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Is this a good way to run a circuit?

Kevin OKeefePosted on 08/03/05 at 15:42:40

I have been using TNM since I was in 8th grade (I'm a first year law student) so I've been around a while, just not on the boards.

When I run my own circuit I tend to do it like this, I wanted to know what your opinion of this is:

I pick 16 heels and 16 faces from my database  (or 10 and 10 or 8 and 8 whatever I want) these are normally late 90's to today WWE guys.

I pay no attention to if they are pushed heavily in real life or not, I just pick who I like.

Then I assign pushes to everyone. I give my top Face 100 Push  my 2nd Face 95 Push  3rd Face 90 Push ect.

Then I give my top heel 100 push 2nd heel 95 push ect.  and I use strict pushes.

I don't really pay attention to people's statues, I've had Hogan with a 100 push and I've had him with a 40 push in differnet circuits for example.

If a wrestlers heat gets big I will increase their push, but that means they will take someone's spot. For example: if AJ Styles push is 50 to start and he gets a 9 heat I'll make him my 3rd heel, which means everyone else moves down 5 push points.

Then I generally run unbooked. If I feel one of my 100 push guys has run his course as champion I'll book him to lose, but generaly it's unbooked but with strict pushes.

I create storylines around match results and angles myself with no problem.

Is this a good way to run a fed - any critisims or suggestions on how I should change my "system"  

Thanks

ZedjaPosted on 08/03/05 at 15:58:06

It strikes me as a lot of work outside of booking the matches, but what matters really is that YOU like doing it.

I mean I run a circuit with 288 wrestlers in it because I want to do it that way. They are split into 8 groups (brands) with 32 wrestlers each besides one that is a tag team group containing 64 of the wrestlers. They are 4 regular brands named after the four elements, 1 cruiserweight brand, 1 with women wrestlers, 1 with Lucha Libres vs Japanese wrestlers and the tag team.

I haven't split them into separate circuits because I want them to be able to compete against each other at least at one PPV.

Some people would think I'm crazy doing it, but as long as I want it done this way, I'll do it.

If I want to do it some other way, I'll make another circuit and do that way. Since the game doesn't have any impact on how other people have to play I feel that it is up to you how you want to run it. ;D

BTW, I'm still in the preliminaries of my circuit with two groups on each card (before the official release) and it's a pain in the behind, but since I know the end result will be great I keep with it.
Kevin OKeefePosted on 08/03/05 at 16:37:06

could you explain how it's a lot of work?  Compared to what?

Just curious.  I DO enjoy doing it this way, but I'm looking for some other ways to do it, but rulesets don't really strike me as interesting.
ZedjaPosted on 08/03/05 at 17:26:37

It's a lot of work to keep track of which wrestler has what push and keep on changing them.
Kevin OKeefePosted on 08/03/05 at 18:22:52

I just keep a spreadsheet program with the pushes. Easier to book matches that way. If I want to match a top face with an easy win I just look across to the bottom of the heel list and match him up.

I only change the pushes once every 6-8 cards, and nothing drastic. I use the WWE formula I guess, my 100 Face will probably never drop below 90 but if I have a Heel with a 50 push and he's got a 9 heat he's going to get a bumb in his push. Just like the WWE would do if the crowd was reacting very strongly towards any of their mid-carders.  It's just good business.  :)

I'm thinking about posting some of my results, I just started a new fed a few days ago I'm 8 cards in and I've got 3 or 4 really good angles going already. I've never made a circuit of mine public before though so I'm a little aprehensive about doing it. Plus, you guys may not like the fact I have Rock vs Triple H as my top feud  :)
ZedjaPosted on 08/03/05 at 19:10:59

It doesn't matter to me. I'm running my 4th card as I write. Another 8 and I'll delete the circuit and start over, but this time I'll have the rankings ready and the champions picked.

As I said it was the preliminaries.. I'm keeping the logs though so that I can write feud storylines as well.
Kevin OKeefePosted on 08/03/05 at 19:19:42

Can you export rankings from one circuit and import them into a new one?
ZedjaPosted on 08/03/05 at 20:10:14

Nope. I keep it all in Excel.
rey619Posted on 08/16/05 at 00:00:29

Kevin, your way of doing a circuit sounds perfectly normal to me. It's the way I do it as well. I can understand why Zedja thinks it's a lot of work holding track of push if you have 288 wrestlers in it, but if you don't have more than 30-40 wrestlers it's no problem. I also keep track of heat.
HugeRockStar760Posted on 08/16/05 at 20:08:08

Does this system apply to tag teams as well? Or are they pushed differently?
Kevin OKeefePosted on 08/17/05 at 18:26:53

You know, I never thought of doing it that way.

I just group the two wrestlers together with their singles pushes.
ZedjaPosted on 08/17/05 at 18:53:42

Well I just cut 48 wrestlers...
jekyll316Posted on 08/24/05 at 01:26:00

Now I haven't played in a few weeks, and I was just reading this thread, how do you tell the type of heat a wrestler is getting?  I guess I play the game "casually" so I never looked at the in depth stats, where would one find the type of heat a player is getting, is it just the Who's Hot/Not option?
americamamushiPosted on 08/24/05 at 02:05:12

The hot or not list just tells you if a wrestler is over or under a certain heat level (don't remember the exact numbers).  If you want to check on your wrestler's exact heat use circuit tweak.
Kevin OKeefePosted on 08/27/05 at 00:19:12

Yep I just use the Tweak plugin to check the heat.