Battlebots 2018: It's Robot Fighting Time!

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The Glumslinger: Sep 24, 2008; Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?; Hair Elf

That was a good episode, glad this is back

The hits in that Minotaur/Tombstone battle reminded me of how fun watching this was as a kid

I still wish they would bring back the old middleweight division since that also had the best ratio of weapons/weight so you would just have bots getting turn up and sent flying constantly

# ¿ May 14, 2018 20:46

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# ¿ May 10, 2024 01:20

The Glumslinger: Sep 24, 2008; Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?; Hair Elf

https://twitter.com/Discovery/status/997181484573364227

Witch Doctor vs Yeti should be fun

# ¿ May 18, 2018 01:34

The Glumslinger: Sep 24, 2008; Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?; Hair Elf

Has any full body spinner ever been any good, outside of Ziggo?

# ¿ May 19, 2018 05:30

The Glumslinger: Sep 24, 2008; Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?; Hair Elf

Fish Of Doom posted:

It was kind of like the modern Nightmare/Slam Job. One hit and everything explodes.

For those who haven't seen it before

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC_8X1f9Vwk

# ¿ May 30, 2018 21:52

The Glumslinger: Sep 24, 2008; Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?; Hair Elf

This was a really good episode, even if the main event was a (hilarious) bust

# ¿ Jun 2, 2018 05:51

The Glumslinger: Sep 24, 2008; Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?; Hair Elf

MikeNCR posted:

A big part of the goal with the new "ranking match" system was to make it easier for people to watch an individual episode whether or not they've seen the prior ones which makes it far easier for the network to do reruns/marathons/etc where people aren't always coming in with the same knowledge. The fight card system also is meant to somewhat resemble boxing/mma, where you've got the top names facing each other and undercard fights where new or underrated bots get a chance to prove themselves and climb into the main event(s).

During filming they had a general idea of what matches they wanted but would only announce the next day or two typically so they had a good bit of ability to adjust match-ups based on how the bots were performing at the time. It was a bit brutal on the teams, as there are a lot of fights, and a lot of damage to fix (and filming was only 16 days long including setup/off days) but there's a general feeling across the teams that it will make for good TV.

I feel like its probably the best incarnation of the show yet, especially since they seem to be getting more into how teams strategize and adjust for fights.

# ¿ Jun 11, 2018 01:34

The Glumslinger: Sep 24, 2008; Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?; Hair Elf

I still don't get why Chomp has such an awkward and tall chassis

Like, why is the part where the hammer connects to the top of the body not the top of the robot? Why is it so narrow?

# ¿ Jun 24, 2018 02:12

The Glumslinger: Sep 24, 2008; Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?; Hair Elf

BurntCornMuffin posted:

I do love the clip where they basically flat out admitted they made lovely engineering choices just to make it look like a burger.

I feel like they don't exactly expect their bot to dominate and are there to have fun

# ¿ Jul 1, 2018 03:04

The Glumslinger: Sep 24, 2008; Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?; Hair Elf

beepsandboops posted:

Lot of effort and money to have fun

Rich nerds need hobbies

How do you think this thing ever started?

# ¿ Jul 1, 2018 05:50

The Glumslinger: Sep 24, 2008; Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?; Hair Elf

Very fun episode, I've been very impressed with the television production this season. They've generated a lot of good matchups, and have been doing a decent job of keeping attention for fights

# ¿ Jul 7, 2018 05:28

The Glumslinger: Sep 24, 2008; Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?; Hair Elf

I still prefer the rake one better

Especially since I saw it live and the crowd lost its loving mind

# ¿ Jul 16, 2018 06:33

The Glumslinger: Sep 24, 2008; Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?; Hair Elf

Nissin Cup Nudist posted:

Bring back Junkyard Wars tia

# ¿ Jul 17, 2018 01:56

The Glumslinger: Sep 24, 2008; Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?; Hair Elf

Grand Fromage posted:

We'll be fine as long as we stay inside the arena.

Bronco:

I've always loved Inertia Labs bots since the original series

No one else makes flippers that are anywhere near as fun to watch

The Glumslinger fucked around with this message at 06:25 on Jul 18, 2018

# ¿ Jul 18, 2018 06:09

The Glumslinger: Sep 24, 2008; Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?; Hair Elf

Fish Of Doom posted:

That Tombstone fight was complete insanity. Just poo poo flying everywhere for 1 minute.

