The Road to Glory Challenge

KnowYourEnemy · August 17, 2018

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="KnowYourEnemy" data-cite="KnowYourEnemy" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41290" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Can I still be eligible to complete the Road To Glory challenge if my character starts older than 18? If anything, it'd make things harder. Edit: Also, can we set a wrestler's maturity and/or decline age? I think it falls under a similar category as being able to set "potential" to excellent. This evens the field for older workers to be used too.</div></blockquote> I wanted to post some relevant screenshots for this. I think these changes don't make the "Road To Glory" easier and allow you to use historical characters without facing an immediate disadvantage or changing their age/historical details. <img alt="DXlLRRk.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/DXlLRRk.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Dennis, in the Golden Age mod, starts at about 26. I wouldn't probably be able to find an exact comparison within the mod community, though I could get close with some of the older territories mods. <img alt="lOEt4hL.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/lOEt4hL.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> A brief look at maturity age. With four years before he hits it, Dennis usually will still end up getting less time than the average 18-year old wrestler. This acts as an equalizer and allows him an "even playing field" with the younger wrestlers. This setup allows players to simulate and try to recreate other wrestlers career paths. It'd be like taking a young Warrior in this mod or Hogan in an earlier mod and building them into superstars. Most people would probably want to "base" the 750 point spread off that original worker.

LlamaSquad · August 18, 2018

After running 88 shows in '97, my UC's stats look like this:

My company is at Regional, with around $200k in the bank. I was already happy with my progress, then I saw this:

16. "Chance to Train" You have been offered the chance to train with a Wrestling Legend. Gain +20 points to spend on any performance row stats. (Basics, Psychology, Safety, Consistency, Selling)<a class="ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image" href="<fileStore.core_Attachment>/monthly_2018_08/1718533110_StatsJan98.jpg.0150d55bc3340a2a7a4d3d24570114a7.jpg" data-fileid="3442" data-fileext="jpg" rel=""><img data-fileid="3442" class="ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed" alt="1718533110_StatsJan98.jpg.0150d55bc3340a2a7a4d3d24570114a7.jpg" data-src="<fileStore.core_Attachment>/monthly_2018_08/1718533110_StatsJan98.jpg.0150d55bc3340a2a7a4d3d24570114a7.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></a>

KnowYourEnemy · August 19, 2018

July 1987 [Year 1] Update

Dennis "The Worm" Rodman accepted a job with PNW. His new boss is owner Joe Pedicino.

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PNW is stuck at regional, but "The Worm" can expand with the cash on hand when taking over other companies.

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CCW is first on the list. But right now, "The Worm" has to focus on his training. The Fullers aren't ready to close the book in Tennessee yet.

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It's been three months and 58 shows, but "The Worm" has had some time to improve.

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Backstage, he seems to be a beloved figure. All those speeches have made him well liked.

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He'll need all the help he can get to get over.

TCW World Heavyweight: Yoshihiro Asai

TCW World Tag Team: Los Villanos [Villano IV & Villano V]

TCW Wrestling Series: The Worm [2001]

Jon The GOAT · August 19, 2018

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My UC has seemingly plateaud. Top rows aside from brawling are still rising but eh. Safety & Consistency went up a tad. Acting went up and that's it. Pretty much no substantial improvement. Cannot tell if it's lack of talent around him or if I got EXTREMELY unlucky with my destiny roll.

The cheap workers tend to be Joshi workers so that's been the main source of incoming workers. We brought in Yumiko Mochizuki and Ikuko Matsumoto in 2019. Catherine Westybrook quit the roster between too much jobbing and some negative incidents. Disappointing since she had excellent chemistry with Gypsy Rose. Roster rankings!

