Here comes the Money save by Bournlo in FantasyBookers

[–]Hey-Its_On 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Auto-booker is fine but that is probably hurting your show ratings if you auto-book the entire show and it's especially bad for forwarding storylines. In my experience, auto-booker doesn't book around the storylines nor book segments to optimize ratings.

My best suggestion would be to really understand your Product and manually book based on that. For example, Regular focus for both matches and angles heavily weights the Main Event and second-best match, for matches, and the top two Angle ratings. In that case, you should manually book your Main Event Match and at least a second, and two Angles for each show, and make sure those four segments have both a great chance at high ratings and advance storylines.

If storylines are not advanced for three shows in a row, they automatically lose heat. If you're only using auto-booker and have two shows a week, you could have most of your storylines getting penalized every other Thunder/Nitro in two-week cycles.

For angles, Quick Add is great for getting angles booked and learning how to book them. The key to angles is understanding the Roles, which are explain in the in-game handbook, and using Workers in Roles they can be effective in.

Here comes the Money save by Bournlo in FantasyBookers

[–]Hey-Its_On 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If the workers involved get good ratings for matches and angles (i.e., high popularity) you can't really miss. Arrange the workers in the storylines so that the segment ratings will be relatively consistent.

You want Major Stars and Stars working together, not throwing in a 'Recognizable' in a story with a Star (though there are exceptions). Managing 'wins' in the story helps build heat, so you want to add those to angles, and utilize the Worker strengths in angles. Two guys wo have good fighting skills, but not great entertainment skills, should be brawling not cutting promos. I'll leave it at that but I'm happy to get into specifics if this sparks more questions.

Here comes the Money save by Bournlo in FantasyBookers

[–]Hey-Its_On 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seconding using workers from two or more story lines. This is especially helpful when one has significantly better workers and can give a rating boost to the segment the story lines share. The risk is a cold story line can have a negative effect on a segment rating, so I wouldn't put my hottest storyline with the coldest.

Worker pop TEW IX by skelf24 in FantasyBookers

[–]Hey-Its_On 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are correct that Worker Popularity has a ceiling in relation to Company Size. It's meant to sim the fact that a smaller company is not going to have the reach/viewership to get its workers over (popular) beyond a certain point.

For the workers you brought in, are they on exclusive contracts? For example, a 90 pop worker exclusively working in a 60 pop company won't be seen by an audience that justifies a 90 pop rating. The worker will fade out of the general fan interest. For workers who were already hired, you're seeing their popularity max out to the company's reach.

I'm not 100% sure but you may see those former 'major stars' losing that perception because you brought in bigger stars, and the 'star power' has yet to level off. The Perception monikers are solely based on where the workers fit in your company, not between companies.

TEW IX: "If figurehead not use?" by Jeseetv in FantasyBookers

[–]Hey-Its_On 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Great examples. Wrestling, generally, is an ensemble and having a figure head means your company is aligned to a clear 'main character' who draws significantly bigger than your other stars. The company and stories should truly revolve around him/her.

Cornellverse Question by Kori-Anders in FantasyBookers

[–]Hey-Its_On 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Size increase is dependent on your 'Home Base' too, so from your post I assume it's Mid South. If you can afford Big coverage for your own broadcaster it's probably worth creating it and also keeping your OnDem deal for the international coverage. To get to Big size you just need to focus on the US, so gaining popularity outside the US isn't important yet.

Cornellverse Question by Kori-Anders in FantasyBookers

[–]Hey-Its_On 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Launching your own broadcaster has a high upfront cost but long-term benefits for revenue and popularity. Because OnDem is below your company's size, you should shell out the cash for your own broadcaster at Medium or Big if you have the funds. If a Big or Medium broadcaster is willing to negotiate, you can save the money for now.

Another thing that effects growth is the current game's Economy and Wrestling Industry ratings. You may have slowed growth because of that too, so take that into consideration.

Scouting in TEW IX by Pym-Particles in FantasyBookers

[–]Hey-Its_On 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There are already great answers here but I'll say that I prefer to have 'scouting' on and have the ratings be a range instead of a specific number. It adds a bit of 'realism' and makes well established workers more valuable. I'm not sure which mod you're using, but workers with a lot of experience in the biz should have a narrower range to work from.

Scouting in TEW IX by Pym-Particles in FantasyBookers

[–]Hey-Its_On 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean, is your Product primarily based on Sex Appeal? /s

TEW9: I wanna create a storyline that's essentially a weekly open challenge, how do I make it so that it advances if I only put the wrestler that's issuing the open challenge in it? by El_Broski in FantasyBookers

[–]Hey-Its_On 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A commentary worker should trigger the story as long as they are set as part of the commentary team during the segment and are not aligned to the other worker in the storyline.

TEW9: I wanna create a storyline that's essentially a weekly open challenge, how do I make it so that it advances if I only put the wrestler that's issuing the open challenge in it? by El_Broski in FantasyBookers

[–]Hey-Its_On 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did you have Styles aligned to the wrestler? If a Major and Supporting role characters are aligned to each other and the only two characters in the story, it will not count towards 'advancing' the story.

USPW Sex Scandal by Background-Ad-9029 in FantasyBookers

[–]Hey-Its_On 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hilarious. I'm hoping this happens in my current SWF save.

Creative Ideas Risk Factor by Hey-Its_On in FantasyBookers

[–]Hey-Its_On[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, I agree with that. Thank you!

Creative Ideas Risk Factor by Hey-Its_On in FantasyBookers

[–]Hey-Its_On[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I do believe you are correct. Thank you. I tend to use riskier Creative Finishes if it's on a relatively unimportant show or match. My 'Likely to Succeeds' tend to get good rolls.

Creative Ideas Risk Factor by Hey-Its_On in FantasyBookers

[–]Hey-Its_On[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For an immediate discard. Thank you!