The TCW Thread

[itstjg3]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Gtact420" data-cite="Gtact420" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41343" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>The main Event is only 94. <img alt=":eek:" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/eek.png.0e09df00fa222c85760b9bc1700b5405.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> How did you get a 100 rated show? Do you have celebrities or special sets for the event??</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Yeah I spent a lot on extras. As much as possible for a national company. I also think it has a lot to do with the length of the card, as a "7 HOUR" card with consistently good matches, and most angles being above A, would round out to about an A*. </p><p> </p><p> Could be wrong on this, but i'm pretty sure it's mostly due to having a stacked card go for 7 hours. So length is probably the best answer.</p>

[Justin]

<p>So, I'm looking at starting up a TCW game because real world mods just aren't doing it for me right now. I had a couple of fun starts with SWF when TEW16 first came out, but I don't want to go through those first couple of months again so I've settled on TCW.</p><p> </p><p>

Problem is, I can't decide who to use as an Avatar, and I always like to use someone who I think adds to the overall IC and OOC "story" of the promotion. My head-cannon is important to me, after all.</p><p> </p><p>

So, any suggestions? I'm looking at Emma Chase and Shane Sneer, but is there anybody else who might be a good fit?</p>

[Kingster]

Why not take Kyle Rhodes or Brent Hill, the default owner/booker of TCW?

[RingRider]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Justin" data-cite="Justin" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41343" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>So, I'm looking at starting up a TCW game because real world mods just aren't doing it for me right now. I had a couple of fun starts with SWF when TEW16 first came out, but I don't want to go through those first couple of months again so I've settled on TCW.<p> </p><p> Problem is, I can't decide who to use as an Avatar, and I always like to use someone who I think adds to the overall IC and OOC "story" of the promotion. My head-cannon is important to me, after all.</p><p> </p><p> So, any suggestions? I'm looking at Emma Chase and Shane Sneer, but is there anybody else who might be a good fit?</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Off the top of my head: Peter Michaels, Eric Tyler, Ed Monton, Robert Oxford, CJ Weston, Phil Vibert</p>

[Poputt]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Justin" data-cite="Justin" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41343" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>So, I'm looking at starting up a TCW game because real world mods just aren't doing it for me right now. I had a couple of fun starts with SWF when TEW16 first came out, but I don't want to go through those first couple of months again so I've settled on TCW.<p> </p><p> Problem is, I can't decide who to use as an Avatar, and I always like to use someone who I think adds to the overall IC and OOC "story" of the promotion. My head-cannon is important to me, after all.</p><p> </p><p> So, any suggestions? I'm looking at Emma Chase and Shane Sneer, but is there anybody else who might be a good fit?</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Stick with Brent or maybe go RDJ if you aren't going to change the product.</p>

[NarrZiss]

RDJ or Brent Hill would be a fine choice. I could still imagine Floyd Goldworthy as a kind of Paul Heyman as TCW booker.

[Justin]

Thanks guys, I ended up taking Kyle as owner.

[Jack Avatar Fan]

<p>I enjoy using Kyle Rhodes and slowly working myself out of my position as color commentator. </p><p> </p><p>

I just signed Duane Fry to match up with Peter Michaels, so my slow move into no longer being a decent, but unspectacular on-air personality is well on its way.</p>

[Jack Avatar Fan]

<p>I've just gone Global in my latest game after purchasing the debt-ridden 21CW after they fell down to Cult. I pillaged the promotion and grabbed Tommy and Edward Cornell, The Martin Twins, Adam Matravers, etc. I have them running an invasion type of story on one of my brands. It's already a large stable, but at the moment I'm somewhat concerned that they aren't up to the same standards of my usual workers and that the show ratings will suffer. But it should be fine as long as I just send Tommy Cornell out there week after week.</p><p> </p><p>

I'm also going to do something where Wolf Hawkins has to decide which side that he is on. I'm considering stretching this out to Total Mayhem where it would be something like:</p><p> </p><p>

