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Sign-Up Thread/Rules and Regulations
Welcome to the official sign up thread for the WWE 2K18 PS4 league, otherwise known as SFW Empire/EMPIRE Wrestling. This should be the first place you go if you're looking to join the league and here's all the stuff you should know.
The Rules
CAWs
- This league is 100% CAW (Created Wrestler) based. When you play your matches in the league, you must use a CAW version of your unique, original character, not a real-life wrestler, whether or not they’re in the game.
Stats and Abilities
- Your CAW overall must be 90 or below.
- Reversal stat must be 85.
- Momentum stat limit is 80.
- Stamina Recovery stat limit is 85.
- Pin Escape stat must be 80.
- No other stat can be under 60.
- All stats must be realistic to your CAW.
- You must use 1 LVL 3, 2 LVL 2 and 3 LVL 1 abilities only. No more, no less.
- Dirty Pin is allowed if you are a Heel.
- Comeback is allowed only if you're a face
- Ring Escape LVL 3 is allowed but you're only allowed to use it a MAXIMUM of 3 times.
- You can only use Resiliency at LVL 1, 2 or 3. However you can only use it during big matches, for example, during number one contenders matches or title matches.
- You can use any skills you want as long as they are realistic to your CAW.
- Hit Point Ratio - Noting above 30% and nothing under 20%.
- Move-set must be realistic to your CAW.
- Each character is allowed a unique finisher. This means that no two people should have the same finisher. To see which finishers have already been claimed, go here:
- If you are bringing back an existing character from past years, you are allowed to have the rights to the finisher that you previously used last year.
- Your in-ring and ringside finisher(s) should be the same.
- The Super Heavyweight class is allowed, however, you’re only allowed to have three reversals.
- Leverage Pin is only allowed as a reversal. THE ONE AND ONLY TIME LEVERAGE PIN WILL BE ALLOWED IS IF YOU AND YOUR OPPONENT HAVE AGREED ON THIS AS A FINISH!
Submissions
- A submission finisher may only be used to end a match if there have been at least 3 total finishers/OMG Moments in the match.
- You can use normal submissions to wear down an opponent, but not to end a match.
- You cannot pin your opponent immediately after any submission move.
- A submission move can only be applied if the body part that the submission targets is on orange health, so if you're going for an Ankle Lock, the body part that the Ankle Lock damages (legs), must at least be on orange health.
Spamming/Stalling
- No spamming of moves (i.e. repeating one or very few moves throughout the match and doing little else).
- No stalling (waiting deliberately before hitting a move to prevent your opponent from reversing it) for any period of time.
Stomping is banned, I've reviewed footage and playing matches myself know that the stomping is used the majority of the time to waste a reverse slot. Therefore I have banned this as I want this to be fun and enjoyable. If it is an accident then that is fine, however if you use it more then once whilst your opponent is on the ground this isn't allowed.
Tag Team Matches
- You can only enter the ring when you aren't the legal man in order to break up a pin. This can only be done 3 time per match
- You must otherwise stay in your corner when you aren't the legal man.
- If attempting to break up/ensure a pin, you must wait until after a finisher is hit before entering the ring.
Arguments/Debates
- There may come times when disagreements are had in the OOC thread, and this is inevitable and perfectly acceptable.
- Back-and-forth discussions about disagreements should stay in the OOC thread (as opposed to the match card, results or especially promo threads), which is where they will be moved to should they get underway, and they should stay on the topic of the league.
- Discussions/debates should never involve insults or personal attacks of any kind unless they are of a sort that the recipient says they are comfortable with. Arguments like this (or ones which go off topic) are unnecessary in the OOC thread and should be moved to a PM if they must continue.
No-showing
- If you are booked for a match that you can’t complete, you must inform a member of Creative and your opponent (ideally through your match PM) of this as far in advance as possible. Anyone who no-shows without saying anything in advance will receive a strike.
How To Get Booked
- Every Sunday night the “I Want A Match” thread will be opened, asking who wants a match for the following weekend. Sign up in that thread, using the template, to get a match.