Glorious Gloria - D - (48-1-25)

Jesus Glory - C - (43-2-30)

Nathan Coleman - D- - (39-0-36)

Hawkeye Calhoun - D+ - (37-1-25)

Marshall Lessard - C- - (33-1-19)

Sarah Taylor - C- - (32-1-14)

Purple Rain - D - (28-0-21)

Natalie Coleman - D - (27-0-17)

Marie Punnen - D+ - (27-0-14)

Golden Eye - D+ - (24-0-13)

Nami Genda - D- - (20-0-26)

Christopher Ball - E+ - (16-0-22)

Nova - D+ - (16-0-10)

Juliette King - D- - (14-0-24)

Rina Kasahara - E+ - (9-0-16)

Tsunami - E+ - (9-0-30)

Texas Hangman - D- - (9-0-14)

Eric Erickson - E - (8-0-28)

Gypsy Rose - E - (7-0-33)

Ikuko Matsumoto - D+ - (5-0-6)

Marcos Caballero - E - (1-0-29)

Yumiko Mochizuki - E - (1-0-13)

I don't know if I've noted this before but the letter grade is their best performance ever, not their pop.

Gloria takes the top spot as Nathan Coleman falls down the ladder following his losing of the EVOLVE Championship. He was basically used as a gatekeeper for all my future challengers. Gloria hasn't really stepped up as EVOLVE Champion and has been carried quite a bit by some of the better challengers. Lessard & Taylor are the stars of the show (not counting my UC Jesus Glory). Nova and Ikuko have speared up the ladder with terrific performances. Christopher Ball continues to fall because of his MMA schedule. Texas Hangman got the benefit of a return from year long injury to get a win streak into a title shot. I've got Juliette King and Nami Genda in line for future title shots. Christopher ball & Nami Genda are also dating now.

Some pay rises have arrived from Lessard, Calhoun, referee Gregory Chapman and Christopher Ball. I accepted Chapman's and rejected the rest. I'm currently selling out shows at the Windsor Hall Arena with crowds of 300 but we really need to push for a bigger arena so we can get out of our current debt. I've had to temporarily turn off all the backstage stuff I turned on.

Marshall Lessard & Sarah Taylor both had repeats in the King of Toronto & Women Wrestling Classic tournaments. Lessard defeated best friend Sarah Taylor while Taylor beat Natalie Coleman to win their respective tournaments. Lessard, Taylor & Coleman all appear on my Showstoppers / Ring Generals list now.

I haven't totally decided how I'll approach 2020 but I know who I have in mind to take Gloria's belt after she gets through Juliette & Nami (who will go on brief streaks over the top roster members).

Top 10 matches of the year:

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Quite a bit of good matches this year that helped us finish 2nd a couple of times in the regional battles. Taylor beat Glory in the semi-finals of the King of Toronto to top off the year. Best of the Best is the team of best friends Sarah Taylor & Marshall Lessard.

Award Season:

Wrestler: Nicky Champion (USPW) 1X

Company: PGHW (PGHW) 3X - Third straight

Team: Echo & Swoop McCarthy (RAW) 1X

Match: Jonathan Faust vs. Tommy Cornell (21CW)

Show: PGHW Night of RESPECT (PGHW) - Back to back for this event, and 3X straight for PGHW

Young: David Stone (NOTBPW) 1X

Veteran: Rich Money (USPW) 1X

Female: Shiori Jippensha (5SSW) 3X - After a 5 year break

Most Improved Company: 21CW (21CW) 2X - Reached National

Independent Wrestler: Mick Muscles 1X - left USPW in August 2018

Manager: Dawn Gemmell (USPW) 4X - Hattrick Repeat

Announcer: Keiji Takeda (PGHW) 1X - Breaks Fry's 4 year streak

Color Commentator: Emma Chase (SWF) 7X - 4 year streak

Referee: Ric Young (SWF) 1X

Top 5 companies in the world are: USPW, 21CW, SWF, SOTBPW & TCW but SWF has been killing the National Battles all year in North America. USPW has been fighting 21CW in Britain.

Dead companies: Grimm SoCal Wrestling died in December 2019 through bankruptcy, High Impact Wrestling died in March 2019 through bankruptcy.

New companies: Brilliant Wrestling League in Mexico by Strongman at Small, WINNOW: Japanese Women's Wrestling in Japan by Shinko Ko at Small

Retirements: Mitch Y. Bryson who was inducted into APW Hall of Fame, Eddie Chandler who was inducted into CGC Hall of Fame, Java who was inducted into USPW Hall of Fame

Deaths: Mitch Y. Bryson, Danjuro Kikuchi at 23 years old in a parachuting accident, Mito Miwa at 45, The Stomper at 70, The Idaho Punisher at 52, The Boston Bomber at 66, Preston Holt at 75, Floyd Brown at 41

Still no one in Power 500.

