HOW TO BOOK WELL IN TEW 2020 | 500 SUBSCRIBER SPECIAL

[@thefrenchted]

I'll be looking to do a follow up on this video where I answer your specific questions about how I book, plan or use certain features within TEW 2020! So drop your questions below and i'll add them in for the next one!

[@Mistertbones]

The Spreadsheet is a real big help when playing TEW 2020. I learned how to do the spreadsheets from Brad Drake and his 1987 Super Mod series.

[@SHopGamingFM]

Hi man, I've been playing TEW for years but never got past a few months but now having watched you do things think I might get deep into a save.

[@thefrenchted]

You can save as a copy for the spreadsheet, I made it read only so people don't edit the original! Ayy nice one! Sink your teeth in!

[@JamesTheGiantPanda]

By far the most enjoyable TEW vid I’ve seen. Thank you for being clear, organized and no disrespect to anyone else but thank you for just being generally delightful to listen to

[@thefrenchted]

Ayyy thank you my man! Much appreciated!

[@ruthlessjobber]

Love seeing how others book. This is a really good video. I do things quite differently, and tend to use a physical notebook for my PPVs, depending on the depth of detail I go into. I do like your storyline structure though, might have to employ something similar.

[@thefrenchted]

Thanks! You know, i do have a lil notebook on my desk to jot random stuff down like new tag team idea or "push" certain wrestler. Perfect example, I woke up this morning with a new idea for the Local to Global series and jotted some notes down that will end up in a spreadsheet soon enough!

[@codystensland4177]

I think you just made my TEW booking a helluva lot easier. I've been going by an Excel spreadsheet that keeps track of W-L-D records but the way you've got it broken down, I should be able to keep up with everything a lot smoother.

[@thefrenchted]

Nice one - glad it helped! I used to track wins and losses but it became too much. I just keep an eye on momentum and who's hot/not and try to keep the not empty

[@mojojojo9276]

Congrats on 500 subs, i usually book using a spreadsheet thats way more complicated than this, so i think ill be using this style in the future just for more convenience. Keep up the good work.

[@thefrenchted]

Thank you man. I'd be interested to see how you use a spreadsheet though! Feel free to send a link over!

[@mojojojo9276]

@@thefrenchted Yeah sure, the spreadsheet is pretty similar to yours, but I feel like it's too complicated for no reason docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14nGC8UeosAalW004wE2lAqWUlP6nOo273Ek78z_bQcw/edit?usp=sharing

[@Viaraze]

I mostly follow Japanese feds which aren't very storyline driven so I thought planning a month's worth of shows would be tedious, but I sat down yesterday and once I started writing I couldn't stop. Got a lot of ideas for this AEW save thanks to this vid and it's actually been fun planning out shows. Excel is killer. Cheers for the tips 🎉

[@thefrenchted]

Ayyy thank you! So happy to hear my content has helped! You'll have to let me know how some of your ideas pan out

[@Viaraze]

@@thefrenchted I'll no life my save this weekend and report back soon 🫡 I was curious though, what's the plan to get international non-English speakers over? I've experimented with the Cornellverse and found that after some time wrestlers do become fluent in English if they relocate but I'm not sure what the best approach is at the beginning. I got some favorites I wanna try and sign 🤔

[@thefrenchted]

@Viaraze i look forward to hearing about it! I would typically pair them up with someone who has high entertainment skills or simply just not have them cut promos. Usually when I bring in a foreign talent, it's because of their in ring ability, so i let that do the talking until they're over and hopefully by then their English is passable (vice versa if it's a English talent in Japan, etc)

[@Viaraze]

@@thefrenchted A little spoiler from my save, I was thinking about pairing Nakajima from NOAH with Jay White since he's set to be leaving Noah at the end of the month. I'm not sure if the October RWC mod has his contract expiring around that time though 🤔 I mention it because I'm not sure if he'll relocate to the US once I sign him if he stays employed in Japan too. If he doesn't, do you know if his English would ever improve in game?

[@thefrenchted]

@Viaraze workers tend to relocate to wherever their loyalty lies the most. So if they're on an exclusive deal with a japanese company, they'll likely move to japan and therefore traits like learning English won't happen. Whereas if they're signed to AEW, but also on a handshake with NOAH, with NOAH being the smaller company, they would stay living in US, and would likely pick up English quicker than Japanese (if for example, they spoke neither language).. hope that makes sense?

[@jordanw9340]

As someone who has been planning a WWE save for the October RWC (released today funnily enough!) this vid has been great as i've now got some of your ideas to supplement mine 🤣. Also using Google Sheets but mine is slightly different to yours. Would definitely watch a WWE booking series if you decide at some point to do one. Looking forward to Part 2 and keep up the great work!

[@thefrenchted]

Hahaha, nice one! Glad you enjoyed! I feel like if I ever did a WWE one, it'd have to be a mod from back in the day. My current day knowledge isn't good enough to do half the roster justice!

