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The Queen's Beauty Pageant: 4th Generation


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Division: AC4-ACFA

Designs: 24

Competitors: 14

 

Voting Rules and Info

-Must vote for your top 3 designs, listing which comes 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, please vote using design number for my convenience when I do scoring

-Competitors are NOT allowed to vote for their own designs

-Design order was chosen using a random integer function on my calculator, so order is completely random

-The voting threads are on ACU, RR, and ACL, vote on only 1 site for a division

-It’s your choice whether or not to state why you voted for a design

-Scoring will be as follows: 1st choice gets 3 points, 2nd choice gets 2 points, and 3rd choice gets 1 point

-Names of designers won’t be revealed until the end of the contest

-Voting ends July 20th

 

Design 1

Game: For Answer

http://i.imgur.com/PWPPQh8.png

http://i.imgur.com/ZfyhH3p.png

 

Design 2

Game: For Answer

http://i.imgur.com/c7H1Iut.png

http://i.imgur.com/2aoyc9i.png

 

Design 3

Game: For Answer

http://i.imgur.com/X0Oa5U6.png

http://i.imgur.com/nK3MpRD.png

 

Design 4

Game: For Answer

http://i.imgur.com/rbkbaCi.png

http://i.imgur.com/tezHdH2.png

 

Design 5

Game: For Answer

http://i.imgur.com/JQmECED.png

http://i.imgur.com/GuvhEdz.png

 

Design 6

Game: For Answer

http://i.imgur.com/X33z2c9.png

http://i.imgur.com/AHaupzz.png

 

Design 7

Game: For Answer

http://i.imgur.com/YDckj0c.png

http://i.imgur.com/njAdmGh.png

 

Design 8

Game: For Answer

http://i.imgur.com/kyfx9lN.png

http://i.imgur.com/i2mKMkw.png

 

Design 9

Game: 4

http://i.imgur.com/gUNUoJC.png

http://i.imgur.com/VC5GtLD.png

 

Design 10

Game: For Answer

http://i.imgur.com/kebDwX9.png

http://i.imgur.com/UcagBku.png

 

Design 11

Game: For Answer

http://i.imgur.com/EUrK93S.png

http://i.imgur.com/aSxE3zP.png

 

Design 12

Game: For Answer

http://i.imgur.com/fPuvUtl.png

http://i.imgur.com/jxmD6jI.png

 

Design 13

Game: For Answer

http://i.imgur.com/bp0Oiy1.png

http://i.imgur.com/heYpgsq.png

 

Design 14

Game: For Answer

http://i.imgur.com/SDFivnG.png

http://i.imgur.com/HsWYTZb.png

 

Design 15

Game: For Answer

http://i.imgur.com/UtwCpkm.png

http://i.imgur.com/xw0f46Z.png

 

Design 16

Game: 4

http://i.imgur.com/NmP7rkZ.png

http://i.imgur.com/spLbfAx.png

 

Design 17

Game: For Answer

http://i.imgur.com/mCBlPsE.png

http://i.imgur.com/Q8KIcbi.png

 

Design 18

Game: For Answer

http://i.imgur.com/9Emq1l4.png

http://i.imgur.com/P6ksoN6.png

 

Design 19

Game: For Answer

http://i.imgur.com/57kIBoX.png

http://i.imgur.com/zkH8pr4.png

 

Design 20

Game: For Answer

http://i.imgur.com/8lJ8DXz.png

http://i.imgur.com/NpJA6Av.png

 

Design 21

Game: For Answer

http://i.imgur.com/JHfzkh2.png

http://i.imgur.com/6Jy38AS.png

 

Design 22

Game: For Answer

http://i.imgur.com/NcL4XzL.png

http://i.imgur.com/sGN9UTS.png

 

Design 23

Game: For Answer

http://i.imgur.com/WnPNMsj.png

http://i.imgur.com/zmpWNaX.png

 

Design 24

Game: For Answer

http://i.imgur.com/MpbUNrM.png

http://i.imgur.com/l9aNEOO.png

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SHIT MAN THIS GROUP IS WAY BETTER THEN LAST TIME FUCK

 

