Author Topic: Robot Arena 2's Civil War (Read 1311 times)

HurricaneAndrew · « **on:** February 01, 2011, 05:29:50 PM »

I was browsing GTM and the song "Civil War" by Guns N' Roses started playing on my iPod. Knowing it is a rather awesome song, I began thinking of ways I could use it for an RA2 video. That idea didn't develop into much, but then I started thinking about what I have heard about RA2's official boards and GTM back when it was new and here is the conclusion I came to...

If you look back, RA2 has been through it's own civil war. When the official boards were around, they were all about stock RA2 and when GTM first came on to the scene, it was all about DSL, right? The way I see it, the official boards were the Confederacy and GTM was the Union. Now before ACAMS starts having a fit, I will explain. The official boards were (mostly) the old fashioned folk that liked stock and didn't really need a new mod to be happy (much like the confederacy wanted things to stay the same that they had been for hundreds of years), whilst GTM wanted to change things up a bit (much like the Union wanted to change the laws on slavery).

Now, we all know which side came out on top, but if you were around in the days of RA2's "Civil War", what side would you have taken? Even if you were around at that point, what side were you on?

I may be completely wrong on my facts here, but it made sense in my head. I just figured I would share it.

Enigm@ · « **Reply #1 on:** February 01, 2011, 05:36:42 PM »

GTM, because I like DSL a bit moar than Stock.

Somebody · « **Reply #2 on:** February 01, 2011, 05:39:59 PM »

Not sure which side I would be on because it would depend on what I was known for as a builder and what I thought I was good at.

frezal · « **Reply #3 on:** February 01, 2011, 05:53:44 PM »

Your history is all wrong. DSL was widely accepted on the old official forums. The "civil war" was between the RA community and the AceUplink community. I sided with the official forums.

Badnik96 · « **Reply #4 on:** February 01, 2011, 06:23:45 PM »

Well if the war is Stock vs DSL, ATM I would be Stock because I play it more right now.

freeziez · « **Reply #5 on:** February 01, 2011, 06:29:28 PM »

2 + 2 = 4
0 / 4 = 0
DSL > Stock

Simple math. :P

Naryar · « **Reply #6 on:** February 01, 2011, 06:49:48 PM »

Quote from: frezal on February 01, 2011, 05:53:44 PM

Your history is all wrong. DSL was widely accepted on the old official forums. The "civil war" was between the RA community and the AceUplink community. I sided with the official forums.

Yeah, I saw it like that as well...

123savethewhales · « **Reply #7 on:** February 01, 2011, 06:53:21 PM »

I know my DSL bot will beat your Stock bot.

SKBT · « **Reply #8 on:** February 01, 2011, 06:57:07 PM »

Quote from: 123savethewhales on February 01, 2011, 06:53:21 PM

I know my DSL bot will beat your Stock bot.

So.... My DSL bot can beat your DSL bot. :P

Meganerdbomb · « **Reply #9 on:** February 01, 2011, 07:08:44 PM »

Then there was Technex vs the official forums, and Megavolt vs the World, and LRA2 vs everyone else......

090901 · « **Reply #10 on:** February 01, 2011, 07:11:59 PM »

Quote from: freeziez on February 01, 2011, 06:29:28 PM

2 + 2 = 4
0 / 4 = 0
DSL > Stock

Simple math. :P

DSL is for people too lazy to do all the glitches in stock

Sage · « **Reply #11 on:** February 01, 2011, 08:18:41 PM »

Old forums were 10x more fun. Dunno why. Maybe it was because everyone was better than me.

Scrap Daddy · « **Reply #12 on:** February 01, 2011, 08:50:26 PM »

and its not like the official forum even had a chance to stay alive, it just got full on deleted without us even having a say.

R0B0SH4RK · « **Reply #13 on:** February 01, 2011, 10:52:38 PM »

Yeah, the Official forum vs GTM's was closer to your buddy's house burnt down, so you invited him to live with you so he didn't become a greasy hobo. Hardly a civil war...

But still, the idea sounds kinda cool. Most of the vets here would've been on both sides though.

J · « **Reply #14 on:** February 01, 2011, 11:03:34 PM »

As usual, DSL beats Stock.

Quote from: Sage on February 01, 2011, 08:18:41 PM

Maybe it was because everyone was better than me.

Not true.
My old stock-bots were just terrible.
...Except for like 5

Meganerdbomb · « **Reply #15 on:** February 01, 2011, 11:51:20 PM »

Quote from: Sage on February 01, 2011, 08:18:41 PM

Old forums were 10x more fun. Dunno why. Maybe it was because everyone was better than me.

There were also more active member who did things other than RPG threads all day.

Badnik96 · « **Reply #16 on:** February 02, 2011, 07:34:06 AM »

freeziez · « **Reply #17 on:** February 02, 2011, 04:00:09 PM »

Quote from: Meganerdbomb on February 01, 2011, 11:51:20 PM

Quote from: Sage on February 01, 2011, 08:18:41 PM
Old forums were 10x more fun. Dunno why. Maybe it was because everyone was better than me.
There were also more active member who did things other than RPG threads all day.

PROBLEM, RPG HATER?

G.K. · « **Reply #18 on:** February 02, 2011, 04:02:02 PM »

Yes. With stupid posts like that.

Natef · « **Reply #19 on:** February 02, 2011, 04:09:57 PM »

The RP threads are dying, only story time is posted in.