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Is Stock dying?
« on: May 03, 2019, 10:25:21 AM »
This may seem unnecassary, but I would like some answers.

   I don't know exactly why, but I appear to be the only member, along with RedAce that plays Unrealistic Stock nowadays.

While I see Stock dying, i see IRL getting stronger, which is good, but I'd like to see Stock become great again.

...so why is Stock becoming less popular?


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Re: Is Stock dying?
« Reply #1 on: May 03, 2019, 10:26:18 AM »
It's not dying, it's long dead. The only meta that anyone is interested in nowadays is IRL.
also lol at most toxic guy around calling others out on this sh**
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Re: Is Stock dying?
« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2019, 10:27:29 AM »
I see... So I'm basically alone in the Stock world?


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Re: Is Stock dying?
« Reply #3 on: May 03, 2019, 12:48:50 PM »
Everything that can be done for the stock meta has been done. All techniques and viable bot types have been discovered, only to be completely invalidated by Hax Mode.
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Re: Is Stock dying?
« Reply #4 on: May 03, 2019, 01:12:10 PM »
Yeah, what Pwn said. I gave up posting comments in showcases as they often would just be make it more like "X-more-optimised-version".
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Re: Is Stock dying?
« Reply #5 on: May 03, 2019, 01:43:00 PM »
meta reached its apex a long time ago, and the majority of the community do not see an appeal in what makes stock great due to personal tastes, a potential lack of experience, and/or devaluation from haxmode/ra2cf
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Re: Is Stock dying?
« Reply #6 on: May 03, 2019, 07:06:51 PM »
What the past three have said.  As much as I can try to even do anything,  I feel I have reached a peak myself and I feel building in stock just isn't fun anymore.  Even stock tournaments aren't gaining much traction or interest which is doubly depressing for it.  As much as I tried to get back into it, I feel I'm pretty much just ready to retire on the whole deal of it all once I complete RMP2.

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Re: Is Stock dying?
« Reply #7 on: May 04, 2019, 04:19:21 AM »
What the past four have said. Stock is no longer fun and people now days play IRL, Even myself had retired stock building immediately and abandoned WeNAI.

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Re: Is Stock dying?
« Reply #8 on: May 06, 2019, 08:41:47 AM »
Wow, so I guess I'm the only current Stock builder.
I still find it fun, but I think it died this year, because the year I joined, it was popular.


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Re: Is Stock dying?
« Reply #9 on: May 06, 2019, 08:48:33 AM »
Wow, so I guess I'm the only current Stock builder.
I still find it fun, but I think it died this year, because the year I joined, it was popular.
It's been dead for a bit, now you are the last one to realize it
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Re: Is Stock dying?
« Reply #10 on: May 06, 2019, 08:49:39 AM »
Ah.


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Re: Is Stock dying?
« Reply #11 on: May 07, 2019, 08:34:17 AM »
I still find thrill in playing it, so If there's anyone's stock showcase you need to keep, it's mine.

I still enjoy building unrealistic.


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Re: Is Stock dying?
« Reply #12 on: May 07, 2019, 12:09:07 PM »
There's nothing wrong partying like we're in the Bush years, maybe you'll even get a person or two to try for a bit.

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Re: Is Stock dying?
« Reply #13 on: May 07, 2019, 12:11:16 PM »
Like RedAce, the guy who apparently stomps me in BOTM with Stock vehicles instead of bots.


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Re: Is Stock dying?
« Reply #14 on: May 07, 2019, 12:26:34 PM »
'apparently'
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Re: Is Stock dying?
« Reply #15 on: May 07, 2019, 12:30:29 PM »
Yeah, as in BOTM, "Bus terminates unrealistic bots."


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Re: Is Stock dying?
« Reply #16 on: May 07, 2019, 12:38:45 PM »
Yeah, as in BOTM, "Bus terminates unrealistic bots."

Tbh though that bus is pretty dope
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Re: Is Stock dying?
« Reply #17 on: May 07, 2019, 03:35:58 PM »
i beat stock so nobody else has any reason to build in it anymore
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Re: Is Stock dying?
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Re: Is Stock dying?
« Reply #19 on: May 07, 2019, 06:00:59 PM »
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