RA2: the community in review.

[ty4er]

Look if I were you I would come back with the SFTW meme under your belt and really prove that you are still a good bulider and everyone will get on your side and then YOU can change the trend of the game. So could get everyone to go back to the n00b ages.

You really should do this if you want people to stop annoying you.

Bolded area is so unlikely it's funny.


Anyway, how would I "Come Back"? Only one account per player.

lolsaystheguywith2accountsonhereandanotheronesomewhere

But that is unlikely, RPJK doesn't have the best experience here.
That said, you never know what your bots can do...

[wakkydude]

lolsaystheguywith2accountsonhereandanotheronesomewhere

firestorm was disabled


Anyway, I'd only do this if my showcase was deleted so I could try again or something. If anyone with the sufficient powers can do this, please do it.

[ty4er]

gee attention whore
Don't delete your showcase, just post whatever you want.
Each person only get's one for each section.

[RpJk]

I know I am not a good bulider but I am going to try and I have made a try to do by end of year list like:
A Wammer/VS hybrid
36HS
Bulid a MW clamp etc

So set yourself goals and do them.

[wakkydude]

gee attention whore
Don't delete your showcase, just post whatever you want.
Each person only get's one for each section.

Why am I an attention whore? If you actually read my whole showcase from cover to cover, you will realize that a lot of crazy stuff has happened there. GEE, LET'S JUST CARRY OVER FROM WHERE WE LEFT OFF SHALL WE. Why can't I just put that behind me and try again? I've taken all the ideas from that thread onboard.

[ty4er]

gee attention whore
Don't delete your showcase, just post whatever you want.
Each person only get's one for each section.

Why am I an attention whore? If you actually read my whole showcase from cover to cover, you will realize that a lot of crazy stuff has happened there. GEE, LET'S JUST CARRY OVER FROM WHERE WE LEFT OFF SHALL WE. Why can't I just put that behind me and try again? I've taken all the ideas from that thread onboard.

Asking for a new showcase to get more attention?
And you were the reason most of the crazy stuff happened so do not blame us.
Just continue to post normally and it wont be that much of a drama thread if you can control it.

[wakkydude]

Asking for a new showcase to get more attention?
And you were the reason most of the crazy stuff happened so do not blame us.
Just continue to post normally and it wont be that much of a drama thread if you can control it.

>implying that I blamed anyone


Anyway, I don't want attention, I want a clean thread.

[nightcracker]

Hey! You can edit your own showcase. Edit out everything you want out and be a happy man (or woman).

[GoldenFox93]

Hey! You can edit your own showcase. Edit out everything you want out and be a happy man (or woman).

Burned by a nocturnal biscuit   =P

[Urjak]

This was NOTHING to do with my showcase. The "preventing free choice" started as SOON as item stats were released, and some were called outright "BETTER". You can't use things like the grog axe any more, which while oversized, is fun to use. What about the axe head? The disk? The goddamn samurai sword? Nowhere to be seen. Spinnerbots have plagued this game ever since they were discovered to be good, everything is some kind of copycat of another popular bot of a usually OVERUSED tple.

Yes, item stats were released. They clearly showed some components were better than others. This meant that when somebody showcases a bot that they want to be combat effective, people are going to recommend they use efficient components. If they clearly say that the intent of the bot is to look cool, then people won't criticize their use of inefficient components but instead make comments on its looks. Also, the reason many of those components aren't used AS MUCH (they are definitely still in use) is because RA2 is a game of robot combat, and people who insist on using bots with inefficient components are going to be beaten in tournaments. Thus through a form of natural selection, the most ineffective bots are weeded out. As a community increases its knowledge regarding a game that focuses on combat, you can bet there will be certain strategies that prove to be the most successful, hence the success of spinners and popups. However, the aforementioned bot types are far from being without innovation, for example the one-wheeled HS was recently brought into the arena and has proven to be a worthy threat.

Running a showcase is like trying to operate an zoo full of lions in no cages on a unicycle - you can do whatever the you can, and people will STILL tell you you're doing it wrong, and then when you set out to actually accept criticism like you tried from the beginning, people STILL tell you you're doing it wrong. I've ALWAYS called my robots bad, and I have trouble tolerating flamers. You're treating a self-confessed noob that only started building bots recently like he's a veteran. He isn't. Why should I even bother around here any more? It's clear that when someone new comes along, he's going to be attacked no matter HOW hard he tries. I should be treated like I'm NEW, not like I joined in 2007, because then people set their expectations WAY too high.

You claim that people's bots in showcases are always criticized no matter what. Just take a look at the showcases of Pwn, Sage, Scrap, Inf, Geice, NC, NFX, Click, R0B0, Naryar, 123STW, Urjak (:P), etc. All of those builders have achieved a high degree of bot building, and thus there bots are rarely criticized. Instead, some might point out one or two things that could be tweaked, and probably praise the bots. Those who are not at a high level of bot building won't have their bots insulted and flamed as long as they are showing a willingness to improve, whether it be in terms of aesthetics or combat effectiveness. I have said this several times, and will say it again: If someone builds bad bots (either ugly when they were intended to look cool or weak when they were intended to be good fighters) and shows no willingness to improve, then they are simply wasting space on this forum because: A. The bot builder is currently building bots that no one will enjoy looking at, and B. The bot builder is unwilling to improve so anything another member posts in term of help will be ignored. The combination of those two things makes that particular members showcase a waste of time. As can be seen in many showcases, as long a member is willing to improve, they will not be insulted or harshly criticized.

[Scrap Daddy]

What your calling "attacking" is actually us trying to help you make better bots. It's pretty much assumed that when you post a bot, you want advice on how to improve it and that's what everybody has been trying to do. If you said "here are my bots i dont want to make any improvements", no one would comment on how to improve them, but you probably wouldn't get any comments anyway due to how mediocre they are. Honestly the way you build I think your better suited for DSL because stock is stock and your not going to change sh** about it moaning about how them components are imbalanced. Unless your building for looks, you want your bot to win against other bots (I do at least). Sure you can do what you want, but 3 irons will always be better than a sledge, smaller chassis's are better than huge ones, N12s are inefficient and you just need to accept what stock is.

but , if you like your bots, don't change them, but your not going to win any tournaments with them.

[Natef]

Like I said in a different thread, I feel that with me not building bots anymore, I feel insignifigant to the community.

[Somebody]

Then build some bots

[madman3]

I feel fairly motivated. Sometimes I just dig out DSL and  experiment with just about any design. That's how I've created my most innovative and successful bots. Tournaments are a major drive for me, too.

[G.K.]

I like hosting tournaments. I like learning how to do GMF stuff. I like beating SM.

[Mr. AS]

Then build some bots

He can't.

[Natef]

I don't have RA2 anymore.

[madman3]

I don't have RA2 anymore.

SAGE IS HERE FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE.

[Somebody]

I don't have RA2 anymore.

Takes about 5 minutes bro

[Natef]

I'm on a Mac.