General Tournament Discussion

[El Chickenado]

id join

[KOS]

Ugh more irl... we need more stock tournaments!

[helloface]

I really like that. It gives noobs and artbots a chance to do well and weeds out tryhard IRL bots.

[Mecha]

tryhard IRL bots.

I don't get what this means.

[El Chickenado]

tryhard IRL bots.

I don't get what this means.

bots made to win and not to look irl
bots on the verge of being dsl-s
i dont like artbots though because they can be designed under the rule of cool
meaning some artbots dont look realistic

[helloface]

tryhard IRL bots.

I don't get what this means.

bots made to win and not to look irl
bots on the verge of being dsl-s

Yeah, this and generic bots with high damage weapons (i.e Bar HS with beaters & small ds teeth, Flipper with beater spam, any IRL bot with DSL-S style wedges)

[Wacky Bob]

Ugh more irl... we need more stock tournaments!

Natural Selection 2?

I'd really like to host a stock tournament, but I don't think I would do a very good job.

[090901]

I really like that. It gives noobs and artbots a chance to do well and weeds out tryhard IRL bots.

You do realize it would just be who spams the most DSL Bars then right?

[cephalopod]

i dont like artbots though because they can be designed under the rule of cool
meaning some artbots dont look realistic

Lolwat, you don't like artbots because they look cool?
Besides if an artbot isn't 'realistic' it shouldn't be allowed into 'realistic' tournaments, and is a showcase only type deal.

[Thyrus]

if my laptop would't be dying and I would find the time I would do a Stock HW TA

[El Chickenado]

i dont like artbots though because they can be designed under the rule of cool
meaning some artbots dont look realistic

Lolwat, you don't like artbots because they look cool?
Besides if an artbot isn't 'realistic' it shouldn't be allowed into 'realistic' tournaments, and is a showcase only type deal.

no i dont like artbots in tournaments is all
some artbots couldnt be built in real life so they shouldnt be allowed in irl tournaments

[HurricaneAndrew]

i dont like artbots though because they can be designed under the rule of cool
meaning some artbots dont look realistic

Lolwat, you don't like artbots because they look cool?
Besides if an artbot isn't 'realistic' it shouldn't be allowed into 'realistic' tournaments, and is a showcase only type deal.

no i dont like artbots in tournaments is all
some artbots couldnt be built in real life so they shouldnt be allowed in irl tournaments

If they're not realistic, they're not allowed in IRL tournaments because they're not IRL. I don't get what the problem is.

[cephalopod]

So you're freely admitting to entering IRL tournaments, where the main goal is to make bots that look true to real life, with the intention of making them as efficient as possible to win? :P Because I think a good IRL bot is an artbot.

[El Chickenado]

So you're freely admitting to entering IRL tournaments, where the main goal is to make bots that look true to real life, with the intention of making them as efficient as possible to win? :P Because I think a good IRL bot is an artbot.

no
irl bots are artbots but artbots are not always irl

[cephalopod]

But you said you don't like artbots at all, when you clearly like IRL? I am too confused for this.

[El Chickenado]

But you said you don't like artbots at all, when you clearly like IRL? I am too confused for this.

artbots are fine
i have a problem with irl tournaments just revolving around make your robot look cool
while that is important an attempt to win is good
also making a bot which doesnt look like it could be designed in real life and then showing a photo of an actual robot to justify it
especially when it isnt even similar

[helloface]

But you said you don't like artbots at all, when you clearly like IRL? I am too confused for this.

i have a problem with irl tournaments just revolving around make your robot look cool
while that is important an attempt to win is good

IRL really isn't competitive. It's all about making your bot look cool and having some fun.

[El Chickenado]

But you said you don't like artbots at all, when you clearly like IRL? I am too confused for this.

i have a problem with irl tournaments just revolving around make your robot look cool
while that is important an attempt to win is good

IRL really isn't competitive. It's all about making your bot look cool and having some fun.

yes but they have tournaments for a reason
irl doesnt have to be bad is all i am saying
it is obviously about the fun
i personally like fun effective bots
inovative bots are fun thats why i made snugglebot evolution
it looks cool and wins
i think irl should have a bit more of a competetive aspect
theres not much i agreee with naryar on in irl but that is one thing
teams in real life dont build too look cool they build to win
or jokebots breaking those rules
i like irl the way it is but there are some bots that make it through that make you go
could that be built in real life?
thats my only complaint really
didnt mean to offend anyone

[cephalopod]

I'm very much with Helloface on this one, always have. I mean you think bots like Diotoir, Granny's Revenge, Mighty Mouse etc were entered with the intention of winning? I'm 90% sure most bots were made and entered for the fun of it, because at the end of the day you'll always end up coming up against a Chaos 2, Hypnodisc or Razer (for example) which are obviously just better engineered.
IRL is a fun time to make something fun and nice looking. If you want to make a killer bot play Standard. That's my opinion anyway.

[Shield]

I'm very much with Helloface on this one, always have. I mean you think bots like Diotoir, Granny's Revenge, Mighty Mouse etc were entered with the intention of winning? I'm 90% sure most bots were made and entered for the fun of it, because at the end of the day you'll always end up coming up against a Chaos 2, Hypnodisc or Razer (for example) which are obviously just better engineered.
IRL is a fun time to make something fun and nice looking. If you want to make a killer bot play Standard. That's my opinion anyway.

Forgetting Snake and BuddyLeeDontPlayInTheStreet