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Lockjaws driver has a haircut straight out of a skate park from 1992.
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Oh my god, Duck vs Cobalt was perfect 
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Jun 29, 2019 04:18
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I love how Ray Billings is such a great heel despite looking like such a schmuck
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Jun 29, 2019 06:00
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The Glumslinger posted:Oh my god, Duck vs Cobalt was perfect Duck is what happens when you create a fighting robot around the phrase "Is that all ya got?  "And in a sport where direct weapon contact has a 1/10 risk of causing catastrophic failure, building to tank damage above all else has its merit
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Jun 29, 2019 06:11
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Great Beer posted:Lockjaws driver has a haircut straight out of a skate park from 1992. He is pretty much straight from the 90s. So that checks out.
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Jun 29, 2019 06:16
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Also Cobalt is obviously a really strong bot, easily will get top 16. Not too many bots can take such an incredible beating and win like Duck...
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Jun 29, 2019 06:20
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 Blacksmith has won a match. Bombshell?  The Battlebots arena also claimed another victim. Still rooting for Cobalt though, what a beast.
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Jun 29, 2019 08:36
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Dr. Abysmal posted:Duck really got lucky there, Cobalt's spinner wasn't looking any worse for wear after dishing out a beating and then it somehow gets hopelessly stuck in the ground. I know I unfairly whined about this last episode, but it all really comes down to a good bot being able to: 1. Survive driving around the box 3 minutes without getting stuck, the engine dying or bursting into flames 2. Survive its weapon hitting an immovable or heavy object 3. Survive a least one real hit 4. Survive being flipped Everything else is secondary because at least half of the bots lose on account on one of these. Duck doesn't even have a real weapon, but it consistently crosses off all these boxes so it wins anyways most of the time. MiddleOne fucked around with this message at 08:44 on Jun 29, 2019 |
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Jun 29, 2019 08:42
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Duck's basically following what made Original Sin the most winningest bot of all time.
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Jun 29, 2019 08:53
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Ironically, the actual original sin has been doing terribly.
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Jun 29, 2019 10:56
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Aww, the Ribbot guys were so happy to win a match.  halo killer posted:
 Great Beer posted:Lockjaws driver has a haircut straight out of a skate park from 1992.
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Jun 29, 2019 11:48
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Is the arena floor getting rougher every season? It seems like they aren't repairing it, and it's not really the featureless flat plane it used to be.
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Jun 29, 2019 15:54
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I don't know the rules exactly but how effective/illegal would it be to attach steel rods haphazardly to your robot with the idea of them getting jammed in a spinner/gears/whatever on impact? Like just position one exactly where the chain on Tombstone would be or something and wait for the attack. I'm going to guess both ineffective and very illegal but if I were making a bot it'd just be a lifter and that lol, jam their man weapon then try and push them out of the arena RBA Starblade fucked around with this message at 16:45 on Jun 29, 2019 |
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Jun 29, 2019 16:38
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RBA Starblade posted:I don't know the rules exactly but how effective/illegal would it be to attach steel rods haphazardly to your robot with the idea of them getting jammed in a spinner/gears/whatever on impact? Like just position one exactly where the chain on Tombstone would be or something and wait for the attack. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVxB8t68UvE&t=111s
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Jun 29, 2019 16:45
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Lol I thought of that but I mean instead actually have them welded on.
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Jun 29, 2019 16:46
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Madurai posted:Is the arena floor getting rougher every season? It seems like they aren't repairing it, and it's not really the featureless flat plane it used to be. Yes. It was never exactly flat to begin with and the last 3 seasons have done it no favors. And with poo poo like Tombstone and Deep Six bouncing around I suspect it will be replaced next season.
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Jun 29, 2019 16:47
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Great Beer posted:Yes. It was never exactly flat to begin with and the last 3 seasons have done it no favors. And with poo poo like Tombstone and Deep Six bouncing around I suspect it won't survive the season. I wonder if they replaced that one light fixture
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Jun 29, 2019 16:47
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RBA Starblade posted:I wonder if they replaced that one light fixture Gotta stay on budget.
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Jun 29, 2019 16:55
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Madurai posted:Is the arena floor getting rougher every season? It seems like they aren't repairing it, and it's not really the featureless flat plane it used to be. Possibly, the bots are also constantly trying to see how low they can get their wedges and thus increases the chance of bots actually getting under part of the floor.
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Jun 29, 2019 18:55
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TeamBattleBots posted:We do; They posted about the floor on the reddit. It seems dumb they don't have the rules as you get X number of unsticks and then we go to judges decision or whatever
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Jun 29, 2019 19:32
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The Glumslinger posted:I love how Ray Billings is such a great heel despite looking like such a schmuck That's at least 50% of why he's such a great villain figure. He's not wearing sunglasses and a cape and over-the-top, just smug and coupled with some genuine goofiness.
