Black Dog Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Ever since the latest MW came out, I've been playing as "Zuffa", having combined both the UFC and Strikeforce. With such a massive roster, I have a really hard time keeping things organized and making sure the right guys are getting fights in a timely manner. Are there any tricks you guys employ to keep a handle on things when the roster gets big? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude-1981 Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 There was a whole thread on this a couple of weeks ago. It was called: 'How do you organise your game?' or similar. I can't see it though. Do things get archived somewhere or just deleted in this forum? Anyone know where it is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KholDrum Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 The board is default set to only show topics from the last month so you have to change that part to see older ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makhai Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Ever since the latest MW came out, I've been playing as "Zuffa", having combined both the UFC and Strikeforce. With such a massive roster, I have a really hard time keeping things organized and making sure the right guys are getting fights in a timely manner. Are there any tricks you guys employ to keep a handle on things when the roster gets big? Turn on smart booking... schedule more cards... pay attention to last fought date. Also why didn't you just set up a corporate relationship in the database? Would have allowed you to manage the merger much easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Dog Posted June 1, 2011 Author Share Posted June 1, 2011 Because I wanted the ability to run Strikeforce as well. Also, I don't know anyone who doesn't play with Smart Booking on as default and i'm already running cards at max capacity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigtplaystew Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 As far as I know, you can't run two promotions at once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Dog Posted June 1, 2011 Author Share Posted June 1, 2011 Which is why, as stated quite clearly, I combined the two so that I could effectively do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElJay Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 I play with a big roster as FLB, since I'm up to Large Level International, and I just use a spreadsheet to keep my roster organized. I've got columns with fighter name, date they last fought, wins, losses, draws, and total fights (just sum of the cells with W, L, D). Then you can sort by when the last fight was, or total fights (which is good to get your young prospects fights). I also keep my cans highlighted so I know who to have the new guys fight. Once a guy drops to .500, he's out of the FLB and I sign a new scrub. I used to have a column to rank each guy on a scale of 1-5, and have the young guys fight up the ladder. I have a tab for each weight class in my file, and put on a show every 3 weeks. On PPV's, I do two fights per weight class, for a total of 12. On my "FLB's Last Man Standing" TV show (every fourth show), I do one per class. This setup usually gets guys 2-3 fights per year. If your roster gets bigger, you can always add undercard fights to keep the same fighter pace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk1665 Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 I did some checking on UFC's schedule to help me run GAMMA since I'm at the same level, so this could help for you as well. In 2010, UFC ran seventeen main card shows (You could count the January 1st 2011 card if you wanted too for lawls). They'll probably run more this year, but 16 should be your target amount for "UFC" main cards. In addition, they ran seven TV specials, excluding the TUF weekly shows. So for "UFC" brand you'd want a total of twenty three shows per year. Strikeforce in 2010 ran fifteen shows split up between main cards (eight) and Challengers (seven). So to run both companies at the same time you're looking at a grand totla of thirty eight shows minimum, with each show having about twelve fights per show, give or take. I'd highly advise you to use the One main card, one prelim per weightclass system to keep things organized. Otherwise you find yourself with a hyoge amount of fighters unbooked in one division while every other division is wrecked. Also may want to write down the roster split to keep things segregated. Good luck with that though. That seems like a mammoth undertaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaneso14 Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 In my GAMMA game I have two fights per weight class on each of my shows. I only put fights that have high regional fighters and below on the preliminary card so on a typical card I will have 4-5 preliminary and 7-8 main card fights. I have 6 weight classes and I have a title defended on each show. With me running a show every 3 weeks and now a TV show once every month this adds up to 28 shows or so per year. This ensures that everyone on my roster is fighting about once every 3-5 months. A champion can expect to defend their title every 3-4 months or so. I'm all for fighting champions, as soon as they're ready they will face the No1 contender in their division. In terms of keeping this all organised, I have a notepad that has a list of my champions, No1 contenders and the dates of my shows 6 months in advance. Once I know who the main and co main events will feature I write it all down. That's the extent of it really. I tend to just rely on the game itself, and the use of smart booking (I don't know why anyone would play with this off). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSelfDestruct Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 what i normally do is set a realistic amount of fighters for each division. for when its growing i have it at 16, then 18, and for when its big i would set it at about 24 or so, but you need to make sure you keep all the fighters booked enough. i find it easy to keep things balanced and easier to create contenders with such a wide roster in my hands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
War Kapur Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 what u also can do is have 2 contender fights of the same weight class as ur title fight that way u can have a worthy challenger ready in time, while also keeping another one active. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smurphy1014 Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 what u also can do is have 2 contender fights of the same weight class as ur title fight that way u can have a worthy challenger ready in time, while also keeping another won active. I did this with my first GAMMA card, wish I continued it from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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