Booking smaller feds

[woody316]

Hi guys. I've been playing TEW since 2013 and have always played as smaller feds with the intention of growing them throughout my time playing. However, with smaller feds I often can only run one show a month (occasionally two) to make sure that I am profitable and able to stay in business.

 

Running one show a month is fine but I always struggle to pace out the storylines that are linked to my matches. I usually play perf>pop feds so don't need storylines for my company but I like to have them for the narrative of the shows.

 

I am currently playing a RW mod as RPW in the UK. We run one show a month. I want my top face (Zach Sabre Jr) to feud with my top heel (Marty Scurll) for the title. Both wrestlers (as with most of my wrestlers) are on PPA deals with other companies and we are the lowest priority. I try to arrange my shows to avoid other commitments but it is not always possible and that means that I don't want to plan out really long term as I can never be 100% certain of who is going to be available.

 

So I am currently looking at three options but could be persuaded to do option 4 if I get ideas on how to make that work on the one show a month model.

 

Option 1: Promo's during the show and then the two face off in main event. Feud over in one show.

 

Option 2: Feud begins on first show, (e.g. Sabre Jr in main event and then attacked post match by Scurll) and then they have the match the following month.

 

Option 3: Feud begins on first show (e.g. Sabre Jr in main event and then attacked post match by Scurll). The following month see's a continuation of the feud (a tag match between the two, a staredown, a contract signing etc.) and then then the match happens on the third month show.

 

Option 4: Build up the feud over a period longer than three months.

 

What type of pace does everybody else do when they are at the one show a month stage?

[drcat123]

Everybody is different but turning off booking times has helped the game more than anything else. The problem I run into with most mods is they love to give people respect. 20 respect to a person with no pop is a huge mistake to me. It makes that person cost 400 instead of 100s per show. I usually start out as local federation with 100k to get myself by until I'm in the black each month. It is the perfect counter to the added respect to the no pop people. Now put the new workers on extremely high too. After a year you should be at cult with your federation. If you want to start local again. You now have a bunch of people who are really cheap in the game. Most new workers have one or two workable stats for you. The reason I said turn off booking times. You can get by very cheap and get your people over quicker too. I have booked a 3000 hr show. 85 segments on that show. Short angles usually do worst than longer angles. My advice is based on my own experiences

[Motor]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="drcat123" data-cite="drcat123" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43615" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Everybody is different but turning off booking times has helped the game more than anything else. The problem I run into with most mods is they love to give people respect. 20 respect to a person with no pop is a huge mistake to me. It makes that person cost 400 instead of 100s per show. I usually start out as local federation with 100k to get myself by until I'm in the black each month. It is the perfect counter to the added respect to the no pop people. Now put the new workers on extremely high too. After a year you should be at cult with your federation. If you want to start local again. You now have a bunch of people who are really cheap in the game. Most new workers have one or two workable stats for you. The reason I said turn off booking times. You can get by very cheap and get your people over quicker too. I have booked a 3000 hr show. 85 segments on that show. Short angles usually do worst than longer angles. My advice is based on my own experiences</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> That's not really an answer to his question. </p><p> </p><p> In another thread you complained that the game wasn't challenging enough, why don't you stop giving yourself a high amount of money and turning off essential options that make the game more realistic and challenging then?</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="woody316" data-cite="woody316" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43615" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p> Option 1: Promo's during the show and then the two face off in main event. Feud over in one show.</p><p> </p><p> Option 2: Feud begins on first show, (e.g. Sabre Jr in main event and then attacked post match by Scurll) and then they have the match the following month.</p><p> </p><p> Option 3: Feud begins on first show (e.g. Sabre Jr in main event and then attacked post match by Scurll). The following month see's a continuation of the feud (a tag match between the two, a staredown, a contract signing etc.) and then then the match happens on the third month show.</p><p> </p><p> Option 4: Build up the feud over a period longer than three months.</p><p> </p><p> What type of pace does everybody else do when they are at the one show a month stage?</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I usually use a combination of Options 1, 2 and 3 for my shows.</p><p> </p><p> A build-up over several months doesn't make much sense for me at this stage because everytime I tried to build up a story for more than 2 months one worker was hurt or signed away and I had to bury everything I built up to.</p><p> </p><p> Only exception is if you have a stable involved and perhaps one worker that you're sure to keep over a long time (e. g. your avatar), so you can have him feud with several members of a stable over months and change stable members if you need to.</p>