Rocky Golden, Remo Richardson, Sean McFly, El Leon vs. Tommy Cornell, Edward Cornell, Adam Matravers, Wolf Hawkins</p><p> </p><p>

I might consider having Remo turn on Team TCW, but then have Wolf turn face and betray Tommy.</p><p> </p><p>

In other news, I turned YEPW into a developmental company. I also changed it into a women's promotion that I hope to get on my own network, in time.</p>

[dbritton987]

<p>Started a new game in TCW after spending most of the fall and winter playing real world mods. TCW has always been my favorite company to play with, so no surprise that I eventually rolled back around to it.</p><p> </p><p>

I'm focusing heavy right now on building stables and tag teams. And of course, if you're talking TCW and stables, you have to talk about The Syndicate. Wolf Hawkins is determined to continue on the Syndicate & Tommy Cornell legacy (or is it just a mere power trip? hmmm) as its new leader. After earning the right to revive the Syndicate name by defeating Ricky Dale Johnson, the stable stands as a dominant trio between Hawkins, Jay Chord, & Edd Stone. They are an unquestioned force, and there's always a chance more names will join their quest to take over TCW. But of course, only the best could ever be considered a potential member of the Syndicate!</p><p> </p><p>

Syndicate isn't the only stable I've focused on right out of the gate. Eddie Peak has gathered the biggest hunks of meats that TCW has to offer and has been destroying the competition as its chaotic leader. Followed by Jay Darkness, Giant Tana, and his "destructive protege" Bulldozer Smith, Peak calls his stable simply the "Freak Show." It didn't take long before Peak began targeting TCW World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Golden. It's clear Peak plans to use the number game to take down the mammoth figurehead of TCW. After their match ended in chaos, a rematch looms between Golden & Peak...a Dog Collar Match! </p><p> </p><p>

Long term, the plan is to set up Rocky Golden vs Wolf Hawkins as the main event for the first Total Mayhem of this saved game. Can't go wrong with that!</p><p> </p><p>

One fun thing I've done with this game is bring in Ross Henry pretty early to portray the "CEO of TCW." TCW's roster doesn't really have a authority figure when it starts off, though I usually place RDJ in that position when his attributes really start to diminish (or he retires, whichever comes first). But this time I went with Henry as the authority figure, while at the same developing his in-ring abilities in dark matches.</p>

[Gungner]

<p>I hired Peter Michaels as an authority figure / announcer... </p><p>

Can't go wrong there with his mic skills. He'll more often than not stand up from his announce chair and do authority duties, such as book the next match or tell the heel off...</p>

[Justin]

<p>I can't get TV outside of USA and Canada, and thus I am stuck at National.</p><p> </p><p>

Any ideas on what it'll take for me to be able to pick up some International TV?</p>

[marsupial311]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Justin" data-cite="Justin" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41343" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I can't get TV outside of USA and Canada, and thus I am stuck at National.<p> </p><p> Any ideas on what it'll take for me to be able to pick up some International TV?</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I had trouble with that too so I made my broadcaster cover everything except USA and Canada. You can almost always get good coverage of those two areas if you start in one of them.</p>

[Justin]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="marsupial311" data-cite="marsupial311" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41343" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I had trouble with that too so I made my broadcaster cover everything except USA and Canada. You can almost always get good coverage of those two areas if you start in one of them.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> How do you do that?</p>

[marsupial311]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Justin" data-cite="Justin" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41343" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>How do you do that?</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Create your own broadcaster in the broadcasting menu and just set the coverage to everywhere that isn't USA or Canada. I waited til I had about 40 mil in the bank and put huge coverage for the three places I wanted to build up (Australia, UK, Mexico).</p>

[Justin]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="marsupial311" data-cite="marsupial311" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41343" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Create your own broadcaster in the broadcasting menu and just set the coverage to everywhere that isn't USA or Canada. I waited til I had about 40 mil in the bank and put huge coverage for the three places I wanted to build up (Australia, UK, Mexico).</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Later on when my TV runs out can I add USA and Canada?</p><p> </p><p> Also, which kind of broadcasting did you use?</p>