- The thread will be open from Sunday, after the previous weeks' results thread goes up, until Monday/Tuesday night.
- On Monday/Tuesday night, the sign-up thread will be locked and Creative will create a match card for the week.
- Results should go up on Saturdays.
Interrupting Threads
- Do not jump into someone’s promo thread without asking them first (ask them via PM).
- Do not post OOC comments in people’s threads - this is what the OOC thread is for.
- If you want to give someone feedback on their promo, leave it in the OOC thread and not their promo thread.
Championships
- Champions will need to defend their titles at least once per month. The World Heavyweight Champion will defend their championship at each PPV, unless said otherwise.
- Championships can be defended on any show depending on the circumstances.
- Champions who lose their championships will receive an automatic rematch, because we are focusing on storytelling and creating a great story, however, the competitive basis is still there.
- You cannot drop the Internet Championship in order to have a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship.
- Only one championship can be held by one character at a time.
Recording
- It is advised to record and upload your league matches. You don't have to, but you can if you want. It makes storytelling a lot better when others can actually see the match you had.
- The arena we will be using for this league is the EMPIRE Wrestling custom arenas.
- If you have your match recorded and uploaded, post it in your match PM so it can be included in the Results thread for everyone to see.
Managers
- Joining the league as a manager is allowed, however, you must already have somebody to manage before joining. You will also be required to do a much more impressive sign-up, as you are not a competitor.
- If you have a manager, you are still required to be involved in the promo. Your manager can't do all of the work for you.
- Should an established manager find him/herself without somebody to manage, they are allowed to seek a new “client”.
Miscellaneous
- The last move of a match must always be a finisher unless another finish is agreed by all participants.
- Your opponent must have at least one orange-health body part before you may go for a pin, even if you’ve hit a finisher.
- If you want a stipulation in a match, ask a member of Creative first before writing a promo around the stipulation being added to your match.
- Make your move-sets realistic. Don't set every move as a finishing move and don’t generally go over the top. Big guys shouldn't be doing 450 splashes and small guys shouldn't be doing Muscle Busters.
- If in a Steel Cage Match, you may only attempt to escape/pin after hitting a finisher. The door opening OMG Moment is not allowed in Steel Cage Matches unless agreed on by all participants beforehand, as it gives the win automatically.
- You must allow a pin attempt to be made after a finisher is hit, don’t reverse the pin.
Promos
You must promo at least ONCE every 2 WEEKS. You can promo promo more frequently if you wish, but you must promo at least ONCE every 2 WEEKS. If you don't promo, this will go down as a strike. Some people may not wish to do promos, which is understandable, but I have to put this rule into place as it brings more depth to the league as a hole and it gives more meaning to the matches that're booked. If there's a problem resulting in you not being able to promo, please let a member of Creative know.
Strikes
- If you break any of the rules listed above, you will receive a strike.
Strike 1 - You will not compete on the next week’s card.
Strike 2 - You will be banned for 2 weeks.
Strike 3 - You will be banned from the league for a month.
Strike 4 - Permanent ban.
- Any strike can be appealed reasonably, but “that shouldn’t be a rule” isn’t a valid appeal. It’s your job to know the rules and if you don’t agree with any of them, you should question them before breaking them.
- Also, not all rule breaks will necessarily lead to a strike (e.g. someone having too many unrealistic/overpowered moves in their move set might just be asked to change the moves and redo their match), but this is at Creative’s discretion as any rule break can lead to a strike if Creative decide that this is appropriate.
If you have any problems at all, please contact a member of Creative.
Sign Up
- Your sign-up should be an introduction to your character, it doesn’t need to be anything more.
- Creative will comment back on all signups to let you know whether or not you are accepted into the league.
- You can claim two finishers in your signup. You cannot use a finisher that is claimed by someone else as your finisher or elsewhere in your move set. The claimed finishers list will be here
- You aren't required to upload your CAW on Community Creations before signing up, however, it is advised to do so. Use the tags of WWEF and SWF, so it can be found more easily.
