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A Letter to the Noobs!Editorial byDear Noobs! Obviously, you have logged on to MMATycoon, taken some interest, and you want to create a fighter and show the world what you have as a “manager”. Congrats! I can tell you (also being a noob myself), that it’s addicting, it’s fun, and it doesn’t have to take up a lot of time. MMATycoon is the perfect , temporary, escape-hatch from average every-day boredom!!The term “noob” is basically short for “noobie” or “new guy”. I used to spell it “newb”, but I was informed by a vet here in our MMATycoon world that the correct spelling is “noob” as in “big, dumb, boob”. As in most organizations within society, the new guys takes a lot o’ lumps as he gets started, thus you are stuck with the title until you get out there, train, and win a couple o’ fights. The following is a quick “laundry list” if you will, of common mistakes made by “noobs”. I should know, Iv’e made every one of these! I’m still learning as I go, but if I can help you avoid some of these pitfalls, I think your time here will be MUCH more enjoyable without such a learning curve. When creating a fighter, it’s easy to get caught up in the circular debate over what style is the end-all be-all of MMA, boxing, MT, wrestling, or Bjj. If you go and look around, you’ll find successful and unsuccessful fighters who specialize in each of these styles. You will also find guys that appear to be well rounded at all of these styles. Some of these fighters kick ass, and others get their asses kicked. The answer, is there is no answer. This is where proper management, training, and prep work come in and you get to prove your worth and make your bones in MMA Tycoon. My advice is to specialize in a form that you like, build the fighter up with that specialization in mind, and then improve on the other traits as you go. Don’t get discouraged if your fighter isn’t perfect and gets his head handed to him the first fight or two. There are champions here who literally lost their first 5 or 6 fights (seriously). A champion is hardly ever un-defeated here in MMATycoon, chances are he was offered a title shot with the right guy at the right time. There are some basic traits you can get use and manipulate right off the bat. Most veteran managers I speak with like maximizing conditioning from the start. This seems to be a base for most successful fighters. From there, look at your chosen form, and maximize the traits that will compliment that form. For example, if you choose MT, give your guy kicks, elbows, knees, and takedown defense. If your guy is a BJJ specialist, give him sub offense, sub defense, takedown offense, striking defense, speed, and maybe some strength. I’m sure you get the picture. Don’t waste your training giving a guy something he doesn’t need. For example, if your fighter is a Bjj fighter, why waste the time training him in “takedown defense” when you probably WANT him on the ground. If you have no interest in MT, why train him in knees and kicks? When a “noob” first gets hooked up and starts to create fighters, he usually thinks in “personal terms”. He will choose a location based on personal favorites. I mean, what new guy doesn’t want to start in NY, LA, or Vegas Baby!!!! I’m from Illinois so the first place I settled down in was New York because they didn’t offer a Chicago location. Lesson #1, pick a city to create your fighter in that offers the most for your fighter. First, you want a place to train that offers not only descent training, but training that you can afford when just starting out. If your fighter spends too much money at a good gym, and then falls below $200, the system will automatically demote his training to part-time versus full time and you are automatically at a dis-advantage compared to full-time fighters. Find a descent gym that you can afford for at least 6 weeks or so until you can land a fight. If you need more cash, you can always write articles or previews for orgs (organizations) who are looking to pick up writers to promote their own orgs and / or events.. You can also create artwork, possibly fight posters, T-shirts, nutrition logo’s, etc. for companies or event organizers. The more involved you get, the more connections you make, and thus the additional funds. It’s really not as hard as you would think. I’m 45 years old and I’m a computer illiterate, but I’ve written several articles, and even created some descent looking artwork using common every day Microsoft Office programs. There’s a lot of work in MMATycoon, and owners are always looking for help. Don’t be shy, dive in. There are plenty of people who are willing to answer questions and help you out. Half of the fun here is getting to meet new people from all over the world! Once you have found a prime location that offers descent training, make sure that the location also offers a few org’s (organizations) that will support your fighter. For example, if you have a 205lbs fighter, make sure there are a few org’s that have other “noob” 205lbs fighters that have less than 3 fights. I would say at least 5 to 10 noob fighters for that division lays out a good future for your fighter in that particular org. Sometimes there will be an ad in Tycoon Times for fighters over a certain “K”. Simply put, look at that number that’s next to your fighters name. THAT is your “K” or creation number. The lower the number is, the older the fighter. The higher the number is, the newer the fighter. I think right now, MMATycoon is hovering around the 175K mark