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DaMoonRulz

That luchadore mask is awesome, in my opinion. Is the wrestler as good as the mask?

Preacher

Didn't TNA sign one of the jersey shore ladies again? I don't think they are going to change their knockouts division.

Also way to job your world champ to a returning wrestler!

PwnanObrien

DaMoonRulz wrote: »

That luchadore mask is awesome, in my opinion. Is the wrestler as good as the mask?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otQA79g8rZA

Kyougu

Be the first to see the video packages @TNAwrestling will rip off next month. #ReasonsToWatchSmackdown

WWE Creative twitter is the best.

ChillyWilly

Would someone kindly explain what EWR is? I'm assuming it's some kind of massive wrestling sim that you act as booker for, but I'd love to know why it seems to have such die-hard fans.

PwnanObrien

ChillyWilly wrote: »

Would someone kindly explain what EWR is? I'm assuming it's some kind of massive wrestling sim that you act as booker for, but I'd love to know why it seems to have such die-hard fans.

Arguably the most popular game of the series, Extreme Warfare Revenge (EWR) was released on June 15, 2002. Now programmed in Visual Basic, the series now took a Windows style interface. One of the most significant changes this game took to the series was the fact that everything on a wrestling event is under the control of the user. In previous games in the series, angles, finishes and (in EWD) interviews were randomly created. This also coincided with the new feud system that was to count the matches, angles and interview victories between the workers involved. The match reports also took a slight change, featuring reviews of the matches from such Internet columnists as useless moron Scott Keith instead of a straight play-by-play style. However, the report style would revert back to its old style in TEW 2004.

Another major feature that changed the way the game was played was the way the game world was represented. Unlike the previous games in which it was mostly focused on the major promotions such as the WWF and WCW, the promotion size feature meant many promotions in North America could now be included from the global sized promotions like WWE to the cult sized promotions like ROH to a mere backyard federation.

From June 2002 to July 2003, the game has had some significant upgrades and new versions of the game were released. Some of these changes included changes to the TV timeslot system where the more further away from a primetime slot a televised event is shown, the fewer segments the user gets to book with. The Internet feature was also increased to include a website based on the independent promotions, a website based on backstage gossip and a website for your promotion. Relationships between workers were added to help bring in backstage politics where people are more willing put over their friends and less with their enemies. Eventually workers could also be in multiple tag teams with a statistic for experience which increases with each match fought together. Gimmicks were then added for wrestlers to use which would affect the overness of a worker over how strong that gimmick was. More changes were made to adapt to the independent promotions. This included multiple open contracts for workers, enabling them to work in up to three promotions and the ability of workers to go on Japanese tours, affecting the booking of cards. The optional ability of viewing a wrestler's picture was also added later in the game's production.

It should also be noted that you could edit everything in the database (workers, promotions, relationships, TV stations, sponsors, belts etc. etc.) to your liking allowing for easy modding if you wanted to, say, book the Invasion or run mid-90s ECW or even...





edit: OH HAI GUYS! I found some heroin and a quicker link to the game itself.

Lord Of The Pants

One of the later versions TEW 2005(?) has been released for free.

That, along with the Territories Database is crazy awesome.

Lux

I actually bought TEW2010 last year. It's fun, but like all EWR/TEW games, slow and draining after a year of game time.

PwnanObrien

That's why you always run multiple saves including one scummy backyard/small indie fed where every match ends in somebody taking a sick bump.

Also, I spent two hours on a CHIKARA scenario only to find out when the first monthly event rolled around that The Osirian Portal was booked to tour Japan for a year. Fuck. Does this kind of thing happen in TEW?

Dyvim Tvar

DaMoonRulz wrote: »

That luchadore mask is awesome, in my opinion. Is the wrestler as good as the mask?

Mistico is pretty slick. He's been improved by his time in NJPW as well, granted there are probably better lucha workers doing the rounds but none with the same widespread appeal.

In King of Trios news, I'm really not looking forward to seeing Manami Toyota have to help Quackenbush carry Jigsaw through the tournament. A less terrible third member of that team would have been nice.
On the plus side, Dick fucking Togo!
I literally only need to see HARASHIMA and Team DDT announced and all my wrestling dreams will be fulfilled.

DaMoonRulz

Oh shit, them rhymes be smooth!

Lord Of The Pants

PwnanObrien wrote: »

That's why you always run multiple saves including one scummy backyard/small indie fed where every match ends in somebody taking a sick bump.

Also, I spent two hours on a CHIKARA scenario only to find out when the first monthly event rolled around that The Osirian Portal was booked to tour Japan for a year. Fuck. Does this kind of thing happen in TEW?

