gets a shot.) 5: Joseph Christison (10-4, lost against Sanford first but he reacted with a decision and a finish that got him up to #8 BW in the world. He will face Machado later this month and he can put himself in contention with a win. Womens Featherweight: The heaviest Womens division of XCC. Looked to be dominated by Vaughan, that is until she got beat and subsequently lost her follow up fight to fall way down the ladder. Very strong division, and looks to become even stronger. Title History: February 98/April 99 - Sarah Vaughan (0 defenses) April 99/April 00 - Stella Massey (1 defense) April 00/Current - Piper Evergood (0 defenses) Champion: Piper Evergood (7-0) Dominated in WEFF with 4 (T)KO finishes over big names, and I quickly poached her to XCC and got a title match from the get go. And in a big shocker she KO'd Massey in the first round to win the title belt. Can stop ground fighters and has sick KO power, she can run with it for a while. Contender: Andrea Jones (5-1) Lost her first fight to future champ Massey, but since then has won 4 in a row including 2 RNC's and a TKO. #18 P4P and #10 WFW in the world, she has a great chin and good wrestling so she has a good chance of taking Piper down and take the belt for herself. Top 5: 1: Stella Massey (6-1, through rep still top contender but I want to see her get a streak going again before she gets another shot.) 2: Andrea Jones (5-1) 3: Helen Fox (7-1, Lost via decision in her first fight against Adair but has a 3 fight winning streak going which including submitting Adair in a rematch. She is facing the fallen Vaughan, and if she can win she will get a title shot. Is also #19 P4P and #11 WFW) 4: Vasya Kaczmarek (5-0, Unbeaten including 2 XCC fights. Got a sub in her last fight and she will probably face Massey next. #13 WFW) 5: Daniela Sadorra (4-1, Was undefeated before losing to contender Jones. She is still a viable contender but needs to get a win or two to really get a chance. #14 WFW) Womens Bantamweight: Arguably the strongest division in XCC, and boy have these women put themselves on the map big time. The current champion and even the contenders have no issue in main eventing cards and they often do so. Title History: November 97/January 99 - Hester Maclean (0 defenses) January 99/Current - Layla Holmes (2 defenses) Champion: Layla Holmes (7-0) Has been unstoppable since debuting for XCC and finished off Maclean through armbar in her 2nd fight to get the title. And since then she has only gotten better with a RNC and an armbar. She is dominant on the ground and has great matches almost every time, and despite strong competition she might be a champ for a while. Contender: April Watson (6-0) A decision and 2 TKO's for XCC and she has jumped to the top of the pile with aplomb. Like Holmes she has great matches and it almost pains me to put these two against each other because they are both phenomenal fighters. But one gotta win, and it being a striker vs. grappler fight it's no doubt going to be amazing. Top 5: 1: April Watson (6-0) 2: Karen Curtis (11-1, won 5 fights in WEFF and was #1 P4P when I poached her. Faced Holmes in her first fight, and in a big upset she ended up beat by RNC. Has recovered somewhat with a split decision against O'Neill but seeing she hasn't yet finished anyone I want to see some more wins before giving her a shot.) 3: Christine Jameson (4-0, Started off slow with a bad split decision, but closed off 99 with a first round submission of Maclean that put her in the mix. And she will likely face #4 for the next title shot.) 4: Vera Wood (3-0, regen fighter with a great punching game. Started with 2 decisions before a triangle victory this month. And she is on track for a title shot, if she can beat Jameson. 5: Pamela O'Neill (6-2, Came over from WEFF as #4 but lost her debut fight and has gone 2-2 in the meantime, needs to get a good win to get back at it. Might get a rematch against Curtis after that.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceisle Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Unless you pick up some other elite Lightweights, I see Jake Keane holding that title for so long that people forget it was ever jinxed in the first place. He seems destined to fill Ziskie's shoes as the face of your company once his popularity rises. I've always paid out the ass to hang onto Ziskie because I just can't stand to let him leave (and that's why I never cap my popularity as XCC), but if Shuler Eigenberg ended up taking his place at the top of the division, I could probably live with it. Definitely one of my favorite default Featherweights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
de knegt Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Unless you pick up some other elite Lightweights, I see Jake Keane holding that title for so long that people forget it was ever jinxed in the first place. He seems destined to fill Ziskie's shoes as the face of your company once his popularity rises. I've always paid out the ass to hang onto Ziskie because I just can't stand to let him leave (and that's why I never cap my popularity as XCC), but if Shuler Eigenberg ended up taking his place at the top of the division, I could probably live with it. Definitely one of my favorite default Featherweights. Yeah Shuler is pretty rad and he has some sweet KO's, but he really really lacks in the ground game and I really hope he starts improving on that aspect. Jake Keane is probably going to run away with the competition, and Lightweight is a chore to keep strong since all the real talent are at the big companies. And I will probably poach the neccesary players from BCF/SIGMA/KDM etc. to keep that division filled with strong players. I really am suprised at how the womens bantam division has launched head and shoulders over the pack. I am pretty sure that Layla Holmes has more name value than Keane and Tavares and she is going to be a real centerpiece for years to come, at least until the women quality starts building up through regen fighters... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donners Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Unless you pick up some other elite Lightweights, I see Jake Keane holding that title for so long that people forget it was ever jinxed in the first place. He seems destined to fill Ziskie's shoes as the face of your company once his popularity rises. I've always paid out the ass to hang onto Ziskie because I just can't stand to let him leave (and that's why I never cap my popularity as XCC), but if Shuler Eigenberg ended up taking his place at the top of the division, I could probably live with it. Definitely one of my favorite default Featherweights. Ziskie is awesome; he just made the HoF in my current game with only one career loss. It's certainly worth paying over the odds for him. In my previous game, Eigenberg lost almost three quarters of his fights but had an average match rating of just over Good, which is extraordinary (normally the best over an extended career is midway between Decent and Good - yes, I'm sad enough to assign values to each match rating and track them in Excel). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
