Officially announcing the Lord of the Board tournament!
Each Thread will be permitted to submit one representative to establish dominance over the other threads!
Submissions can be instructions to create a wrestler in 2k22, or an upload to 2k22 with the proper tags.
Representatives must:
>Use a male CAW base. Explained further down.>All stats are 20 under their maximum by default. You may increase up to 4 stats of your choice to maximum in exchange for reducing the same number of stats by 20 each.>Custom personality sliders>Finishers and Signature moves must be custom-selected in the moveset creator. It is preferable if the entire moveset is customized, but this is not mandatory.>Payback can be customized. (Resiliency is default)>Customized name, location of origin, and entrance (No "FROM NEW YORK, THE SUPERSTAR" will be accepted)>A unique, customized appearance.>The name of the thread they are meant to represent somewhere in the description, name, or social media handle of the wrestlerIf you are submitting instructions for somebody to create a wrestler on your behalf, please also include:
>The weight class (Cruiserweight, Light Heavyweight, Heavyweight, or Super Heavyweight)>The Wrestler Style (Technician, Striker, High-Flyer, Powerhouse)Optional Things that can be included with submissions:
>Entrance music (every entrant will have entrance music, but it will be picked for you if not included; keep in mind that entrance/victory music are the same music. You only get one track.)>An image of what the wrestler should look like (especially important if instructing somebody else to recreate something you made in a cracked version of 2k22)>A list of threads (no more than 5) that you would be willing to tag with, listed in order of priority. If you and one of those threads are mutually interested in forming a tag team, If enough teams are formed this way, tag team events will be added to the match card.>Do I need my thread's permission to submit a wrestler on their behalf?It is preferred that the thread itself be into the idea of having a representatitve and contribute in some way to its representation, as opposed to just one guy doing everything of their own volition, but at this time we are not requiring you to obtain recorded Proof of Interest like /vt/ League does. We do, however, reserve the right to call you a faggot and reject your submission if it's clear you're trying to be a dickhead or falseflagging.
>Why can't we submit a female Create-A-Wrestler entry?Female CAWs have incredibly restricted access to moves and match types (for example, they can't be in First Blood or Hell In A Cell matches). They also cannot be in the same match as a CAW with a male base. This doesn't stop anybody from making a "female" representative using a Male CAW base (which is how pretty much every /hfz/ fed does it).
>I don't know how any of the stats work.You can use this to reference how the important stuff works:
https://rentry.org/z7wuzA list of stats will be provided at a later date, closer to when submissions open.
>Do I need to own WWE 2k22 to participate?No. You can make a wrestler's appearance in a cracked version of the game, then include those images in your submission. However, cracked versions of the game cannot upload wrestlers themselves. If you intend to make a wrestler to upload, you'll need a legal copy. Please note that as it is not required that you touch the game yourself at any point, cracked versions of the game will not be provided.
>What format will the tournament be in? 1v1s all the way down?Depends on the number of entrants. The plan is to use larger group match types to thin down the crowd, then use progressively smaller match groupings until we can go to 1v1s for the rest of the tournament, culminating in one thread winning the Lord of the Board belt. If there are enough entrants, a Royal Rumble will be used to determine seeding, then the event will progress from there.
>Why aren't we using 2k23?It's too new. 2k22 is significantly more accessible, more people are likely to have it already, and it has all of its DLC (and thus CAW parts) released already. Future potential LotB events will consider changing versions.
>What will /mythread/ win?The next Lord of the Board belt and/or arena will be themed after the previous winner, and /hfz/ will kneel to your thread. Otherwise it's just bragging rights. This is a shitpost tournament for fun and unity.
Submissions for representatives will open on April 13th @ 12a ET.
There is currently a survey up to finalize some of the details of the event, as well as take applications from any parties interested in helping:
https://forms.gle/pume78m1QKJ7jkqh7This survey will remain up until March 23rd @ 12a ET (a little over 34 hours from this post).
