Crazy Bots: Blazing Ruin Power Ratings

NWOWWE · Post by **NWOWWE** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 8:55 am

Week 4 up! Come see what's shaking!

NFX · Post by **NFX** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 10:03 am

There always seems to be one weak link in my team. I thought Scatterbrain would do a little better since I beefed up the armour (he got KO'd by spinners a lot in FRR5), but that appears to have been the wrong thing to do. Still, 3rd place is pretty good, I'm hoping Pursuit and Ganymede can get themselves back in contention.

Post by **Badnik96** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 10:24 am

This is by far my best season ever

GF93 · Post by **GF93** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 1:00 pm

<blockquote class='quote_blockquote'><dl><dt>Badnik96</dt><dd>Apr 16 2013, 11:46 AM</dd></dl><div> The only true walker I can remember off the top of my head that won anything was Mechadon, and both those wins were flukes XD [/quote]
I'd like to kindly mention Anarchy, from RW Series 6.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj2LBVGP9RI

Definitely one of the best walkers I've seen- very speedy for a robot of its type, made it to the Heat Final where it took Tornado to beat it on a Judges' decision, and won the Best Engineering Award.

GF93 · Post by **GF93** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 1:02 pm

Now, Fourth? That's a definite improvement- if I can beat Kody this week, maybe that'll put me on top for this week. :P

NWOWWE · Post by **NWOWWE** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 1:03 pm

<blockquote class='quote_blockquote'><dl><dt>GF93</dt><dd>Apr 30 2013, 02:02 PM</dd></dl><div> Now, Fourth? That's a definite improvement- if I can beat Kody this week, maybe that'll put me on top for this week. :P [/quote]
Make it to first place and we'll have you knighted.

GF93 · Post by **GF93** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 1:09 pm

<blockquote class='quote_blockquote'><dl><dt>NWOWWE</dt><dd>Apr 30 2013, 01:03 PM</dd></dl><div> <blockquote class='quote_blockquote'><dl><dt>GF93</dt><dd>Apr 30 2013, 02:02 PM</dd></dl><div> Now, Fourth? That's a definite improvement- if I can beat Kody this week, maybe that'll put me on top for this week.    :P [/quote]
Make it to first place and we'll have you knighted.

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You will? Awesomeness. Sir GF has a nice ring to it, actually. :cool:

prince palatine · Post by **prince palatine** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 1:28 pm

Happy at my climb up the rankings also, TSA 2 really saved himself, but he has to hope Mercenary FF's or he's done for.

Post by **Badnik96** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 2:38 pm

Crap, how did I forget Anarchy?

Isn't it considered a shuffler now anyway?

Lian, he might be done for anyway, you'd have to win all of your upcoming fights to even break even, and 4-4 might not be enough...

GF93 · Post by **GF93** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 2:57 pm

<blockquote class='quote_blockquote'><dl><dt>Badnik96</dt><dd>Apr 30 2013, 02:38 PM</dd></dl><div> Crap, how did I forget Anarchy?

Isn't it considered a shuffler now anyway? [/quote]
Nope, it had eight independent legs under the polycarbonate.

Post by **That Kode Guy** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 3:17 pm

<blockquote class='quote_blockquote'><dl><dt>GF93</dt><dd>Apr 30 2013, 03:57 PM</dd></dl><div> Nope, it had eight independent legs under the polycarbonate. [/quote]
Which had rotation in the drivetrain. So it's a shuffler.

NFX · Post by **NFX** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 3:49 pm

<blockquote class='quote_blockquote'><dl><dt>KodeBreaker</dt><dd>Apr 30 2013, 08:17 PM</dd></dl><div> <blockquote class='quote_blockquote'><dl><dt>GF93</dt><dd>Apr 30 2013, 03:57 PM</dd></dl><div> Nope, it had eight independent legs under the polycarbonate. [/quote]
Which had rotation in the drivetrain. So it's a shuffler. [/quote]
What about Pressure Drop? Wasn't that considered a walker?

Post by **That Kode Guy** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 3:53 pm

http://z10.invisionfree.com/Drowning_Ci ... topic=1549

Granted my first few posts were wrong but yeah.

BEES · Post by **BEES** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 4:31 pm

I think as long as no part that touches the floor moves 360 degrees relative to what it's connected to it's a walker. For instance the tips of Pressure Drop's feet only moved back and forth. Then a second set of actuators pulled them in and pushed them out. So it was a true walker.

There can be internal parts that rotate, and the aggregate of all the working parts has to form some kind of rotation to work. Walkers can have motors that run them, and the armiture in the motors is spinning, but that doesn't count. Gammatron would be considered a shuffler since its cage was essentially 1 shuffling foot.

On MDU, just like Pressure Drop, the tips of the feet only move up and down. Then the feet are on 'legs' that move back and forth. No individual piece rotates but the combined effect of the two actions causes the tips of the feet to rotate in space. So it is a true walker as well.

I don't know the walker rules for Battlebots after season 3 are kind of arcane. I never saw a good, official explanation of them. I'm really just guessing, but I do remember Gammatron being considered a shuffler under the rules.

GF93 · Post by **GF93** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 4:44 pm

<blockquote class='quote_blockquote'><dl><dt>KodeBreaker</dt><dd>Apr 30 2013, 03:17 PM</dd></dl><div> <blockquote class='quote_blockquote'><dl><dt>GF93</dt><dd>Apr 30 2013, 03:57 PM</dd></dl><div> Nope, it had eight independent legs under the polycarbonate. [/quote]
Which had rotation in the drivetrain. So it's a shuffler. [/quote]
So basically if it can turn, it's not a walker?