------------------------- 1 DOC:WE Relationships! -------------------------
Derby Owners Club; World Edition (4-8 player Arcade Game)
Relationship-building Guide

Copyright 2007 Steven Mattison
E-Mail: S.Mattison at Gmail.com
Version: 0.6
Date: 04/11/07
------------------------- 2 Distribution Rights -------------------------
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------------------------- 3 [Table of Contents] -------------------------
1. Game Guide information
2. Distribution Rights
3. Table of Contents [HERE!]

4. What is DOC:WE?
5. How to determine your horse's Unique Personality
6. Types of Horse Personalities in DOC:WE
7. How to Answer questions about your horse
8. How to treat each horse differently

9. Version History
10. Legal Jargon
11. Contact Information
12. Credits
13. Closing

------------------------- 4 What is it? -------------------------
Derby Owners Club; World Edition is a Multiplayer Arcade Game developed in
Japan by SEGA, but distributed to locations throughout North America, such as
Dave&Busters arcades. In the game, you control a horse, throughout it's racing
career, such as it's name, jockey's jersey colors, the colors of the horse's
facemask, the relationship between horse and rider, what food to feed your
horse, and even when to whip and when to pull back on the reins.

------------------------- 5 Determine Personality -------------------------
Each horse has its own personality based on the way it was bred - Imposing,
Rough, Honest, Coward and Sloppy. Personality comes into play by increasing or
decreasing your relationship skills with your horse, depending on your answers
to the horse's reactions after each race.

When you first start the game, your horse will be set out into a farm-like
setting, where you can control your horse, steering him or her into new
"blinkers" (different colored facemasks), or pink Relationship-changing
spheres. This is where you may determine your horse's personality. To do so,
simply press the "HOLD" button at this time.

------------------------- 6 Personality Types -------------------------
If your horse kicks back, it's personality is "Rough".
If your horse rears up on it's hind legs, it's personality is "Imposing".
If your horse shakes it's head, it's personality is "Honest".
If your horse shakes and shimmies, it's personality is "Coward".
If your horse lays down, it's personality is "Sloppy".

This may change over time, depending on the version of the game you are
playing, so make sure to check your horses personality every time you start
playing...

------------------------- 7 Per Answer Guide -------------------------
The answers will always appear somewhat in the following order, with three to
five answers appearing onscreen at once. NOTE: Your question may also be about
which food your horse likes or dislikes. In that event, you had better
remember, or you WILL lose hearts.

BLANDISH/ENCOURAGE/PRAISE - All
Praise should be reserved for when horses of Rough, Sloppy, or Imposing
personalities win races. If you have a horse that is Cowardly or Honest,
then Encourage your horse when they make mistakes, or lose by a narrow margin.
You may also praise your Rough or Sloppy horse when they are satisfied with
themselves, even though you may not be. Overall, Praise or Blandish your horse
when it wins an important G1 race. Don't blandish when it's angry, however.

FLATTER - All
Flattery will get you everywhere with Happy horses, and it's rarely a drawback.
There are different times to flatter your horse, however, depending on it's
personality. When a Rough, Coward, or Imposing horse feels stronger, it
deserves a little flattery. If a Coward or Honest horse wins, it should be
flattered. Finally, if a Sloppy or Coward horse makes mistakes, becomes angry,
or is otherwise doubtful, feel free to flatter it to raise it's morale.

APOLOGIZE/COMFORT - Imposing, Honest, Sloppy
Comfort your Imposing or Sloppy horse after narrow losses, or when depressed or
sad. If your Imposing horse made a mistake somewhere, Comfort it as well.
Apologize to your Honest horse when it is angry, or when you pushed it too hard
or made it Fatigued.

HUG - Honest/Coward
Never never hug your horse. Well, unless you happen to have an Honest horse
and that horse is happy with itself even though it may have lost a race.
You can scare such a horse back into it's wits by hugging it. I hear it's
also possible to hug a Cowardly Horse when it is "pleased" to win a race. If
it is only "happy" to win, it's better to flatter it though.

