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sweet geek swag posted:"Nearly had him"? What world was he in? Between that and the Beta bounty hunter tournament... It seems the team behind Slammow has high confidence and expectations in their bad bot.
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sweet geek swag posted:"Nearly had him"? What world was he in?  Seen a few good delusional moments this year. Slammow thinking it was thiiiiiiiiiiiis close to beating Black Dragon's gotta be up there with Ray Billings thinking Tombstone was still moving meaningfully with a whole wheel gone.
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Feb 19, 2021 02:41
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Think Beta should have stuck with their traditional wedge Its a very good wedge
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Feb 19, 2021 02:49
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Nissin Cup Nudist posted:Think Beta should have stuck with their traditional wedge My big worry is that Ribbot's wedglets might be able to get under that skirt. We'll see what comes of it. That might just put Ribbot in hammering distance.
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Nissin Cup Nudist posted:Think Beta should have stuck with their traditional wedge Uhhhhhhhhhh yes What a shocker
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Yeeeeeah, that was exactly what I was afraid was going to happen.
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Bounty Hunter spoiler Beta also gets hosed right up in that same configuration in the bounty match. I wonder if they couldn't use the wedge for some reason
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Nissin Cup Nudist posted:Think Beta should have stuck with their traditional wedge Nice job overthinking this one Beta noooo 
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Ribbot is gonna get blasted in half vertically by Uppercut
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PostNouveau posted:Ribbot is gonna get blasted in half vertically by Uppercut Probably. Uppercut is nasty.
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PostNouveau posted:Bounty Hunter spoiler The true legend won the bounty hunter event
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I think Whiplash had the control and aggression. Dunno about the damage, but if Huge won it it was not by much. Once again just loving relentless by maybe the best driver in the game. PostNouveau fucked around with this message at 03:14 on Feb 19, 2021 |
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Feb 19, 2021 03:12
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Huge did better than last year at least If Huge and Whiplash fight every year, Huge has to win one eventually
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Can't argue with that decision really.
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sweet geek swag posted:Can't argue with that decision really. By the rules, Whiplash wins a decision For this particular type of fight, they really should scrap the 3 min rule and just let the bots fight until there's a KO. Its not like Whiplash was stalling per se, but outside of getting in a lucky lift, Whiplash was basically clinching the entire time. Which I find kinda lame
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Feb 19, 2021 03:26
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Hypershock winning would be really funny, but I dont see that happening
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Ok there was clearly a point where Hypershock was knocked out but Hydra just kept on flippin 
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Hypershock was doing well until their weapon stopped working. From that point on though...
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is pepsi ok posted:hydra is too good Nah Uppercut would have beaten them if they used their longer weapon
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PostNouveau posted:I almost believed Hypershock had a chance for a second there. Durability has always been Hypershock's problem. It always has something going wrong, which leads me to believe it just isn't very well built.
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beta had the worst wedge ever. there was so much ground clearance on it i don't understand who thought it was a good idea uppercut will launch a bot out of the arena entirely by the end of the tournament, if it doesn't fling itself out of the arena first. have i called it vertical tombstone yet? because it is. currently praying for tombstone vs uppercut (tombstone will probably lose but gently caress it will be an amazing hit) tombstone owns as usual. is their blade a bit smaller than other ones or is it just because it was black? might be better for stability the saddest moment is still hypershock being bad and breaking too easily, they got a drat good hit on hydra and the driving was on point whiplash showing again even when you're at a disadvantage, good driving will (usually) win gigabyte's match making me think again that if somebody could build an extremely reliable full body spinner, they could carry the entire season
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Will Bales leaning into his reputation and making adjustments seconds before the match is so good.
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SLICK GOKU BABY posted:Interesting. They actually mention upgrading the floor at the start of the Beta bounty hunter episodes. Think it's the first / only time in the series that they even make a reference to the new floor they did for this season... They've mentioned the improvements a couple times earlier, and done at least a little camera work to show it. What's odd is how crazy the hazards have been, even the ancient spikes have suddenly popped out a few times and I didn't think those would still be rigged up.
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sweet geek swag posted:Durability has always been Hypershock's problem. It always has something going wrong, which leads me to believe it just isn't very well built. Tale of the Tape mentioned they had some logistics issues and a whole bunch of parts were in shipping limbo until the last second this year. Granted, that doesn't exactly explain the prior years issues...but I can't help but like the bot/team. I think the announcers are on to something when they say Will is at his best when he throws caution to the wind and goes full aggression, though. BurntCornMuffin fucked around with this message at 06:27 on Feb 19, 2021 |
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Halloween Jack posted:That's not true. There are real sports like long jump, javelin throw, and other Olympic sport that determine which nation produces the best lol what, the olympic games are a super viable business. Just not for the nations paying for them.
