P2000 Acid Etched Guide
The "Acid Etched" is a really unique P2000 skin with a variety of very interesting patterns that can drastically change the appearance of the skin! Unfortunately, there was not a lot of info on the patterns available -
so I did the work of going through all 1000 patterns and categorizing them so you don't have to!
Obviously there is a large level of objectivity that must be acknowledged in regards to "tierlists" and I am not claiming that my opinion is the be-all-end-all in regards to the tier ranking -
as everyone will have their own opinions and preferences. However, I have spent a ton of hours making this guide over the past few weeks and have manually inspected all 1000 patterns to break them into categories and tiers - so I have seen my fair share of "Acid Etched" patterns.
Pattern Categories Explained
To begin, I sorted through every single "Acid Etched" pattern and broke them into different categories based on the patterns I saw.
I then entered the top patterns into a spreadsheet and sorted them and grouped them into categories based on the pattern categories I found.
These are the patterns that I came up with:
Blue/Purple Patterns
These are the patterns that have the most amount of blue and purple "goop" on the top and side of the slide (as this is the most visible part of the gun when equipped.)
Green/Yellow Patterns
These are the patterns that have the most amount of green and yellow "goop" on the top and side of the slide (as this is the most visible part of the gun when equipped.)
Yellow/Orange Patterns
These are the patterns that have the most amount of yellow and orange "goop" on the top and side of the slide (as this is the most visible part of the gun when equipped.)
Rainbow Patterns
These are the patterns that have the whole spectrum of colored "goop" on the top and side of the slide (as this is the most visible part of the gun when equipped.)
Horizontal Patterns
These are the patterns that have the most horizontal lines of "goop" on them.
The ranking of these patterns is based on how horizontally level the goop is. A lot of these patterns are also rainbow patterns by nature of the way the pattern template works.
Clover Weapon Charm
These are the patterns that have the clover "hanging" from the gun near the trigger - making it appear like a weapon charm.
The ranking of these patterns is based on how well the clover appears to be "hanging" as well as the location.
The best placement is indicated by the green zone in the photo below, while the lower tier placement is indicated in red.
Clover on Logo
These are the patterns that have the clover directly on the P2000 logo of the grip.
The ranking of these patterns is based on how centered the clover is on the logo as seen
Clover on Tip
These are the patterns that have the clover on the tip section of the slide.
The ranking of these patterns is based on how centered the clover is within the best section. The best placement is indicated by the green zone in the photo below, while the lower tier placement is indicated in red.
Clover on Rear Slide
These are the patterns that have the clover on the rear section of the slide.
The ranking of these patterns is based on how centered the clover is within the best section. The best placement is indicated by the green zone in the photo below, while the lower tier placement is indicated in red.
Clover on Top (Front)
These are the patterns that have the clover on the top front of the slide.
The ranking of these patterns is based on how well the clover is mirrored to look like one clover.
The lower-ranked patterns have the clover mirrored further away from each other - making it look duplicated.
Clover on Top (Rear)
These are the patterns that have the clover on the top rear of the slide.
The ranking of these patterns is based on how well the clover is mirrored to look like one clover.
The lower-ranked patterns have the clover mirrored further away from each other - making it look duplicated.
Clover on Grip
These are the patterns that have the clover on the grip of the gun (excluding the patterns from the "Logo Position."
The ranking of these patterns is based on how centered the clover is within the best section. The best placement is indicated by the green zone in the photo below, while the lower tier placement is indicated in red.
Clover on Back
These are the patterns that have the clover on the back of the gun (near the hammer).
The ranking of these patterns is based on how centered the clover is within the best section. The best placement is indicated by the green zone in the photo below, while the lower tier placement is indicated in red.
Clover on Slide Release
These are the patterns that have the clover on the slide release.
The ranking of these patterns is based on how centered the clover is on the textured release of the piece (similar to the Glock "Star Patterns."
Creature/Animal Patterns
These are the patterns that appear to have various animals or creatures on the back of the gun.
There are no rankings for these patterns -
just a list of different ones.
Pattern List
These patterns are ordered from BEST (left) to WORST (right). Please note that I have only added the best patterns for each category to the tierlist.
Any other patterns that did NOT make it into the top tiers but are BTA (Better Than Average) will be listed numerically at the bottom of each category.
