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1. You are not, nor will you ever be the greatest RPer in the
history of e-wrestling. Nobody ever will be, simply because
e-wrestling is too big. Nobody could ever compare every e-wrestler
ever to each other. With that in mind, drop any idea that you'll
ever be the best. There are so many gigantic egos in e-wrestling
that it's become the prime problem with the game. If you believe
you're the greatest thing ever, you'll find yourself losing a lot,
leaving feds because you lost, and just drifting about without ever
become a well known super star anywhere. Your best bet is to keep
your opinions to yourself.
2. Think of RPing as a story with your character as the main
character. It can be anywhere, involve any one, and involve any
thing: There are NO F'N LIMITS!!! Whatever you say goes in the world
of e-fedding... so have fun saying whatever the hell you want to
say!
3. There are many many MANY different ways to RP. There is no
perfect RP style, though, no matter what anyone may try and tell
you. There is no best RPer out there, always remember that. Here are
a couple of different examples of these styles:
Story Telling: This is the most popular form of RPing. Your wrestler
is at so and so place, he does this or that, interacts with some
people there, etc. It's a 3rd person short story with your
e-wrestler as the main character.
Straight Talk: The simplest style of RPing, straight talk is exactly
as it sounds. There isn't much focus on description... it's your
wrestler saying whatever he has to say to win the match.
Parody: Taking a TV show, movie, or something of that nature and
mimicking it, but tailoring it against your opponent. If done well,
these can be great. But the sad truth is most people can't pull them
off.
4. SIZE DOES NOT MATTER! Before long, you'll learn how to judge your
RPs by kb (kilobytes), lines, words, letters, and a thousand other
different ways of measuring RPs. When the result writer reads your
RP, he will weigh in his mind what you had to say and what your
opponent had to say...and whichever of you he felt made more sense,
got their point across better, and sounded more determined will win
the match. 95% of the time that has nothing to do with any form of
measuring RPs, despite what some e-wrestlers will tell you. Don't
get overwhelmed with writing a ton...just write enough to drive a
point across. In fact, aim to be as concise as possible and increase
the quality.
5. There are a four key things you want to try to remember when
RPing:
1 - Focus on your opponent: Keep your mind on your opponent when you
write. If you place your wrestler in a grocery market, tie in
something to the upcoming match or feud. While other dialogue can be
very important in a RP, it won't matter much unless you mention your
opponent.
2 - Target mistakes: If you see your opponent write something that
isn't correct (such as calling you a shrimp when you're taller than
him), expose that and focus on it. Your opponent can't reply back to
a mistake he made, giving you a free edge over him.
3 - Keep the angle: If your arm is broken in a match or previous RP,
don't come out lifting weights or doing jumping jacks. Instead, be
in the hospital or being driven home...something that follows the
context of what happens to your wrestler. React to situations, don't
just pretend they never happened.
4 - Be funny: Who doesn't appreciate a good laugh in a RP? Clean
jokes are the best ones...if you have to resort to racism you're as
low as every other e-wrestler out there. The goal you should try to
attain is to make your opponent, the Prez, and anyone else who reads
the RP laugh without being offended in any way. If you can pull that
off, you're doing a good job.
6. Don't be afraid to ask for advice or criticism from other
e-wrestlers. They are your peers, they will help you become a better
RPer. If you lose a match, review what you wrote compared to what
your opponent wrote...perhaps you'll learn what they did do that you
didn't, and can use that to your advantage the next match.
7. Remember to revise your writing. Spelling and grammar are fairly
important in RPs... if every other word is misspelled, you will get
made fun of by your opponents. Also, a lot of the time you'll
contradict yourself - say one thing, then go against what you said
later on. Always check to make sure you don't do that...otherwise,
your opponent may capitalize on your mistake. Likewise, if you see
your opponent contradict himself, tell the world he did it and let
him feel like an idiot.
8. One more simple thing to keep in mind: You are not, nor will you
ever be the greatest RPer in the history of e-wrestling. Nobody ever
will be, simply because e-wrestling is too big. Nobody could ever
compare every e-wrestler ever to each other. With that in mind, drop
any idea that you'll ever be the best. There are so many gigantic
egos in e-wrestling that it's become the prime problem with the
game. If you believe you're the greatest thing ever, you'll find
yourself losing a lot, leaving feds because you lost, and just
drifting about without ever become a well known super star anywhere.
Your best bet is to keep your opinions to yourself.
9. Analogies: Compare your opponent to a salad tong, a rhinoceros, a
piece of paper, ANYTHING original. If you can point out how they're
a lot like some random object, what are they supposed to say back to
you? "No I'm not"? If you can make sense out of something that
shouldn't, you're doing fantastic.
10. Common Logic: If you beat Wrestler X and your opponent lost to
him, don't hesitate to point out to them that you did something they
couldn't. Every single flaw your enemy has is a major weakness, take
advantage of all of them as much as possible.
11. The Big Picture!!! This is the defining point of
e-wrestling...if you can manage this very simple task in every RP
you do, you'll find your way to greatness. The Big Picture is the
reason why you're writing the RP. What's the point? Who are you
going after? Why are you going after them? Why will you win? How
will you win? Answer all the questions in your RP in any style you
choose...but if you do it each time, every time, you'll become a
fantastic RPer.
12. Be a Face: There are a LOT more heels than there are faces in
e-wrestling. It's SO much easier to try and piss everyone off...a
real challenge would be trying NOT to piss everyone off. It takes a
lot more skill, and it shows... That said, there are some truly
excellent heels.
13. Get under their skin: Try and make the handler really hate some
of the things you say. OFFEND HIM! MAKE HIM HATE YOU! Focus on
saying things that would upset him. When a person gets angry,
they'll type without thinking...and then they'll be open for a
mistake.
14. At this point, I want to point out a simple reminder:
Championship Belts are not the entire world. If you try hard enough,
you'll be rewarded with a title reign sooner or later. If you get a
title shot of any sort and lose, use it as a stepping stool. No one
can make fun of you for losing a title shot...at least you got it in
the first place. Don't waste your time arguing with the Prez of the
fed either: You'll either wind up having to find another e-fed or on
his bad side, and won't see another title shot for awhile anyway.
15. It's that easy...so many people just write with no true
direction in their RPs that you can capitalize and beat them just by
stating simple facts.
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