With Authority WWF With Authority was an online wrestling game created by Genetic Anomalies in conjunction with World Wrestling Federation as it was known at the time , and THQ . As a result of a lawsuit between the WWF and the [ [ World Wildlife Fund , the game ' s official title became WWE With Authority ! in the summer of 2002 . Gameplay . At its core , WWE With Authority ! was a Collectible Card Game in electronic form . Players could purchase virtual " Pages " and assemble them into a " Playbook . " This playbook would represent the moves and abilities that your wrestler would be capable of pulling off in the ring . WWE With Authority ! was distributed as a downloadable freeware game and was available on CD in retail stores for US $ 5 . 00 . The retail version came with a redemption code for a [ [ Darren Matthews | William Regal ] ] starter playbook . Players could purchase additional preconstructed playbooks for superstars consisting of complete selections of plays for US $ 10 . 00 . Booster packs were also available for US $ 3 . 00 that include an assortment of random individual pages to accentuate your existing playbooks . A certain amount of rarer cards were guaranteed in each booster . There is a single player mode , which is intended as a tutorial . Only one opponent in the tutorial is truly playable . The game was primarily geared towards the online multiplayer game , where as many as 1 , 000 people were available at any given time during the game ' s height . The game kept track of the player ' s wins , losses and draws , as well as the number of times a player has been cut off in the middle of a match . This feature was to discourage players from terminating the program to avoid taking a loss . Expansion sets . There were seven sets put up for sale at various times during the games tenure . This was the first set of the game . Established the framework and environment . This expansion rounded the game out to a complete play environment . This " mini - expansion " was on sale only for a month or two . It was developed during the show itself , with designers at the event taking notes then scrambling back to implement , code and test the set . The main theme was the inclusion of the NWO . The " Tables , Ladders and Chairs " expansion greatly increased the number of hardcore and illegal moves and special cards available to players . Concurrent with this set was the release of the new " Ladder Match " . This set included 238 reprints from Season One and 12 Superstars . These Superstars were new versions of existing superstars , including new gameplay text . This update scheme received a mixed reaction . Based on the results from the X8 mini - expansion , Genetic Anomalies released SummerSlam 2002 . This set featured Shawn Michaels ( returning from a four year break from WWE ) and Brock Lesnar ( who captured his first WWE Championship ) . This set marked the return to themes that were based more on card mechanics and less on storyline development . Preview cards of this expansion set were released in October and November 2002 . Rey Mysterio and Tajiri and their trademark moves were put on sale in Limited Edition form . This set was originally scheduled for a mid - December 2002 release . Criticism . " WWE With Authority ! " was one of the first online collectible card games , along with Chron X , also from Genetic Anomalies . Player reception to the new genre was initially lukewarm . Some players were not comfortable with the concept of paying money for intangible goods . While subsequent online collectible card games have enjoyed success , including Magic : The Gathering Online , Genetic Anomalies would not survive to see the genre flourish . There was also a WWF collectible card game released at about the same time entitled " Raw Deal " , which was considered to be a better alternative to the online version . Shutdown . In January 2003 , THQ ceased production of the game . The server remained online for several months . The freeware client can still be downloaded from some freeware distribution sites , but the game is no longer officially supported . Peer - 2 - Peer . In 2003 , just weeks before support ceased , a peer - to - peer version of the game was released by THQ such that existing players could continue using the game with the pages they purchased . This way , players would connect though IP addresses . Now , there is With Authority ! Peer - 2 - Peer . This version of the game uses mIRC for a chat room / server , and the original WA ! client as before . There were also page changes in 2004 . Also in WA ! P2P , there are six Guide sets ( meaning each account has at least five of every page ( excluding promotional pages ) . There are also eleven weekly events , two monthly events , totaling at least 45 official events a month . There are also title accounts which a current champion may use the belt if s / he wins the title , including : The World Heavyweight Title , Cruiserweight Title , Intercontinental Title , European Title , Hardcore Title , and Tsunami Cup . Various websites continue to offer competition and community for the game . External links . [ [ Category : Video games ] ] [ [ Category : Wrestling video games ] ] [ [ Category : World Wrestling Entertainment video games ] ]