37. “Eeeehhhhhhhhhhh” or “It’s Not Arrogance If You Can Back It Up” You can choose to add 20 points to your Cool Performance rating OR Cocky Performance rating OR use a random number generator to score between 0 and 50, adding the number to either rating.

Not a big fan. Didn't matter also since I already have 100 in both.

EDIT: No huge progress this year and we're in debt at around -15K

Big Roguey · August 19, 2018

rip danjuro. he died doing what he loved.

SeanMcG · August 24, 2018

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Trying this again after I lost my old data. Made a Big Heavyweight Brawler instead of a smaller workhorse. Pop > Performance, should be interesting.

Jon The GOAT · August 26, 2018

And I've made it past 2020, making this the farthest I've ever gotten in TEW. Just 45 more years to hitting the 50 year landmark.

All the top rows besides Brawling continue to go up a tad. Safety climbs by 5. Consistency by 4. Selling by 1. Microphone is up by 7. Acting spiked up by 14. And that's about it for changes besides Rep & Respect.

A lot of departures this year. Christopher Ball our very first signing after we had our starting roster, quit. Rina Kasahara finished her excursion. Purple Rain quit. And one of our originals, Hawkeye Calhoun quit. All the quittings were as a result of refuse pay raises. There are about three people who REALLY warrant a pay raise but they're extremely happy and get praised for being the best performers all the time that them not getting pay raises doesn't drive them to quitting. Gloria may be on her way out too. It's sad to see them go though.

I signed a Japanese Kansuke Konda regen called Atasuke Miyazaki who is the first man to pop up on my NBT, and a TCW grad called Mario Molina. I intend on having Molina undergo a 1K losing streak because itll be fun.

So changes in the ladder. Lessard moves up to 3rd. Texas Hangman & Ikuko Matsumoto move up past Tsunami. Gypsy Rose passed Erickson.

Glorious Gloria - D - (58-1-32)
Jesus Glory - C+ - (56-2-38)
Marshall Lessard - C- - (54-1-21)
Nathan Coleman - D- - (51-0-42)
Sarah Taylor - C- - (45-1-21)
Natalie Coleman - D+ - (41-0-22)
Marie Punnen - D+ - (39-0-22)
Golden Eye - D+ - (34-0-20)
Nami Genda - D- - (29-0-35)
Nova - C- - (28-0-16)
Juliette King - D- - (20-0-34)
Ikuko Matsumoto - C+ - (19-0-14)
Texas Hangman - D- - (13-0-26)
Tsunami - E+ - (12-0-43)
Gypsy Rose - E - (9-0-47)
Eric Erickson - E+ - (9-0-43)
Marcos Caballero - E - (2-0-44)
Yumiko Mochizuki - E - (2-0-28)
Atasuke Miyazaki - E - (0-0-11)
Mario Molina - E - (0-0-9)

We had a ton more 'titles' this year. Firstly, the EVOLVE Tag Team championship were activated during out Tag Team tournament called the Super Showdown Series. Nathan Coleman and Natalie Coleman, the father/daughter kayfabe tag team, won by beating best friends Marshall Lessard & Sarah Taylor. They've gone on to have 8 successful title defenses across the year.

Marshall Lessard finally took the crown from Glorious Gloria after 14 successful defenses. He's had 13 defenses for the rest of the year. He won it during the Gauntlet series first match and successfully defended it in the subsequent 4 matches to win the Gauntlet Series itself.

Lessard opted to defend his title during the inaugural yearly Battle Royal.

Jesus Glory won the Gold Rush, a MITB-esque match his subsequent challenge to Lessard in an Iron Man match ended in failure.

Nami Genda won the Survival of the Fittest match at the start of the year but failed to beat Gloria in her challenge. It's still her first trophy/title of any sort so good on her.

Ikuko Matsumoto had a MONSTER year and became easily the best worker in the company. She won the Women Wrestling Classic, and went to the finals of King of Toronto against my UC Jesus Glory, in a B- rated match, our best match ever. She actually has Excellent Chemistry with my UC so they're pretty much bound for a tag team title reign next.