[woody316]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Motor" data-cite="Motor" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43615" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p> I usually use a combination of Options 1, 2 and 3 for my shows.</p><p> </p><p> A build-up over several months doesn't make much sense for me at this stage because everytime I tried to build up a story for more than 2 months one worker was hurt or signed away and I had to bury everything I built up to.</p><p> </p><p> Only exception is if you have a stable involved and perhaps one worker that you're sure to keep over a long time (e. g. your avatar), so you can have him feud with several members of a stable over months and change stable members if you need to.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><p> Yeah i have similar problems with losing workers. I'm working over the short term at the moment (no longer than three months in advance) and it seems to be working ok at the moment.</p>

[drcat123]

Motor: People today have forgotten what challenge is actually. Nerfing yourself is not challenging at all. It is a way to make the AI look better without making it better. Alot of developers today don't care about making the AI better anymore. Adam has improved with every game but there is still room of course. I would love to see AI crush me in every game. I would love to see the AI buy me out. So turning off options just to make the game fun is not a problem. I love losing my people to other companies. The pay raises make it unrealstic now. I rather them move on. If you turn on every option then guess what you are playing tew 2010. Actually it's 2010 with new features and less features at the same time. You say I complain about the game. Actually if people didn't complain then nothing would ever change period. All change is based on the unreasonable person.

[woody316]

I'm not too concerned with the settings for playing as a smaller company, I enjoy playing the game how i choose to play the game as everybody has the right to do. I just wanted some advice on what other people do in terms of pacing their storylines when booking smaller companies that dont have a weekly show like WWE/TNA etc.

[drcat123]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="woody316" data-cite="woody316" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43615" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I'm not too concerned with the settings for playing as a smaller company, I enjoy playing the game how i choose to play the game as everybody has the right to do. I just wanted some advice on what other people do in terms of pacing their storylines when booking smaller companies that dont have a weekly show like WWE/TNA etc.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Thank you that is why I offered you how I play a small fed. Storylines it usually depends on people. I usually only have titles in storylines. Tag matches pick one person from a team to win always. So you will have a main eventer and midcarder in the future. It may sound funny but the john cena method does work in tew. You need that top guy. I'ma cutting edge person instead of sports entertainment person. My storylines last a month mostly. What I mean by cutting edge is 2004 definition exactly. A revolving door of talent and fresh matches. My favorite cutting edge product is much more performance. If you have bums it is always better to be pop over performance later.</p>

[lois lily]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="drcat123" data-cite="drcat123" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43615" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Thank you that is why I offered you how I play a small fed. Storylines it usually depends on people. I usually only have titles in storylines. Tag matches pick one person from a team to win always. So you will have a main eventer and midcarder in the future. It may sound funny but the john cena method does work in tew. You need that top guy. I'ma cutting edge person instead of sports entertainment person. My storylines last a month mostly. What I mean by cutting edge is 2004 definition exactly. A revolving door of talent and fresh matches. My favorite cutting edge product is much more performance. If you have bums it is always better to be pop over performance later.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Wut?</p>

[mitsukaikira]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="drcat123" data-cite="drcat123" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43615" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I have booked a 3000 hr show. 85 segments on that show.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> <img alt=":rolleyes:" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/rolleyes.png.4b097f4fbbe99ce5bcd5efbc1b773ed6.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p>

[Motor]

Yeah i have similar problems with losing workers. I'm working over the short term at the moment (no longer than three months in advance) and it seems to be working ok at the moment.

 

I think this is the way to go.

 

I would love to see AI crush me in every game. I would love to see the AI buy me out. [...] I love losing my people to other companies. The pay raises make it unrealstic now.

 

Then stop giving yourself a high amount of money via the editor.

[drcat123]

I think this is the way to go.

 

 

 

Then stop giving yourself a high amount of money via the editor.

 

100k is not alot of money for one thing. If you are a local federation. 100k is just enough so you are not in debt in 6mths. Besides you missed the whole point. The AI just sits there basically. Only in 2004 did they buy you out. I was saying I would like the AI to make it feel like there actually in the game. The difficulty should make the game harder instead of just money and pop only. I have been playing tew since ewd. I have started with no money and became number one. It is not hard if you are a veteran player. I only play the game to make federations and workers now. My current game 1 through 5 I build them all. AI can't messed them up. I actually want to put the game on rock hard and know it is rock hard. Sponsers don't give me money. People will not sign with me because it is rock hard. AI companies target me with dirty tricks. AI always tries to steal my roster. I got alot more examples of rock hard to me. You should now understand I want the AI to be great and smart. So if I book a 99 show over and over again. They take notice of me.

