Contracts: Wrestler Stat discussion

[Tempest]

This is an item currently under discussion in the backstage forums, but I decided I want to know what you guys think about it.

What if we were to modify the current setup we have for wrestler contracts with "stat" rankings? Basically, something like this:

Personality:
Agility:
Strength:
Speed:
Durability:
Technical Skill:

(Arranged this way to end up with a semi-pronouncable acronymn, a wrestler's PASSDT numbers)

...or something like that, and give every one of those stats a rank? We'd give each wrestler 40 pts to divide between the abilities. Each to be recieving a score from one to ten? Whatever you set up becomes locked after creation and any modifications to the stats would then have to be done by Mods after that.

How would this affect matchwriting and who wins or loses? In reality, it wouldn't. It wouldn't be a number crunching game, but rather, a specific way for players to "Scout" out their competition beyond solely reading their matches, and players would have a more specific idea of, say, just HOW strong Gibraltar is, or how fast Hazard is, or how they each stood up against each other in a given area.

The Stat breakdown would be something like this -
1 - physically handicapped.
2 - childlike
3 - preteen development
4 - couch potato
5 - average person
6 - natural ability
7 - amateur level
8 - professional level
9 - olympic level
10 - SuperStar
(Or whatever classification names we come up with...)

Oh, and winning a title belt would gain you one point to put where you like. (Only belts won in THIS era of the XWA would count, not earlier ones.) Its likely that posting a certain number of promos or matches would earn more points too. It hasn't been decided yet.

Again, this is JUST an idea...but I think it could be cool. What do YOU guys think?

..................

An example:

Generic Guy
Starting with, say, 40 pts.

Personality: 6
Agility: 6
Strength: 7
Speed: 5
Durability: 8
Technical Skill: 8


So...thoughts? Good? Bad? Somewhere in between?

[DJS]

As long as we can still go back and edit stuff in our contracts (i.e. pic bases, entrance music, moves etc.) then I'm fine with it.

[Tempest]

Yep. The only thing that would be locked would be your stats (which we would list by your name on the new roster page we're working up.)

[DJS]

In that case it's a yes from me. sounds like it could be great!

[Hazard]

Must say, I like how I'm an example

So, if we go by Hazard right now... it would be.

Personality: 6/7 (There's one coming out)
Agility: 9
Strength: 4
Speed: 10
Durability: 7
Technical Skill: 7

[DarkSabre]

You've already answered my only concerning by answering Jack's question, so I give it my nod of approval.

[Danger Liam]

We actually had this set up in the first match writing fed i was a part of now i come to think of it ... the important thing I feel is that it can give the characters more of a point of reference, it stops people being able to make ridiculous unrealistic characters that are freakishly strong yet dive of the top rope.

My major point would be that people would need to study matches they voted on much more carefully for example if a guy has a strength stat of 6 and then in a match they are doing something like powerbombing a 900lbs man then in my books that would have to be looked at as a massive mark down for the written match. Obviously thats a stupid example but my big thing in match writing feds is reading match that i can actually imagine happening in reality (were a game centered in reality after all no level 80 orks or diamond skinned vampires here).

With all that said I do really like this idea, my only other question would be who decides the stats, in the SCW (the old fed i that did this) stats were decided after your first 5 matches where the fed head would judge the way your characters was used over those matches and assign points accordingly.

[Tempest]

Actually, our thought is that each player will decide their own stats, with perhaps a small trial period in which you can make adjustments.

[Johawn]

I'd get an extra point, right?

[Tempest]

Other than the one on the top of your head? Yup. (For winning the title, that is. Actually, didn't you win TWO titles?)