We actually started to become a profitable company. Usually, October TANKS our finances because we have 4 shows (1 road to for Women tournament, 2 road to for King of Toronto) but we reached the breaking point where being in a 300 arena wasn't wise anymore and we basically sky rocketed since then. Ikuko main eventing often and Lessard finding his rhythm again certainly helped.

2020 looked rocky at the start but it really turned around and I think we'll be having smooth rides up until Cult. 2021 should be the year we hit regional. We'll be running 2 events a month next year. We could 100% run more events than that but I dont want to slow the game down TOO drastically just yet. Once we're safely into regional, we'll have to start building our pop in 3 other Canadian regions for our first TV deal. But for now, lets focus on getting regional.

Top 10 Matches of the Year:

Last year we had a single match over C-, this year, not a single C-. Feels good.

Award Season:

Wrestler: Rich Money (USPW) 1X - He entered TD this year, USPW wins it again. Still, 45 years old is impressive.

Company: PGHW (PGHW) 4X - Fourth straight but with USPW now National in Japan and WLW/BHOTWG hitting National there too, this may be the beginning of the end for them.

Team: Jim Force & Nicky Champion (USPW) 1X - Force is 46 y/o and just entering TD.

Match: El Leon vs. Xtinction (SOTBPW)

Show: USPW Born in the USA! (USPW) - USPW breaks PGHW's streak

Young: David Stone (NOTBPW) 2X - Back to back

Veteran: Yoshimi Mushashibo (PGHW) 2X

Female: Amber Allen (NOTBPW) 1X

Most Improved Company: USPW (USPW) 1X - Reached International. Are now National everywhere but Australia, only a matter of time

Independent Wrestler: Sammy Smokes 1X - got let go by SWF. Never heard of him so thought he was a regen.

Manager: Dawn Gemmell (USPW) 5X - Four time repeat

Announcer: Duane Fry (SWF) 8X - Mhmm.

Color Commentator: Emma Chase (SWF) 8X - 5 year streak

Referee: Jay Fair (MAW & CZCW) 1X - Awesome

Top 5 Companies are: USPW, 21CW, SWF, SOTBPW, TCW. USPW are now international and National everywhere but Australia. SWF still beating them in NB in US/Canada/Mexico and just signed Tommy Cornell who hasnt hit TD. 21CW are cult thanks to USPW. SOTBPW are cult now thanks to USPW/SWF (El Fuerza is USPW's biggest star). TCW got a glimpse at National but stick to Cult. WLW got a glimpse at National but fell back to cult since BHOTWG had just got back to National (still are), and PGHW/USPW were camped there. USPW is bound to drive PGHW/BHOTWG to cult.

Dead Companies are: 5 Star Supreme Wrestling died after BHOTWG bought them in January, Mexican Hardcore Wrestling went bankrupt in February.

New companies are: Scorpion Wrestling Association opened in September as Regional in West Central (Mexico), World Class League of Wrestling opened in February as Small in Hokkaido (Japan)

Retirements: Steve DeColt retires, James Justice retires who was inducted into TCW Hall of Fame, Eisaku Hoshino who was inducted into PGHW Hall of Fame, Masked Mauler who was inducted with Rick Sanders into NYCW Hall of Fame, Steve Flash who was inducted into NYCW Hall of Fame, Tomoko Nagatsuka who was inducted into 5SSW Hall of Fame, Brent Hill who was inducted into TCW Hall of Fame, Gareth Wayne who was inducted into WEXXV Hall of Fame

Deaths: Dread passed away, Troy Tornado was tragically gunned down by a SWAT team at 43 years old. He had been working for SWF and had a year-plus NA title reign with 17 defenses. He was having the best year of his career since 2016.

Ikuko Matsumoto's INSANE year at EVOLVE got her #463, one of the first two wrestlers to ever make it on Power 500. My UC joined her at #475. Proud of the two. Hope more wrestlers make it in 2021.

50. "Keeping It In The Family" Create a younger sibling wrestler aged 17 (same 750 skill point split). If you are over 32 treat this as a son/daughter.

WOOOOOOOOOOO. Hopefully James Glory (brother of Jesus) develops better.

I actually will not sign James Glory for now. That 400$ salary is too much. I'm a cheap man. If you want more money. Work elsewhere.

