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Robot Arena => Discussion => Topic started by: Vertigo on May 29, 2011, 11:44:38 AM

Title: Stock vs DSL
Post by: Vertigo on May 29, 2011, 11:44:38 AM
Think there was a thread before, but I couldn't find it and didn't want to bump so I just made a new one :P


DSL vs Stock, which do you prefer?
Title: Re: Stock vs DSL
Post by: Squirrel_Monkey on May 29, 2011, 11:47:27 AM
DSL, just 'cos I feel I can make a good bot quickly (not easily though, just quickly).
Title: Re: Stock vs DSL
Post by: Scourge of teh Galaxy on May 29, 2011, 11:48:11 AM
Stock. Never used DSL
Title: Re: Stock vs DSL
Post by: Natef on May 29, 2011, 11:49:54 AM
I prefer DSL.
Title: Re: Stock vs DSL
Post by: Vertigo on May 29, 2011, 11:50:40 AM
Stock FTW!
Title: Re: Stock vs DSL
Post by: Avalanche on May 29, 2011, 11:51:46 AM
Neither.Deadlock.
Title: Re: Stock vs DSL
Post by: Sage on May 29, 2011, 11:53:55 AM
Stock!
Title: Re: Stock vs DSL
Post by: Fracture on May 29, 2011, 11:54:00 AM
Stock. Never used DSL
Title: Re: Stock vs DSL
Post by: NFX on May 29, 2011, 11:55:22 AM
I'm not going to vote, because each of them have their own merits. Stock allows for some fantastic unique and intriguing designs, along with some great precision with things like extender setups, and there's still a great variety of designs with a quite limited component pool. DSL, on the other hand, gives you a much greater variety of components to play with, each of them having their good and bad points, and you can again get a different style of building, where efficiency - I think - takes a much greater precedent. I'm a fan of both, if I'm honest, but I don't think you can reallly compare Stock and DSL, they're two completely different building styles. =)
Title: Re: Stock vs DSL
Post by: Vertigo on May 29, 2011, 11:58:14 AM
Its not about comparing the two, just which one you prefer :P
Stock!
Stock. Never used DSL
Stock. Never used DSL

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Title: Re: Stock vs DSL
Post by: Virus Bomb on May 29, 2011, 11:59:51 AM
definitely stock
Title: Re: Stock vs DSL
Post by: Fracture on May 29, 2011, 12:04:23 PM
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I think if I tried DSL, I'd like it better than Stock though.  :eek:
Title: Re: Stock vs DSL
Post by: kill343gs on May 29, 2011, 12:05:38 PM
Stockasaurus Rex

I like DSL, but I just have such a deep connection to stock that will never change. (Unless Joe finishes backlash  :gawe: )
Title: Re: Stock vs DSL
Post by: Jonzu95 on May 29, 2011, 12:11:29 PM
Stock, the true original RA2!
Title: Re: Stock vs DSL
Post by: Scorpion on May 29, 2011, 12:18:01 PM
Stock seems to be the flavour of the moment recently....
I prefer DSL by far, I don't have the patience for stock, and my computer seems to only let me stack if there's quite a bit of empty space round the thing i'm trying to stack.
Plus, I think there's a lot more room for creation in DSL.
Title: Re: Stock vs DSL
Post by: Urjak on May 29, 2011, 12:24:27 PM
There ain't FSS in stock, so DSL is what I prefer.
Title: Re: Stock vs DSL
Post by: Scrap Daddy on May 29, 2011, 12:26:32 PM
IF YOU GUYS LIKE STOCK SO MUCH POST MORE BOTS


ahem but yeah stock
Title: Re: Stock vs DSL
Post by: Scourge of teh Galaxy on May 29, 2011, 12:28:59 PM
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My hand's too big ._.
Title: Re: Stock vs DSL
Post by: kill343gs on May 29, 2011, 12:33:26 PM
IF YOU GUYS LIKE STOCK SO MUCH POST MORE BOTS


ahem but yeah stock

Hey now, I'll post my Summer Sumo bot when I'm damn ready!
Title: Re: Stock vs DSL
Post by: Scourge of teh Galaxy on May 29, 2011, 12:40:37 PM
IF YOU GUYS LIKE STOCK SO MUCH POST MORE BOTS


ahem but yeah stock

Hey now, I'll post my Summer Sumo bot when I'm damn ready!
Huh, is Summer Sumo a Stock tourney? o.o
Title: Re: Stock vs DSL
Post by: Fracture on May 29, 2011, 12:43:21 PM
Huh, is Summer Sumo a Stock tourney? o.o

No, "Stock MW" is kill's codename for DSL SHW. :P
Title: Re: Stock vs DSL
Post by: Scourge of teh Galaxy on May 29, 2011, 12:51:28 PM
Huh, is Summer Sumo a Stock tourney? o.o

No, "Stock MW" is kill's codename for DSL SHW. :P
Don't expect me to read these things, I got told that no one ever hosts Stock tourneys
Title: Re: Stock vs DSL
Post by: Thyrus on May 29, 2011, 12:59:31 PM
Stockasaurus Rex

huh?


