SPWA Rules and FAQ
You can find answers to a lot of questions and some "rules" here. Doesn't mean you're not allowed to ask me or your fellow members about the game or SPWA though ...
This will be most likely a constantly changing page, so once in a while you might wanna check it again. One other reason to revisit it is that you don't want to read all of this at once (... pretty boring...).
If you have any additions or you see things and you think it could be done better, never hesitate to let me know.
For those familiar with our sister company WCWF it's not hard to see the FAQ is largely based on theirs, but of course, dealing only with SPWA matters.
Q&A Topics of this page:
Annual Events
Bugs
- bug with the random titles (non-champion title defense)
- bug when you win a titlematch (hold/win)
- bugs with public companies.
- bug with viewing/fighting matches
- 2 solutions
- problem with the tag matches
- bugs with the round robins (after the 'fix')
- bug viewing/updating the character
- bug that excludes you from a created scene
Contracts & Titleshot contracts (not yet implemented)
- what to do if you want to use a contract or a titleshot
Fanning
Giving notice when you win or when you reach lvl 51 (partly implemented)
Goal of SPWA
How many titles
How to grab a picture
Inactivity
Flashboard Lockerroom vs GM's Office
Matches
Member Links
Next contender rule
New Ideas
Other companies and joint ventures
Pay Out Matches
Rising in the Rankings
Tag Team
Title Histories
Where and how
- tag team partners
- titleshots
- tournaments (also how to join them)
Annual Events
Q: SPWA will have their first Annual Events event this year. When or what?
SPWA will not only do regular tournaments and/or matches. Also during the year some Mega shows will take place. This year (summer 2013) we will host our own event (which has no name yet). You will be able to read the results on a link on the main page then. Any announcements about it will be found in the GM's Office and special pages.
Some parts of the event might be in co-operation with either the WCWF or UPW.
Most likely SPWA will have two Mega Events each year.
Bugs
Q: What do you guys do about bugs?
There are a lot of bugs in this game. The makers of the game, The Rocket Ninjas, aren't supporting this game anymore and won't likely do anything to fix the bugs. Remember that when you think you should for some reason want to buy Wrestler Bucks.
We can't fix bugs ourselves. Sometimes there are some workarounds, which you or someone you talked to in the game might find useful. Here are some of the bugs, and what we did to deal with them.
Bug with the random titles (non-champion title defense) |
A: We have now had that issue in WCWF and other companies more than once, so we stop using the random title defenses.
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Bug when you win a titlematch (hold/win) |
Happened with us and in other companies. Sometimes when you win a titlematch, the program doesn't give you the title, but says "[player] defeated [champion] to hold the [title]", where it should be "[player] defeated [champion] to win the [title]". As a result the winner of the match won't be displayed as the champion, and the title doesn't change hands, because the program sees this as a defense. There is a chance that this will also end up in both a champion and a former champion defending titles. No proof here yet.
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Bugs with public companies. |
There can't be done much to those unfortunately, only a warning here and there maybe. Also a warning on possible causes, but they aren't verified.
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Bug with viewing/fighting matches- 2 solutions
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Worst bug sofar.
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Problem with the Tag Matches |
(Thx to DLD)
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Bug viewing/updating the character |
This bug prevents the player from viewing the character in the dynamic mode (the moving flash character on your main page).
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Bug with the round robins (after the 'fix') |
This happened in WCWF, but it might happen here too.
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Bug that exludes you from a created scene |
Happened twice with the Lockerroom and the Facts & Issues scenes. Not much of a workaround, so I had to make a second scene.
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Contracts & Titleshots
Q: What are these SPWA-Contracts and Titleshots about? (not used yet ; will be implemented soon)
A: The contracts you can win in SPWA are *NOT* the same as the Wrestler Unstoppable contracts other federations use to bind people to the company for an amount of weeks/months. SPWA doesn't do those contracts, because we want you people to be free to stay in our company while you like us and not bind you here by a contract against your will for a few coins. We can only hope you'll have enough fun with what we offer, so you choose to stay with us, because you want to be part of SPWA.
So what are they then? Contracts here are used to trigger special matches (please check the Match types page).
There are two types, singles contracts and tag team contracts.