HERE ARE MY VOTES

 

FIRST:

Design 15

Game: For Answer

http://i.imgur.com/UtwCpkm.png

 

SECOND:

Design 22

Game: For Answer

http://i.imgur.com/NcL4XzL.png

 

 

THIRD:

Design 12

Game: For Answer

http://i.imgur.com/fPuvUtl.png

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I don't know if the entries here are actually stronger as a whole than last time, or if there's simply so much more to choose from (more than double), but this is my favourite division this go round. Every time I look through the list, I find myself liking something new about nearly every bot. Armored Core 4 and for Answer are the two games in the series I have the least amount of experience with, and honestly, the least interest in actually playing, so it's perhaps a bit unfortunate that I like the looks of the bots as much as I do. Then again, I hate my own entries, and it's only now that I'm truly realizing how helpful it was to have input from other ACU members in the last contest.

 

Knowing next to nothing about the games should make it harder to pick out a distinguishing feature, but these two have one that really stands out in the form of stabilizers. I'm sure there's a lot that I don't see, but when I do notice them, it's usually because they contribute to the designs in these games being the spikiest and most animu looking things ever. That's not necessarily a bad thing, though. Even with all the novelty the games seem to have to offer, I feel my top choices are ultimately the ones that feel more familiar.

 

1st - (24) Two-Step

 

As far as the frame goes, this bot probably has the most traditional Armored Core look to it out of this division. Most of the parts look like something that had seen action in at least one of the previous iterations. It invokes a lot of nostalgia for me, and serves as a reminder that during at least one time in my life, I thought AC was pretty cool (and that it occasionally still can be). The paint makes really good use of at least six colours, and I enjoy the placements of the reds in particular.

 

2nd - (18) Thornheart

 

There's some new-meets-old going on here, and I like the overall result. As was the case with Two-Step, I like the traditional feel, but I've also got an appreciation for the general spikiness of the bot. It looks solid, and doesn't come across as overdone. There's a contrast between the two that creates an almost menacing look to me, which is further heightened and reinforced by adding just that tiny bit of red to the "eye" portion of the head in an otherwise tranquil teal paint scheme. Everything is satisfyingly cohesive, all the way down to the name.

 

3rd - (20) Scorpio

 

Breaking the pattern of familiarity, this is almost completely alien to me, both in terms of parts and overall appearance. The only part that I find completely recognizable is the head, and to be honest, it's one I don't usually like - but it works here. The legs kind of remind me of Jango/Boba Fett's Slave I, and I while I'm not the biggest Star Wars fan, I do think it looks pretty cool. The rest of the frame follows the same sort of arrow-like form, and I like how it all comes together. I also like the triangular look that results from the arms being kind of splayed out in the first picture. Not much to say about the paint scheme, other than it's simple and it works.

 

4th - (12) Bass Hunter

 

I've been pretty annoyed with the colour purple lately, and I really wasn't feeling this bot early on because of that. Upon closer inspection, that frame looks pretty cool, especially from the overhead angle. There's a lot of weird looking parts in play here, and I'm digging the way they come together.

 

4th - (21) FF-Rei

 

I'm really digging the paint on this, especially when it comes to the little mix up going on with the top half. The weapon set looks grand and has good colouring, too. As far as the frame goes, I like the upper half a lot, but I am not digging the legs at all.

 

The flashiness of (15) Fingerboom immediately caught my eye, but it simply has too much going on for me (I can't even distinguish the head from the rest of it; the same thing goes for (11) Lord). I like most of the remaining bots well enough, but I legitimately wish I could've handed out points to each of my top five.

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1st Place: 22 Ol Tex

 

This ac was an immediate eye catcher for me. The paint is very well executed, looking like cowhide chaps, flesh-toned arms and a head, plus a brown leather duster or vest colored chest. Perhaps the yellow could even be taken for a bandolier of brass bullets. I'm not too sure about the pale yellow revolvers, other than to imagine that it sorta looks like a light wood like maple. What's great is that it manages to pull off its look very successfully without the use of decals or any extravagant specifics-- elegantly simple you could say. The Sobrero arms are at their full potential when wielding the double revolvers out at arm's length, pointing towards its target, as if in a mexican standoff. Overall I really like its idea and appearance, and appreciate how it pulls off the boxy parts instead of defaulting to use more organically curved parts for its humanly appearance.

