GTM Awards 2014 - Discussion

[cephalopod]

Discussion for this years categories, might as well start it.

Profile Awards
Best Username
Best Avatar
Best Signature
Best Personal Text
Best Profile Overall

Forum Awards
RA2 Wizard (Most Knowledgeable)
GTM Unsung Hero
Most Missed
Most Crafty
Best Advice
Most Likely To Be Online
Funniest
Kindest and Friendliest
Least Friendly and Kind
Most likely to stay on topic
Least likely to stay on topic
Most Enthusiastic
Biggest Show-Off
Most Annoying
Most Bizarre
Most Controversial
Most Improved Member
Favourite Real Robot Builder
Favourite GTM-built Real Robot
Favourite GTM Staff Member
Best Forum Joke
Best Forum Moment

Building Awards
Most Unique Bots
Best Bot Designer
Best Bot Skinner
Best IRL Builder
Worst Bot Builder
GTM's Favourite DSL Builder
GTM's Favourite Stock Builder

Tournament Awards
Best Tournament
Best New Tournament Host
Most Surprising Tournament Moment
Favourite Champion Bot
Favourite Tournament Entry
Favourite Tournament Match
Best Final
Best BOTM Winner of 2014

Modding Awards
Best New Arena
Best New Component
Best Ideas
Best Skinner
Best Overall Modder


Newcomer Awards
Limited to members who joined in 2014
Best Builder
Best Modder
Best Forums Contributor
Best Overall Newcomer

Profile Awards
Best Username
Best Avatar
Best Signature
Best Personal Text
Best Profile Overall

Forum Awards
RA2 Wizard (Most Knowledgeable)
GTM Unsung Hero
Most Missed
Most Crafty
Best Advice
Most Likely To Be Online
Funniest
Kindest and Friendliest
Least Friendly and Kind
Most likely to stay on topic
Least likely to stay on topic
Most Enthusiastic
Biggest Show-Off
Most Annoying
Most Bizarre
Most Controversial
Most Improved Member
Favourite Real Robot Builder
Favourite GTM-built Real Robot
Favourite GTM Staff Member
Best Forum Joke
Best Forum Moment

Building Awards
Most Unique Bots
Best Bot Designer
Best Bot Skinner
Best IRL Builder
Worst Bot Builder
GTM's Favourite DSL Builder
GTM's Favourite Stock Builder
GTM's Favourite Ironforge Builder

Tournament Awards
Best Tournament
Best New Tournament Host
Most Surprising Tournament Moment
Favourite Champion Bot
Favourite Tournament Entry
Favourite Tournament Match
Best Final
Best BOTM Winner of 2014

Modding Awards
Best Innovation
Best New Arena
Best New Component
Best Ideas
Best Skinner
Best Overall Modder

Newcomer Awards
Limited to members who joined in 2014

Agaton
DaPika
El Chickenado
Garfie489
Graystripe01
Jarvis_Rapture
Knight
Kungfooey242
MR. BONESTRIPPER
Meeko011
Natster-104
Puppy
TK Kenta
TheFallen
TommyProductionsInc
bigbiggerbiggest
jaydee99
microminer100
shedRift
taylorgang85
thesnowingsteak
tmccreight25
yugitom

Best Builder
Best Modder
Best Forums Contributor
Best Overall Newcomer

Red = removed, green = added

So, what needs adding and removing to make it relevant this year?

[Naryar]

Remove most annoying. Playzooki will be EXTRA n00by this week just to earn it.

[RedAce]

For new awards, how about the "Member that people were hoping to return and did" award or something like that?

[Jonzu95]

all I can suggest is that we shrink the amount of awards.

[Lemonism]

For new awards, how about the "Member that people were hoping to return and did" award or something like that?

This sounds like a good idea to me, since IMO 'Most Missed' could either be someone who hasn't returned and is missed, or someone who has returned and was missed while they were gone.

[Jonzu95]

For new awards, how about the "Member that people were hoping to return and did" award or something like that?

Ounce won. No contest

[Naryar]

For new awards, how about the "Member that people were hoping to return and did" award or something like that?