[marsupial311]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Justin" data-cite="Justin" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41343" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Later on when my TV runs out can I add USA and Canada?<p> </p><p> Also, which kind of broadcasting did you use?</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> You can add regions after through the broadcasting button after you establish the network even though it's a little more expensive. Be careful though. If you add "tiny" to USA then it won't let you overlap with your huge broadcaster so make sure you've got the money to upgrade it all the way to the size of your other broadcaster.</p><p> </p><p> I used PPV but I regret it. If I could go back in time, I would've made it Commercial or even free to air since I did it to gain pop and showing one event a month is obviously way slower than showing my TV show and then waiting to gain enough pop for a PPV deal or just showing my PPVs on Commercial TV internationally.</p>

[Poputt]

Subscription makes the most sense. I'm not sure how much money you get with each, but I know that as the game goes on, PPV broadcasters lose viewership.

[Gungner]

Subscription makes you very little money to begin with, but is by far the best choice...

[marsupial311]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Gungner" data-cite="Gungner" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41343" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Subscription makes you very little money to begin with, but is by far the best choice...</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Does Subscription grow your pop as fast as free to air? If you want just to grow pop I would think free to air is going to be the fastest way to do that if I'm not mistaken.</p>

[Bigpapa42]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="marsupial311" data-cite="marsupial311" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41343" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Does Subscription grow your pop as fast as free to air? If you want just to grow pop I would think free to air is going to be the fastest way to do that if I'm not mistaken.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Free to air is the fastest growth but isn't going to have the income. And never will. so its a matter of what you are prioritizing.</p>

[marsupial311]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Bigpapa42" data-cite="Bigpapa42" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41343" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Free to air is the fastest growth but isn't going to have the income. And never will. so its a matter of what you are prioritizing.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Right, but wouldn't commercial give you the income and the growth for markets that you're below the 71 pop in?</p><p> </p><p> I would expect that subscription is only the best option if you're very popular in the areas your subscription is available?</p>

[Poputt]

Subscription will still get you a ton of pop if it has huge or enormous coverage.

[Bigpapa42]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="marsupial311" data-cite="marsupial311" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41343" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Right, but wouldn't commercial give you the income and the growth for markets that you're below the 71 pop in?<p> </p><p> I would expect that subscription is only the best option if you're very popular in the areas your subscription is available?</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> <a href="http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showthread.php?t=535891" rel="external nofollow">http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showthread.php?t=535891</a></p><p> </p><p> Some good info in this thread. </p><p> </p><p> Commercial would give you income from growing markets, but Commercial gives you more income from the markets you are already strong in. Given that TCW starts with some good popularity in the US it should - theoretically, as I haven't tried it - give you more money from that market but less from the developing ones. Growth would also be a bit slower in those markets with subscription. So again, its what you want to prioritize. Do you want to make more money from your main region (the US) and grow a bit slower, or grow faster but make less from the main region?</p>

[marsupial311]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Bigpapa42" data-cite="Bigpapa42" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41343" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><a href="http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showthread.php?t=535891" rel="external nofollow">http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showthread.php?t=535891</a><p> </p><p> Some good info in this thread. </p><p> </p><p> Commercial would give you income from growing markets, but Commercial gives you more income from the markets you are already strong in. Given that TCW starts with some good popularity in the US it should - theoretically, as I haven't tried it - give you more money from that market but less from the developing ones. Growth would also be a bit slower in those markets with subscription. So again, its what you want to prioritize. Do you want to make more money from your main region (the US) and grow a bit slower, or grow faster but make less from the main region?</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Good thread. I agree with you on your main point but my option would be to make your broadcaster only cover areas outside the US. Since you can get a good deal with a Big/Huge network in the US at the level you're at, having your broadcaster only cover what you want to grow into would make commercial/FTA your best options. If you wanted to cover the entire world then subscription would probably be better overall though a huge amount of cash to throw down since getting good coverage in the US certainly isn't cheap.</p>