 

 

 

2nd place: 12 Bass Hunter

 

Just like Ol Tex, this is another design with a great thematically driven appearance. In this case, I love the use of the Madness arms, PA molders, and especially the Tellus, and how they all emphasize the very circular appearance of electrodynamic loudspeaker systems. The flamboyantly loud purple-green color and curved geometry of the frame all remind me of modded-out car that you'd see on 2fast2furious-- perhaps a highly tricked-out skyline or s2000, complete with cheesy green neon colors under its frame, bouncing off the ground. The fins of the arm cannons could even double as heat-sinks that you'd commonly see on pro-level power amplifiers, or even air filters for turbo intakes for a car engine. The amount of strongly executed symbolism makes this AC a very strong entrant in my book, and was very close in being 1st overall.

 

 

 

3rd place: 8 IBIS

 

This was another AC that was immediately eye-catching to me, particularly in its use of the swastika emblem, and how its appearance is only exaggerated by the use of black decals to give this AC a darker appearance than what normal paint could provide. In this case, the extra black appearance of this AC helps me visualize that it could be sporting a sleek, tightly fitted, black leather coat. Its tall and thin build emphasizes its straight and rigid stance as well, giving it the look of a very orderly and high-ranking Nazi officer. Thoughts of the Jew Hunter from Inglorious Basterds keep popping into my head as I look at it. I think what would help its underlying theme even more is a change of hand weapons-- perhaps the laser rifle that looks like a blade, or a pistol. As it stands, the frame and paint are very great, but the weapons seem a bit out of place.

 

 

 

Honorable mentions: Mint Chocolate and Two Step were high on my list. I love the paint schemes on both, Mint Chocolate looks very edible-- almost to the extent of Candy Corn did in last ACDC, and Two Step pulls off a very elaborate, interesting, but balanced paint scheme that's executed very well, very much alike Huckleberry in the third generation topic.

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1 FOR ANSWER

 

THIS ROBIT SUCKS ITS NOT EVEN A PARODY OF A POSTERBAT YOU SHOULDVE JUST ENTERED WHITE GLINT U FAGET

 

2 Resonance

ewww nothing matches an shit cuz the head is too round and weird and the arms are all blocky and the paint is gross it looks like an ac4 mission bot except you added salines which means it wasnt built in ac4 which means there is probably a ton of other parts that could be added on to this robit to make it not look like plain robit. oh ya and paint is not great i wouldve dropped the grey/white detailing and maybe tried to emphasize the dark blue a bit more

 

3 M. Chocolate

it looks kinda neat and stuff but i dont like the core choice since it looks like the core of ur ac is a shitty oldsmobile with a kojima cannon with top secret aerospace technology duct taped to it. great paint job to go along with the theme and the light blue helps the robit not look like a tree.

 

4 Seraphim

nice use of frame parts with back units and arms looking similar. i also like the use of hilbert core with latona legs, thats a nice combination of frame parts since the bulky thighs of latona legs transitions well into hilbert core, while maintaining a thin bottom half to add to the top heaviness of the ac which empasizes the wings and stuff. biggest complaint is boring paint and lack of some of the neat stabilizers that are available. i could totally see the halo or the bird head stabilizers on this robot which would add a great touch to the theme

 

5 Dark Star

ooooo neat paint even though its all over the place. one of the shitty things about acfa is how theres no real solid dark colors or metallic finishes unless you use decals (and even then theres no metallic finishes) so everything ends up looking like it came from a hobby model kit. this ac looks like it could very well be a hobby figure with all the different uses of high contrast colors and "black" detailing. the orange in the arms is especially neat and contrasts well with the purple while complementing the red and white simultaneously. i think the yellow is supposed to go with the white and orange and red but the robot oculdve been done better without it. overall looks like figurine and id put one in my room if i had one