Sign-Up Template
Tag Creative Members: @Darth Welshy, @The Anarchist
Name:
PSN ID:
Character Name:
Face/Heel:
Entrance Theme:
Gimmick/Backstory:
Finishers:
Example Promo:
Example Sign-Up
@The Anarchist
Name: The Anarchist
PSN ID: RusevWillCrush69
Character Name: 'The Anarchist' Antonio Stark
Face/Heel: Heel
Entrance Theme: Let It Go from Frozen... Jokes, Down with Sickness, Disturbed
Gimmick/Backstory: Going against the machine, working for his family but will win by any means necessary to provide for them
Finishers: Fireman's Carry Roundhouse Kick, Spinning Back Kick
*After a commercial break, Antonio Stark's new theme song hits and he walks out to loud boos from the crowd. At Duality, Antonio lost in a triple threat match to crown a number one contender to the world heavyweight championship, and the loss has made him frustrated and angry, as he marches down to the ring, microphone in hand. Stark climbs into the ring, still with boos from the crowd.*
Antonio - "Everyone here can think what they want of me, it doesn't affect me and it never will. You either cheer or you boo, but at the end of the day, all of you know that you wouldn't stand a chance against me if you ever stepped inside this ring with me. Playing nice gets you nowhere, you have to seize the opportunity and that's what I tried to do at Duality, but I didn't do it. Yuri Black walked away with the win, but will that slow me down? No it won't, all it does is make me stronger, and a fire inside of me starts to build up, and at Money in the Bank I want... no, I demand to be added to the Money in the Bank ladder match! This is a warning to everyone in the back, and especially to you Trent Kingsley, there will be hell to pay if you do not meet my demands. Add me to the match, and watch a true superstar like me bring that briefcase down, and whether it's Will Neilson, Yuri Black or Spencer Hyde, then you are on my hitlist! It won't be long until Precision has a viable world champion, and someone who represents the company better than what we have at the moment. People like Will Neilson and Jack Rogue are old news, people like Antonio Stark are the ones that truly bring in money for this damn company, and the only ones that has what it takes to be in the main event!"
*Antonio drops the microphone and climbs out of the ring, still angry as the fans continue to boo him. Stark looks back behind him towards the ring after reaching the top of the ramp, nods, and walks back through the curtain.*
The Rules
CAWs
- This league is 100% CAW (Created Wrestler) based. When you play your matches in the league, you must use a CAW version of your unique, original character, not a real-life wrestler, whether or not they’re in the game.
Stats and Abilities
- Your CAW overall must be 90 or below.
- Reversal stat must be 85.
- Momentum stat limit is 80.
- Stamina Recovery stat limit is 85.
- Pin Escape stat must be 80.
- No other stat can be under 60.
- All stats must be realistic to your CAW.
- You must use 1 LVL 3, 2 LVL 2 and 3 LVL 1 abilities only. No more, no less.
- Dirty Pin is allowed if you are a Heel.
- Comeback is allowed only if you're a face
- Ring Escape LVL 3 is allowed but you're only allowed to use it a MAXIMUM of 3 times.
- You can only use Resiliency at LVL 1, 2 or 3. However you can only use it during big matches, for example, during number one contenders matches or title matches.
- You can use any skills you want as long as they are realistic to your CAW.
- Hit Point Ratio - Noting above 30% and nothing under 20%.
- Move-set must be realistic to your CAW.
- Each character is allowed a unique finisher. This means that no two people should have the same finisher. To see which finishers have already been claimed, go here:
- If you are bringing back an existing character from past years, you are allowed to have the rights to the finisher that you previously used last year.
- Your in-ring and ringside finisher(s) should be the same.
- The Super Heavyweight class is allowed, however, you’re only allowed to have three reversals.
- Leverage Pin is only allowed as a reversal. THE ONE AND ONLY TIME LEVERAGE PIN WILL BE ALLOWED IS IF YOU AND YOUR OPPONENT HAVE AGREED ON THIS AS A FINISH!
Submissions
- A submission finisher may only be used to end a match if there have been at least 3 total finishers/OMG Moments in the match.
- You can use normal submissions to wear down an opponent, but not to end a match.
- You cannot pin your opponent immediately after any submission move.
