So, I woke up for work about and had Sophia tell me there was a cast. I asked what it was for and she kinda cringed before telling me. At least I had a warning going in, unlike Tank.
As a disclaimer, I don't write this from a place of butt hurt or even annoyance, but disappointment. When I try to recruit for OCW, I often get asked what it is. I say it's the perfect mix between roleplay and wrestling. But more and more I've come to learn that the ‘Hoot Cast’ is what OCW really is, and that's a shame.
Was my match perfect? Absolutely not. But then again none of the matches were. Was it the worst match in OCW’s history? I don't believe so. I've seen matches that I consider much worse, some from Riot and some from Turmoil. No doubt that the match should have been redone, no exscuse there. But haven't we all made mistakes or had a case of poor judgement? I'm still learning about OCW.
It's becoming clear to me that I applied to OCW as someone who was very naive to what this place was. The terms Veteran and Community get thrown out a lot on this site. A veteran is someone with more experience that rookies can learn from. Veterans are supposed to take rookies under their wing and pass on knowledge, so when that Vet is gone, he can be sure that the work ethic and skill he brought to the table remains. There's what a Veteran is supposed to do, and then there is what most but not all of our OCW Vets do, and that is sad.
Moving on to the term community, I've been running a roleplaying community for almost six years and I would never treat new people the way you do. I've been roleplaying for fifteen years. Does that give me the authority to post a podcast here about how some of you write? We’ve got ‘top guys’, ‘hoots’, and good brothers who can't spell for shit. We’ve got main eventers and vets that can't fucking tell that there is a difference between ‘your’ and ‘you're’, but do I record something for the sole purpose of putting them down? No, because it would embarrass them and do me no good. I also know I have grammatical errors here and there.
I don’t do it because until last night, I cared about this place, the opinions of people on it, and was 110% committed. This isn't a community.
I would love some criticism. Even some tough criticism. Again, I know I'm not
perfect at this. I joined in January with goals of being a top guy in a few years, and maybe even main eventing a few lutions before my time comes when I need to step aside for a newer player. I know for a fact I'm capable.
But there's a difference between criticism / tough love and what last night was. Last night was a group of guys putting themselves over while shitting on two relatively new people when they should be trying to help. I've listened to the cast twice now, and I honestly don't feel like I've learned anything other than how toxic this place can be. The only person with experience that's ever actually taken the time to critique me, good or bad, did it in private, and he's gone now because he didn't like what this place was becoming. I had a month with a mentor in the shallow end before getting tossed to the Sharks, how can I be expected to be Michael Phelps already? And why not criticize the entire show? Like non champions being shown to have resiliency.
I shouldn't have to read ‘this isn't Turmoil, this is Riot’. That's the toxic mindset that prevents this place from being all that it can be. It should be ‘This is OCW’ period. Whether you like it or not, watch it not, Turmoil is a reflection of OCW just as much as Riot is. So rather than being what you all have been since I joined, why not put that energy towards making OCW as a whole, better? You don't need to play on the same system as someone to offer some advice.
When enthusiastic newcomers like me who are passionate about this place are feeling cut down, it's no wonder we can't really keep any rookies. I've talked FOUR Turmoil people out of quitting, and two of them have been here longer than me. I shouldn't have to do that.
To say that I should be stripped of the TV title over one match is upsetting and asinine, especially with the time and effort I put in. It's disrespectful. Am i going to flake out and quit? No, I've got tougher skin than the average rook. Not to mention It would screw over Sophia and Dylan. But I also wasn't going to be like most of Turmoil and suffer in silence after that podcast, after I was focused on like that, absolutely not. Were all of you the best in your first three months? Shit I'm told Pugh sucked for his first three years. Would a podcast like last night have helped any of you? I doubt it.
I would be dishonest if I said I wasn't a little less invested in this place after that podcast. I'll continue to watch both shows, but i'm done with this thread and replying to most of the forum in general. I'll still contribute to Turmoil and do my part to make it better. I believe in the PS4 brand.
But then again, these are just my opinions. Opinions are like assholes, some get used and abused more than others. OCW suffers from wwe syndrome. Turmoil players will still be shit on even when the content is good, because the talent don't have any options on where they can land if they decide to leave the company. For people that don't even watch Turmoil to say I should be stripped is beyond stupid. If Sensation wish to do so off of ‘uniformed’ opinions, then so be it.
I'll just get it back…
And no; not back to the drawing board and putting the turmoil title on a vet aren't helpful things to add. Is Jacob supposed to GM and hold the damn title? If that's the case, he might as well just start using Triple H’s entrance and start calling sensation his father in law. If you truly believe that a Vet should hold the title, get a ps4.
It's a new brand, it's going to take time. Was Riot the shit from day one? Probably not.
On a lighter note, aj devitt is changing the red arrow to the coup de grace.
In closing, there are constructive ways to critique, and then there's the hoot cast. It's just as bad, if not worse than the match with Tank. Because this came from vets that should know better. We should have been taken aside into a voice or something. I think it's shameful that something like this was allowed to be recorded and posted.
