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GTM's Builder Rankings - 1st Edition
« on: May 20, 2020, 02:32:39 PM »
Hello everyone, and welcome to the first edition of the GameTechMods Builder Rankings! This is a project I assembled with the help of a hand-picked panel of community figureheads with the purpose of determining who we think best exemplifies the current standards of Robot Arena 2. We plan on posting a new edition of the rankings every four months, based exclusively on the previous four months’ worth of builds. The first ranking period of the year has just finished, and the panel has come together to determine the first edition of GTM’s Elite Eight.

The Power Rankings Panel consists of:
*Badnik96
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The Elite Eight were chosen subjectively, based on the quality, consistency and uniqueness of their builds over the last four months. We hope the publication of these rankings gives people the push they need to improve their builds in an effort to appear on the list and establish themselves as GTM’s Elite.

We’ve also decided to acknowledge two players who, while they may not have made the Elite Eight this season, have shown marked improvement over the past four months. These “rising stars” have shown a drive to get better at the game, and could potentially crack the Elite Eight in the coming seasons.

Without further ado, here’s the first edition of GTM’s Elite Eight, starting with our two Most Improved Builders:

Most Improved: evil toaster
Evil toaster has been a part of the GTM community for a good couple of years now, and he’s been slowly improving his building over that time. He disappeared for a while before storming back into the scene with a solid pair of robots to start off his 2020 portfolio. Most notable for him is the stylish heavyweight spinner Rat King, the bot that really brought him to the panel’s attention. If he can keep building things to that level of quality, he could easily work his way into the Elite Eight soon.

Most Improved: ThatDiscordGuy
TDG is relatively new to RA2 and the GTM scene, but his building has already improved in leaps and bounds over his first few months. Take, for example, Crime Scene, one of his more notable designs, which has evolved from a chunky box into a sleek, if rather plain, vertical spinner. While his designs lack originality a lot of the time, he has picked up on the fundamentals of building very quickly. Look out for him to continue working and improving his building, as he could crack the Elite Eight in a very quick fashion.

Now, here's the Elite Eight, starting from eighth and working up to first. Big thanks to Hoppin for putting together these graphics!









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Re: GTM's Builder Rankings - 1st Edition
« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2020, 02:39:37 PM »
FINALLY, THE FORUM HIERARCHY
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Re: GTM's Builder Rankings - 1st Edition
« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2020, 02:42:56 PM »
stfu go die of heart disease old man  :beer:
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Re: GTM's Builder Rankings - 1st Edition
« Reply #3 on: May 20, 2020, 02:47:18 PM »
I guess anything that could drive an improvement in overall build quality is worth an attempt.

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Re: GTM's Builder Rankings - 1st Edition
« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2020, 02:52:05 PM »
ngl, i think this will help pushing people into raising the standards of their builds!  :thumbup
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Re: GTM's Builder Rankings - 1st Edition
« Reply #5 on: May 20, 2020, 02:52:42 PM »
This is a Pyramid Scheme in progress I know it
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Re: GTM's Builder Rankings - 1st Edition
« Reply #6 on: May 20, 2020, 02:53:32 PM »
where my man VB who is the actual best irl builder

also geice, 09, scrap, etc. i mean geice is a judge but still
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Re: GTM's Builder Rankings - 1st Edition
« Reply #7 on: May 20, 2020, 03:03:10 PM »
Happy to be a part of this and tbh gonna try and build stuff to actually get on the rankings of something for once! :dance:
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Re: GTM's Builder Rankings - 1st Edition
« Reply #8 on: May 20, 2020, 03:04:44 PM »
Can't believe someone who only builds blue flippers got #1
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Re: GTM's Builder Rankings - 1st Edition
« Reply #9 on: May 20, 2020, 03:13:04 PM »
Safe to say I can agree with this although I would rank neo higher than prime but maybe that’s just me
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Re: GTM's Builder Rankings - 1st Edition
« Reply #10 on: May 20, 2020, 03:36:56 PM »
where my man VB who is the actual best irl builder

also geice, 09, scrap, etc. i mean geice is a judge but still

this is based on only january-april of 2020. none of them built anything for that period :V

(and geice got third  :gawe:)

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Re: GTM's Builder Rankings - 1st Edition
« Reply #11 on: May 20, 2020, 03:44:27 PM »
where my man VB who is the actual best irl builder

also geice, 09, scrap, etc. i mean geice is a judge but still

this is based on only january-april of 2020. none of them built anything for that period :V

(and geice got third  :gawe:)
ha i think i read all of them but 3rd. slipped my mind for some reason

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Re: GTM's Builder Rankings - 1st Edition
« Reply #12 on: May 20, 2020, 04:27:11 PM »
where my man VB who is the actual best irl builder

also geice, 09, scrap, etc. i mean geice is a judge but still

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Re: GTM's Builder Rankings - 1st Edition
« Reply #13 on: May 20, 2020, 06:31:46 PM »
I'm not on the list. But I'm better than you all smh heck
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Re: GTM's Builder Rankings - 1st Edition
« Reply #14 on: May 20, 2020, 06:39:57 PM »
oh you mean there's actually a point to try now ? interesting developpement i suppose, well then, see you at the top in 4 months  heck
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Re: GTM's Builder Rankings - 1st Edition
« Reply #15 on: May 21, 2020, 10:52:31 AM »
#1 - mr as
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Re: GTM's Builder Rankings - 1st Edition
« Reply #16 on: May 21, 2020, 07:38:58 PM »
rankings are back??

time to build
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Re: GTM's Builder Rankings - 1st Edition
« Reply #17 on: May 21, 2020, 10:18:35 PM »
rankings are back??

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Re: GTM's Builder Rankings - 1st Edition
« Reply #18 on: May 22, 2020, 12:19:52 AM »
rankings are back??

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Re: GTM's Builder Rankings - 1st Edition
« Reply #19 on: May 22, 2020, 04:59:23 AM »
rankings are back??

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