The contracts can be won by winning tournaments.
There is a special page (link on the main page or below) which shows who has a contract (or titleshot). In the near future you will be able to trade (tag team) contracts for (tag team) titleshots or maybe even other features. (trading not implemented yet).
Titleshots are basically the same (you can win them, cash them to get a match etc.). Also here there's one for singles and one for tag teams. Difference is (obviously) that it is a 'forced' titleshot. Of course there are also normal titleshots, based on rankings etc. Titleshots should *NOT* be used to get a shot at the Caribbean Title.
Mostly because it's a waste of your titleshot, as you might get probably a shot at these titles anyway, because they are set at random. So you might be asked if you would REALLY want this when you do.
What to do if you want to use a contract or titleshot |
1) Please contact Sandra first, so she can set up the match.
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Fanning
Q: Why should I fan somebody?
A: We're doing pretty good, but one of the goals of SPWA is get the maximum out of this game for all of the members, which is including high(er) payments for (title)matches. Since we're not a company with 200 members, we rely on the income we generate. We get that income for the company by the amount of fans each member brings in. That's why it is very important that you guys all fan me (back) and the other members too.
Fanning other members will at first cost you coins, but you'll benefit because when I can put high prizes on tournaments and matches (you've probably noticed that singles match pay already more than a short time ago, and that will only go up when you guys help a bit)
Giving notice when you win or when you reach lvl 51
Q: Why and when should I do that? (the level division championships are not yet available)
A: When SPWA gets bigger and bigger we are all happy, because it means people want to be part of it. Hats off to all of you who made and make it happen.
But ... there's a downside on becoming a large company... it means that the news tab on the main page will change rapidly. Many outcomes of matches, people making scenes, joining or leaving, tournament winners etc. That's a great thing, because it means SPWA is very active, just as we want it to be.
It means also that occasionally a result of a tournament (especially when the tournament has been started a little while ago already and the matches take long) or even more likely a tag team match might slip through unnoticed by your loving, but sometimes failing GM. That would be even more likely when we will have more members (and we certainly will ... ;) ... ).
So I need to ask you guys a little favor. What I would like to ask is: when you win a tag match or a tournament (which is already going on for a while), please make sure I've seen it by sending me a PM. This would be great, so I can adjust the tag team rankings in time, and give out the awards or prizes you've earned.
A second thing is when your character reaches level 51. Soon we will have two divisions for male wrestlers: The Light Heavyweight Championship (levels 10-50) and [Title not yet available] Championship (levels 51 and above). That way we keep things a little bit fair for newer players, so they have a chance to win a title, fighting people of their own level.
Now I cannot keep track of who is going to level up to level 51 all the time and I would check occasionally if someone can still be in the Junior Heavyweight Division, but that would certainly go wrong. So also here I ask you to be so nice to give me notice when you reach level 51.
Goal of SPWA
Q: What is the goal of SPWA?
A: A simple answer and a broad one.
The simple one is just to have fun.
The broad one is to be the very, very best (bleep) company in the whole game. We should be so amazing that even your great-grand-children will remember that you have been a superstar in SPWA once. And that the great-grand-children of other people would still regret their ancestor's highly unwise decision not to join us. ... (...hmm .. let's stick to the simple answer next time...)
How many titles
Q: How many titles can you hold in SPWA at the SAME time?
A: You can hold TWO singles titles and ONE tag team title at the same time.
If the competitor already holds two singles titles, the shot for the third
title will go to the next contender in line.
- If the title shot is for the North American Heavyweight Championship or the
SPWA Ladies Championship the title shot will be granted. When
the competitor wins the title, he/she MUST give up one of the two other
singles titles. The choice is for the competitor which one that will be.
(Don't worry: you'll have a pic with all three titles together first...)
- He/she will be stripped of the title and the title will be put up in a
(round robin) tournament.
- If the competitpr doesn't choose between the titles within 5 days
after being asked by the GM, the GM will make a choice which title
he/she will be stripped off.
- When you are already holding two singles titles you will be temporarily
excluded from competing for the titles that are set to random
challenges (where the program picks the challenger). When you lose a
title you will be admitted to that division again. For the moment this will
be applicable to the Caribbean Championship.