 

6 Warhound

this is a cool robit because it looks like something youd see deployed in afghanistan shootin up hajis and saving the world until everyone gets sick and tired of seeing it shoot stuff and then the president says hes taking it out in 5 years but then he never does. tl:dr would get blown up by roadside bomb and digi camo aint gonna save it

 

7 ramlethal

it looks nice but thats it. theres nothing on this robit thats standing out. it just looks like your typical fa robit. green accent is nice touch when compared to the offwhite and brownish bronze, but overall forgettable

 

8 IBIS

WE GOT A GERMAN HERE WHO WANTS TO DIE FOR HIS COUNTRY! OBLIGE HIM!

 

9 Bongo Banner

w t f

 

10 Salamander

whoever made this did a great job of trying just hard enough to be extremely unoriginal. red black and generic "cool stuff" frame part choice make me hate this ac a lot but its probably because i played the game too damn much and ive seen this general robit a lot

 

11 Lord

i like the birdy on the head. i want to ignore the entire ac and only focus on the birdy stab. birdy stab is best stab. i dont like the shoulder unit choce. shouldve used the BFF ECMs that are giant since they would match the rest of the ac a lot better while giving the same look

 

12 Bass Hunter

may the stu be with you

 

13 TRMW-Asuka

http://armoredcoreuniverse.net/forum/index.php?/topic/2343-noaoaapithoeaorn/

you might notice the legs are different, but i listed aliyah in the topic because it is the obvious better choice. the actual ac has wg legs because they are similar in stats but they look more cool. i did not enter this ac

 

14 Desert Fox

oh come on you arent even trying

 

15 Fingerboom

it looks like a goddamn acvd ac because theres so much shit happening that you have to look real hard to see whats going on. thats cool and all, but at the same time its not cool because its definition is defined by not having any definite definition /LS

 

16 Skeeter

HONK HON-- OH MY GOD SKEETER WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED TO YOU WHEN DID YOU GET 4 LEGS AND 4 ARMS OMG WHAT DID PATTY DO TO YOU THAT WHORE

 

17 <(@_@<)

(>@_@)>

i like how the name represents what your eyeballs actually look like when viewing this ac

 

18 Thornheart

neat lookin and stuff. all the flat lines and spikes all match and stuff and like geometry like yeah. i dont like the paint i think the white couldve been a darker color or stuff and the yellow isnt weird being there but the yellow itself is weird like it shouldve been either brighter or darker or something iunno

 

19 Cannonade

i cant even

 

20 Scorpio

SHOULDVE JUST WENT WITH SYMMETRICAL WEAPONS DAWG EVEN THO THIS AC WAS PROBABLY JUST THROWN INTO THE CONTEST WITHOUT MODIFICATIONS OTHER THAN PAINT

 

21 FF-Rei

cool paint. weird weapon usage but i guess it works or whatever. it doesnt even look like rei robit tho besides colors. fuck u nej

 

22 Ol' Tex

REACH FOR THE SKYYYYYY COWBOY

 

23 FriedChikan

jackass

 

24

neat paint with a lot of shades of reds and oranges being used everywhere. very simplistic weapon choice to emphasize frame and frame colors. overall frame posture looks intimidating thanks to leg and arm choice. looks like the legs were made for walkin

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4th gen write-up,

 

#01 FOR ANSWER : a little fairy version of WG. light but useful. had a bit gray will be great.

 

#02 RESONANCE : simply, dark, and looks like SUPPLICE more than SUPPLICE itself. weapon is too simple but good choices.

 

#03 M. CHOCOLATE : a kind of mint chocolate huh...SOBRERO head make this chocolate yummy...but I like dark chocolate more than any kind.

 

#04 SERAPHIM : hate the name because I heard SERAPHIM everywhere but I like how to play black-white color theme and 4 wings.

 

#05 DARK STAR : I just don't like this 'cuz it looks like some kind of super-robot, red guns, purple with orange....meh, I'm really don't like it, that's it.

 

#06 WARHOUND : the WARHOUND, the epic, and I like it a lot.