for newest creations. You want to find groups of fighters around the same “K” as you for a good, fair, fight now, and a year from now. If you run into a guy who is 1-0 or 0-0 and his “K” is say over 60,000 lower than yours, that means he has laid off of fights, and has more than likely been training the entire time so if you are just starting out, prepare for a quick ass kicking if you accept a fight with him. Getting back to the org, there is nothing more defeating than accepting a contract from an org because the money looked good, then discovering that the org only has 3 other 205lbs fighters while the rest of the field consist of 30 guys who have over 10 fights under their belt! Again, insert pillow and prepare for an ass-kicking! If you create a fighter, and no one offers you a contract, just pick an org who has a nice fresh division of possible victims to bitch-slap, go to their site, scroll down to the owners name, click, and write the owner an e-mail using his own personal e-mail address that’s located directly under his profile picture , and ask for a contract! It’s really that simple. Orgs are only as strong as their members so 1) don’t be shy and 2) don’t sell yourself short. They are looking for YOU! Wait to get a couple replies from a few different org’s, then pick which one is your best fit. In association with org’s, there are guys in here who create “alliances”. I belong to “The Evil Empire”. I have some great mates who belong to my alliance that have been here on MMA Tycoon for a while. They have seen it all. They can answer your questions, give you advice, and get rid of a lot of the confusing “white noise” . A bonus, is that you basically get to informally meet people from around the world (literally). One of my alliance members is from “Australia”. Some of the alliances and org’s offer, and promote their own private gyms with an array of trainers. Many will supplement your fighters training cost with a slush fund for guys just starting out. Some have nutrition partners who will offer you a discount for being in the alliance, or clothing stores who give you a discount for being in a certain alliance and wearing their colors / logo. The more wins you get, the better their org / alliance looks. It’s better for all involved for your MMATycoon money to be spent within your own org (via a gym, supplements, or clothing) versus some strangers business. Once you get a contract, pick your fights carefully. Analyze their traits, their experience and history, their creation number, and read their past fight logs to see how they fight, their strengths and weaknesses. If you read up on a guy who is 1-3, and his 3 losses are all KO’s, guess who you are going to stand up with versus go to the ground? Train to beat your next opponent. If you are fighting a boxer who has no ground skills, chances are he’s not going to take you to the mat. He’s going to want to stand and fight. Don’t waste your time on “takedown defense”. Use your training to concentrate on what you “need”, in this case maybe striking defense, clinch-work, MT, takedowns, and sub offense. Train for the next fight! If you are in a holding pattern because you have no fights, I suggest going back to the basics, strength, speed, cardio, etc.. Take part in sparring. When sparring, go the gym’s site, and scroll down to “schedule”. Go look at who is sparring and how many stats they have next to their name. You want to spar with people who are better than you are for the most part (the more stars the better) . Sparing people who aren’t as talented as you are, isn’t as beneficial to your fighter. A lot of times you can get in a large class with an array of fighters. The system averages out the numbers of fighters, the total stars, and basically averages it all out so that everyone is benefiting from the experience. So if there are a lot of 3, 4, and 5 star sparring partners in your class, you are getting the most benefit from that class as a “noob”. Get rest!!! Don’t let your energy dwindle down below 80%. It is difficult to raise your fighters energy back up to near 100% come fight time. I like to hover around 89% to 92% during training, that way I can train right up until a day or two before fight day. If you go into a fight at 50%, it’s going to be a short fight and you are going to get hurt. Watch YOU RENERGY LEVELS! Now, if you have picked a location, scheduled your training, bought your clothing, your nutritional products, etc.. and you haven’t been scheduled to fight for whatever reason, you are going to hear about and be tempted to try out a QFC fight or “Quick Fighting Championships”. BY competing in the QFC, you gain $100 for a win, and $50 for a loss. It could be a quick win to make your fighter more attractive to org’s and thus more valuable; however, your opponents in the QFC are total surprises! For me, “I HATE losing”, s the $50 to $100 isn’t worth the gamble of a devastating loss and maybe even time off for injuries, cuts, etc. I tried the QFC, and had my ass handed to me (KO in 33 seconds of the 1st rd) by a MUCH more experienced fighter who I never would have fought given the choice. To me, it’s just not worth it. The last thing on my laundry list is this. Pay the $10 and be a VIP. You get some extra sources to scout fights, the option of opening or helping run a business, and some other perks that make the $10 well spent. Take a look at the “Learners Guide”, it’s a fairly interesting and informative read. Then go out, get involved, and have fun!
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