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SLICK GOKU BABY posted:The true legend won the bounty hunter event Same recurring theme in the bounty hunter episode as the main tournament was: JESUS JUST FIRE THE GODDAMN HAMMER BETA, YOU ABSOLUTE FUCKS.
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Looking back, I can't believe I had Malice defeating Gigabyte in my bracket. I'm happy to be wrong about Ribbot though. Did anyone have a perfect 8/8 on their bracket? It looks like Ribbot caused a lot of 7/8's. Mumbling fucked around with this message at 10:06 on Feb 19, 2021 |
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sweet geek swag posted:Durability has always been Hypershock's problem. It always has something going wrong, which leads me to believe it just isn't very well built. It needed prongs of some sort to reduce the odds of landing face-first on its weapon too many times. Part of me is hoping to see Tombstone or Copperhead eat Hydra, but certainly the robot itself is cool and effective and having a somewhat novel flipper win would do good things.
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oh jay posted:Same recurring theme in the bounty hunter episode as the main tournament was: JESUS JUST FIRE THE GODDAMN HAMMER BETA, YOU ABSOLUTE FUCKS. Apparently beta can't fire the hammer while moving or the sudden stop from the magnets engaging causes the target to slide out of range. lol
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Mumbling posted:Looking back, I can't believe I had Malice defeating Gigabyte in my bracket. I'm happy to be wrong about Ribbot though. Speaking of! Congrats to Tunicate who was the only person that correctly predicted the Beta/Ribbot fight! No one got a 8/8 for this half of the bracket. Here are current standings: 7 points Coaaab Fish of Doom Esoter1c Queering Wheel 6 points Kloaked00 Great Bear Beepsandboops No Broccoli Please Oh Jay PostNoveau Mumbling Halloween Jack Guava Moment 5 points Tunicate KennyMann666 Slick Goku Baby 4 points Zedd
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5 out of 8 seems okay... but then I took Huge and Madcatter all the way so I can only get 2 more points on that side of the bracket... 
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Got owned on my unposted bracket, thank god I didn't put that up. Rampage looking mighty similar to Bite Force, but Bite Force is such a smart design. Low as possible with a chunky but appropriate vertical spinner to ensure perfect control and stability. It also makes me wonder how Uppercut could retool for next year to make their bot a little more controllable during turns while keeping their spinner big and punchy.
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Ribbot is a very good B+ bot with a fair vertical spinner and overall design, I just didn't expect Beta to basically redesign their bot to make it easier for them to lose 
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Mad Catter vs. Tombstone: Yeah, that went as expected. Hijinx vs. Upper Cut: Congratulations Upper Cut, you are the winner of the 2021 Battlebots Breakdancing Competition. The cute robot never wins. Black Dragon vs. SlamMow!: I've been saying to myself, "Black Dragon seems to have problems igniting its flamethrower. Just once, I'd like to see them ineffectually douse their opponent in fuel, then finally ignite it and make a huge fireball." Beta vs. Ribbot: Yeah, that didn't go as expected. The cute robot never wins! Huge vs. Whiplash: Hydra should be banned from Battlebots for the crime of being the only bot that ever had a boring fight with Huge. Huge has a brilliant plan for not losing, which is not the same as a plan to win. Sub Zero vs. Valkyrie: Valkyrie is a very sexy robot, but it always seems like it's light as a feather. Did they upgrade their weapon? Gigabyte vs. Malice: Gigabyte seems to drive really well for a spinner bot! It was nice of them to make a good-faith effort to commit suicide toward the end of the match. Powerful Karen vibes from the bunny ears lady. Both teams projecting a lot of "Sid from Toy Story" energy but they're good sports. Hydra vs. HyperShock: This show finally has its top heel, a bot that performs brilliantly and I hate them for it.
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logikv9 posted:gigabyte's match making me think again that if somebody could build an extremely reliable full body spinner, they could carry the entire season I believe this has been the case since the early days of robot fighting and it's just a tough engineering challenge.  Blendo, the perfect battlebotHalloween Jack posted:Black Dragon vs. SlamMow!: I've been saying to myself, "Black Dragon seems to have problems igniting its flamethrower. Just once, I'd like to see them ineffectually douse their opponent in fuel, then finally ignite it and make a huge fireball." Every time I see a bot do this I think of Gob on Arrested Development https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cU1Nv9sMr1w PostNouveau fucked around with this message at 18:22 on Feb 19, 2021 |
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