Blue/Purple Patterns
Tier 1: #704; #681; #456; #339; #601
Tier 2: #320; #345; #418; #657
OTHER BTA PATTERNS: 14, 105, 182, 348, 422, 497, 557, 576
Green/ Yellow Patterns
Tier 1: #87; #457; #274; #988; #800; #874; #936
Tier 2: #292; #636; #511; #987; #510; #476; #425
Tier 3: #457; #748; #703; #261; #313
OTHER BTA PATTERNS: 11, 15, 101, 113, 142, 211, 225, 263, 383, 471, 514, 708, 928
Yellow/Organe Patterns
Tier 1: #581; #35; #127; #542
Tier 2: #649; #763; #503
OTHER BTA PATTERNS: 344, 910
Rainbow Patterns
Tier 1: #798; #893; #749; #191; #282; #513
Tier 2: #894; #421; #218; #917; #153
OTHER BTA PATTERNS: 11, 891
Horizontal Patterns
Tier 1: #893; #928; #524; #525; #249; #798; #525; #381
Tier 2: #638; #775; #708; #749; #245; #447; #891
OTHER BTA PATTERNS: 592, 763, 770
Clover Weapon Charm
Tier 1: #9; #709; #593; #683; #489
Tier 2: #205; #280; #935; #268; #17; #198; #100
OTHER BTA PATTERNS: 71, 86, 197, 357, 389, 391, 432, 460, 478, 517, 534, 538, 607, 645, 660, 677, 693, 760, 786, 820, 855, 856, 857, 885, 895, 908, 914, 966, 980, 993
Clover on Logo
Tier 1: #227; #299; #729; #129; #383
OTHER BTA PATTERNS: 50, 307, 342, 374, 435, 474, 518, 675, 825, 945, 987
Clover on Tip
Tier 1: #355; #990; #349; #5; #920; #605; #293; #24
Tier 2: #767; #42; #590; #13; #448; #639; #839; #291; #909
OTHER BTA PATTERNS: 10, 30, 56, 61, 73, 112, 116, 236, 247, 248, 434, 463, 491, 531, 582, 648, 699, 720, 725, 792, 849, 902, 922
Clover on Rear Slide
Tier 1: #107; #143; #159; #488; #674; #822; #252; #738; #640; #818
Tier 2: #977: #668; #439; #643
OTHER BTA PATTERNS: 43, 49, 60, 79, 190, 208, 220, 240, 271, 449, 466, 583, 584, 606, 613, 614, 784, 812, 903, 957, 974
Clover on Top (Front)
Tier 1: #131; #946
Tier 2: #824; #300; #919; #25; #216; #930: #167; #970
Tier 3: #459; #117; #258; #701
OTHER BTA PATTERNS: 62, 511
Clover on Top (Rear)
Tier 1: #548, #426; #125
Tier 2: #985; #330; #1; #41
Tier 3: #965; #393; #540; #96
OTHER BTA PATTERNS: 218, 480, 485, 723, 730, 766, 875, 953
Clover on Grip
Tier 1: #581; #559; #565; #94; #245; #781; #567
Tier 2: #696; #395; #102; #183; #35; #385; #484; #90
OTHER BTA PATTERNS: 12, 15, 48, 64, 99, 192, 251, 329, 390, 558, 662, 799, 878, 949
Clover on Back
Tier 1: #269; #445; #754; #742; #962; #359; #471; #656
Tier 2: #688; #851; #487; #928; #620; #787
Tier 3: #438; #535; #929; #266; #995; #433
OTHER BTA PATTERNS: 32, 54, 76, 85, 104, 105, 263, 270, 275, 295, 297, 306, 319, 361, 362, 366, 371, 408, 423, 430, 526, 550, 571, 638, 663, 711, 721, 732, 764, 813, 892, 911, 918, 951
Clover on Slide Release
Tier 1: #296; #431; #998
Tier 2: #40; #59; #886; #837
OTHER BTA PATTERNS: 530, 768, 848, 867, 901
Creature/Animal Patterns
There are no rankings for these patterns - just a list of different ones.
CAT PATTERN #320; PANDA PATTERN #219; FROG PATTERN #831; FROGMAN PATTERN #156; DOGGO PATTERN #682; SLOTH PATTERN #21; ALIEN PATTERN #600; ALIEN PATTERN (GRIP) #627; SQUID PATTERN #200; ANT / TERMITE PATTERN #68; SCP173 PATTERN #27; FACE PATTERN #442
Miscellaneous Patterns
No rankings:
PANTY DROP PATTERN #893; SKULL TIP PATTERN #45; HEART PATTERN #95
Conclusion
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