Interfed umbrella - are we interested?

[Ryan Ro [NAPW]]

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The ol' Maniac started up an inter-fed umbrella and invited NAPW. I haven't looked at it yet. Are we interested?

["Sick" Billy Kryenik]

i am.

I like the idea of NAPW being part of something larger. Then if we ever need to seperate then its like ECW leaving NWA kinda thing.

At any rate - SUPERCARDS would be cool with a few feds.

I say Gung Ho!

[Ravager]

Didn't we try this once already?

[D!]

We tried it with an interfed that was more concerned with running a fantasy draft than they were going an inter-company show.

Maniac, on the other hand, is good people. If the fed ever says they're gonna do a supershow, then chances are, they're gonna do it.

[Chris Casino]

I say go for it. I once saw an umbrella fed that had zombies and...Oh wait that resident evil.

Anyway yeah go for it man, let's show these mooks who were are!

[Krusty Kid Paul]

what zombies....lets do that shit up.

[Stylin' Kyle Roberts [REBEL]]

I'd say no.

Nothing against Maniac, but I was looking over the FAQ. NAPW would have to limit its show RPs to at most 2, and the supercards to at most 3. Also, there would be a draft that happens at least once a year, so your character might not be staying in the NAPW for long, if another fed-runner likes what he sees.

It would be fun to be in an umbrella (because, hey, global belts!), but would we want to change the way we do things? I wouldn't.

[Patrick Bickle]

I'm going to have to go with the Stylin' one. I really enjoy indulging and being involved in the other belts, tag scenes, watching the heavyweights and whatever. With a global scene you kind of lose that, I feel as if the tag teams will be rudely segmented from the rest, and other belts will become separate scenes, more distinct than now. This is in a best case scenario mind you.

But either way, if it does happen...I'll be just as excited as the rest and will give it hard.

[maniac]

Just wanted to touch base with you guys.

First of all, hey. ;D Been a while...NAPW has come a long way, good to see it still going strong, I loved it here.

The general concern here, so far, seems to be the RP limit and the draft. Let me just shed some light here so that you can all understand where I'm coming from.

First, a bit about the CWF. It ain't new, to say the least. I've run it (off and on) for 10 years now (the first year was unfortunately lost during a Tripod server wipe). It's always been an independent fed, run the global sort of way. The problem with that was I got burnt out quickly and never have the proper help. So I decided I'd keep the CWF and take advantage of its rich history, but with a new twist...so I decided to do the alliance thing. But since there are 7472987892 alliances attempting to get off the ground, I figured I better try something a little different.

Think of the draft as a sort of "revenue sharing" type thing. If one region is experiencing a boom period, and all the other regions are struggling, then more people would be inclined to just join the booming region and the struggling regions would continue to suffer until they die a slow and painful death.

With the draft, weaker regions can restock. The way I'm going to work it, I think, is that every wrestler will be assigned a status (Main Event, Midcard, Newbie, etc). Each fed can only have one wrestler from each status drafted away from them. Of course, NAPW would get the chance to draft wrestlers from other feds, too. If you don't like it, you can always come back to NAPW after three months in the other region (I made that a minimum so draft picks aren't wasted on people running back and forth), or you can always create another wrestler if you have the time and just be in both regions under different names. I think it keeps it exciting, because after a while, everyone will have run programs with each other and you'll have nothing new to do.

Now, I do understand your concern. The initial draft is what you're most worried about, I'm sure. This is going to be quite massive, and no one (except the champs and the people that help run the place) would be exempt. NAPW has a rather sizeable roster as it is, and if anything it would help you guys because running the fed wouldn't be quite such a burden with a slightly thinner roster, you'd get more exposure by being in the alliance which means a constant incoming stream of new wrestlers if you're concerned about that, and frankly it's just more fun when you're competing against other feds. I know as a fed head it was way more fun that way for me, anyway.

Also keep in mind that this is still very young. We're open to suggestions, but we do want this to be different than other alliances like say, NeWA or WfWA. And trust me, we know what we're doin' over there. No concerns about that. The other interfed thing you were in was nothing...I mean nothing compared to what we're going to be. This is going to be an extremely active alliance.

The RP limit was your other concern. You run a weekly show (two if I recall correctly), so two RPs per show is still pretty decent, plus it forces you to put more effort into the two RPs you put out, which means it's quality over quantity. If you think it should be a higher RP limit I'm quite open to the suggestion, but keep in mind other people in the alliance might not have as much time on their hands as people like me, lol.

Anyway...it's up to you guys, but I think NAPW would be an excellent fit. Take care!

-Mark aka Maniac

["Sick" Billy Kryenik]

now that i;ve heard that - I change my vote to no.

I like NAPW the way it is. It's got good people with great characters.

Jago has points.

[uzi]

It sounds to me less of an 'umbrella', and more like the Raw/Smackdown thing, with a 'Vince' I don't know, nothing personal.
I don't want anyone in a position to change the rules, or alter the way Ryan runs things. Pretty much any 'alliance' that is more then a collection of feds that run joint belts and events isn't something I think I'd like.

[Patrick Bickle]

Tschh... Salesmen.

[Stylin' Kyle Roberts [REBEL]]

Hey, Mark, glad to see you back on the boards. I thank you for addressing my concerns with the CWF, and that you'd be open to suggestions.

I'd suggest raising the RP limits by one each, so regular shows get three, supers get four.

My problem with the draft is the fact that I REALLY like it here, and am aware of the sweet deal that NAPW is. While I haven't had much experience with other feds, I'm not sure if I'd be one that'd want to switch to somewhere else, either right away, later on down the road, or at all. I understand the rationale behind such a draft, and the lulls and peaks of a company, but my gut reaction was "Transferred to a different fed? But WHY?"

["Perfection" Evan Cartwright]

Dude, Mark, even your OOC posts are ridiculously long and not just your RPs. ;D

[Ryan Ro [NAPW]]

Ultimately I do not think NAPW will be a part of this inter-fed. I like the idea of doing an interfed, but not to the level of involvement CWF would require.

For me, an interfed NAPW would it in with is one that lets us do our thing and holds a joint show every four months or so. I'm not interested in having another person decide how many shows we can have, our RP limit, etc etc.

In general I think the draft system is workable, but people would need to go into a promotion knowing/expecting that to happen. It could make for some good drama and good intrigue, but people joined the NAPW (or other fed), not 'whatever fed in the league calls dibs on me'. A wrestler's playing field is his own to decide. No figureheads should change that... UNLESS a wrestler plays in that environment willingly.

I expect most NAPWites would be choked to learn they've been traded.

Also, I dislike labelling wrestlers as 'main event' 'mid-card' and 'newbie'. I think it's demoralizing to handlers to put them in a box like that. I'm of the opinion that win-loss records, even current card status, really doesn't matter. One good push, one opportunity taken, and a character can hit a whole new level. So safe to say in general I don't like labelling my talent.

So, those are my reasons for not wanting to join. I think a fed like the CWF is viable, but tough to run. Drafting and trading wrestlers could be very, very interesting... but a fed would need to make a huge adjustment or ground-floor into that environment. I don't think NAPW has any need to make that adjustment, and we're pretty well entrenched.

I will of course link to CWF, but at this time I don't think NAPW is a good fit for the project.