[shawn michaels]

Everybody is different (...) I have booked a 3000 hr show. 85 segments on that show. Short angles usually do worst than longer angles. My advice is based on my own experiences

 

I know that everyone is different and you are entitled to play the game you payed for in whichever way you want...but...dude...what the hell? 3000 hours? How do you even rationalize that? Wrestling telethon? Sure, change comes from suggesting and even complaining, and so forth and so on, but before complaining, be sure to not help yourself in the editor to make things even more difficult. If you are that capable of playing the game as you say, why even give yourself that money in advance? I'm just curious, to be honest.

[BrokenCycle]

Just put him on your foe's list and move on.

[drcat123]

I know that everyone is different and you are entitled to play the game you payed for in whichever way you want...but...dude...what the hell? 3000 hours? How do you even rationalize that? Wrestling telethon? Sure, change comes from suggesting and even complaining, and so forth and so on, but before complaining, be sure to not help yourself in the editor to make things even more difficult. If you are that capable of playing the game as you say, why even give yourself that money in advance? I'm just curious, to be honest.

 

3000hr show is fun because I make the game world better. Most of that is angles of course after the show. My roster of no pop people are now 30s or higher. Do it enough times the big federations steal them. So the AI feds get better by my booking shows. Yes I could start with no money at all. When you have done something so many times over the years. It is not a challenge anymore. Why do something if you know you are only delaying yourself at this point. Once I get to number one I always leave because there is no fun anymore. I bought 2016 for the new features. I'm actually nerfing myself by booking all that in one show. I only get the fed pop for one show. If it was like 2013 I would book 5 shows in a row. I'm actually doing the hardest thing in tew right now. Local fed in Australia.

[K-Nection]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="drcat123" data-cite="drcat123" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43615" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><strong>100k is not alot of money for one thing. If you are a local federation. </strong><strong><strong>100k is just enough so you are not in debt in 6mths.</strong></strong><strong> Besides you missed the whole point.</strong></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I've seen you post odd things but this....wow....ok where do i begin? If Road to glory players are playing with only a $1000 starting out (including myself) you must be doing some crazy things.</p><p> </p><p> Here is one odd way I do that runs me a ton of shows at local and doesn't require manipulating the editor in strange ways lol.</p><p> </p><p> You don't need to give yourself 100k at local.....Actually if you run 4 shows a week (even at local with no money whatsoever) you will break even a year and a half into the game and make plenty of stars for the AI to poach. When I say 4 shows a week I mean having a brand split. run brand 1 the first day...run brand 2 the second day....run brand 3 on the third and run a super show on the 4th. Hire 6 wrestlers for each brand and you don't have to book all of them every show. What I even do is turn one of the 3 brands into a women's only one.</p><p> </p><p> I have my avatar work all 3 brands (brand 3 is promo only day for him) and he is a world class worker after a year turning every segment and match he is in into gold.</p>

[drcat123]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="K-Nection" data-cite="K-Nection" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43615" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I've seen you post odd things but this....wow....ok where do i begin? If Road to glory players are playing with only a $1000 starting out (including myself) you must be doing some crazy things.<p> </p><p> Here is one odd way I do that runs me a ton of shows at local and doesn't require manipulating the editor in strange ways lol.</p><p> </p><p> You don't need to give yourself 100k at local.....Actually if you run 4 shows a week (even at local with no money whatsoever) you will break even a year and a half into the game and make plenty of stars for the AI to poach. When I say 4 shows a week I mean having a brand split. run brand 1 the first day...run brand 2 the second day....run brand 3 on the third and run a super show on the 4th. Hire 6 wrestlers for each brand and you don't have to book all of them every show. What I even do is turn one of the 3 brands into a women's only one.</p><p> </p><p> I have my avatar work all 3 brands (brand 3 is promo only day for him) and he is a world class worker after a year turning every segment and match he is in into gold.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> So you game the system your way. I don't even use my avatar at all. I liked the game where you didn't have to pick one. It does not matter how you play the game. Honestly that is the whole point of tew. If you think 100k is alot of money. Trust me starting with your own broadcaster and 5 million is the easiest thing I have seen in tew series. You don't have to book anything. Just keep making large regional camps. You make money off there shows. Lastly as I said I play tew for one purpose only now. The purpose is world build only. I build federations and I get people over. I don't care about playing with the wrestlers anymore. After years of tew I don't care anymore. I rather seen my people as champs in wwe than anybody else. So if you ever played a game with me. You would be playing the game you way. Everytime you looked at free agency. You get to say why and who are these people as draw popularity. You look at the federations and say why is jobber wrestling company the number one company now. The best part about booking times off is you can see the potential of workers. If you book a worker in 10 angles. The worker gains no pop from them. The potential is set so low is not worth your time. When there are other people in the game.</p>