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Building styles are somehow like schools of thought in RA2 building, or more precisely what your building aims at. There are a few different styles that builders adhere to, or not.

Building goals are somehow like schools of thought in RA2 building, or more precisely what your building aims at. There are a few different styles that builders adhere to, or not.

== Efficient-Balanced ==

== Efficiency First ==

This style is known for it's various goals when you build a bot(creativity, diversity, cool looks, combat efficiency - not always all of them), but the style still keeps efficient building (not necessarily in combat) as a main goal. Most bots are at least well built, and most use the better components.

'''Motto:''' "Efficient building is the cornerstone of good building"

'''Followers:''' [[Naryar]], [[Pwnator]], [[Ounce]], etc

This style is mostly preoccupied by efficiency, although it can have any of the other goals (most often originality or competitive building, but rule of cool can happen as well). It seeks to use the best setups of the best components to build something interesting. It often frowns upon the use of useless components. They are not as much as a goal as the other ones, and do not believe in efficiency for efficiency's sake, but merely in efficiency for building's sake.

This style is known to be generally made to be aesthetically pleasing or just creative, often at the cost of combat efficiency. For now, there has been no accusations of effeminacy towards the main followers of the style.

== Rule of Cool ==

'''Followers:''' [[JoeBlo]] and [[Clickbeetle]]

'''Motto''': "Building bots is mostly about aesthetics !"

This style is the one everyone wants to master, but very few truly get to it. You need a particular dedication towards the game as well as a highly original and analytical mind to really deserve this.

'''Motto''': "Driving building to new limits"

'''Followers:''' [[123savethewhales]] and [[Starcore]]

'''Figurehead:''' [[Clickbeetle]]

 

 

 

This style is known to care mostly about combat effectiveness. Most bots built like that are intensively tested and rebuilt, and are generally nightmares to face in the arena.

 

'''Figurehead:''' [[Starcore]], '''Followers''': [[123STW]] (in the past), [[Urjak]]

== Exploration ==

== Exploration ==

This style is somehow random, and mostly followed by newcomers (but not only). The goal here is "what is this going to do ?" rather than "how can I make this bot do ?" Most bots of these are random ideas and not really good, but some can be very good new ideas, as well cornerstones for a new bot type

This style is somehow random, and mostly followed by newcomers (but not only). The goal here is "what is this going to do ?" rather than "how can I make this bot ?" Most bots of these are random ideas and not really good, but some can be very good new ideas, as well cornerstones for a new bot type. [[Madman3]] is an example of a member whose random idea became a strong new bot type.

'''Followers:''' Most unexperienced [[Normies]], people than want to learn more about the game. [[Madman3]] is an example of a member whose random idea became a strong new bot type.

'''Followers:''' Nearly every builder at the start of their careers. People than want to learn more about the game.  

== IRL ==

== IRL ==

IRL building is characterized by building bots that could be made in real life. Often they are inferior to RA2 bots because of lack of wedges or good weapons, but they are mostly built for looks.  

IRL building is characterized by building bots that could be made and could work in real life. Often they are poor battlers compared to most other bots because of lack of wedges or good weapons, but they are mostly built for looks.  

'''Followers:''' [[Thyrus (User)|Thyrus]], [[dragonsteincole]]

'''Figurehead''': [[MikeNCR]], '''Followers:''' [[Thyrus (User)|Thyrus]], [[dragonsteincole]]