New: Shootclub Fantasy Wrestling (commercial, open-ended, www, mixed, fantasy, rpg, sports)

From: lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)

Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2001 07:13:01 +0000

Name:		Shootclub Fantasy Wrestling
Email:		shoot@shootclub.com
Frequency:		some stuff daily, some stuff monthly (for
comprimise sake: "one per week")
Type:		Fantasy Wrestling
URL:		http://shootclub.com
Costs:		average $2/month
Last-Update:		2001Jul26
Keywords: commercial, open-ended, www, mixed, fantasy, rpg, sports

Description:

Shootclub is a text-based role playing game in which hundreds of players
enter their own wrestlers to compete with each other in our fantasy
leagues. Your wrestler's performance is based on your ability to choose an
arsenal for them and to roleplay successfully.

Leagues

Wrestlers are broken up into territorial groups called leagues. Each
league has its own titles, matches, and rankings. New leagues will open as
new players join the game. Slow leagues may be closed down if they cannot
seem to get themselves going. Ideal roster size is between 60-80
wrestlers, but can get as big as 100.

Schedule

All league matches are broken up into cycles that are one month in
duration. Each month consists of 4-5 weeks and each week has 4 standard
cards (house shows) for a total 16 or 20 cards per month. The cards are
held on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. Cards are split up
into sub-cards to try an maintain an average card size of 8-12 matches.
The sub- cards are labeled A, B, C, etc. Each active wrestler and tag team
wrestles on each card. If your league has a promoter then there may be
additional television and pay-per-view cards. There are also
Shootclub-wide pay-per-views held every other month.

Matchups

Matchups (who you fight) and Match Results (who wins) are both determined
by our custom software. The matchups are deterined using rankings, fan
alignment, friends, fueds and stables and the final schedule may not be
ideal for all wrestlers, but the best possible schedule for the entire
league was created. Your best control mechanism in this dynamic structure
is by setting your friends and feuds. Each matchup is used for an entire
week of cards, so your wrestler or tag team will only face 4-5 different
opponents a month.

Match Results

Match Results (who wins) are determined by our software using each
wrestler's strategy (the collection of their arsenal, style and abilities)
against each other. The matches are solely determined using these
attributes, no other human elements (such as promos) are involved
directly. A more detailed description on how matches are determined is
found in the rulebook.

Role Playing

Each wrestler can submit promos to their league. A promo (flash or role
play) is a written description of your wrestler's actions or comments.
They can be as descriptive or non- descriptive as you like. Promos are the
best way to get your wrestler "over" with the other players in the league
and also the best method for conducting feuds and alliances. They are also
the easiest way to get you noticed by promoters and placed on the TV shows
and pay-per-views. Promos are voted on by fellow players (you cannot vote
for your own promo) and scored. The scoring of promos contribute directly
to your wrestler's role playing score, which helps your wrestler move up
in the rankings and also gain experience.

Statistics

We are most proud of the statistical aspect of this game. There are stats
not only for wrestlers but also for matches, stables, players, promos and
tag teams. Check out the rulebook for detailed descriptions of all the
game's statistics.

How to Win

Matches are determined by three (3) key attributes that make up your
"strategy": ARSENAL, STYLE, and ABILITIES. Your ARSENAL is a collection of
15 unique moves from the entire move list of 75. Each move is of one (1)
particular style type and is scored from 1 to 25 points. Your STYLE is the
distribution of 10 points (same for everyone) over 3 style catagories:
Power, Science, and Dexterity. The more points you have in a particular
style, the more apt you are at executing moves of that style. ABILITIES
are the 6 categories (Offense, Defense, Stamina, Conditioning, Brawling,
and Tag Team) that you spread your experience points (XP) over. Everyone
starts at 20 XPs but wrestlers gain addition XPs at different rates
depending on success. The maximum XP level is 50 and the maximum score in
each category is 10 for the major abilities (Offense, Defense, Stamina,
Conditioning) and 5 for the minor abilities (Brawling and Tag Teams).

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