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doesn't build DSLS...
I actually have various "battery box" chassis for Stock and DSL2. But I find that in heavier weight class, most bots require specialized chassis anyway.Besides anyone can download an AI pack and steal a chassis if they really needed to, so I don't really see any harm in having them in BotExchange.
using someone elses chassis (even an aw template) is stealing someone else's work though.
I'm not a big fan of it just because the chassis is the starting point of every bot. It is my opinion that it is best to start with nothing than try to make something unique out of a chassis that has already been over used.There used to be a contest which required participants to build a bot using a provided chassis but many of the entries looked similar because the chassis was better suited for certain arrangements. This made it more difficult to be original especially in the lower weight classes.I could add a section to the bot exchange for it but it would make cheating easier (for example, a DSL chassis in stock) and harder to spot (for example, hosts wouldn't be able to use the chassis as a fingerprint for identifying cheaters).