The exclusion for the title will be put on the main page.
- It is however possible to be(come) one half of the Southern Tag Team
Champions when you are also holding two singles titles.
- It is possible for a #1/#2/#3 contender to give notice to Sandra that he/she does not want to compete for a specific title.
- It is also possible for a champion to give up a specific title.
- He/she will forfeit the title match, and the next contender will get the title shot.
- The original title contender will, however, stay at the same position (as long as others don't rise to that position) in the ranking list and will again have an opportunity for a match, when the title is on the line again.
- Once the titleshot has been given to the next contender, the decision cannot be reversed.
- If anyone would want to stop being a contender permanently for a specific title, he/she also needs to inform Sandra to be taken off the list for that specific title.
How to grab a picture?
Q: I'd like to save my avatar picture with the belt. How do I do that?
A: Not that hard to do. What you need to do is put your mouse on the picture and click right. You'll see a little menu pop up, where you need to select 'save as...'
Select the picture, keep the name or change it to your liking. Most of the time your operating system will suggest a map to save it in, but you can also make one yourself, like 'WU Pics' or something.
Inactivity
Q: What if I'm inactive for a while?
A: Youve most likely seen we've also fired people from SPWA.
These were people that were inactive for a long time, some even for three to four months (yes, we're a bit too lenient).
Inactive people are okay (don't worry, everyone has a real life and sometimes it takes one or two weeks before you have done your duties), but it would be very nice if, when you are really gone for a long period, you would tell us. BTW, most people already do this..
Otherwise our tournaments will be filled with people that don't act and that would be boring and unfair to active members.
Again here... those who don't participate in matches, never try to participate on scenes or anything, don't fan (back), in other words inactive on all areas (from the day they entered the company), are likely to be candidates for a kick.
Flashboard Lockerroom vs GM's Office
Q: What is the difference between the Flashboard Lockerroom scene and the GM's Office scene?
A: The Flashboard Lockerroom is for members who want to do flashes, like challenging other players or trash talk. GM's Office is mostly used for messages to the members on new features or coming tournaments or events. Sometimes you are also asked by SPWA to give your opinion about issues, like what you guys would like to see in SPWA etc.
Member link
Q: Can I have a link to my character homepage / facebook page on the SPWA main page?
A: Yes, you can. All you need to do is ask. What you might want is a banner (same size of a nameplate), which will link to your page.
Next condender rule
Q: Some titles have a next contender rule. What does that mean?
A : Normally at SPWA (and other companies) being a contender for a title works like this: you need to be at a certain position (mostly one of the high positions) to make sure you get a titleshot.
That system has some pro's and con's.
Pro - Of course people should make sure they do as much matches as possible, and beat higher ranked opponents to get to their positions themselves in order to qualify for a title. That's the way all rankings work and that's the way it should be.
Con - In Unstoppable you cannot adjust the rankings for the titles individually. Which means that if you are the #1/2/3 contender for one title you are the #1/2/3 contender for all titles.
It would mean that we should either accept it and do nothing or get people only in certain divisions (like the brands). For those who haven't reached those high levels and done many matches it wouldn't be very encouraging though, so we made a few changes back then to create more diversity.
1) SPWA might create division for 1-50 and 51+ with two separate titles (Light Heavyweight and [unknown]).
Means however that some people cannot compete for the title (anymore).
2) One title has been put to random (Caribbean) and one is a hybrid title (Inter-Global).
Means however that there is no ranking to win it.
(A 'hybrid' title is one that will be challenged either by a random challenger or a next contender.)
3) SPWA will very soon implement titleshot certificates ('forced' titleshots) and contracts to create more opportunities.
4) At this moment one title (SPWA Inter-Global) has become a hybrid / next contender title. One of the next singles titles might be most likely a next contender title, too.
So a titleshot does not go to the #1/2/3 of the ranking list but in stead to the next contender, meaning that if the champion has position #17 on the ranking list, the next contender is #18.
The champion needs to defend the title against this contender, but when he makes a succesful title defense (again to avoid rigidity) he may choose the next opponent himself (champion's choice) or accept a challenge. Normally this challenge to all other titles can only be done by putting up a titleshot, but here it's up to the champ to choose. You might be able to 'force' a shot soon with a regular SPWA Titleshot.
