RobDedede

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Just so fresh. You continue to inspire me as a builder.

Ignore the part about being a floater. I now realize those are no longer a thing.

So, what'll you get with the old Robster? Well, for starters, I am no longer a 16-year-old chucklehead like I was last time. Instead, I am a 19-year-old chucklehead. In all seriousness, I think I made a good teammate on TI (I hope my former teammates would agree), and I genuinely enjoyed my H2H experience last time.

I think I have also improved my building skills since the last H2H. See the screenshots below. My proudest works have likely been Scenes of Georgetown and the Belgium collaboration with Terry. On paper, I think I would be a near-perfect floater option. I can hack rides, I'm decent at idea formation (by the way, I have some cool ideas for parks), I'm active and agreeable (most of the time), and I fit in with many building styles well.

 

I don't think it's an accident that I'm often the first floater picked during the mock drafts. I think I could be handy as a floater, especially given the new points system. I think I occupy a weird middle ground between "good" and "only borderline draftable," which is rare on NE. If we want to look at Jens' mock draft stats, we can see that I have the lowest average draft position among all participants who were drafted 100% of the time, which makes complete sense to me.

However, the issue is going to be my availability. Georgetown doesn't exactly give one a lot of free time, but the good news is the busiest parts of my semester are likely behind me. I also think I'll be motivated enough to squeeze in an hour or two of building most days. By the end of May, I'll have more time, but I'll still be pretty busy with an internship and summer job, the combination of which will probably constitute around 25-30 hours/week.

So, if all that sounds risky to you, I think I'd also be a great support builder for 35%- 40% of a R4 or R5 park, maybe with 10% of the semifinal thrown in, or something. We shouldn't get bogged down in specifics, but given that I'll likely only be a 1-pointer, I think I could make a lethal combination if paired with an elite builder, especially if we're given a lot of time. Look what happened when I went with Fisch for R5 in H2H9. We made Villerouge along with Kumba. Sure, I only did 15%, but that was three years ago. I've improved a lot since then.

TL;DR: I think I'd be a great floater, but the risk is availability. If I'm not a floater, I'd like to be a support builder once or twice on a later-round park. Overall, I'm looking for a fun and chill experience. I hope you'll consider me for your team.

-Rob(bie)


 

Signing up as a player! OpenRCT2

 

My availability is a little shaky. I'm a busy college student and will have limited building time until mid-May, after which I'll still be relatively busy with an internship and summer job, but less so. That said, I'm excited about the action and mostly want a fun, chill experience.

I appreciate your style, Terry. It always strikes an outstanding balance between forms, detail, ride design, and landscaping without focusing too much on any of those categories and sacrificing focus on another. I am very excited to see this released.