User Characters

[NickC13573]

Finally, Nick C has come back to TEW. Of Course my character was essentially my developmental camp for my games. I maxed out his stats and jobbed him to all the younger guys on the pre-show and undercard. That might be wrong, but I used my character to develop the younger guys who were slow.

[panix04]

Finally, Panix has come back to TEW. Ok, ok there is a hint of Plagiarism there but im delighted this has been bought back, this is going to prove very popular!

[shamelessposer]

If we're lucky, ticking the "user character" box (if there is one) won't mean that the character in question drops off the face of the Earth if you don't play him/her. Wanting to do a "Paul Heyman runs an indy promotion" game and a "Vinnie Mac in WWE" game on the same data used to mean that you either edited the data before starting the game and then changing it back, or you'd have one of the two greatest promoters of the last two decades just disappear from the public eye. It wouldn't be a huge change, but it'd be neat.

[Dartell]

This is one of the best features announced.

And that's the bottom line! Cuz "The Dink" said so!

[Trackersan]

Quick question about user characters....will they have a contract or get paid in any way from the company they're working for...assuming they don't own it of course.

Oh and....Finally....Trackersan has come back.....to....GreyDog Software Forums!!!

[Adam Ryland]

If we're lucky, ticking the "user character" box (if there is one)...

That isn't necessary - as I mentioned in the journal, you fill in the character when you start a new game. They don't exist in the database prior to that.

[Adam Ryland]

Quick question about user characters....will they have a contract or get paid in any way from the company they're working for...assuming they don't own it of course.

They do not get paid. It did not seem fair to give them a wage given that you have no choice over whether or not he\she is on the roster. I realise that that means you can essentially have a "freebie" wrestler, but if you're the sort of person who is going to use yourself as an active participant then I doubt you'd be that bothered anyway.

[panix04]

thats a somewhat vicious stereotype there! I am the sort of person that would like to use myself as an active competitor, that does not mean i'm not bothered by wether he gets paid or not. I yearn for realism! Maybe im an exception to the rule though!:p

[Dolfanar]

i think a tremendous option would be if rather enter a new character into the game, you could choose to "poseess" an existing character in the DB (much as discussed above you could tick off the "user character" option in the editor of TEW04).

I know for me, i loved assuming control of someone like Shane McMahon and taking over a promotion. Far more satisfying, imo.

So at the start of a new game, the option would be "new character" or "existing character" + drop down of workers. This would give all of the advantages of User Characters from '04 without any need to play in the editor before new games...

[Jonfun]

I wanted this so much thank you.

Can't wait to play this game.

Going to be so much better than 05.

Will we be able to put a picture in of ourselves.

Also I agree that it would be cool to take over a character also.

[Trashbear]

User character? Two words about that: "Hell", and "yes".

I can't wait to get my hands on this game. If you guys thought Double J's TNA push was unmerited, wait until I get my untalented monkey butt in that ring and bring ratings down to sub-arctic levels with my farcical world title reign. TNA and I are gonna go nose to nose to see who can run their promotion into the ground first. Dixie Carter ain't got nothing on me, brother!

[Scapino1974]

Okay, here's a question about user characters....

You set your stats at the beginning of the game. Are those stats then set in stone or can they improve over time?

For example, let's say that you create your character as an announcer/authority figure type. After a few months of play, you decide that maybe it would be fun to have your user character get into the ring. Would repeated matches improve your wrestling stats over time or are you stuck as just an announcer/authority figure?

[Adam Ryland]

It works the same way as any other character in the game. The only difference is that he doesn't have the AI controlling him, and won't complain about things. However, if you've set him purely as a non-wrestling colour commentator then his natural athletic ability won't be very high, and so you're unlikely to be able to turn him into anything worthwhile as a wrestler.

[Lukiep8]

The way you make it sound there, Mr. Ryland, is that when we start a game, we choose a 'role' and/or 'style' we want our character to be, and our stats are automatically chosen to adjust for that style or role. Correct?

[Adam Ryland]

No, I mean it's virtually identical to the way you'd make a wrestler in the editor. You can set anything you want. However, like with any other wrestler, if you set him to be a non-wrestling role than the chances of him also being able to then develop amazing in-ring abilities is significantly reduced.

[dvdWarrior]

One thing I'm curious about: will we be able to assign relationships to the User Character before the game starts? It might be fun to have a nice young Canadian User Character named dvdWarrior Stone to take the helm of NOTBPW, I kid.

[D-Lyrium]

dvdwarrior Stone? What are you, a celebrity baby? ¬_¬

[MarcK]

How about Moon Unit Stone?

[aaronman]

Total result. :cool:

Good to see I won't have the problem anymore of leaving a company and forgetting to sack myself first. :D

[Acenate Prophet]

So if our user character can double as a booker/owner and on-screen personality, does that mean non-user characters can as well?

