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Blacksmith should win on aggression alone.
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May 11, 2016 03:25
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Blacksmith doing for the extra hits on the clearly-downed drone seemed kinda mean spirited.
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May 11, 2016 03:30
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Blacksmith looks weak, just a lucky draw.
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May 11, 2016 03:30
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Blacksmith wasn't super effective, but it gets points for style.
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May 11, 2016 03:32
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Lycan lost because the driver couldn't resist running into the spinner. Mohawk did nothing and won.
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May 11, 2016 03:44
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Aw, rip invader.  Apparently it took an hour for invader to run out of battery after they lost control 
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May 11, 2016 03:44
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Lycan got its just deserts for repeatedly bashing a disabled bot.
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May 11, 2016 03:45
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I thought the bots were required to have some sort of automatic shutoff when they lost their control signal specifically to prevent stuff like Invader spinning forever after the match is over.
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May 11, 2016 03:47
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howe_sam posted:Lycan lost because the driver couldn't resist running into the spinner. Mohawk looks weak too. They couldn't even get a broken Lycan onto the wedge to chomp.
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May 11, 2016 03:47
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Was not expecting that Black Ice victory
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May 11, 2016 03:54
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Bad Kitty's weapon doesn't look like it can hit anything.
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May 11, 2016 03:54
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Wedge bots are bullshit, but that was a really good job of driving.
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May 11, 2016 03:54
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Pakled posted:Bad Kitty's weapon doesn't look like it can hit anything. I don't think it was working half the fight, it very rarely seemed to be moving.
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May 11, 2016 03:56
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Judging by those last couple of minutes, Minotaur looks to be getting the treatment Tombstone got last season. Will it also lose to Bite Force in this competition? 
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May 11, 2016 04:06
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Better question, what was up with the arm mounted flamethrowers on Complete Controls guy? 
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May 11, 2016 05:03
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What was the drone even supposed to do?
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May 11, 2016 05:22
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Pakled posted:I thought the bots were required to have some sort of automatic shutoff when they lost their control signal specifically to prevent stuff like Invader spinning forever after the match is over. The contactor they use to turn the motor on and off welded itself into the on position. Great Beer posted:Better question, what was up with the arm mounted flamethrowers on Complete Controls guy? They were pretty awesome. Watching them convince the safety people to allow wrist mounted flamethrowers was fun.
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May 11, 2016 05:47
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Did they just have to let the battery run down then, or what?
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May 11, 2016 05:50
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Aphrodite posted:Did they just have to let the battery run down then, or what? Yeah, from what I recall it took about 45 minutes for the bot to stop. For those who have watched the teasers closely, you may have noticed Complete Control and Bombshell fighting. We were also pitted next to each other. A great deal of fun was had between the two SA associated teams.
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May 11, 2016 05:52
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It'll be nice to see Beta finally, FINALLY fight at Battlebots.Aphrodite posted:Did they just have to let the battery run down then, or what? I kind of remember some spinner breaking free from its robot and spinning on its own unpowered for a couple of minutes during a pause in a match. I thought it was MOE in season 4 but can't find any video or record of it. Because the hit that broke the spinner free also stuck the two robots together, there weren't any bots in the box to nudge the now spinning top of doom, so everyone had to stare at it for a few minutes before it stopped. MikeNCR posted:Yeah, from what I recall it took about 45 minutes for the bot to stop. But did the driver of the working Gemini offer to nudge Invader at all?
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May 11, 2016 07:11
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Yessss. I'm so stoked about Battlebots coming back. I decided to look at the sub-Reddit and holy poo poo one of those bots that are competing scares the poo poo outta me. There's a video of it testing itself in the arena and gently caress me that thing is fast. I'll just leave it as a link if you want to remain completely spoiler free. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm5r0OG0fvo
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May 11, 2016 07:14
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howe_sam posted:Wedge bots are bullshit, but that was a really good job of driving. Yeah. The bar hazard it left behind seems to be legal since it was allowed to be used which seems to contradict the S1 rules about your bot intentionally losing parts to create hazards (or am I misremembering?). Its active weapon is a bit bullshit too since it's barely visible and never quite apparent if it's working or not.
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May 11, 2016 08:33
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Xelkelvos posted:Yeah. The bar hazard it left behind seems to be legal since it was allowed to be used which seems to contradict the S1 rules about your bot intentionally losing parts to create hazards (or am I misremembering?). Its active weapon is a bit bullshit too since it's barely visible and never quite apparent if it's working or not. Apparently black ices weapon is a flywheel powered harpoon. It was damaged by the initial impact and didn't work for its opening fight.
