Post by Jason Prince on Nov 14, 2008 1:21:24 GMT -5
characters E-Fed, How Do They Work?
E-Fed stands for Electronic Federation, E-Fed for short. An E-Fed is an online forum in which Roleplayers, come to roleplay under a particular genre. GCW RPs within the genre of Professional Wrestling.
E-Wrestling?
Well, e-wrestling is in a way very similar to the sports entertainment phenomenon that is professional wrestling itself, made to imitate wrestling in popular forms. The major difference here is that rather than watching it play out on a TV screen, it’s played out over the Internet to people who are free to come and compete themselves.
Compete?
Don’t worry, that is not an invitation for the many wrestling fans that surf the net to come and partake in a physical wrestling match, because unlike wrestling itself, e-wrestling relies on words and not any physical action on the part of the people who choose to join an e-federation. In some ways, it’s not too different from playing an online role-playing game.
So How Does It All Work Then?
As there are wrestling federations in real life, so there are various e-federations dotted around all over the Internet. These federations are run either by a group of people together or a single owner (usually known as the e-fed’s Owner) and are usually found in the form of a web-site although some appear as e-mail messages.
It would usually be down to these people (or person as is more often the case) to try and create interest in the e-federation by recruiting members. This can be done by contacting friends, advertising on other web-sites or a slightly more frowned upon method of visiting other e-federations (from here on referred to as E-Feds), and trying to steal their existing members in order to have them come to your E-Fed.
So, how to join an E-Fed and what happens next?
The answer to this is that to become a member, you must select a ‘wrestler’ who you want to be in control of, and assign a set of moves to them, then filling out the on-site application form., commonly referred to as a contract.
Some e-feds allow their members to be based on real-life Professional Wrestling counter-parts such as guys from WWE or TNA, while others demand that you create an entirely new ‘character’ all of your own while there are others that allow both of these options. GCW has both options, but we would prefer if you created a new character.
Once you are confirmed as a member then the way to get yourself noticed is to begin role-playing, most e-feds have a message board in place specifically for this purpose. Here in GCW, we have a whole section devoted to Roleplaying in character. These places are where you would interact within the Roleplaying world.
In all feds, they have specialized events to organize Roleplaying. Most commonly referred to match cards, E-feds will range from having 1 to 3 shows a week, in which characters are put into matches to RP against others in hopes of winning the contest. Matches are usually arranged based on Player's skill, storylines, or for entertainment.
Yes, you did hear that correctly, I said storylines. Most people, whether fans of wrestling or not are more than aware that is scripted and the results of matches are known well in advance. However the main difference in E-Fedding is that matches and winners are not pre-scripted, thus allowing each person to compete in order to win the matches. Winners are usually determined by the better RPer and the guy who put the most effort in their roleplays.
When the time comes to make a card, a member of the staff will post in the match card section a selection of matches based on storylines, feuds, and availability. Then players have somewhere between 2 and 4 days to complete the matches as shown.
The goal of most RPers is to be recognized as the best RPer. E-Feds create kayfabe Championships that players strive to win. Players who work hard and recognize what it means to roleplay properly are the guys who win these championships. GCW has 4 recognized Championships, each with a certain degree of skill needed to win.
E-Fed stands for Electronic Federation, E-Fed for short. An E-Fed is an online forum in which Roleplayers, come to roleplay under a particular genre. GCW RPs within the genre of Professional Wrestling.
E-Wrestling?
Well, e-wrestling is in a way very similar to the sports entertainment phenomenon that is professional wrestling itself, made to imitate wrestling in popular forms. The major difference here is that rather than watching it play out on a TV screen, it’s played out over the Internet to people who are free to come and compete themselves.
Compete?
Don’t worry, that is not an invitation for the many wrestling fans that surf the net to come and partake in a physical wrestling match, because unlike wrestling itself, e-wrestling relies on words and not any physical action on the part of the people who choose to join an e-federation. In some ways, it’s not too different from playing an online role-playing game.
So How Does It All Work Then?
As there are wrestling federations in real life, so there are various e-federations dotted around all over the Internet. These federations are run either by a group of people together or a single owner (usually known as the e-fed’s Owner) and are usually found in the form of a web-site although some appear as e-mail messages.
It would usually be down to these people (or person as is more often the case) to try and create interest in the e-federation by recruiting members. This can be done by contacting friends, advertising on other web-sites or a slightly more frowned upon method of visiting other e-federations (from here on referred to as E-Feds), and trying to steal their existing members in order to have them come to your E-Fed.
So, how to join an E-Fed and what happens next?
The answer to this is that to become a member, you must select a ‘wrestler’ who you want to be in control of, and assign a set of moves to them, then filling out the on-site application form., commonly referred to as a contract.
Some e-feds allow their members to be based on real-life Professional Wrestling counter-parts such as guys from WWE or TNA, while others demand that you create an entirely new ‘character’ all of your own while there are others that allow both of these options. GCW has both options, but we would prefer if you created a new character.
Once you are confirmed as a member then the way to get yourself noticed is to begin role-playing, most e-feds have a message board in place specifically for this purpose. Here in GCW, we have a whole section devoted to Roleplaying in character. These places are where you would interact within the Roleplaying world.
In all feds, they have specialized events to organize Roleplaying. Most commonly referred to match cards, E-feds will range from having 1 to 3 shows a week, in which characters are put into matches to RP against others in hopes of winning the contest. Matches are usually arranged based on Player's skill, storylines, or for entertainment.
Yes, you did hear that correctly, I said storylines. Most people, whether fans of wrestling or not are more than aware that is scripted and the results of matches are known well in advance. However the main difference in E-Fedding is that matches and winners are not pre-scripted, thus allowing each person to compete in order to win the matches. Winners are usually determined by the better RPer and the guy who put the most effort in their roleplays.
When the time comes to make a card, a member of the staff will post in the match card section a selection of matches based on storylines, feuds, and availability. Then players have somewhere between 2 and 4 days to complete the matches as shown.
The goal of most RPers is to be recognized as the best RPer. E-Feds create kayfabe Championships that players strive to win. Players who work hard and recognize what it means to roleplay properly are the guys who win these championships. GCW has 4 recognized Championships, each with a certain degree of skill needed to win.