Robot Arena 2 RPG! (take 1402852)

[Naryar]

Looks fine.

[G.K.]

I don't quite understand what this is.

[MassimoV]

I'd probably get behind this more if it was possible. But all this stuff with theories on game types just seems interesting but impractical.

[Mr. AS]

I don't quite understand what this is.

i think its supposed to be one of those games with level ups and turn based gameplay and all that jazz

you dont even need to code an entire game from scratch to make this...... .you could just mod earthbound/pokemon/final fantasy or something with ROM hacking tools which you can easily find of google

[Naryar]

I'm pretty sure what Ian means is a RPG-like framework to play Ra2 with. No actual modding required.

[MassimoV]

So we're just supposed to use this chart to set up our matches?

[ianh05]

*Challenge board on a much bigger scale (might even need it's on sub-section in tournaments).
*You build a bot with the components you start with (different starter kits are available).
*You send your bot to the host and tell them which path on the map you want to take.
*They record the matches and post them.
*There will be a virtual dice roll for components dropped by that opponent. This should be recorded and posted (the hat or another list shuffler is good for this).
*The player then edits his/her bot with the component won.
*Boss battle victories give you a larger weight limit.

We could have a topic to keep track of everyone's progress, for example:

*Bot name: SFTW
*Bot type: Saw-bot
*Bot level: 1
*location: Bridge of Doom
*Components: 2x Reverse angle motor, 1x Chewblade, 2x Shiny hub wheel.

So we're just supposed to use this chart to set up our matches?

Yup, you need to defeat some "normal" opponents before you get to the boss (as you can see in the original post's example map) so you need to select a route for your bot.

[Mr. AS]

*Challenge board on a much bigger scale (might even need it's on sub-section in tournaments).
*You build a bot with the components you start with (different starter kits are available).
*You send your bot to the host and tell them which path on the map you want to take.
*They record the matches and post them.
*There will be a virtual dice roll for components dropped by that opponent. This should be recorded and posted (the hat or another list shuffler is good for this).
*The player then edits his/her bot with the component won.
*Boss battle victories give you a larger weight limit.

We could have a topic to keep track of everyone's progress, for example:

*Bot name: SFTW
*Bot type: Saw-bot
*Bot level: 1
*location: Bridge of Doom
*Components: 2x Reverse angle motor, 1x Chewblade, 2x Shiny hub wheel.

yeah thats probably too complex to last more than a day or two, simple things like tournaments (naryars tourney you were complaining about for example) tend to have a much greater chance of people caring than this system

[ianh05]

*Challenge board on a much bigger scale (might even need it's on sub-section in tournaments).
*You build a bot with the components you start with (different starter kits are available).
*You send your bot to the host and tell them which path on the map you want to take.
*They record the matches and post them.
*There will be a virtual dice roll for components dropped by that opponent. This should be recorded and posted (the hat or another list shuffler is good for this).
*The player then edits his/her bot with the component won.
*Boss battle victories give you a larger weight limit.

We could have a topic to keep track of everyone's progress, for example:

*Bot name: SFTW
*Bot type: Saw-bot
*Bot level: 1
*location: Bridge of Doom
*Components: 2x Reverse angle motor, 1x Chewblade, 2x Shiny hub wheel.

yeah thats probably too complex to last more than a day or two, simple things like tournaments (naryars tourney you were complaining about for example) tend to have a much greater chance of people caring than this system

What makes it too complex? updating entries? getting new parts to update entry? recording a few videos per bot each round?

[Naryar]

Well, it'll pretty complicated, and only RPG enthusiasts (amongst others, I and Madman) would really be interested.

Hell i see a few game breakers already...
>start with LW flipper set
>get under Big Dog and Snowjob, and immobilize them
>win 2 boss battles
>instant HW status

but really Stock ai RPG should be just a template, because no one is gonna fight stock ai except the nubs because it's so weak.

[ianh05]

Well, it'll pretty complicated, and only RPG enthusiasts (amongst others, I and Madman) would really be interested.

Hell i see a few game breakers already...
>start with LW flipper set
>get under Big Dog and Snowjob, and immobilize them
>win 2 boss battles
>instant HW status

but really Stock ai RPG should be just a template, because no one is gonna fight stock ai except the nubs because it's so weak.

you need to progress past bosses in the order, plus before you face a boss you need to clear a path to them by defeating other robots. It's intended to be the template to test out the system.

Here's an example of a flipper starter kit:


So you can see it's only the basics needed for that bot type but the more loot you collect the more variety there will be :)

[Avalanche]

Naryars point still stands, if its gonna be a good idea it needs GOOD ai, or at least starcore 2 as that has bad and good bots.

[markman798]

we could use the loot kinda like RA2GE unlock system

[Jamin]

we could use the loot kinda like RA2GE unlock system

I guess that would be a good idea if Ian didn't ragequit...