 

#07 RAMLETHAL : white and dark-gold colors make it look classy with retro style, like an old but value stuff.

 

#08 IBIS : ALL HAIL HITLER, ALL HAIL PURE BLACK......what more can I say?

 

#09 BONGO BANNER : coloring similar as DARK STAR but this thing make me feel less hating. many of square shape of whole frame make things fine I think.

 

#10 SALAMANDER : weapon choice is too simple. somehow, this make me like when I saw some of Ferrari....dunno why but I like it that way.

 

#11 LORD : looks like the dark lord from the darkest hell. just make the white be other colors (like red, orange, pink, or else) will be great. (also BECRUX make me feel like he's holding the great dark sword)

 

#12 BASS HUNTER : I hate this paint but f**k it, I'M REALLY LIKE ARGY/XA ARMS~~~

 

#13 TRMW-ASUKA : nice colors and how to paint, black legs, red arms, orange core.....it could told people how dangerous it is. and this thing might be very useful for PvP.

 

#14 DESERT FOX : I don't like this, that's it.

 

#15 FINGERBOOM : THIS....IS....MAKE....ME....FEEL....LIKE....UNICORN....BANSHEE..........SO EPIC.

 

#16 SKEETER : if it was light green I'll more like it. head and stabilizer on front view looks like a mantis.

 

#17 <(@_@<) : (>@_@)>

 

#18 THORNHEART : looks like Voldo from Soul Calibre, I like it. but I'll like this more if it was some kind of black stuff.

 

#19 CANNONADE : "oh~I'm sca-ry~, so~ I'm sca-ry~"

 

#20 SCORPIO : (this is my bot so I shouldn't give any...except a bit feel regret that I didn't put a laser blade on left arms)

 

#21 FF-REI : silver and gold, make me feels it was incomplete coloring but it's also complete painting too. so contrast but I like this.

 

#22 OI' TEX : WATCHA GONNA DO WHEN THEY COME 4 U?, BAD BOYZ, BAD BOYZ, WATCHA GONNA DO? (I like how it looks)

 

#23 FRIEDCHIKAN : the gold, the much more wings, the glorious. take off your camo pattern might make this thing more shine.

 

#24 TWO STEP : I like the colors but weapons are too simple, anyway, this is so hard to find just 2 weapons for NEXT gen.

 

that's all I got. and I give a vote already.

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Write-Ups

(see above for Votes)

 

Design 1: FOR ANSWER

fake grint

 

Design 2: Resonance

Colors are way too dark and lack life. The eye color on the other hand is too saturated, relatively, and needs to be a tint lighter. Doesn't fit and actually makes an odd contrast. Aaliyah legs look awkward on this. The Aaliyah core and Soluh head make the top half look flat and wide. Judith arms always look good. I like the weapons visually, usually, but I'm not sure they fit here. The back weapons are fine.

 

Design 3: M. Chocolate

That is the most synthetic, plasticy brown I've ever seen. This is so ugly I'm not sure I can pinpoint where it's ugly. Those shoulders don't work on a lot of things, I find, and they don't work here. That Latona core is just ass.

 

Design 4: Seraphim

I get the theme, and in that regard it's decent. But since seraphim are supposed to be burning, why aren't there flame decals on this thing? Honestly this is ugly, but thematically it's the strongest ... out of the first four entries.

 

Design 5: Dark Star

Sounds like it could be a reference I don't know, but probably isn't. Decent contender, but the white stabilizers not only detract from its visual aesthetic, but are also some of the uglier ones imo. Choosing different colors to distinguish the weapon and frame is a good idea, but the orange/red trim at the top of the arms are unexpected. Better in some regards than the previous ones, but also underwhelming in many.

 

Design 6: Warhound

Hard to make head or tail out of the thing. Using camo is a risky decision, and I still haven't decided if it was better for the creator to hide the bad frame with digital camo, or worse now that you can't see where one part ends and the other begins. As far as the weapons go, meh. I searched for Warhound to see if this was a cosplay AC, but it looked nothing like the StarCraft or Warhammer ones.