- A submission move can only be applied if the body part that the submission targets is on orange health, so if you're going for an Ankle Lock, the body part that the Ankle Lock damages (legs), must at least be on orange health.
Spamming/Stalling
- No spamming of moves (i.e. repeating one or very few moves throughout the match and doing little else).
- No stalling (waiting deliberately before hitting a move to prevent your opponent from reversing it) for any period of time.
Stomping is banned, I've reviewed footage and playing matches myself know that the stomping is used the majority of the time to waste a reverse slot. Therefore I have banned this as I want this to be fun and enjoyable. If it is an accident then that is fine, however if you use it more then once whilst your opponent is on the ground this isn't allowed.
Tag Team Matches
- You can only enter the ring when you aren't the legal man in order to break up a pin. This can only be done 3 time per match
- You must otherwise stay in your corner when you aren't the legal man.
- If attempting to break up/ensure a pin, you must wait until after a finisher is hit before entering the ring.
Arguments/Debates
- There may come times when disagreements are had in the OOC thread, and this is inevitable and perfectly acceptable.
- Back-and-forth discussions about disagreements should stay in the OOC thread (as opposed to the match card, results or especially promo threads), which is where they will be moved to should they get underway, and they should stay on the topic of the league.
- Discussions/debates should never involve insults or personal attacks of any kind unless they are of a sort that the recipient says they are comfortable with. Arguments like this (or ones which go off topic) are unnecessary in the OOC thread and should be moved to a PM if they must continue.
No-showing
- If you are booked for a match that you can’t complete, you must inform a member of Creative and your opponent (ideally through your match PM) of this as far in advance as possible. Anyone who no-shows without saying anything in advance will receive a strike.
How To Get Booked
- Every Sunday night the “I Want A Match” thread will be opened, asking who wants a match for the following weekend. Sign up in that thread, using the template, to get a match.
- The thread will be open from Sunday, after the previous weeks' results thread goes up, until Monday/Tuesday night.
- On Monday/Tuesday night, the sign-up thread will be locked and Creative will create a match card for the week.
- Results should go up on Saturdays.
Interrupting Threads
- Do not jump into someone’s promo thread without asking them first (ask them via PM).
- Do not post OOC comments in people’s threads - this is what the OOC thread is for.
- If you want to give someone feedback on their promo, leave it in the OOC thread and not their promo thread.
Championships
- Champions will need to defend their titles at least once per month. The World Heavyweight Champion will defend their championship at each PPV, unless said otherwise.
- Championships can be defended on any show depending on the circumstances.
- Champions who lose their championships will receive an automatic rematch, because we are focusing on storytelling and creating a great story, however, the competitive basis is still there.
- You cannot drop the Internet Championship in order to have a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship.
- Only one championship can be held by one character at a time.
Recording
- It is advised to record and upload your league matches. You don't have to, but you can if you want. It makes storytelling a lot better when others can actually see the match you had.
- The arena we will be using for this league is the EMPIRE Wrestling custom arenas.
- If you have your match recorded and uploaded, post it in your match PM so it can be included in the Results thread for everyone to see.
Managers
- Joining the league as a manager is allowed, however, you must already have somebody to manage before joining. You will also be required to do a much more impressive sign-up, as you are not a competitor.
- If you have a manager, you are still required to be involved in the promo. Your manager can't do all of the work for you.
- Should an established manager find him/herself without somebody to manage, they are allowed to seek a new “client”.
Miscellaneous
- The last move of a match must always be a finisher unless another finish is agreed by all participants.
- Your opponent must have at least one orange-health body part before you may go for a pin, even if you’ve hit a finisher.
- If you want a stipulation in a match, ask a member of Creative first before writing a promo around the stipulation being added to your match.
- Make your move-sets realistic. Don't set every move as a finishing move and don’t generally go over the top. Big guys shouldn't be doing 450 splashes and small guys shouldn't be doing Muscle Busters.
- If in a Steel Cage Match, you may only attempt to escape/pin after hitting a finisher. The door opening OMG Moment is not allowed in Steel Cage Matches unless agreed on by all participants beforehand, as it gives the win automatically.
