Jokes

[NFX]

And the thing with help really, is concern in the fact that I'll look stupid if I do so.

You look more stupid saying that - everyone starts somewhere. At one point Click had help, Mad had help, Joe had help, I had help, Nary had help, Sage, SD, Inf, NFX, SM and so on. We recognise that we all start somewhere and just want to help you get better. I helped NFX, Vert and Marty, who all build better than I do now, but don't consider them stupid. You'd be no different if I or anyone else were to properly help you. Can you see why what you say is silly?

Yeah...there's also also the worry that whatever I build somehow turns out to be a clone of something, regardless of whether or not I know about it.
From what I see, just about every combination of robot has been built already. What also doesn't help is the worst part of RA2 for me- sitting in a Bot Lab with a multitude of different parts, and wondering what to do.

For the first part, the klone aspect of it, that is a problem. The game's been going for eight years, almost, so there's less and less unique designs out there. But they definitely are there, provided you look hard enough.
 
On the second part, you should start out by building something for the rule of cool, which is what I did with Altitude, and through the help fo the forums, that gradually evolved, and eventually became HaleStorm 7, which I feel is one of my best built robots. Build something that you like, and provided that you take on the advice of other members, it'll gradually improve in terms of effectiveness, and you'll improve your building skill as well. =]

[Hydro]

From what I see, just about every combination of robot has been built already.

Even a crawler/chopperbot? O_O

Not many of them.

Nothing I do's ever going to be original *sulks in corner*

[Scourge of teh Galaxy]

Seriously, I make Valentinian Multitank as a Crawler/Chopperbot hybrid, only to find out it's not original ;_;

and my reaction in itself could be classed as a joke, as well as my building skills ;D

[G.K.]

Dude, Son of Firewhirl is the best bot ever made. We both know that.  :P

No, it is O_0

[GoldenFox93]

And the thing with help really, is concern in the fact that I'll look stupid if I do so.

You look more stupid saying that - everyone starts somewhere. At one point Click had help, Mad had help, Joe had help, I had help, Nary had help, Sage, SD, Inf, NFX, SM and so on. We recognise that we all start somewhere and just want to help you get better. I helped NFX, Vert and Marty, who all build better than I do now, but don't consider them stupid. You'd be no different if I or anyone else were to properly help you. Can you see why what you say is silly?

Yeah...there's also also the worry that whatever I build somehow turns out to be a clone of something, regardless of whether or not I know about it.
From what I see, just about every combination of robot has been built already. What also doesn't help is the worst part of RA2 for me- sitting in a Bot Lab with a multitude of different parts, and wondering what to do.

For the first part, the klone aspect of it, that is a problem. The game's been going for eight years, almost, so there's less and less unique designs out there. But they definitely are there, provided you look hard enough.
 
On the second part, you should start out by building something for the rule of cool, which is what I did with Altitude, and through the help fo the forums, that gradually evolved, and eventually became HaleStorm 7, which I feel is one of my best built robots. Build something that you like, and provided that you take on the advice of other members, it'll gradually improve in terms of effectiveness, and you'll improve your building skill as well. =]

Perhaps, but I'll bet that when I do find one, someone else posts it first.
 
As for the "Rule of Cool" bots, it's also a bit hard when you have no Photoshop or anything similar to create cool skins with. However, I did notice that it worked with Trial by Fire- maybe I'll get some practice in on that front, then.

[Squirrel_Monkey]

Take a look at my showcase. Most of my bots are not skinned at all. Although I'd like to think most are not clones.

[GoldenFox93]

Although I'd like to think most are not clones.

Well, yeah- If Flying Monster was anything to go by. Pretty much hammered me in BTTB, by the way.

[Squirrel_Monkey]

Although I'd like to think most are not clones.

Well, yeah- If Flying Monster was anything to go by. Pretty much hammered me in BTTB, by the way.

But I got totally pwned by Reier.

[ty4er]

Not many people think my lightweights bots are clones (or nobody has told me yet :P) so there are still a few that haven't been made. Hybrids have loads of different designs to be made and i highly doubt that all have already been done.

BTTB bots, eh?
I deleted mine of ra2 for the sheer lack of fails :P

[GoldenFox93]

Although I'd like to think most are not clones.

Well, yeah- If Flying Monster was anything to go by. Pretty much hammered me in BTTB, by the way.

But I got totally pwned by Reier.

And I got totally pwned by Sage before that  :P

[G.K.]

Sage who also beat Reier.

[090901]

Since when has this become the "General Chatter Thread" ?

[Mr. AS]

Since when has this become the "General Chatter Thread" ?

Since right now. 

[GoldenFox93]

Since when has this become the "General Chatter Thread" ?

Since Tuesday.

[Scourge of teh Galaxy]

Since my Adobe Flash download stopped responding to me ;_;

[Natef]

Please do not bring up the BBEANS spots issue again.

[NFX]

Well, I did try to post a joke, but it got buried under this discussion. I suggest moving to the General Chatter thread with this.

[GoldenFox93]

Please do not bring up the BBEANS spots issue again.

You're a little late, Nate- we stopped discussing that a while ago. Besides, more of a casual mention than anything.

[Preytor_4]

[090901]