An Idea...

[Quintastic One]

If you take out the trivia aspect of it then you're on to something HTK. If you wanted to say, have the roleplaying be a side thing where the players interact in a backstage setting or whatever, that will help build matches and feuds for the next week and month. Players basically have completely control of the creative direction of their wrestlers. Then, each week, writers for the e-fed write results for the show similar to a Be The Booker, except in a far more organized, community type of setting where multiple people are working on the same show each week. Results are simply determined by storyline events on what makes the best amount of sense, judged by the staff themselves, and what will help continue the feuds and storylines therein.

Basically, TL;DR: Optional roleplaying that involves small incentives of minor creative control, shows written by the staff to advance those storylines, and thus everyone will WANT to roleplay in order to get their characters involved. It no longer becomes such a competitive chore, because everyone wants to be involved for the sake of building an enjoyable program for themselves and others.

 

[MizMasta3000]

I was actually thinking of making this fed an action based E-Fed. It eliminates the 12 page monsters TQO was talking about and it is also more fun.

~ Action Base E-Fed is totally different from a Promo E-Fed. A Promo E-Fed you have a limited number of Rps you can do a week and they can be from three paragraphs to 4 pages long. Most federations you have to color code them as well. Which is a pain in the ass. A Promo RP can be anywhere as well. From your house, to a strip joint, then back to your bedroom making gay butt sex with your life mate. All that is good and dandy but totally doesn't have the wrestling feeling. A Action Base E-Fed. Like SCW does that.

A Action base E-fed is short little Promo's or shoots like real wrestlers do when the show is on. Every thing will be within the show. Whatever you say will be on the show night. We have no limit in Rps. All we ask for is don't write a massacre of a Rp that takes the judges forever to read. Keep it to the point and fun. Add detail but don't overdo it. Keep it to the point and go back and fourth with your opponent for as long as you want until you get tired of it or the deadline comes out. If you have any more questions please ask one of the Mods or the Owner himself.

~ For New people.. You're rps must be in or around the arena and casino of Treasure Island. Meaning, you can have your character walk through the casino or just outside of the casino.

~ Also Intros in your RPs are fine as long as they are more of a Narration, As long as your character is in the arena when he actually starts talking that is fine.

--In Case you didn't want to read all that here are simple terms.--

1.Action Fed Rps are quicker and less Stressful then Promo Based Feds.
2.People seem to have more fun b/c they don't have a limit in how much they can do.
3.Doesn't feel like a job, you can come on post and leave.
4.Base on short Rps but more of them making you feel more apart of the match.
5. Roleplays must in the arena
6. Narration Intro's are okay. Besides that they will not count.

How the Judging pick a winner

First off, just to remind you this is a game and should be treated as such. You will not win every match. That is just a way of life. If you can't handle losing then you are in the wrong game.

The Judges pick a winner on a few factors. First and Foremost is the entrainment factor. Did your set of Rps make us want more and more or just a snooze-fest. Remember we are going to act like a real federation with people watching, The more you get into it the more of a Chance you have of winning.

Second. Your Character. What does this mean? If you are a heel you are making feel you are a HEEL for you are a FACE make us believe so. Then if you added a background story in your bio. How well you played into that.

Togetherness. Meaning how well all your Rps went together, you didn't repeat yourself. Mostly the basic E-fed Rules. (Spelling, Knowing what show your on. Togetherness does not mean that you come out of the ring right after your opponent. It just matters on YOUR RPS!)

In Order:
1- Entertainment/Trash Talking
2- Your Character
3- Togetherness/Spelling/Repeating Self/Ect.

 

[THE Brian Kendrick's Biceps]

To be honest, while the idea isn't bad, I think it stunts the ability for characters to grow. Because unless we have control over exactly what happens in a match and how we book, the way in which we, as RPers, have our characters grow is through our RPs. Whether it be the setting, the people they interact with, or how they interact with these people, your RPs are pretty much the only way to mould your character unless you have complete control, which we obviously don't (and really don't want that badly). I just don't think that restricting people is the right way to go, because sure, some people have very simple characters which are just going to do the same thing every week, but I find a lot of the fun of e-fedding comes from making your character interesting and giving them a story.

 

[MizMasta3000]

You will always have the option to develop your character. I will try to get a Character Development section as well as an "open challenges" section. It increases activity and puts A LOT more interest in the matches.

 

[THE Brian Kendrick's Biceps]

I must be missing something. How does it increase activity and put more interest in the matches? If anything wouldn't it decrease activity since there will be less posts in the section due to people PMing their RPs so they can be part of the show? Or have I interpreted the way in which that works wrong?

 

[Hometown Kid]

Yeah, I don't really get this action stuff. I like where TQO was going, which was basically what I said minus the questions.

But for that we'd need a solid team of writers, plus a solid staff, which, no offense to you two gentleman, has yet to be seen. Plus, we should have an uneven number of judges to begin with you would think. :/

What's Monty up to around here these days? I know he's always been the top dog around IWF.

 

[MizMasta3000]

BKB - There s no PMing involved. A match thread is posted. The RPers then Roleplay. For example, the first RP would come out to the ring and cut a promo. Then, the opponent would reply coming out to the ring and answering to the first guy. They would go back and forth as long as they want (actually no there will be RP limits). Or you can cut a backstage/interviewr promo and your opponent can do the same.

 

[THE Brian Kendrick's Biceps]

So the promos aren't posted with the actual show? Okie dokie. Still like the traditional system better because I could very easily see it turning into a flame war, but I get what you're saying now.

 

[MizMasta3000]

It's just gives it a more "wrestling show" feel and it is also encouraging to new members to know that they have a chance at getting somewhere in the fed knowing that they aren't posting Shakespeare monologues just to get no where. It was just an idea to spice the place up. We can stick with the traditional or TQO's idea (which in essence is Action based RPing).

 

[Marvel26]

Why dont we have... a traditional e-fed?

Sure things are a bit low at the minute, but we havent even had our first show yet and people are saying about changing this and changing that. Why don't we stick with the traditional e-fed, see how things go, if things dont work out consider radically changing things.

MatFTW, I like the locker room idea, we do that in another fed I am part of. There it is a sub forum and it doesnt get much traffic, which would more than likely happen here. So, why not make a thread in the "Roleplay Board" where discussions can take place in character, and banter can be exchanged between wrestlers. Also maybe state some rules for that thread (IE. No making matches etc)

 

[Mat Awesome]

Like Marvel said, let's stick to a traditional e-fed.

BTW, seeing that most of you guys like my idea, I will make the thread and sticky it.

 

[JJdaBuckeye]

i vote traditional. if anything, have a page/length limit so there arent the 12 page bastards which just kinda deflates whoever their rping against. I know i personally wont have time to write a 12 page rp every week or so, and i would feel remiss if everyone was doing 12 pagers and i was doing 3, maybe 4 pagers. if people want to write a 12 page rp, fine, but break it up over a couple matches.