I prefer DSL but I try to convert my building in stock sometimes :)
Title: Re: Stock vs DSL
Post by: NFX on May 29, 2011, 01:00:42 PM
They're just quite rare nowadays, because there's some vaguely similar designs entered. Dominator of Dragons was a Stock Tourney. =]
Title: Re: Stock vs DSL
Post by: Scourge of teh Galaxy on May 29, 2011, 01:02:17 PM
They're just quite rare nowadays, because there's some vaguely similar designs entered. Dominator of Dragons was a Stock Tourney. =]
And closed before I got interested in tourneys TT-TT
Title: Re: Stock vs DSL
Post by: freeziez on May 29, 2011, 01:04:49 PM
I like DSL because there's not much more to do with stock. DSL gives more opportunities for creativity.
Title: Re: Stock vs DSL
Post by: martymidget on May 29, 2011, 01:05:28 PM
DSL- mainly because building a decent bot doesn't take forever. And I have little patience.
Title: Re: Stock vs DSL
Post by: NFX on May 29, 2011, 02:20:03 PM
I like Stock because of the ridiculous ideas you can come up with. Like my recent hybrid Stock bots. =D You can go much more overkill with robots in Stock than DSL.
Title: Re: Stock vs DSL
Post by: cephalopod on May 29, 2011, 02:20:25 PM
DSL
-More components and space for individuality.
-More realism - Stuff going through stuff annoys me.
-Not one or 2 dominant species - It's all efficient HS or popups in stock, and that's all (it seems) that wins anything.
-Possibility for very IRL style bots (eg Thyrus bots) or artbots which I really like.
Title: Re: Stock vs DSL
Post by: The Ounce on May 29, 2011, 02:56:27 PM
I like both, but I prefer DSL because of greater customization and that it's meant to stay true to realistic bot building, for the most part at least.
Title: Re: Stock vs DSL
Post by: Jack Daniels on May 29, 2011, 03:14:34 PM
DSL

Because snapper loading and stacking in Stock test my patience.
Title: Re: Stock vs DSL
Post by: Sage on May 29, 2011, 04:06:23 PM
woah DSL caught up
Title: Re: Stock vs DSL
Post by: NFX on May 29, 2011, 04:14:19 PM
Maybe DSL is more popular in later time zones. =] Would be an interesting demographic.
Title: Re: Stock vs DSL
Post by: Scorpion on May 29, 2011, 04:47:17 PM
Yar, it's coz DSL is for bigger boys  :trollface
Title: Re: Stock vs DSL
Post by: Virus Bomb on May 29, 2011, 06:41:43 PM
Maybe DSL is more popular in later time zones. =] Would be an interesting demographic.


DSL is more popular in general.
Title: Re: Stock vs DSL
Post by: Clickbeetle on May 29, 2011, 07:42:33 PM
I used to prefer DSL because there were no utterly dominant designs; you could experiment and make unique bots that were still good.  Now in the age of popups and razor flails, I think I prefer stock.


So now rather than try and build in DSL2, I'm putting that time into working on DSL3 and making it better.
Title: Re: Stock vs DSL
Post by: GroudonRobotWars on May 29, 2011, 07:46:49 PM
I chose DSL because it is easier to make replicas and IRL realistic bot etc.


Actually I like both of them because all I do in them is make realistic bots.
Title: Re: Stock vs DSL
Post by: R0B0SH4RK on May 30, 2011, 01:16:49 AM
I like Stock because it's what all the cool kids do.
Title: Re: Stock vs DSL
Post by: Pwnator on May 30, 2011, 01:30:11 AM
I like Stock because it's what all the cool kids do.

AMEN, BRO.
Title: Re: Stock vs DSL
Post by: Ben Purse on May 30, 2011, 01:36:07 AM
DSL Because Stock is the same old crap.
Title: Re: Stock vs DSL
Post by: Pwnator on May 30, 2011, 01:40:09 AM
Stock is the same old crap.

All of your DSL bots are generic at best. And you say say stock is the same old crap.
Title: Re: Stock vs DSL
Post by: RpJk on May 30, 2011, 02:36:14 AM
To be honest I don't like DSL unless there are replica packs. Sure it has variety and uniqueness but its a definitely easy win with Stock on my mind because of 3 reasons.
1. It has more building levels from the original game to the RFS pack to Starcore 4.0 and I like doing that.
2. It has the original parts, custom parts have more chances of crashing the game.
3. There is wayyyyyyyyyyy too many parts for me.
I might change to DSL if there are more replica packs.(I'm not pushing anyone to make thiers done quicker)
So Stock for me.
Title: Re: Stock vs DSL
Post by: Trovaner on May 30, 2011, 01:28:33 PM
I definitely prefer stock in terms of building but DSL has all the neat features. Fortunately, all my mods are in a stock install of RA2 so it is almost as jam packed as DSL (now if only more were finished....).
Title: Re: Stock vs DSL
Post by: Wacky Bob on May 30, 2011, 01:41:55 PM
Stock by a longshot!
Title: Re: Stock vs DSL
Post by: MassimoV on May 30, 2011, 06:48:19 PM
I like DSL because it is more realistic and it doesn't take for ever to stack and figure out blitches. Both are pretty good though.
Title: Re: Stock vs DSL
Post by: JoeBlo on May 31, 2011, 05:33:48 AM
Stock for sure (though funny enough I think I statistically had more success in DSL)

Think there was a thread before,

Several.. this has to be the most common topic in general discussion. But its one of those things that need a refresher every now and then to see how the community is moving around..

for those playing at home, last ratio was 2 DSL for every 1 Stock.

(Unless Joe finishes backlash  :gawe: )

ima trying, ima trying :P