Ounce won. No contest

yeah, no contest

[cephalopod]

I agree with all points so far.
Jonzu, what would you suggest removing? I personally think the Tournament/Modding sections could be condensed somewhat, perhaps to

Tournament and Modding Awards
Best Tournament Host
Best New Tournament Host
Best Tournament
Best Modder
Best Mod Release

(all of these being for only 2014 contributions of course)

[HurricaneAndrew]

"Biggest Douchebag"

[Jonzu95]

I agree with all points so far.
Jonzu, what would you suggest removing? I personally think the Tournament/Modding sections could be condensed somewhat, perhaps to

Tournament and Modding Awards
Best Tournament Host
Best New Tournament Host
Best Tournament
Best Modder
Best Mod Release

(all of these being for only 2014 contributions of course)

Well there are couple awards I personally find pointless

- GTM Unsung Hero
- Most Missed
- Most likely to stay on topic
- Least likely to stay on topic
- Biggest Show-Off
- Best Forum Joke
- Best Forum Moment
- Best New Tournament Host
- Most Surprising Tournament Moment
- Favourite Tournament Match

Also I feel like Most Unique Bots and Best Bot Designer can be the same award.

[HurricaneAndrew]

I agree with all points so far.
Jonzu, what would you suggest removing? I personally think the Tournament/Modding sections could be condensed somewhat, perhaps to

Tournament and Modding Awards
Best Tournament Host
Best New Tournament Host
Best Tournament
Best Modder
Best Mod Release

(all of these being for only 2014 contributions of course)

Well there are couple awards I personally find pointless

- GTM Unsung Hero
- Most Missed
- Most likely to stay on topic
- Least likely to stay on topic
- Biggest Show-Off
- Best Forum Joke
- Best Forum Moment
- Best New Tournament Host
- Most Surprising Tournament Moment
- Favourite Tournament Match

Also I feel like Most Unique Bots and Best Bot Designer can be the same award.

I agree with Jonzu.

[martymidget]

They're a little different

Also I feel like Most Unique Bots and Best Bot Designer can be the same award.

I'd argue for a split, for example you could have a builder who builds loads of whacky bots that haven't been seen before, but the quality isn't the best; and this person could beat out someone who doesn't build "unique" bots, per say, just really well built variants of existing bot categories.

[RedAce]

Also I feel like Most Unique Bots and Best Bot Designer can be the same award.

I'd argue for a split, for example you could have a builder who builds loads of whacky bots that haven't been seen before, but the quality isn't the best; and this person could beat out someone who doesn't build "unique" bots, per say, just really well built variants of existing bot categories.

^Agreed^

Also, don't remove some the tournament awards. It gives at the entire community at least a chance to win something in my humble opinion.

[kill343gs]

we should have an award for me




ive never won anything ._.

[Jonzu95]

we should have an award for me




ive never won anything ._.

gtm waifu award <3

[helloface]

I feel like Yugitom would win all of the Newcomer awards except for maybe best builder. BOTM Award awards may as well be removed since there were 2 or 3 this year. Most Annoying is pretty obvious. Aside from that, it's all good.

"Biggest Douchebag"

I actually like this idea. I think we all know who would get it though

Also I feel like Most Unique Bots and Best Bot Designer can be the same award.

This too.

[Naryar]

biggest douchebag is just fuel for flames. And shouldn't be an award.

Most annoying should be removed.

Most bizarre is very, very subjective and should be removed imo.

Also i mostly agree with jonzu, although Favorite Tournament Match should be removed.

I was going to suggest a "most idiotic" but that would be flame fuel as well.

[123savethewhales]

biggest douchebag is just fuel for flames. And shouldn't be an award.

I thought Andy was just suggesting something he can win.

That will be like me suggesting "Best RA2 TC release of the year" or something.

[NeighImACarrot]

Can I suggest The Best Unfinished Tournament award?

[Avalanche]

There are not many.

Best Sudden Improvement? (example: Making a sudden improvement in bot quality, tournament quality, post quality, contribution, etc.)
Best Return Bot? (Best bot after being inactive. Inactive= No new bots made.