New Ideas
Q: I have a great idea which could work for SPWA ... What do I do?
A: Tell us! SPWA is your company, too! Which means you are highly encouraged to bring up anything that could be enhancing the gameplay of SPWA in Wrestler Unstoppable.
A lot is possible (within the limits of what the WU program can do, of course), so please come up with your ideas and we'll see if we can implement them. (... No... you can't make a rule to strip all the champs and take their belts ... ;) ...)
Never hesitate, just ask Sandra!
Other Companies and joint ventures
Q: Is SPWA allied with or does she work with other companies?
A: Yes. At this moment there's a new company, called WCWF, which is an allied company.
One idea is that both companies WCWF and SPWA in the near future will become linked with a company called Universal Pro Wrestling (UPW), which will share at least three titles (two singles and one tag team) between WCWF, SPWA and also other companies.
This means that the same championship(s) will be shared among more companies, and that wrestlers need to be in both their own company (let's say SPWA) and UPW. So it will be possible to have one company's champion pitted against one of the other company, and the UPW title will be recognized by all the companies involved.
So a company would still have his own championships and internal business, but it is also involved in a more "world-wide" structure. (not implemented yet)
Pay Out Matches
Q: What are these?
Well, a pay out match is not really a match, but you don't want to lose it anyway...
Because not all prizes that are set by me can be payed out directly by tournaments etc. I might put you in a pay out match. That's a match that I would always lose to you when you've won a special prize, just to get you the coins.
Please make sure you inform me that you've won a special match etc.
I'll set these to three days, so you will be able to make a move (so you cannot get counted out and lose it) or either defeat me (health will be set to 25%), or just do nothing and see me getting counted out, if it's my turn. So make sure you use no eye gouges ;)
Rising in the Rankings:
Q: How do I rise in the rankings?
A: Do a lot of matches. Challenge a lot of your fellow members. Win many of them and you will rise in the rankings. The advantage is that you will reach the top 10 or even top 5 positions in SPWA, so you will be eligible to compete for the major titles, like the North American Heavyweight Title, the Southern Heavyweight Title and the SPWA Ladies Title.
You will also gain more money. Make sure you fan a few opponents along the way, so we can keep you paid well, too.
Tag Team
Q: How about Tag Teams in SPWA?
All regular tag team matches except for the title match will be for 2 days. The special matches, which are planned in the near future, might have a different duration.
There will be about three tag team matches each week, unless we get more teams and requests to expand, for the moment. Every Sunday I will try to refresh the tag team page so the matches that are finished will be replaced with new matches, but if all the matches are already finished before that time, all matches will be replaced with a new one.
To get the most out of the tag team option in Wrestler Unstoppable (which is not fully developed in the game) SPWA has created a kind of minor extension to the game focusing on the tag teams. A kind of look-a-like page with rankings.
People who want to be in a permanent team are able to register as a tag team, which is the only way to be in the rankings list. Your team can have a name, which will appear in the matches or not. It's up to you. You will find the tag teams and the rankings for the teams by clicking the pictures below or by the links on the main page
Registered teams are kindly requested to give notice on whether they won or lost a match, because sometimes the NEWS will be a bit crowdy (especially when we have more active people), so I might miss a match outcome.
When all of this goes well I'm thinking about applying our first special tag team matches, in which a team can ask for special rules. Please have a look at the Match Types page for this. Though it's also possible that a special tag team match will be GM-set, it is most of the times a match that will be requested by a tag team, invoked by a tag team contract or titleshot.
How do I know I'm in a match or who has one this week?
Please check the main page at the Tag Team Belts area and look for the announcement near the Tag Teams of SPWA picture. You will find which six teams are in tag team matches that week or check the champions picture below and on the main page..
Title Histories
Q: How can I find out who were the previous holders of a title?
You can find out who held the title by clicking on it's picture. You will be taken to a page which displays all previous champions of that title.
Where or How
Q: Where can I find:
Title Shots |
First titleshot: see the link on the main page to see who entered before you.
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Tournaments |
I'd love to see more people join the (free) tournaments.
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