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Post by Rocky on Oct 15, 2008 14:33:10 GMT -5
You have a character and you write out "promos" or "roleplays" for them, and at the end of the week whoever wrote better ones (you or your opponent) wins. They write matches and stuff. You have your favorite moves, entrance music, etc. I was so addicted in 8th grade. I had to lie and say I was a senior in HS because I didn't want them to be weirded out by the 8th grader who was insanely dominant because I was intelligent and they were not.
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Post by duceisinmyheart on Oct 15, 2008 14:34:36 GMT -5
You have a character and you write out "promos" or "roleplays" for them, and at the end of the week whoever wrote better ones (you or your opponent) wins. They write matches and stuff. You have your favorite moves, entrance music, etc. I was so addicted in 8th grade. I had to lie and say I was a senior in HS because I didn't want them to be weirded out by the 8th grader who was insanely dominant because I was intelligent and they were not. Yeah, haha I was pretty young to compared to most of the other guys. I won like the Lightweight belt, hardcore belt, etc. lol
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Post by Spencer on Oct 15, 2008 14:34:36 GMT -5
lol. I dont even get it.
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Post by Ducky on Oct 15, 2008 14:35:02 GMT -5
No mention of me? Useless article... where's the put downs? or Mormon jokes?
fucking awful. F-.
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Post by duceisinmyheart on Oct 15, 2008 14:35:10 GMT -5
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Post by noves on Oct 15, 2008 14:35:20 GMT -5
I did e wrestling [or e-feds as they were called on FF] as well.
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Post by duceisinmyheart on Oct 15, 2008 14:35:49 GMT -5
E-Wrestling is an internet variation on creative roleplay, based on the world of professional wrestling. The basic premise is that the player (also called a handler) creates a character, and manages his or her career in a fictional professional wrestling promotion, called an E-Federation (or E-Fed).
Much like the term "e-mail" became the abbreviation for electronic mail, the term "e-wrestling" became common in the early-to-mid-1990s as fantasy wrestling began to move from a primarily play-by-mail format and instead began to use online bulletin boards, then internet service providers (ISPs) and ad hoc webpages.
In earlier versions of the game patterned on play-by-mail formats, a handler often controlled his wrestler’s success by creating a move and then e-mailing it to an adjudicator. Based on this the adjudicator would then decide the outcome. [1] As e-wrestling moved from individual ISPs to the World Wide Web beginning in 1994, the roleplay format used on PRODIGY and other services began to eclipse the turn-based system.
In 2004, World Wrestling Entertainment began its own fantasy wrestling game focused on selecting WWE Superstars as part of a team and receiving points based on their involvement on the WWE television shows. WWE singled out "real wrestling" E-Feds who used the names and likenesses of WWE Superstars and began sending them cease-and-desist letters.[2]
There are eWrestling "promotions" which operate within a more storyline based environment which mimics "angles" used in real federations such as the WWE. Storylines and feuds are decided upon and worked, where the shows are written in full format in a variety of styles, more commonly script and novel style. This is to give the player an opportunity to try the storylines which they would prefer to see on typical wrestling shows but may not be given the opportunity given the types of character personality actual wrestlers take and the ability of pushing the limits more so with created characters.
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Post by Speed Racer on Oct 15, 2008 14:36:21 GMT -5
As embarassing as it now is, I also did e-wrestling. I was probably 11 or 12 back then, and like Mark, I lied about my age, haha.
Fucking weird.
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Post by Rocky on Oct 15, 2008 14:36:57 GMT -5
Haha yeah nova, I called them e-feds too.
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Post by DB on Oct 15, 2008 14:38:04 GMT -5
that is some weird shit guys.
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Post by Speed Racer on Oct 15, 2008 14:38:30 GMT -5
It is. I feel like a loser.
I actually liked it back then though, haha, it was fun.
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Post by duceisinmyheart on Oct 15, 2008 14:39:17 GMT -5
It helped me with my creative writing skills lol
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Post by Spencer on Oct 15, 2008 14:39:50 GMT -5
So essentially someone just said, you win cause youre theme music is cooler?
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Post by Rocky on Oct 15, 2008 14:40:03 GMT -5
It is. I feel like a loser. I actually liked it back then though, haha, it was fun. It really was amazing. I'm sure it'd be the dumbest thing ever if I was in one at 19, but at 13/14 or whatever age 8th grade is, it was a great time.
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Post by duceisinmyheart on Oct 15, 2008 14:41:00 GMT -5
So essentially someone just said, you win cause youre theme music is cooler? LOL, na, basically whoever came up with the most creative stories would win. So basically if you “out-wrote” you’re opponent you would win.
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Post by noves on Oct 15, 2008 14:41:06 GMT -5
Yeah, I lied about my age too, said I was a year older then I was. I loved it back then too when I used to follow wrestling religiously. I pretty much hate it now, the products are pathetic.
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Post by duceisinmyheart on Oct 15, 2008 14:41:13 GMT -5
It is. I feel like a loser. I actually liked it back then though, haha, it was fun. It really was amazing. I'm sure it'd be the dumbest thing ever if I was in one at 19, but at 13/14 or whatever age 8th grade is, it was a great time. I'ma do it again
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Post by Speed Racer on Oct 15, 2008 14:41:22 GMT -5
So essentially someone just said, you win cause youre theme music is cooler? You usually would win your match based on the quality of your 'roleplays'.
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Post by duceisinmyheart on Oct 15, 2008 14:41:55 GMT -5
I never lied about my age, I was always 15 or 16
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Post by Rocky on Oct 15, 2008 14:41:57 GMT -5
So essentially someone just said, you win cause youre theme music is cooler? Haha no Spence, those things took so much time. My typical one would take minimum of two hours and it'd be a few thousand words. My old home computer hardly works anymore but I know I have a lot of them saved into Microsoft word. It was ridiculously time consuming too. 2 hours x 4 of those a week = 8 hours just off of writing, and then the other addicting things that come with posting on the boards etc. I wouldn't change it. I agree with Martinez, it really did help with creative writing.
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Post by noves on Oct 15, 2008 14:42:15 GMT -5
I loved being dark, insane characters. So much more room to work with creatively. Such a geek I was [and am].
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Post by Speed Racer on Oct 15, 2008 14:42:47 GMT -5
I was in the upper echelon of e-feds (similar to BBS or NBN). I fucking rock.
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Post by Spencer on Oct 15, 2008 14:43:04 GMT -5
LOL, thats kinda funny.
My first taste of simulation sports was a board game called Strat -o-matic. It was a die based game. Fun stuff.
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Post by duceisinmyheart on Oct 15, 2008 14:43:09 GMT -5
Then it was fun when you created "stables" and interefered in matches haha
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Post by Rocky on Oct 15, 2008 14:43:09 GMT -5
I was in the upper echelon of e-feds (similar to BBS or NBN). I fucking rock. Which?
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