Anyways. Road to regional now. And to the year 2066.

KnowYourEnemy · August 26, 2018

50. "Keeping It In The Family" Create a younger sibling wrestler aged 17 (same 750 skill point split). If you are over 32 treat this as a son/daughter.

WOOOOOOOOOOO. Hopefully James Glory (brother of Jesus) develops better.

Try running pre and post show angles to increase your Entertainment skills (Acting, Charisma and Microphone). If you have a good entertainer (say, Garry The Entertainer) it should be pretty each to hit A within a few years.

Of course, if you have low potential/low cap, it won't help. We're allowed to set our potential at Excellent for the challenge, and usually this means your character isn't going to have a cap on any skill. But if it's set to random, you could have hit your cap.

I always try to build tag experience -- it's a great way to get a really good match out of less than stellar performer. Bonus point if you have chemistry too -- I know in many RW mods famous teams are preset to have good chemistry and many start with high experience. There are a couple A* in the CVerse -- like The Ring Generals -- that could be optimal opponents. The tag experience bonus could mean the difference in a regional battle early on.

KnowYourEnemy · August 26, 2018

I know a lot of you guys like taking over companies, and a lot of you guys who play Road to Glory rely on this to gain popularity.

When taking over a company, and a TV Show, make sure the TV Show is an "A" show. Otherwise, you'll be stuck with a "B" TV Show, since [i think] the company automatically inherits the contract too.

I lost about 100,000+ due to this mistake. The good news is, that I'm at high regional, and I make that in about a month. The bad news is that I'm not in the financial shape I should be when I hit Cult.

Anyway, "The Worm" is doing extremely well. He's exceeded all expectations as a Rookie. With the right luck, I could finish this in around three years, and threaten the current record.

While my save probably isn't eligible [since my character started at age 26], it can be replicated by an eligible save pretty easily. There are some things I also didn't take advantage of early on or consistently enough.

Also, I entered the edit company screen once to change my company logo. Nothing on screen was useful, but there was enough to disqualify me.

I'll post a brief summary along with my guide once I'm done. I will include some potential future rule changes that may improve the challenge -- primarily, they'll be concerned with mod use.

[Golden Era is the perfect mod to start your character in]

LlamaSquad · August 26, 2018

Does entering the editor disqualify you? I haven’t seen it mentioned other than the previous post, but I went in there to check (but not edit) my company’s popularity.

Jon The GOAT · August 26, 2018

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="KnowYourEnemy" data-cite="KnowYourEnemy" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41290" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Try running pre and post show angles to increase your Entertainment skills (Acting, Charisma and Microphone). If you have a good entertainer (say, Garry The Entertainer) it should be pretty each to hit A within a few years. Of course, if you have low potential/low cap, it won't help. We're allowed to set our potential at Excellent for the challenge, and usually this means your character isn't going to have a cap on any skill. But if it's set to random, you could have hit your cap. I always try to build tag experience -- it's a great way to get a really good match out of less than stellar performer. Bonus point if you have chemistry too -- I know in many RW mods famous teams are preset to have good chemistry and many start with high experience. There are a couple A* in the CVerse -- like The Ring Generals -- that could be optimal opponents. The tag experience bonus could mean the difference in a regional battle early on.</div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="KnowYourEnemy" data-cite="KnowYourEnemy" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41290" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I know a lot of you guys like taking over companies, and a lot of you guys who play Road to Glory rely on this to gain popularity. When taking over a company, and a TV Show, make sure the TV Show is an "A" show. Otherwise, you'll be stuck with a "B" TV Show, since [i think] the company automatically inherits the contract too. I lost about 100,000+ due to this mistake. The good news is, that I'm at high regional, and I make that in about a month. The bad news is that I'm not in the financial shape I should be when I hit Cult. Anyway, "The Worm" is doing extremely well. He's exceeded all expectations as a Rookie. With the right luck, I could finish this in around three years, and threaten the current record. While my save probably isn't eligible [since my character started at age 26], it can be replicated by an eligible save pretty easily. There are some things I also didn't take advantage of early on or consistently enough. Also, I entered the edit company screen once to change my company logo. Nothing on screen was useful, but there was enough to disqualify me. I'll post a brief summary along with my guide once I'm done. I will include some potential future rule changes that may improve the challenge -- primarily, they'll be concerned with mod use. [Golden Era is the perfect mod to start your character in]</div></blockquote> I was doing this challenge just for fun, and I'm trying to play as organically as possible. I don't want to spam pre/post show angles for the sake of rushing up somebody's growth. And the regional battles was less an inability on my part to beat them (theres a ton of talent roaming around that couldve given me an easy road to B- and over rated matches/shows), but more that I wanted to work with my big 20 man roster of cheapness and see them overcome it themselves. I know its called a challenge but in the current state the game is in, the RTG is less a challenge and more a "Give Me Rules to Play a Game" style thing. When the game first came out and the financials were extremely tough, it was a pretty solid challenge, but everyone has pretty much unearthed that spamming shows pretty much makes this a walk in the park in any mod. If anyone is legitimately SERIOUS about speedrunning an RTG, I cannot see why they wouldnt just have a show literally every day, once someone reveals how long it took them to get the challenge done doing that, I think it'll be pretty interesting to see if anyone can top it because itll thereafter comedown to the minutae of where are you located and how are your stats distributed, but then if someone uses different mods, the challenge/records aspect becomes even more irrelevant. I would love to see someone do a local to global solely using their own academy graduates as wrestlers, that would be an interesting challenge that couldnt be beaten with just show spamming (the SQ of NB would eventually prove a roadblock if you dont have the right grads so rushing without the tools to win NB would be pointless).

