Backstage vs Match Action

[The Outlaw]

I've been reading posts as usual and I've noticed something I've began to hate about REW and that's the 4 or 5 pre-match posts before anyone gets to an entrance or match post. I've especially noticed this in players who do not contribute to off card RP. I personally came from a generation that bred us to make a single pre match and entrance in one post so you can dive right into the match. In a lot of matches I do get to have I notice certain ringers can't seem to flow with the match and I think that's why it takes so long to actually get to the match itself because they don't feel comfortable. The only way to get better is to simply do it, I for one am extremely rusty and RPing a match because granted I win a lot, its not many matches I win on Match Action RP.

The reason why I'm asking is because of this I feel that REW is out of order. We all want to be good, and we all want to be better including myself. I often feel we're paired in matches out of our league and by having that happen it does no one good.

[DreamKiller]

i rather Match Action myslef but i do tend to do a lot of backstage stuff as well but im all for action.

[johnmwhite]

As with all things, I think balance is important, and rules are made to be broken. There's no need to stick rigidly to one prematch post and the rest all taking place in the ring every week, though I'm sure that's not what Hellian is prescribing, but I suppose a lot of ringers find it tough recognising what is appropriate. For your average weekly midcard match, there's no real need to spend three posts building your character - we have off-card RPs for that, and your match is a match. Sometimes it makes sense; for a big title fight, or a feud-ender, or a time when you are turning your character in a totally different direction, you might want to spend a bit more time on pre-match stuff, but don't forget why we're all here: wrestling.

Not that I wish to pontificate and tell people how to play the game. Different strokes for different folks, but I do share Hellian's concern. It is a point that a couple of other people have made to me as well, not specifically about REW, but about e-wrestling in general these days. Try finding a G-Fed where you see actual match action, or even an arena at times. Roleplaying is fun and not everything has to be about wrestling, but are there people here who aren't really interested in the wrestling aspect any more?