IGNORE/LEAVE - All but Honest
If your Coward-like or Sloppy-type horse has a lot of confidence after winning,
leave it to bask in it's glory. If your Rough or Imposing horse is fatigued or
angry, or it was pushed too hard, it would rather you ignore it or leave it
alone. Any attempt to apologize or comfort these types may meet in disaster,
relationship-wise.

SOOTHE - Honest
If your Honest horse loses Confidence, it should be soothed.

PSYCHE UP/ASTONISH - Imposing, Honest
Psyche up your Honest horse when it wins a race, or is happy or confident.
An Imposing horse however, should be Psyched up only when it is nervous or
depressed.

SCOLD - Imposing
If your horse is Imposing or Honest, and they are still happy with
themselves even though they lost the race, they may respect you more as a
rider if you scold them. Though, for the Honest ones, Hugging is the more
preferable option, as you rarely get to hug your horse in this game without
spooking them.

If you find any mistakes in this section, please email me!
S.Mattison at GMail
------------------------- 8 Per Horse Guide -------------------------
ROUGH
[Praise] wins/satisfied
[Flatter] Happiness/Stronger
[Ignore/Leave] Anger/mistakes

IMPOSING
[Praise/Encourage/Comfort] good wins/narrow losses/mistakes/sad/depressed
[Flatter] Wins/Happiness/Stronger
[Ignore/Leave] Anger/mistakes
[Psyche up] nervous/depressed
[Scold] poor races/it's happy but you're not

HONEST
*[Hug] it's happy but you're not
[Apologize] Anger/Pushed too hard/Fatigued
[Comfort/Encourage] narrow losses/mistakes/sad/depressed
[Soothe] loses confidence
[Psyche up/Flatter] Confidence/Wins/Happiness
[Scold] poor races/it's happy but you're not

SLOPPY
[Praise] wins/satisfied
[Flatter] Anger/Mistakes/Happiness/doubt
[Comfort/Encourage] narrow losses/sorrow
[Leave] Confidence

COWARD
[Praise/Encourage/Comfort] Mistakes/narrow losses/Sorrow
[Flatter] Wins/Stronger/Anger/Mistakes/Happiness/doubt
[Leave] Confidence

If you find any mistakes in this section, please email me!
S.Mattison at GMail
------------------------- 9 Version History -------------------------
2007-04-11 v0.6 [THIS VERSION]:
Numbered each section.
Added more email addresses.
Gave permission to host my guide elsewhere.
Updated random inconsistencies.

2007-03-27 v0.5:
Added how to determine your horse's personality.
Added "Per-Horse" responses.
Added "Per-Answer" responses, as it seemed to make sense.
Added all these other sections.

------------------------- 10 Legalese -------------------------
This guide is copyright 2007, Steven Mattison. It may NOT be republished,
altered, or reproduced without my express written permission under any
circumstances. If you have a good reason and PROPERLY credit me, I'll let you
use this guide. If seen on any website beside the ones below, or without giving
credit to me, notify me ASAP and I will contact the owner of the site. Use of
this guide on any other web site or as a part of any public display is strictly
prohibited, and a violation of copyright. These are sites permitted to use my
guide:

www.GameFAQs.com
www.CheatCC.com
www.NeoSeeker.com
www.SuperCheats.com
www.HonestGamers.com

All rights to the names SEGA and DOC:WE belong to their original authors.

------------------------- 11 Contact Info -------------------------
Help me out with my guide. Get permission to borrow my guide. Give me feedback.

My email@dress.is ::: s.mattison at gmail

This is my very first 2007 GameFAQs guide. Is it any good? Thanks, I tried.
This Guide is for the WE version of DOC. It's relevance to any other version
is not in question here.

------------------------- 12 Credits -------------------------
I created this entire guide so far, from my personal experience, and little
hints I found on various sites on the inter-web.

Anybody else who wishes to participate in this collaborative work, with other
information I don't know, feel free to email me.

Special Thanks go to;
All you crazy Video Game enthusiasts!,
CheatCC,
GameFAQs,
Neoseeker,
SuperCheats,
HonestGamers,
and SEGA.

------------------------- 13 That's all for now -------------------------
Keep an eye out for future updates to this guide. Thanks for reading!

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