Author Topic: Why/when did you buy RA2? How long after did you join this forum or the old forum? (Read 2797 times)

DuckRA2 · « **on:** June 14, 2009, 12:03:25 PM »

I bought it because it seemed cool and moddable. I bought it in late late December 2006, and I joined the old forum in January 2007. The first topic I made was something like this:

"Do I have To Use 3d Studio Max to Mod RA2?"

then Ian005 said something

then ACAMS was like "DON'T POST LIKE THAT"
^he closed the topic
I dont blame him, I would have done same

good times, good times...

ACAMS · « **Reply #1 on:** June 14, 2009, 12:08:16 PM »

I had the game paid for and on order before it came out....BUT, I live way down here in Texas, so by the time I got the game there were already 10-12 players online that had the game for about a week before me.
MAD Scientist was one of the first few on line too, and some guy I have never seen before named Neomyst (sp) and nobody remembers him.....I think he may have been a game developer, because he had awesome bots and then just disapeared.

DuckRA2 · « **Reply #2 on:** June 14, 2009, 12:09:58 PM »

Quote from: ACAMS;44170

I had the game paid for and on order before it came out....BUT, I live way down here in Texas, so by the time I got the game there were already 10-12 players online that had the game for about a week before me.

Im guessing you played Robot Arena (1)?

ACAMS · « **Reply #3 on:** June 14, 2009, 12:12:09 PM »

yep

[media]http://myfolderz.com/Vids/RA1.wmv[/media]

Sage · « **Reply #4 on:** June 14, 2009, 12:16:47 PM »

found in bargain bin at some store. played, liked, stopped, found forum year later. played some more.

Wings · « **Reply #5 on:** June 14, 2009, 12:30:59 PM »

Bought at a CompUSA probably in 2003, because I loved Battlebots at the time. Then I took a break for years from the game till I discovered Click's website. Brought back my interest.

ACAMS · « **Reply #6 on:** June 14, 2009, 12:43:32 PM »

R0B0SH4RK · « **Reply #7 on:** June 14, 2009, 12:53:10 PM »

I bought the game about a week after it came out and joined the forums in early '05. I left just in time to miss BBEANS 3, but came back sometime in '06 I think.

DuckRA2 · « **Reply #8 on:** June 14, 2009, 12:58:47 PM »

really roboshark? I thought you joined in my time, ohwell nice to know

I remember a long while ago I was convinced that RA1 was robot arena 3, I mean the graphics do look sorta better than ra2. Isnt it that in RA1 your bot couldnt leave the ground?

Im amazed how much the 2 games are different, RA1 Looks some how a bit futuristic to me

Scrap Daddy · « **Reply #9 on:** June 14, 2009, 01:01:52 PM »

I bought both Ra1 and Ra2 within weeks of them comming out. I joined the official forums in late 06, messed up my computer and came back in the summer 07.

RS, you joined the official forums as R0B0SH4RK like a day after I joined right after bbeans 3 videos were coming out.

Urjak · « **Reply #10 on:** June 14, 2009, 01:02:11 PM »

I got it for my birthday a long time ago.

DuckRA2 · « **Reply #11 on:** June 14, 2009, 01:05:15 PM »

I remember scrap daddy, you made me want to play this game again, remember when I disappeared over summer? and then you reminded me of this game over youtube.

I once looked at SD as a semi n00b, not anymore, no way, one of the best bot builders now in my opinion

for some reason I have this weird memory of playing RA2 at my friends house, and in his game, when you were choosing the angle for a baseplate anchor, there were so many different angle to choose from, I also remember him having more available controller spots for the bot.

Weirdo · « **Reply #12 on:** June 14, 2009, 01:36:06 PM »

I discovered the game by chance, I think in 06. I downloaded off the website, played, loved. Didin't get involved in any forums though, and throughout most of summer 07, my internet conked out, so I couldn't. Stopped playing the game for about a year, then I discovered this forum by chance in March this year. This was now on my laptop which I got for xmas, so I downloaded RA2 off a file sharing site, joined the forum, playing, loving.

System32 · « **Reply #13 on:** June 14, 2009, 01:38:26 PM »

as I said, I got it off a P2P site looking for robot wars style games.

RedSawn · « **Reply #14 on:** June 14, 2009, 02:28:02 PM »

I pirated it in the beginning but eventually brought it to be able to patch and thus get some downloads working.

roboman2444 · « **Reply #15 on:** June 14, 2009, 02:39:38 PM »

i downloaded the demo from the site and though it was worth buying the full version.

frezal · « **Reply #16 on:** June 14, 2009, 02:39:42 PM »

I ordered RA2 online before it was released. I got it a few days after the release date. If memory serves right, I had to go to the post office to pick it up for some reason.

I think I joined the old old forums in either 2000 or 2001. I don't really remember.

kill343gs · « **Reply #17 on:** June 14, 2009, 03:13:39 PM »

Chose this over some racing game at my mom's store when I was a kid back in 2005. I messed around with it a little, built some crappy bots. Then looked at the package again sometime in mid-2006 and saw the site link. I lurked for a while, finally making an account in June of 2006. So basically, it was by chance that I joined this community then because I barely chose RA2 over that racing game.

Reier · « **Reply #18 on:** June 14, 2009, 03:18:47 PM »

Learned about it through Robotcombat.com & got it on amazon/eBay. 2004/05 I think.

cephalopod · « **Reply #19 on:** June 14, 2009, 03:26:21 PM »

Like a lot of people, I got it from P2P while looking for some RW games... cos I was bored of RW:ED.
Joined forums a week or two later, lurked a bit.