LlamaSquad · August 26, 2018

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Jon The GOAT" data-cite="Jon The GOAT" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41290" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div> I would love to see someone do a local to global solely using their own academy graduates as wrestlers, that would be an interesting challenge that couldnt be beaten with just show spamming (the SQ of NB would eventually prove a roadblock if you dont have the right grads so rushing without the tools to win NB would be pointless).</div></blockquote> This may be a bit irrelevant to this specific thread, but what reputation would you personally set the dojo at if you were to do this?

KnowYourEnemy · August 26, 2018

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="LlamaSquad" data-cite="LlamaSquad" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41290" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Does entering the editor disqualify you? I haven’t seen it mentioned other than the previous post, but I went in there to check (but not edit) my company’s popularity.</div></blockquote> In the user preferences, there is a box where you check "show stats as grades instead of numbers": <img alt="eYOH9FW.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/eYOH9FW.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> By entering the area to check popularity, you get to see the number, instead of the grade. While not explicitly illegal, it violates the the spirit of the rule.

Jon The GOAT · August 26, 2018

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="LlamaSquad" data-cite="LlamaSquad" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41290" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>This may be a bit irrelevant to this specific thread, but what reputation would you personally set the dojo at if you were to do this?</div></blockquote> It's hard to say without knowing the rate of improvement for a dojo and how to improve it or if its up to chance. :/ I think you'd also probably need a higher starting budget to offset dojo maintenance costs, and to buy the initial dojo.

Jon The GOAT · August 26, 2018

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="KnowYourEnemy" data-cite="KnowYourEnemy" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41290" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>In the user preferences, there is a box where you check "show stats as grades instead of numbers": <img alt="eYOH9FW.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/eYOH9FW.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> By entering the area to check popularity, you get to see the number, instead of the grade. While not explicitly illegal, it violates the the spirit of the rule.</div></blockquote> 43. "Internet Sensation" One of your wrestlers (random roll from the list) has become an internet video hit due to a pirate recording of his last match. +2 pop for your company in every area that you already have popularity in and +10 pop for the wrestler in all areas. Considering there's a roll that forces you to go into the editor and see your company's pop, I don't see actually checking the specific number of your company pop as violating the spirit of the rule. It's not like I'm using it to check my worker's performance in matches or the grades of my shows/matches/angles.