 

Design 7: Ramlethal

Interesting head choice, considering the terrible Ekhazar core; weirder still to put a horn stabilizer on top. The weapons are boring and look oversized on the whole, due to the core being a tight-fitting one, and the legs being short. The colors are bleurgh.

 

Design 8: IBIS

Ignoring the emblem--it shouldn't be of consequence considering the type of contest--the AC is pretty good compared to its competition. Red on black is nothing new or rare, but considering the terrible palettes on the mechs above, this is an eye cleanse. The weapons are solid and threatening picks, but the back right is odd since IBIS now only has half a pair of wings. I'm not a fan of the Sobrero core, but the angle seen in the lower pic is admittedly flattering. The legs I assume are Lahire, because I can't really make it out.

 

Design 9: Bongo Banner

I'm fairly certain this was half-assed. The frame is bad, though the Zakat gun is a valiant attempt to match the left piledriver. The color scheme is a bit wtf, and reminds me of the fashion of clothes 90s kids used to wear. If 90 had kids hopefully he'd give them better looking clothes.

 

Design 10: Salamander

The colors are, again, nothing extraordinary, but in this division they're quite welcome. Idk why anyone would ever use a Lancel head, though it fits--a little--with the Aaliyah core. WG legs and arms don't really fit the racecar shape of the core, however, and the weapon picks leave a lot to be desired.

 

Design 11: Lord

The highlight of the AC is undoubtedly the eagle/hawk stabilizer. The red eyes are a nice touch, but the white secondary (?) is splattered too much among all the other parts. The frame is solid. The weapons aside from the shoulders are a good enough fit with each other and the frame. The shoulders looked alright at first glance, but staring at them now I question their place on the AC. I agree with nob about using the ECM shoulders here.

 

Design 12: Bass Hunter

A clear theme, and a funky choice of colors. This guy is probably music Bear Grylls, wearing colors that help him blend in with the rave crowd as he waits for the bass to drop. TM wrote his thing well, yeah.

 

Design 13: TRMW-Asuka

The geometry of the frame is meh. The color palette is reminiscent of Asuka's bodysuit, maybe. The weapons were painted well however.

 

Design 14: Desert Fox

So good.

 

Design 15:Fingerboom

It's hard to tell what the head is. Lancel, perhaps? A lot is going on here, but then again that's probably the point. Interesting decals and good use of gold to accentuate minor details. It's an ugly AC, but it also looks like something that could be a final boss if this were any other mecha game. Was and still is my #1.

 

Design 16: Skeeter

Not much to say here....

 

Design 17: <(@_@<)

Cutesy name but not a real contender.

 

Design 18: Thornheart

Compared to most of the previous entrants, Thornheart has pleasing colors and an appropriate name for its theme. Unfortunately it uses a Lancel head, but it does help with the pointiness. Used to be #3 vote.

 

Design 19: Cannonade

Black and red done wrong. The frame is also ugly. Unexpectedly, I like this guy over a lot of other ACs.

 

Design 20: Scorpio

The three-prong concept is nice, similar to Akimbo Avelyin in the previous division. The shoulder boosters are interesting though unfitting. The colors are decent as well.

 

Design 21: FF-Rei

Not sure if the weapons look as good as TRMW-Asuka's above, but the two-tone execution is well-done. The overall frame looks like its left and bottom half are beast-like, and the right and top half are machine. I still think it's rather ugly, but it's definitely within my top five.

 

Design 22: Ol'Tex

The emblem is terrific, but ofc that's not what I should be concerned about. Sobrero arms are put to great use here. The rest of the frame fits together, and it's unfortunate the arms are so skinny. Good job on the paint and everything. I'm tired.

 

Design 23: FriedChikan

This chikan finally has full-fledged wings, but it's cooked and breaded poorly. Won't be groping no one now. Was #2, maybe top 5 nao.

 

Design 24: Two-Step

Why do people like this hideous guy?

 

This division was hard to praise or shit on, since 4th generation parts don't mix'n'match well at all. But half of it was likely just me losing motivation.

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