[@jdn3104]

I ALMOST liked this video, it was insightful, you were fun to listen to, you were helpful, you too are an excel nerd! It was almost perfect, however, I will not allow disrespect on my guy OMOS

[@thefrenchted]

Omos is a wasteman - sorry. Thank you for the kind words, though xoxo

[@jdn3104]

@@thefrenchted Been World Heavyweight champion for me for 500+ days atm, undefeated apart from one last man standing match draw with Oba Femi

[@djtheanimator7039]

I just stumbled across this now after finally planning to start a deep save using an edited version of TheWho87’s mod and I just wanted to quickly ask: Do you recommend using template segments or freestyling segments?

[@thefrenchted]

I have always used freestyle. Add an overview in the title of what the angle is, add more context if you like, and then list the participants and how you want them rated. I find some of the templates do more harm than good!

[@djtheanimator7039]

@@thefrenchted thank you! I’ll try that along side your spreadsheet template which should help my TEW experience more enjoyable

[@PrecisionTom171]

I use a very similar spreadsheet to you but do a couple of things different. I make my heels bold so I can see who is face and who is heel so after I've done changes it shows and I dont have to remember. Also next to each wrestler I record their best score in a match that is not effected by chemistry so I can see which wrestlers are scoring low and who is scoring high in the group lower so I know who to use to elevate the better wrestlers popularity

[@thefrenchted]

Ah great ideas! I've never been too worried about the face heel divide, a penalty I receive often in my series'. But that's a great shout, especially for a promotion like WWE where the whole "face v heel" is quite important!

[@PrecisionTom171]

@thefrenchted yeah also with divided rosters like in your AEW series when your drafting it makes it easier to get a balance of heels and faces on each show in each spot on the card whilst freshening up matches available

[@BradleyParrisFM]

Wheeey happy 500 subs! On to 1000...

[@thefrenchted]

Thank you! Might be a long way to the big 1000!! Here's hoping

[@BradleyParrisFM]

@@thefrenchted I reckon it's sooner than you think.

[@vsudepritomnikde6627]

Can i somehow delegate the booking to someone else? I want only fun no struggles you know. And i know that it is pathetic, but i need to be more easy, more easiness=more happiness. I will apreciate any help, and Auto booker is just not effective, in my save it only books matches, no angles, And the matches are less then 10 minutes long each.

[@SirHankHonk]

Because I looked at the video's chapters, and it seems to me like you'll be using examples from your ongoing series, may I ask if there's spoilers for your other series in this video? Because I really like your booking style and I think this video might help me a ton. For reference I'm three episodes behind on your AEW series and have yet to start Make NWA Great Again (but really want to!). Don't mind spoilers so much on the Local to Global Series. Congrats on the well deserved 500!

[@thefrenchted]

No spoilers here. I used a WWE database as an example! Thank you, my dude!!

[@SirHankHonk]

@@thefrenchted that's awesome! Grabbing my note book then!

[@King_BonBon]

Could you make a video on how you draft your rosters in the future? Also great video

[@thefrenchted]

Yes, of course! What i'll do is I'll collate a bunch of questions that may come from this comments section and build a follow-up video

[@picson]

Looking at the Zayn/Owens double duty thing, would it be better if Street Profits went 25 mins but Viking Raiders went about 4/5 minutes? Give Street Profits something to really complain about because then it does look like they did all the hard work for VW to take advantage?

[@stevenshanks4960]

What would you do if someone that you have planned for get injured

[@thefrenchted]

You'll just have to go back to the drawing board! Maybe someone they are aligned with can step in, or a "friend" can step up. Or it can simple be referenced that they are out injured and a new story can fill said gap on the card

[@geoffchurchill5492]

I didn't realise Gabe Spowsi was working for WWE... I thought he was still promoting indies

[@wokenjae1145]

If you booked wwe who would you have dethrone the tribal chief?

[@thefrenchted]

Ooooh great question, based on current roster it would likely be Gunther - but that wouldn't be for long time! I'd also bring up both Ilja and Bron and make them top stars so who knows! Or maybe for bants, have an insanely long and dominant reign and then have someone like Dominik Mysterio or Gable cash in, haha!

[@Kevinjoseph12344]

Why do you call it tw sometimes not tew never heard that before

[@thefrenchted]

Hahah, i always call it TEW but sometimes i mumble/speak fast - apologies! I'll articulate batter in the future!

[@colton7321]

I love Maxxine Dupri

[@thefrenchted]

I too love Maxxine Dupri

[@colton7321]

@@thefrenchted sir dont u have a woman

[@thefrenchted]

Tis but admiration

[@SonOfMuta]

😂🤣 Tribalist

[@JB_Punk_]

Its still weird to me that so many people use spreadsheets for this. I just keep all the info in my head and just backtrack to look at what I did in previous shows if I need to, as well as keeping different divisions in my head as well. Idk maybe its just me, been having several great wwe playthoughs without extra typing

[@thefrenchted]

I think for me, I like to have it all planned as structured. Like I say in the video, I typically have a month or so planned at a time before I even begin to book in-game, and I haven't the brain power to hold it all in my head without writing it down. I do think that for long term saves, a spreadsheet is the way to go. Just for ease. I did a NJPW save that was like 5 years long with no spreadsheet and it was amazing! But again, it's what works for you!

[@-M4cD4ddY-]

And, you know, dementia