KnowYourEnemy · August 26, 2018

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Jon The GOAT" data-cite="Jon The GOAT" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41290" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div> I know its called a challenge but in the current state the game is in, the RTG is less a challenge and more a "Give Me Rules to Play a Game" style thing. When the game first came out and the financials were extremely tough, it was a pretty solid challenge, but everyone has pretty much unearthed that spamming shows pretty much makes this a walk in the park in any mod. </div></blockquote> We've all become so good at the game that there aren't really any challenges left. For an experienced player, even in TEW 16, there isn't any need to change the settings -- even the most difficult outcomes can be achieved rather easily. But to someone fairly new, TEW looks very difficult, and without solidly grasping the basics, it's easy to struggle. <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41290" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>If anyone is legitimately SERIOUS about speedrunning an RTG, I cannot see why they wouldnt just have a show literally every day, once someone reveals how long it took them to get the challenge done doing that, I think it'll be pretty interesting to see if anyone can top it because itll thereafter comedown to the minutae of where are you located and how are your stats distributed, but then if someone uses different mods, the challenge/records aspect becomes even more irrelevant. </div></blockquote> In general, this isn't just true for RTG, but for most companies. Maybe not a show every day, because you'll start to run out of matchups, but three-four a week is ideal. The RTG challenge can shine light on the game mechanics. As the UC and the head booker, you have access to parts of the game easily overlooked. It's a great way to improve your skill at the game.

LlamaSquad · August 26, 2018

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41290" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>It's hard to say without knowing the rate of improvement for a dojo and how to improve it or if its up to chance. :/ I think you'd also probably need a higher starting budget to offset dojo maintenance costs, and to buy the initial dojo. </div></blockquote> If memory serves, dojos improve by the passage of time and trainer improves. EDIT: Having simmed a year in the CV77 database, my dojo has gained 67 reputation but only produced 3 graduates, with Worker Generation on the highest setting. If this is going to be an actual challenge, and it should, we should create a new thread.

KnowYourEnemy · August 27, 2018

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="LlamaSquad" data-cite="LlamaSquad" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41290" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>If memory serves, dojos improve by the passage of time and trainer improves. EDIT: Having simmed a year in the CV77 database, my dojo has gained 67 reputation but only produced 3 graduates, with Worker Generation on the highest setting. If this is going to be an actual challenge, and it should, we should create a new thread.</div></blockquote> With any challenge, there are going to be some ways to game the system. The major problem for that challenge will be figuring out how to avoid losing popularity due to small roster size. It'll take at least a couple years to reach the level needed for a small company. Is there a way to turn those off in the editor?

LlamaSquad · August 27, 2018

If 'those' is in reference to organic workers, go to the screen from which one can access the live editor and set Worker Generation to None.

KnowYourEnemy · August 27, 2018

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="LlamaSquad" data-cite="LlamaSquad" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41290" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>If 'those' is in reference to organic workers, go to the screen from which one can access the live editor and set Worker Generation to None.</div></blockquote> No, it's in reference to the roster size penalties. I must've misread this. I assumed we were relying on worker generation for the challenge. I think for small you're supposed to start with ˜10 workers to avoid penalties. That's gonna take some time to generate from the dojo.

LlamaSquad · August 27, 2018

No, I misread it and thought you were still talking about RTG. What would you call the challenge, so this thread isn't diverted wildly off-topic?

KnowYourEnemy · August 27, 2018

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="LlamaSquad" data-cite="LlamaSquad" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41290" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>No, I misread it and thought you were still talking about RTG. What would you call the challenge, so this thread isn't diverted wildly off-topic.</div></blockquote> I'd go with the shinsetsu senpai or the kind teacher challenge. I know sensei is more common but senpai is funnier.

SeanMcG · August 27, 2018

<img alt="loFTuMQ.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/loFTuMQ.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

I've actually never seen this happen to a UC so quickly. Gone from Flabby to Average for a +4 in Sex appeal. No idea what triggers it

KnowYourEnemy · August 28, 2018

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="SeanMcG" data-cite="SeanMcG" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41290" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><img alt="loFTuMQ.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/loFTuMQ.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> I've actually never seen this happen to a UC so quickly. Gone from Flabby to Average for a +4 in Sex appeal. No idea what triggers it</div></blockquote> My hunch is that is a lot to do with RNG and a little to do with working several shows a week. I haven't found a way to successfully trigger it.

The Lariat · August 30, 2018

Trying an RTG game for the first time.

<img alt="taxatfk.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/taxatfk.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

Using the RW mod and starting with Bar Wrestling. No Joey Ryan, unfortunately. Got Jim Cornette as my CEO.

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