Robot Arena 3

[Badnik96]

I've seen a lot of great suggestions made, including adding a symmetry button similar to Kerbal Space Program. I think that'd make bot building a lot easier.

Also the possibility of console porting makes me excited. (not that I have a PS4 or XBOne)

[Clickbeetle]

Although it would be fairly bad compared to PC, I think a release on Xbox and Playstation could lead to a decent amount of exposure for Robot Arena. I am very glad they seem to be interested in how things progress and what we want to see. In the 'what question should we have asked' bit, I said they should have asked whether or not we want more robots available in one match (more than the current 4 limit.) I know it may lag on some people's computers, but it's always nice to have the option if you have a stronger computer.

I have to say, my hopes for RA3 have shot up and I hope they don't disappoint :)

I agree, I'm glad they are considering a console release.

I'm like 95% sure this is a troll by someone from GTM

lolwat

Just the way the survey is set out and the questions asked doesn't seem like something a game dev would do, along with the barebones nature of the website, the sh**tyness of the logo and the lack of proper promo material. Not to mention the fact that I don't know why a dev team would continue a series that was shovelware to begin with and has been dead for 10+ years rather than make a new IP.

I mean I really, really hope I'm wrong, but it just doesn't seem likely to me.

I was rather surprised at the survey.  It didn't seem very professional.  Did you notice on the last two questions it said "That wasn't supposed to happen" and "Sorry, totally missed that" at the top?

I still think this is way too elaborate to be a prank (looking at the email exchanges earlier in this thread), but it does raise some concerns about the amount of effort they're putting into this game.

Regardless, I put in my ideas on the survey.  I made sure to mention what I feel are the most important game mechanics missing from RA2, in the "What question should we have asked" part:

What game mechanics/features would you like to see?  Answer: Multiple linkages on components (i.e., link two wheels with a chain, strengthen frames with crossbeams); distributed shock damage (i.e., hitting an armor plate can damage components it is attached to); bots can collide with themselves (so you can make gears and levers); ability to create custom components, arenas, and AI opponents.

[Reier]

this whole thing is just so odd

[Mould]

I feel like the game is going to be extremely dead on arrival type of thing. I don't really trust the dev to pull this off whatsoever in any light that could be considered a good game in 2016, unless they have investors or a decent publisher which are going to allow them to have a budget to hire some great devs, which I suppose could possibly happen given battlebots is a thing right now, but I still think the chances of this game being any good are very slim, given gabriel interactives portfolio contains basically nothing

[ecolusian]

I don't know, I think this game will be made and will be very good. I mean why would anyone restart a franchise that's been dead for years if their wasn't any passion put into it. if they were going to pull off something bad they would have just made a new IP rather than use an old one. I do fear this could end up as a duke nukem forever kind of fiasco especially considering they were very late to deliver us the first scrapes of info about the game in December rather than the summer they promised. Unless their Australian I sense some development hell going on here.

[cephalopod]

I still think the chances of this game being any good are very slim, given gabriel interactives portfolio contains basically nothing

I heard one of their games still has a small following despite everything though so youknow, can't be all bad?

[Meganerdbomb]

They would have to be trying pretty hard to not make a better game than robot arena 2. That game was basically broken but we loved in spite of its flaws and sometimes because of them. It at the very least it should have better physics than robot arena 2. The only way I could see theme ruining it is making it less customizable.

[123savethewhales]

Well, it will probably be fun to break for a week even if the game ended up sucking, unless they took out building entirely.

[Mould]

I heard one of their games still has a small following despite everything though so youknow, can't be all bad?

Yeah it does but, the problem with that line of thought though is, that's mainly because the game is good concept-wise, not so much because the game is in itself actually good at all. In terms of all the parts that make a game, soundtrack, graphics, online, physics, single player, level design. It's all pretty dreadful. It's kept a following purely on the basis that it's the only one of its type on the market, not because the game is well made.

The issue is, if the game only has a concept to offer, it's not early days anymore. That's not enough to justify many people buying it. It's a total given that almost everyone that still goes on this board will play it. It's a given that I'll play it, but that's not enough for a game, and just making it better than RA2 isn't nearly enough to not make this a commercial flop. That's the only point I'm trying to make here. I'm saying obviously in your eyes or my eyes the games gonna be great, but do I expect GI to be able to make this good for a slightly wider audience, which they need, it's pretty hard to imagine they will, since they've made nothing but farming simulators basically.

[Jarvis_Rapture]

I mean why would anyone restart a franchise that's been dead for years if their wasn't any passion put into it.

To cash in on the revived series of Battlebots

[Conraaa]

I mean why would anyone restart a franchise that's been dead for years if their wasn't any passion put into it.

To cash in on the revived series of Battlebots

We have a winner.

[Trovaner]

The questions about making RA2 cross-platform kind of make me nervous. In the email, they said that they had a working concept for the bot lab and, if experience has taught me one thing, they should have figured out the platforms before starting anything. Time is money and they will almost certainly run out of both if they aren't careful. Ideally, you want to program in a language that will allow you to re-use as much code as possible without making the game feel sluggish or out of place on any of the target platforms. Jumping from desktop to mobile is not an easy task. Also, keep in mind that this game is currently set to be released in 2016 and if they strain themselves too thin, the game will have a lot taken out on the cutting room floor.

I was also a little disappointed that the survey lacked questions about modding. I think they should be focusing their efforts more on making this game easier to mod and customize. As long as they do that, fix a few physics bugs, and don't take any significant steps backwards, I think the game will be a relative success.

If they can build a strong modding community, they can focus on adding less superficial things (bots, components, or arenas) and more things that we won't be able to do ourselves.

[TDS]

Also, keep in mind that this game is currently set to be released in 2016 and if they strain themselves too thin, the game will have a lot taken out on the cutting room floor.

They are likely planning on releasing near the end of the next season of BB

[Meganerdbomb]

I heard one of their games still has a small following despite everything though so youknow, can't be all bad?

Yeah it does but, the problem with that line of thought though is, that's mainly because the game is good concept-wise, not so much because the game is in itself actually good at all. In terms of all the parts that make a game, soundtrack, graphics, online, physics, single player, level design. It's all pretty dreadful. It's kept a following purely on the basis that it's the only one of its type on the market, not because the game is well made.

Sooo, exactly like RA2.

[Kossokei]

I heard one of their games still has a small following despite everything though so youknow, can't be all bad?

Yeah it does but, the problem with that line of thought though is, that's mainly because the game is good concept-wise, not so much because the game is in itself actually good at all. In terms of all the parts that make a game, soundtrack, graphics, online, physics, single player, level design. It's all pretty dreadful. It's kept a following purely on the basis that it's the only one of its type on the market, not because the game is well made.

Sooo, exactly like RA2.

I think that's the joke.

[TDS]

Most money grabs these days are android/iphone based, thus the tremendous number of questions based around what platforms you own/want/ect.

I'll be surprised if this isn't a mobile device game imported to other platforms.

[Gauche Suede]

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Hmm the reflection on the logo is literally just of a random picture of a street, I'm kinda worried on this game's budget.

[Mr. AS]

http://www.robotarena.com/

Thank you to those of you who took the Robot Arena survey. We received over 1,500 responses and are humbled by your support, thank you!

We are happy to see that much of the work we are doing now reflects what you would like to see in a new Robot Arena.

While we won't be able to do everything on your list...

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Your feeback will help us focus the remaining development on the areas that you want to see in RA3.

We look forward to sharing more details with you in 2016!

 

[Naryar]

emergency confirmed !

[Avalanche]

I absolutely love how they are joking about this like lunatics. It reminds me of I List It Later in a good way.