Parameter Range

4.0 - Parameters

Parameters are factored into the damage you do with your moves (offense), and the damage you receive from your opponents moves (defense). Since it's very easy to overpower an edit by giving them parameters that seem to fit them (but ultimately don't), parameters need to be considered very carefully in conjuction with your moveset. Below is a general table for setting up parameters that seems to be based on common sense. It's a great starting point for setting up an edit, but it's only a starting point. I generally find it helpful to set up your "starting point" parameters at first, and then carefully revisit them once you have decided on a moveset, and tailoring them so your edit isn't overpowered. This chapter will use a couple of examples to help you in achieving a balance between your parameter settings and putting on a match that fits your edits personality.

| 01 | I'm laughably bad at this |
| 02 | I'm not able to do this well at all |
| 03 | I'm not so good with this, but can use it somewhat|
| 04 | I've trained but this is not my strong point |
| 05 | I've trained and am proficient in this trait |
| 06 | I'm better than some at this |
| 07 | I'm better than a lot at this |
| 08 | I'm better than most at this |
| 09 | Only true legends are better at this |
| 10 | I am a legend and master at this |

Most new edit makers would look at that table and say to themselves, "yeah, that makes sense...", and they'd be both right and wrong. It makes sense that an edit that you are working on who is supposed to have brutal kicks would have an 8 in kicks, but what effect does that have on the match if most of his moves involve kicks? It will shorten the match no doubt, as the damage caused by the edits kicks will be very high. Does that fit your edit, are they supposed to squash people with their kicks? If you said no, then obviously that stat will need to come down, even if it makes sense in an "outside the fire pro engine" kind of way.

A good example of this was Z-Train from the FPCPP. He had a high punch parameter, I think it was a 7, because he was an elbow throwin' beast. It was discovered however, that the combination of having a lot of elbows in his moveset and having his elbows doing relatively high damage made him just plow through opponents, so he took them down a bit, to about 3, and his matches are much better for the change. So when you're looking at your parameters you should not only look at them from a gimmick/common sense standpoint, but also a "how will this actually work in the game" standpoint. The first one is easy to figure out and should be the starting point for your edit, the second will take a few test matches to get right.

The same idea works for defensive parameters, if they are too high your edit will fight all night. Does 20+ minute matches fit your edit, or your promotion? If you said no, and your edit is still putting on 20+ minute matches every time you may need to lower them a bit. Say you have some rookies that are still in training, and you feel they should be putting on matches that average somewhere between 7-12 minutes, but they are having 15-22 minute long matches. Instead of keeping their stats at the levels that they should be from a common sense standpoint, you will have to lower them to better fit your vision for them within the Fire Pro engine.

BALANCE IS KEY! Once you get your basic parameters set up, move on to your moveset. Once you have a moveset finalized, scroll back through all your moves, looking to see which parameters they use to determine how much damage they do, and scale your parameters up or down as required. If your moveset is filled with moves that use parameters you've set at high values, you might need to scale them back to avoid squashes. Pay extra attention to the moves you've set as your Finisher and Specials. These moves get an automatic damage boost anyways, so if you've set it up so your F and S moves all use parameters that you've set to 8 or 9, your edit will destroy people. Unless your edit is intended to be a godlike wrestler, you probably shouldn't have any parameters (offensive or defensive) set to 9 or 10.

As with Skills, make sure to mix some weaknesses into both your Offensive and Defensive Parameters. Monster edits who are good at everything are no fun. Don't be afraid to mix some 2s and 3s in there. For example, your 7 foot tall Giant edit should have pretty weak defense against joint locks and will have garbage offense for Agility, and your small but quick junior edit should be weak against Power moves. You get the idea.

One common hangup that a lot of new edit makers have, when working with parameters especially, is that they get fixated on the edit point total. While it's usually a good idea to not inflate the total more than you need to, it's a better idea to forget about it entirely when assigning and tweaking your points until you have your edit putting on matches that pretty much fit your idea for them. At that point you can fine tune and cut back some of the fat, or bulk up some of the minor weak points and round out that total and your edit in general.

Fire Pro is a great wrestling match simulator, but it needs your numbers help it to figure out what kind of matches you want your edit to put on. If you keep in mind the general length of match that your edit should have, and a general idea about what sort of moves he will be using often, you should have no problem going from the general starting numbers in the table up there, to numbers that also fit your vision within the confines of the game. Remember: the goal is not to have edits that win every match...you want to have an edit that is well balanced and can put on a fun, believable match against a variety of opponents.