Thirstcast Returns for the mighty episode 3. Discussing OCW, Turmoil and the recent controversy in OCW. With your host Adam who is joined by the Voice of OCW, Jake! Everyone's favorite argumentative contrarian, Angus! and for the first time ever in OCW the one the only the Enigmatic, Mysterious Ultra Otaku, GOOCH!

 

 

Let's make turmoil great again! I really enjoyed this ThristCAST, I don't agree with a few minor things that were said but that can easily be fix with actions. I am now pushing to keep us united as a community!

Was a fun listen. Thank you for answering my question.

What was your question?

What was your question?

 

 

Oh that part, kinda wish it was a longer discussion on it but I enjoyed it overall. Good question

Adam's reaction was pretty hilarious to me lol, jake casually dropping the news like everyone knew when no one knew.

I still don't get why people are so mad about flojo's new (old) theme, i think it just the better version of the old one that wasn't around when the character was created

I still don't get why people are so mad about flojo's new (old) theme, i think it just the better version of the old one that wasn't around when the character was created

 

Nobody was mad, per se. More disappointed because we grew attached to something that was taken away. It happens with everything.

The feuds discussion was the most interesting on here. It's tough because, at least a lot of the people I tend to interact with, are not big fans of spoilers, so it can be hard to coordinate things at the level you'd suggest during the discussion. I've had JAY screech at me for spoiling stuff to him over the years, for example.

 

I think OCW both benefits and suffers from it's hybrid status in the sense that, we are limited in some ways by the competitive aspect because it can have a big impact on your storyline development.

 

Personally, I feel I've proven that there are ways to work around losing matches and I've managed to build heat during losing streaks but it's tough and the manner in which you lose a match can be more damaging than the outcome itself. There's plenty of characters I'd introduce or storylines I'd love to explore but I simply can't do that because I can't back it up reliably in the ring. There are feud trajectories I'd like to explore but that can be compromised by the in-ring aspect too.

 

For the last few years I've mostly let feuds develop naturally, I think most of the people I've worked with can confirm that. Most of the time I just get booked with someone, we have a fun build leading up to the match and then we decide to run it for a few weeks or months, and then I just have certain storyline beats for my character that I plan on hitting over the course of a few months that I work into it. I find it a lot more difficult to plot things out long term with other people because there are so many moving parts and I personally don't enjoy being at the mercy of other people's whims for my storylines. These things change, people get new ideas or change directions and relying on other feuds for your own trajectory can be a recipe for disappointment.

 

I don't know that my "organic" style of finding feuds is better or worse than other styles but it's really what has worked best for me and my writing style and my approach.