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Narsham posted:Given the number of bots that shut down ten seconds into the fight because of a loose wire, Duck’s ability to take a licking is impressive and shouldn’t be discounted. Tombstone forces designers who want to win to figure out how to beat it, and that’s been good for design. The problem with Duck is that not enough designers are thinking about how to beat it: overcoming an effective and reliable defensive bot should be on the list, but there’s still a few designers who seem to plan for the opponent’s bot failing instead of theirs winning. it's not complicated to understand. duck's strategy is to make sure the match is as boring and low energy as possible. a duck vs duck2 mirror match would be dull as hell. Tombstone going against 2mbstone would be cool
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rules are here https://battlebots.com/rules/ probably would fall under both "Fouling devices such as glue, nets, fishing line, ball bearings and such" and "Weapons that damage the other bot by destroying themselves."
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Propaganda Machine posted:This is a stupid question but I'll ask anyway- poking at the wiki seems like multiple bots for multiple competitions with different rules + maybe some contractual stuff which resulted in multiple bots with the same name?
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Losing to Mammoth has to be embarrassing, it's like a mixed martial artist losing a match by being slapped into unconsciousness I love it
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At one point I did the math, and because jade is so insanely tough, replacing steel armor with the equivalent weight of jade seems logistically feasible. Plus it'd be a cool gimmick.
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RBA Starblade posted:They should add some slight hills or elevation too. Varied terrain is more interesting and would mix things up they have the little round gopher bumps
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Railing Kill posted:I finally got a chance to catch up on the latest ep. Do bonus fights count? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5uc3-13uJk
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RBA Starblade posted:= I mean they're 0 and 2, that's worse than tombstone
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Lone Goat posted:I'm glad the hazards are bad so that indestructible shove bricks with no weapon can't actually win a fight (gently caress duck) bad comparison, duck is hardly indestructible
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As is tradition, I'm betting on HUGE winning it all
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Queering Wheel posted:
heads up: you forgot the play-ins
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The Glumslinger posted:I'll be honest, I really dont think Tantrum was the best bot this year yeah but next year we'll see Rusty win
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Here's my alternative count-out procedure: on top of 'no motion at all for 10 seconds causing an automatic loss', either team may, at any time, put down their controller for 20 seconds and start a countdown for their opponent to hit them. If the opponent can't hit an uncontrolled robot in 20 seconds, it loses instantly for not being capable of basic robot combat. If the robot DOES land a hit, the other team picks up their controllers and continue the match.
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MikeNCR posted:In my opinion, if Hydra had spent more time chasing down Tantrum instead of letting Tantrum dictate the pace of the fight they'd have won, however with the fight that happened, it's easy to score aggression 2-1 for Tantrum. I think practically speaking, if they'd tried chasing tantrum Hydra would have done a lot worse, given their drivetrain and super low ground clearance
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if only one bot deals noticeable damage, they get all the damage points
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Esoter1c posted:That was a great episode, definitely some upsets. I managed to get the worst bracket two years running, but I wonder who won overall. Tunicate fucked around with this message at 23:38 on Apr 10, 2022 |
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beepsandboops posted:I know they never made it to the televised stuff, but I still can't over how Hellachopper just straight up used Nazi imagery Heilachopper
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bots are durable enough now that wedgebot vs wedgebot is just gonna be a robo sumo match, and not even an interesting one
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I talked to the BB site admin and they said they're taking the page down.
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Cheaper offseason with lightweight bots, do a travelling show
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SLICK GOKU BABY posted:The NHRL events do seem pretty well run and the live streams they do are really great. I pretty much always post a link a few days before their events. Lots of Battlebots participants there. I just wish they had a higher production presentation, but that takes a lot of time and money.
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Nissin Cup Nudist posted:Chomp kinda sucks, but is the only bot to beat Bite Force somehow
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