[Alex Gariepy]

Odd for a first post, but hey, better late than... uh, never? Long time TEW player.

Anywho, glad to hear the User Character is back in business here. I remembered having so much fun with my User Character in TEW04, having him drunk on Sunday Night Heat making fun of Al Snow, then getting myself clobbered. Ah, those were the days...

Curious, though. While we're on the subject of bookers being on-screen characters and such, should there be (or was there?) a sort of penalty for overdoing for getting your character into the main event or winning the title or something? I know some people don't mind having ego trips in their promotion, but I am wondering if people can get sick of the booker? :D

[D-Lyrium]

So if our user character can double as a booker/owner and on-screen personality, does that mean non-user characters can as well?

They always could... British Samurai, for example, starts as Owner/Head Booker of RoF, and is usually in their main event scene. Same for Highland Warrior in MoSC.



Curious, though. While we're on the subject of bookers being on-screen characters and such, should there be (or was there?) a sort of penalty for overdoing for getting your character into the main event or winning the title or something? I know some people don't mind having ego trips in their promotion, but I am wondering if people can get sick of the booker? :D

I'm assuming that, as Adam has said it three times, User Characters that are active wrestlers follow the same rules as normal wrestlers. ;)
So yeah, they will become overused if you overuse yourself.

[Alex Gariepy]

I'm assuming that, as Adam has said it three times, User Characters that are active wrestlers follow the same rules as normal wrestlers. ;)
So yeah, they will become overused if you overuse yourself.

No, that's not what I meant, actually. I mean, would there be an additional penalty for overusing the booker character? Wouldn't the more hardcore fans of a promotion be more irritated if they saw an overpush of someone in power than someone who's just one of the guys? Just curious.

[NickC13573]

No, that's not what I meant, actually. I mean, would there be an additional penalty for overusing the booker character? Wouldn't the more hardcore fans of a promotion be more irritated if they saw an overpush of someone in power than someone who's just one of the guys? Just curious.

No, the only penalty I would see would be that the USer Character's Respect would drop, seeing as they are never doing the J.O.B.

[TeemuFoundation]

So if our user character can double as a booker/owner and on-screen personality, does that mean non-user characters can as well?
In my 1995 game of TEW 2005 in the year 1999, Jeff Jarrett became the head booker of WCW and he immediately won the World title and he's been the Champion ever since. This could be a coincidence, but I find it funny.

[Harts4Life]

Any chance of having the user character earn a salary regardless of their role? I always thought that it was odd that you were never factored into the promotion's finances ... you wouldn't actually accumulate anything, but if you were unemployed it could make a difference when signing with a company ... if the user character is going to be a character that exists in the universe it's almost a shame to not pay them for their work ... and it could make a difference on who you sign, etc., as you would have to take into account your salary as well as everyone else on the roster, including the owner (who gets paid in TEW05, even though you don't ... like I said ... odd ...)

[panix04]

one of my favourite new features on football manager is the fact they give you a contract and you can negoatiate your salary, it would be awesome to include this in TEW! Furthering the idea, the amount of money you earn could be one of the factors in starting your own fed, replacing the current top rated booker system.

[JWideman]

one of my favourite new features on football manager is the fact they give you a contract and you can negoatiate your salary, it would be awesome to include this in TEW! Furthering the idea, the amount of money you earn could be one of the factors in starting your own fed, replacing the current top rated booker system.

I would like this, though there'd need to be a way to balance it with the costs of the fed.

[coldheat422]

Please tell me I can keep Vince as the owner and not have to use myself as the owner? And If I do not want to put myself in the game, do I have to? To me anyone has always been able to put their self into the game just by going into the editor.

[Jaded]

I would imagine you can keep Vince as owner and just play as head booker, just as you could in TEW 2005.

If you don't want to appear in the game, I think Adam's already said that you can just avoid using your character - you don't take any wages so it won't make any difference.

[James Casey]

Yeah, you can set yourself to a Road Agent, say - or a Backstage Worker and never hear or see yourself...

If I've understood the feature correctly, you can set yourself as Owner/Head Booker/In-game Character and it's all good: You are Vince Russo - and that's how I'll be playing it.

Now, anyone around here have TEW 04? Care to walk me through how you went about setting up your user character? I'm assuming it's the same as going to the editor and creating a character - but I'm curious.

[Mr T Jobs To Me]

Now, anyone around here have TEW 04? Care to walk me through how you went about setting up your user character? I'm assuming it's the same as going to the editor and creating a character - but I'm curious.

It was the same, but there was a user character box which needed to be ticked. If you wanted to play as Vince McMahon, you went into the editor and ticked his box, and when you started your next game, he would be one of the User Characters you could choose to use.