- You must allow a pin attempt to be made after a finisher is hit, don’t reverse the pin.
Promos
You must promo at least ONCE every 2 WEEKS. You can promo promo more frequently if you wish, but you must promo at least ONCE every 2 WEEKS. If you don't promo, this will go down as a strike. Some people may not wish to do promos, which is understandable, but I have to put this rule into place as it brings more depth to the league as a hole and it gives more meaning to the matches that're booked. If there's a problem resulting in you not being able to promo, please let a member of Creative know.
Strikes
- If you break any of the rules listed above, you will receive a strike.
Strike 1 - You will not compete on the next week’s card.
Strike 2 - You will be banned for 2 weeks.
Strike 3 - You will be banned from the league for a month.
Strike 4 - Permanent ban.
- Any strike can be appealed reasonably, but “that shouldn’t be a rule” isn’t a valid appeal. It’s your job to know the rules and if you don’t agree with any of them, you should question them before breaking them.
- Also, not all rule breaks will necessarily lead to a strike (e.g. someone having too many unrealistic/overpowered moves in their move set might just be asked to change the moves and redo their match), but this is at Creative’s discretion as any rule break can lead to a strike if Creative decide that this is appropriate.
If you have any problems at all, please contact a member of Creative.
Sign Up
- Your sign-up should be an introduction to your character, it doesn’t need to be anything more.
- Creative will comment back on all signups to let you know whether or not you are accepted into the league.
- You can claim two finishers in your signup. You cannot use a finisher that is claimed by someone else as your finisher or elsewhere in your move set. The claimed finishers list will be here
- You aren't required to upload your CAW on Community Creations before signing up, however, it is advised to do so. Use the tags of WWEF and SWF, so it can be found more easily.
Sign-Up Template
Tag Creative Members: @Darth Welshy, @The Anarchist
Name:
PSN ID:
Character Name:
Face/Heel:
Entrance Theme:
Gimmick/Backstory:
Finishers:
Example Promo:
Example Sign-Up
@The Anarchist
Name: The Anarchist
PSN ID: RusevWillCrush69
Character Name: 'The Anarchist' Antonio Stark
Face/Heel: Heel
Entrance Theme: Let It Go from Frozen... Jokes, Down with Sickness, Disturbed
Gimmick/Backstory: Going against the machine, working for his family but will win by any means necessary to provide for them
Finishers: Fireman's Carry Roundhouse Kick, Spinning Back Kick
*After a commercial break, Antonio Stark's new theme song hits and he walks out to loud boos from the crowd. At Duality, Antonio lost in a triple threat match to crown a number one contender to the world heavyweight championship, and the loss has made him frustrated and angry, as he marches down to the ring, microphone in hand. Stark climbs into the ring, still with boos from the crowd.*
Antonio - "Everyone here can think what they want of me, it doesn't affect me and it never will. You either cheer or you boo, but at the end of the day, all of you know that you wouldn't stand a chance against me if you ever stepped inside this ring with me. Playing nice gets you nowhere, you have to seize the opportunity and that's what I tried to do at Duality, but I didn't do it. Yuri Black walked away with the win, but will that slow me down? No it won't, all it does is make me stronger, and a fire inside of me starts to build up, and at Money in the Bank I want... no, I demand to be added to the Money in the Bank ladder match! This is a warning to everyone in the back, and especially to you Trent Kingsley, there will be hell to pay if you do not meet my demands. Add me to the match, and watch a true superstar like me bring that briefcase down, and whether it's Will Neilson, Yuri Black or Spencer Hyde, then you are on my hitlist! It won't be long until Precision has a viable world champion, and someone who represents the company better than what we have at the moment. People like Will Neilson and Jack Rogue are old news, people like Antonio Stark are the ones that truly bring in money for this damn company, and the only ones that has what it takes to be in the main event!"
*Antonio drops the microphone and climbs out of the ring, still angry as the fans continue to boo him. Stark looks back behind him towards the ring after reaching the top of the ramp, nods, and walks back through the curtain.*
