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Why do you NOT participate in BOTM?

The rules do not interest me.
23 (24.5%)
I do not think I will win.
13 (13.8%)
People don't vote for bots deserving of BOTM.
8 (8.5%)
I can't be arsed to build one stinkin' bot in the span of a month. (let alone make a splash).
9 (9.6%)
My bot skills are good, but my splash skills are terrible.
23 (24.5%)
My splash skills are good, but my bot skills are terrible.
6 (6.4%)
Other. Please explain in comments if you dare.
12 (12.8%)

Total Members Voted: 48

Voting closed: March 08, 2012, 03:00:05 PM

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Offline RpJk

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Re: Why do you NOT participate in BOTM?
« Reply #20 on: February 07, 2012, 10:42:41 PM »
3 reasons for me.
1. I have been very busy
2. There's no real satisfaction after you win it. I would like a prize for doing it.
3. I do not play RA2 anymore.
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Re: Why do you NOT participate in BOTM?
« Reply #21 on: February 07, 2012, 10:56:37 PM »
3 reasons for me.
1. Bitch
2. Moan
3. Complain

That's what I read.

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Re: Why do you NOT participate in BOTM?
« Reply #22 on: February 07, 2012, 11:11:27 PM »
The reason why I don't enter is the weightclass. I only build AW-MW
« Last Edit: February 08, 2012, 12:50:38 AM by Jonzu95 »

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Re: Why do you NOT participate in BOTM?
« Reply #23 on: February 07, 2012, 11:58:47 PM »
I only bother building if I already have a good idea.
im just waiting for meganerdbomb to come along and kick things into gear.

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Re: Why do you NOT participate in BOTM?
« Reply #24 on: February 08, 2012, 12:53:22 AM »
lack of ideas that work.
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Re: Why do you NOT participate in BOTM?
« Reply #25 on: February 08, 2012, 01:13:33 AM »
BECAUSE I NEVER WIN
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Re: Why do you NOT participate in BOTM?
« Reply #26 on: February 08, 2012, 01:17:53 AM »
Mostly, because my splash skills are lacking *I did try that once though*

Mind you, I haven't been building anyway...
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Re: Why do you NOT participate in BOTM?
« Reply #27 on: February 08, 2012, 01:57:34 AM »
Maybe we should try a PictureOTM one month - like people can enter battleshots and stuff. That'd be pretty cool, and a chance for original bots to show their flare.
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Re: Why do you NOT participate in BOTM?
« Reply #28 on: February 08, 2012, 02:04:58 AM »
becuase my building skills aren't very good.

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Re: Why do you NOT participate in BOTM?
« Reply #29 on: February 08, 2012, 02:07:12 AM »
Maybe we should try a PictureOTM one month - like people can enter battleshots and stuff. That'd be pretty cool, and a chance for original bots to show their flare.

with criterias like "DSL, HW, OOTA" and stuff?

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Re: Why do you NOT participate in BOTM?
« Reply #30 on: February 08, 2012, 02:17:28 AM »
The build criteria put me off more than anything. Stock UHW? No thanks.

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Re: Why do you NOT participate in BOTM?
« Reply #31 on: February 08, 2012, 03:31:05 AM »
Someone do all of my homework and problem sets and I'll gladly participate in all upcoming BOTMs.
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Re: Why do you NOT participate in BOTM?
« Reply #32 on: February 08, 2012, 05:04:21 AM »
I don't because I'm only "good" when it comes to HW and above, and only work in Stock
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Re: Why do you NOT participate in BOTM?
« Reply #33 on: February 08, 2012, 05:14:58 AM »
I don't because I'm only "good" when it comes to HW and above, and only work in Stock
You're quite fine when building Middleweights too..

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Re: Why do you NOT participate in BOTM?
« Reply #34 on: February 08, 2012, 06:30:38 AM »
Because I been really messed up lately and I can't turn on RA2, or any video games, without collapsing into major depression.
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Re: Why do you NOT participate in BOTM?
« Reply #35 on: February 08, 2012, 07:32:56 AM »
I don't because I'm only "good" when it comes to HW and above, and only work in Stock
You're quite fine when building Middleweights too..
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Re: Why do you NOT participate in BOTM?
« Reply #36 on: February 08, 2012, 08:36:26 AM »
I've not take part in the last few BOTM's, just because I've had no ideas at all. I knew I couldn't win the Christmas one, though, but the two after that, I just had no ideas that were both good designs, and interesting. There's also the problem that people seem to know which splash is mine, despite the fact that I try to mix it up a little. And then there's the fact that effective bots don't seem too appealing in BOTM anymore, at least from what I've seen. Satellite and Iron Hornet are the two examples I'd put forward. Sattelite lost narrowly to JD's El Chupacabra replica, which admittedly was a very good replica, but Iron Hornet got completely creamed by a robot that didn't even meet the criteria. For me, it's a combination of being a bit too busy and a lack of inspiration, I suppose.
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Re: Why do you NOT participate in BOTM?
« Reply #37 on: February 08, 2012, 09:30:20 AM »
Voted 1, 2, 3 and 5.



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Re: Why do you NOT participate in BOTM?
« Reply #38 on: February 08, 2012, 11:23:18 AM »
2 and 5. Every time I get scared out of my pants that it will be so terrible it will end in ridicule. Oh and my Paint.net skills go as far as cropping, pasting, and inserting text.

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Re: Why do you NOT participate in BOTM?
« Reply #39 on: February 08, 2012, 06:26:19 PM »
For me, it's reason #5 for the most part.  If I decided to put in enough effort I could make a decent splash, but even then neither it nor the bot would be something as front page-worthy as something Click, JB, or Sage would make.
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