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Jun 30, 2019 00:11
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i think this last episode was full of great fights and blacksmith winning shows really how trash that hammer really is. also i don't mind the floor catching the increasingly lower wedge plows they're fitting onto bots, it should be a risk that people face. i think they should definitely get a new floor though, i know they said that they might have the $$$ to do so next year hopefully.
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Jun 30, 2019 02:34
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It's gotta be hard to ask for a budget increase for a better floor that they know will get torn the gently caress up as soon as Tombstone gets off centered and starts wailing around...
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Jun 30, 2019 08:51
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SLICK GOKU BABY posted:It's gotta be hard to ask for a budget increase for a better floor that they know will get torn the gently caress up as soon as Tombstone gets off centered and starts wailing around... Now I kinda wish they just let the set keep deteriorating as they go on for another 4-5 seasons. How is the show doing btw?
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Jun 30, 2019 09:24
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MiddleOne posted:Now I kinda wish they just let the set keep deteriorating as they go on for another 4-5 seasons. http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-friday-cable-originals-network-finals-6-21-2019.html Not bad it looks like. Highest viewed show on discovery.
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Jun 30, 2019 10:57
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One of the builders in a recent podcast said he wants the arena to become even crazier with hills and multiple terrains. That'd be interesting to see and would certainly shake-up robot designs. Maybe it would bring back walkers and tank treads.
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Jun 30, 2019 11:26
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Great Beer posted:http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-friday-cable-originals-network-finals-6-21-2019.html Tied in the ratings with Sportscenter at 1am! Also... what the flying gently caress is on cable these days. Jesus gently caress.
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Jun 30, 2019 12:26
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halokiller posted:One of the builders in a recent podcast said he wants the arena to become even crazier with hills and multiple terrains. That'd be interesting to see and would certainly shake-up robot designs. Maybe it would bring back walkers and tank treads. Yeah if the current crop of robots can lose a fight by riding up on top of a tiny sliver of metal that's poking up from the battlebox floor and losing all traction and turning into a post turtle then there's no way they could deal with hills and bumps. Also the Robot Wars arena really highlights battle robots' weakness to pit traps. 
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Jun 30, 2019 13:15
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Snowglobe of Doom posted:Also the Robot Wars arena really highlights battle robots' weakness to pit traps. Also unopened pit traps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pll3dQj8OLE
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Jun 30, 2019 14:57
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MiddleOne posted:Now I kinda wish they just let the set keep deteriorating as they go on for another 4-5 seasons. If nothing else, it might make tracks a viable option instead of a novelty.
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halokiller posted:One of the builders in a recent podcast said he wants the arena to become even crazier with hills and multiple terrains. That'd be interesting to see and would certainly shake-up robot designs. Maybe it would bring back walkers and tank treads. Same but densely packed clay. Instead of haywire spinners flying all over the place, their blade just embeds into the dirt
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Jun 30, 2019 23:10
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Unpopular opinion time: I think Battlebots should just use a flat featureless box with no hazards. I'd rather just see the bots fight instead of throwing a bunch of dumb variables in that can get in the way of a good fight.
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Queering Wheel posted:Unpopular opinion time: I think Battlebots should just use a flat featureless box with no hazards. I'd rather just see the bots fight instead of throwing a bunch of dumb variables in that can get in the way of a good fight. Unpopular opinion, opposite direction: Battlebots should be outdoors with no spectators and fewer restrictions on weaponry.
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Jul 1, 2019 00:14
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Madurai posted:Unpopular opinion, opposite direction: Battlebots should be outdoors with no spectators and fewer restrictions on weaponry. Have the audience nearby in partially-sunken armored bunkers, the closer we can make the show to Robot Jox the better
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Jul 1, 2019 00:35
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I'm an ep behind and rip Ragnarok, but also why the gently caress do people keep building bots that can't self-right. If I were building a bot the one thing I would absolutely make sure we had figured out was either a self-righting mechanism or a bot that runs the same flipped over. Getting flipped is the only thing you can be 100% for certain is going to happen in a match at some point and yet.
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Jul 1, 2019 00:36
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Robots are hard and nobody should build them.
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Jul 1, 2019 01:45
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People can't even get their minibots to drive at all sometimes, it's really a mixed bag. I'm not sure if they forget to charge the batteries or what. More people should build robots and there should be more arenas, though. What's the floor even made out of?
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Jul 1, 2019 07:19
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Chronojam posted:People can't even get their minibots to drive at all sometimes, it's really a mixed bag. I'm not sure if they forget to charge the batteries or what. Minibots do seems especially prone to failure.
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Jul 1, 2019 07:40
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Pretty sure the minibots are total after thoughts when teams realize they still have 20 pounds before they hit the limit...
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Hmm, by luck I have just happened on a YouTube channel posting the Sci Fi bonus battles... and this one has an effective minibot... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsW0CKLzt0k
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