It was very fun

# ¿ Aug 11, 2018 06:28

The Glumslinger: Sep 24, 2008; Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?; Hair Elf

BurntCornMuffin posted:

Especially Overhaul. I mean, I know Brutus split off that team because of "differences of opinion" with Charles, but wasn't there a second breakaway team, too? He seems a bit insufferable.

I feel like Zoey really wants that auto targeting system to work, and being a software guy I can't help but feel bad for her, even despite the obvious design flaws.

I feel like the hammer design is what kills them. I think they'd do way better with a smaller hammer that allows for a more stable bot. They spend so much time on their side, and I would totally trade a little bit of hammer power for like double the chances the attack from not constantly tipping over

# ¿ Aug 12, 2018 05:14

The Glumslinger: Sep 24, 2008; Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?; Hair Elf

ConfusedUs posted:

It really surprises me that, even after multiple years, no one has come up with something that reliably beats Tombstone without losing to everything else.

Is Tombstone literally the best possible design?

I think some very controlly bots could beat it, but they'd struggle against bots that are less likely to throw themselves around the box after a big hit

I bet this guy might have a shot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVxB8t68UvE&t=110s

The Glumslinger fucked around with this message at 21:53 on Aug 13, 2018

# ¿ Aug 13, 2018 21:50

The Glumslinger: Sep 24, 2008; Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?; Hair Elf

BurntCornMuffin posted:

I am curious to see if the rash of "Just Barely Not Wedge" bots manage to bounce him enough to break himself, or if Huge manages a lucky chain shot, but I think the chances of either are slim.

I really want to see Tombstone vs Huge just to see if those wheels can survive it, but I feel like its gonna be the kind of fight that is over in 20 seconds, including the countout

# ¿ Aug 13, 2018 21:55

The Glumslinger: Sep 24, 2008; Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?; Hair Elf

Bronco

Man, they've been one of my favorite teams since the original series with Toro and T-Minus

I wanna see them break a light :prepop:

Also, Duck is insane and I wish they had better wheels

# ¿ Aug 27, 2018 04:08

The Glumslinger: Sep 24, 2008; Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?; Hair Elf

Oh, I thought they were gonna fight against bots from King Of Bots or something

# ¿ Aug 31, 2018 20:01

The Glumslinger: Sep 24, 2008; Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?; Hair Elf

Madurai posted:

Beta was the only hammer I recall ever doing any visible damage to anything, and that includes the arena pulverizers.

I feel like the hammers were way more powerful in the Comedy Central version

# ¿ Sep 4, 2018 04:07

The Glumslinger: Sep 24, 2008; Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?; Hair Elf

wormil posted:

I would love to see this happen but ...

The battle I am most unsure about is Minotaur vs Witch Doctor, only because WD has removed their wedge so the spinner sticks out and does more damage.

You have tombstone vs minotaur twice

# ¿ Sep 21, 2018 07:37

The Glumslinger: Sep 24, 2008; Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?; Hair Elf

Save us Bronco

# ¿ Sep 22, 2018 04:01

The Glumslinger: Sep 24, 2008; Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?; Hair Elf

Murphys Law posted:

The side arms are keep bots away from the wheels.

Yeah, its had its wheels chewed up a bunch by drum spinners in previous year and they've helped against that

I feel like Bronco had been having mobility issues in recent fights, not turning as quickly

# ¿ Sep 29, 2018 03:50

The Glumslinger: Sep 24, 2008; Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?; Hair Elf

So are there only three fights next episode?

Also, I'm really sad this season is over, it was sooooo fun

# ¿ Sep 29, 2018 04:57

The Glumslinger: Sep 24, 2008; Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?; Hair Elf

PostNouveau posted:

gently caress a rumble I want a tombstone-bronco fight

# ¿ Sep 29, 2018 05:55

The Glumslinger: Sep 24, 2008; Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?; Hair Elf

PostNouveau posted:

Also, a team showed up without a bot for ... some reason that's never explained in the short, so they spent 2 weeks building one from scratch with poo poo that was lying around only to have it catch fire in testing 5 minutes before its only fight on the last day of competition.

# ¿ Oct 8, 2018 03:15

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# ¿ May 10, 2024 01:20

The Glumslinger: Sep 24, 2008; Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?; Hair Elf

I still don't think Rotator is good, despite its success

# ¿ Oct 16, 2018 20:54

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