Yeah, I ran a second TV show for errr... FCW I think in the North East Market, and didn't know you could hold multiple taping on a single night.

Anyway, the night i'm taping? Flair, Backlund, Hogan and Dusty (Pretty much most of my main event talent) are off doing other shit.

Got really pissed off at this point. But, you live and you learn.

However, I'm making money hand over fist so it's all okay. I guess I'm one of those people that wish the game was a bit quicker and you grew the company. I mean, three months of selling out shows with A* matches don't get me any growth?

Shadowen

I really don't get the current heel dynamic in WWE, particularly in terms of commentary.

I don't know if it's informed by Creative taking news "debate" shows to heart, but I hate that one side tells the "truth" and the other side denies the reality of what they have just witnessed and/or believe that anything including unprovoked assault on a noncompetitor is justified because it's their guy who's doing it. Why are you apparently employing delusional hallucinating fucknugget sociopaths, Vince? Why?

I thought Lawler was bad back when HHH ruled the heel roost, but at least Lawler didn't have HHH's balls completely in his mouth. And it's not just Miz--Cole thinks that every single heel is the motherfucking newest incarnation of Christshnuddha.

It's not good heat. It's not entertaining, it's not funny, and I almost never think "Okay, he's got a point". It's just "shut the fuck up and get off my TV screen now please".

And before someone asks: if the wrestling product weren't reasonably solid with some real high points (Del Rio, Bryan, etc.) I would stop watching.

Zen Vulgarity

Holy shit Vickie has hella heat

PwnanObrien

Lord Of The Pants wrote: »

PwnanObrien wrote: »

That's why you always run multiple saves including one scummy backyard/small indie fed where every match ends in somebody taking a sick bump.

Also, I spent two hours on a CHIKARA scenario only to find out when the first monthly event rolled around that The Osirian Portal was booked to tour Japan for a year. Fuck. Does this kind of thing happen in TEW?

Yeah, I ran a second TV show for errr... FCW I think in the North East Market, and didn't know you could hold multiple taping on a single night.

Anyway, the night i'm taping? Flair, Backlund, Hogan and Dusty (Pretty much most of my main event talent) are off doing other shit.

Got really pissed off at this point. But, you live and you learn.

However, I'm making money hand over fist so it's all okay. I guess I'm one of those people that wish the game was a bit quicker and you grew the company. I mean, three months of selling out shows with A* matches don't get me any growth?

What are the difficulty settings and the state of the industry? Seems like every game I start randomly generates the industry as decreasing in popularity at around 60%...

Also, Flair, Backlund, Hogan and Dusty in FCW? I think they might be a bit too old to learn how to better work the WWE style.

FyreWulff

Zen Vulgarity wrote: »

Holy shit Vickie has hella heat

Always great. She's perma-over like Flair and Austin. She'll be a Hall of Famer some day, and it's not just because her husband died.

.. we haven't had both a husband and wife inducted into the HoF yet, have we? That'd be a first.

Maximum

Vickie to be with Del Rio now? That's the impression I got at the end of that snoozefest of a SD.

LBD_Nytetrayn

The EWR thing reminds me, didn't Smackdown vs. Raw once have a General Manager mode or something?

PwnanObrien

Apparently Team Osaka Pro is returning to this year's Trios. So that's 11 teams now.

Also I would like to note that Player Uno responded to my hiring a medic by immediately breaking his leg and putting himself on the shelf for 16 months.

lonelyahava

LBD_Nytetrayn wrote: »

The EWR thing reminds me, didn't Smackdown vs. Raw once have a General Manager mode or something?

Yes.

and it was glorious. GLORIOUS. I think that was 2008 or maybe 2007. I kicked so much ass at that mode.

ChillyWilly

I would like to present to you...The Best Thing The Hardy Boys Have Ever Been Involved In.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHKLwAqCcNg&feature=related

QuickSnap

ChillyWilly wrote: »

I would like to present to you...The Best Thing The Hardy Boys Have Ever Been Involved In.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHKLwAqCcNg&feature=related

Let me get to the best part for ya!

lonelyahava

I'm sorry, but Matt Hardy....

Just no, you big dork. Just plain No.

There is no way that any guy who makes that face is ever going to get laid.

just.

damn.

QuickSnap

lonelyahava wrote: »

I'm sorry, but Matt Hardy....

Just no, you big dork. Just plain No.

There is no way that any guy who makes that face is ever going to get laid.

Just.

DAMN!

facetious

QuickSnap wrote: »

lonelyahava wrote: »

I'm sorry, but Matt Hardy....