de knegt Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Donners" data-cite="Donners" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="29775" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Ziskie is awesome; he just made the HoF in my current game with only one career loss. It's certainly worth paying over the odds for him.<p> </p><p> In my previous game, Eigenberg lost almost three quarters of his fights but had an average match rating of just over Good, which is extraordinary (normally the best over an extended career is midway between Decent and Good - yes, I'm sad enough to assign values to each match rating and track them in Excel).</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Just an update, just had Tavares Vs. Eisenberg.</p><p> Tavares dominated for the first two rounds and seemed to be walking away with the fight, but he missed a kick and Eisenberg smacked his head in and got the TKO upset victory.</p><p> </p><p> It was also the first show that I moved my cap to HLR so I immediately got bumped up thanks to the great card <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackman Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 <p>XCC is a pretty sweet company indeed. So many options and potential signings...</p><p> </p><p> Ziskie is indeed awesome. No real weaknesses but he does lose sometimes against Schuler or the BJJ guys (if they turn out well), which makes it very interesting indeed. Ho is on the loose pretty soon as well, so there's that. The women's division is totally open for grabs, but if you don't configure their potentials they can turn out really random. Apart from O'Neill and Holmes (as for the ones signed), most turn out average to good.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donners Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 <p>I have just seen the end of a quite bizarre career.</p><p> </p><p> I signed a high-level Muay Thai Middleweight in 2001.</p><p> </p><p> He promptly won his first seven fights with five knock outs and two TKOs, defeating Guillermo Morales for the Middleweight Title.</p><p> </p><p> Morales quickly won it back, but then my regen knocked out two more fighters.</p><p> </p><p> 9-1 with seven KOs and two TKOs, and ranked #5 at the age of 24. A future HoF induction, surely?</p><p> </p><p> He then lost two, dropping out of the rankings, drew one and briefly rallied to win another two, take the title and move back to #17.</p><p> </p><p> 11-3-1, two-time champion and ranked #17 at age 26; not too bad.</p><p> </p><p> Then loss, loss, loss, loss, loss, loss, win (decision), loss, loss.</p><p> </p><p> 12-11-1, and I cut him at age 29. </p><p> </p><p> What the heck?!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceisle Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Was he really one-dimensional, or did he just have the worst luck ever? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judoku1819 Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 <p>If I have a guy signed who looks like he will do well I usually don't give him a title shot until he reaches his prime age. Unless however he has done a lot of damage to a division than I may give him a shot but once he loses the title I definitely wouldn't let him challenge a second time till his prime.</p><p> </p><p> To me it just sounds like you gave him too much too soon!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iverbure Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 I am currently running GAMMA and my plan is to take over the entire mma landscape. gonna try and take over all the other mma companies. Has anyone else tried this? what worked, what didn't? this may not seem like a fun way to play for some people however i am trying to create a greatest of all time tournament down the line so having all the best fighters under one org is the best way to do it in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceisle Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="iverbure" data-cite="iverbure" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="29775" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I am currently running GAMMA and my plan is to take over the entire mma landscape. gonna try and take over all the other mma companies. Has anyone else tried this? what worked, what didn't? this may not seem like a fun way to play for some people however i am trying to create a greatest of all time tournament down the line so having all the best fighters under one org is the best way to do it in my opinion.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Probably won't happen unless you edit their finances yourself, honestly. Seems to be very rare for AI promotions to go out of business once they have a PPV deal in place, and they won't let you buy them out until they reach that 'sell or die' point.</p><p> </p><p> For what it's worth though, I think that's a <em>very</em> fun way to play. Some of the most fun I've had with the game, actually. The talent is so spread out in the C-Verse that it's well worth combining companies (or playing as a sort of umbrella org) in order to see the best fighting the best. Trying to sign the top names away one by one, it would take years of game time before you could build a truly UFC-like promotion, or an elite tournament like you're planning. Sometimes I want to have all of the best names under one banner from the start (or at least ASAP), just to see how things play out differently.</p><p> </p><p> As for the tournament idea, go for it! That's what I did with my first dynasty thread (a tournament with the best of the best), and it's actually what I'm doing in my current C-Verse save as well, just with a very different format. In both of those cases I set it up pre-game as an umbrella organization, though. Never tried making it happen after starting a standard game, but it should work fine once you buy out the other promotions.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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