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May 11, 2016 10:06
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GuavaMoment posted:I kind of remember some spinner breaking free from its robot and spinning on its own unpowered for a couple of minutes during a pause in a match. I thought it was MOE in season 4 but can't find any video or record of it. Because the hit that broke the spinner free also stuck the two robots together, there weren't any bots in the box to nudge the now spinning top of doom, so everyone had to stare at it for a few minutes before it stopped. keevo posted:Yessss. I'm so stoked about Battlebots coming back. I decided to look at the sub-Reddit and holy poo poo one of those bots that are competing scares the poo poo outta me. There's a video of it testing itself in the arena and gently caress me that thing is fast. I'll just leave it as a link if you want to remain completely spoiler free.
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May 11, 2016 15:13
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Coaaab posted:You might be thinking of Surgeon General vs. Killerhurtz, but I don't remember them being stuck together. THAT was it, it was this fight. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuSWyTK5UE4 The minutes long pause to get the top to stop, and separate the robots was edited out.
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May 11, 2016 15:22
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According to one of the competitors who posts on reddit Skorpius managed to get like halfway through the arena screw before they made him stop haha.
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May 11, 2016 18:42
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Is any place streaming last night fights?
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keevo posted:Yessss. I'm so stoked about Battlebots coming back. I decided to look at the sub-Reddit and holy poo poo one of those bots that are competing scares the poo poo outta me. There's a video of it testing itself in the arena and gently caress me that thing is fast. I'll just leave it as a link if you want to remain completely spoiler free. I really want to see that hit something.
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May 12, 2016 05:46
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BexGu posted:Is any place streaming last night fights? Hulu Plus. Not sure if it's under the free Hulu package or not.
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May 12, 2016 18:19
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Clamknuckle posted:I really want to see that hit something. It's like an improved Whyachi. 
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May 12, 2016 18:26
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zVxTeflon posted:What was the drone even supposed to do? They said it had a drill weapon for pinned down bots, which sounds like one of the worst ideas for a drone weapon. I don't know how you could apply the necessary force and it would probably get stuck. In one of the opening shots they showed a drone with a downward pointing flamethrower which seems a little better if you can maintain position above another bot. I'm not really sure that it's feasible to have any contact weapons on a flying bot at all without losing control, idk, I've never flown a high-end drone.
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May 15, 2016 09:15
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The single best use for a drone I can think of is to put a camera on it and fly it high in the arena to get a nice birds eye view help with aiming and driving.
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May 15, 2016 09:34
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Fire is pretty much the only thing I would think a drone could do to damage somebody. There's just no way you can do damage to a metal object flying above it. Anything that you use to hit the other bot is just going to gently caress up a drone. But of course fire burns up so you'd probably burn the drone more than the opponent 
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May 15, 2016 09:53
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Just caught up with the Battlebots special. I'm glad to see Son of Whyachi back even though it sucks Ian Lewis had to be sacrificed to it. So I'm guessing Team Whyachi is running two robots in the tournaments? Warrior is still in it (with a new picture that has its crazy flamethrower drone) as well as Son of Whyachi.Ror posted:They said it had a drill weapon for pinned down bots, which sounds like one of the worst ideas for a drone weapon. I don't know how you could apply the necessary force and it would probably get stuck. SPS2 had the right idea. halokiller fucked around with this message at 11:07 on May 15, 2016 |
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May 15, 2016 10:55
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In the preview it looked like one drone's used was to just drop a big gently caress off weight on a bot from up high.
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May 16, 2016 03:58
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KungFu Grip posted:In the preview it looked like one drone's used was to just drop a big gently caress off weight on a bot from up high. Awesome, I pretty much wanted to see something exactly like this. I'd also love to see something like Dr. Robotnik's swinging ball & chain.
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May 16, 2016 07:23
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Short of activating a jet engine and kamikazeing into a bot at mach 2, a 10 pound drone can do absolutely nothing to a 250 pound battlebots armor. Any of them that can survive a hit from tombstone won't even notice the drone crashing into it. Ray billings estimate of the energy in tombstones blade before frictional losses isabout 107kj. For comparison a .50BMG round from everyone's favorite antimaterial rifle (the Barrett) has about 20kj. Battlebots hit hard.
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May 16, 2016 08:13
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Obviously the drone needs to have electromagnets and or suction cups to latch onto the top of the bot and then drill to its soft robot center. Because that would totally work and not end up as a cloud of carbon fiber and lipo fires.
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SLICK GOKU BABY posted:Fire is pretty much the only thing I would think a drone could do to damage somebody. There's just no way you can do damage to a metal object flying above it. Anything that you use to hit the other bot is just going to gently caress up a drone. But of course fire burns up so you'd probably burn the drone more than the opponent It's a play to the crowd and the judges, you're not likely to start a real fire with whatever can of hairspray you put on the drone.
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