Just no, you big dork. Just plain No.

There is no way that any guy who makes that face is ever going to get laid.

Just.

DAMN!

QuickSnap

facetious wrote: »

QuickSnap wrote: »

lonelyahava wrote: »

I'm sorry, but Matt Hardy....

Just no, you big dork. Just plain No.

There is no way that any guy who makes that face is ever going to get laid.

Just.

DAMN!

Psychotic One

What you don't see is that Matt is actually looking at the food service guy wheeling in a fresh batch of Krispy Kremes.

ChillyWilly

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y45oPBGECxw&feature=player_embedded

Spoiler:

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx1PhviIAt4

Lux

Isn't the Booker T theme one of those stock songs? I believe the Hardy's used one too.

GoodOmens

I've heard the Hardyz song repeatedly on commercials for things like local car dealerships and monster truck shows.

Lord Of The Pants

PwnanObrien wrote: »

Lord Of The Pants wrote: »

PwnanObrien wrote: »

That's why you always run multiple saves including one scummy backyard/small indie fed where every match ends in somebody taking a sick bump.

Also, I spent two hours on a CHIKARA scenario only to find out when the first monthly event rolled around that The Osirian Portal was booked to tour Japan for a year. Fuck. Does this kind of thing happen in TEW?

Yeah, I ran a second TV show for errr... FCW I think in the North East Market, and didn't know you could hold multiple taping on a single night.

Anyway, the night i'm taping? Flair, Backlund, Hogan and Dusty (Pretty much most of my main event talent) are off doing other shit.

Got really pissed off at this point. But, you live and you learn.

However, I'm making money hand over fist so it's all okay. I guess I'm one of those people that wish the game was a bit quicker and you grew the company. I mean, three months of selling out shows with A* matches don't get me any growth?

What are the difficulty settings and the state of the industry? Seems like every game I start randomly generates the industry as decreasing in popularity at around 60%...

Also, Flair, Backlund, Hogan and Dusty in FCW? I think they might be a bit too old to learn how to better work the WWE style.

Hahaha, Touche.

I meant CWF.

LBD_Nytetrayn

lonelyahava wrote: »

LBD_Nytetrayn wrote: »

The EWR thing reminds me, didn't Smackdown vs. Raw once have a General Manager mode or something?

Yes.

and it was glorious. GLORIOUS. I think that was 2008 or maybe 2007. I kicked so much ass at that mode.

Seems like it would be something they'd have kept/brought back.

I mean, think about it: now EVERYONE can be the Anonymous Raw General Manager and have Cole as their stooge. As much as Cole bugs me, who wouldn't love that?

That's practically a game in itself.

LockedOnTarget

Anyone else gonna watch the ROH ppv tonight?

kdrudy

LockedOnTarget wrote: »

Anyone else gonna watch the ROH ppv tonight?

It looks like an entertaining lineup, I'm thinking about it, not sure right now

Lord Of The Pants

LockedOnTarget wrote: »

Anyone else gonna watch the ROH ppv tonight?

I'm tossing it up.

Basically i'm thinking that: AUD > USD, it's fourteen fifty, Eddie Edwards v. Fallen Angel, I hate Roderick Strong and want to see his face beaten in, I like Colt and Richards, I like Steve Corino, I want to see Briscoes.

In addition, story from the warm-up show is that Homicide put on a great match last night.

So yes, I think I probably will.

Kyougu

Gotta save my money for Wrestlemania.

60 bucks and me not having any wrestling friends to share the cost means I'll be eating the whole cost.

Dyvim Tvar

DDT, shit is about to get very real:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJBZAfrC_-8

PwnanObrien

DDT is never not crazy.

Skittlebrau

Dyvim Tvar wrote: »

DDT, shit is about to get very real:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJBZAfrC_-8

Bob Sapp, in the role of a lifetime!

Bob Sapp is Ric Flair in Wrestling With Bankruptcy: The Ric Flair Story

Dyvim Tvar

Oh and for all four other people who know what I'm talking about here are some AJPW results and up coming news that you may or not already have seen:

Spoiler:

Kaz Hayashi dumped the AJPW Jr. Heavyweight title in a rematch with Minoru.
It was a really slick match, quite possibly better than their previous title contest back in '09. Post match Shuji Kondo came out to challenge Minoru for the belt, who promptly accepted and their contest is now slated to take place on March 21st.
Personally I have a feeling that Hayashi might be moving upwards as opposed to sideways after this result, and it wouldn't astound me to see them try to package him as a Triple Crown threat in the future.