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Post by StevenMcG » Fri Mar 21, 2014 7:41 pm

May the metal gods have mercy on my soul... :headache:

1. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
  • I am looking for 12 people to enter 3 real-life Heavyweight robots each, giving a grand total of 36 robots.
  • No series limits apply for this tournament. Your entries can be from Robot Wars UK, Extreme Warriors, Dutch RW, German RW, Battlebots, Robotica...wherever. If they've been a Heavyweight, you can have 'em. Just remember to specify which version of the bot you'd like to enter.
  • Robots from non-televised events like Roaming Robots are perfectly fine too, so long as you provide links to either pictures of their appearance or video footage of them in action. I can't write 'em fairly if I have no idea what they're like.
  • Please try to avoid entering several different versions of the same robot. I don't want to have to write rumbles with four Firestorms and two Maulers, or three Gravitys and three Razers. Variety is the spice of life, as they say. ;)
  • Clusterbots are permitted and will be considered eliminated when all segments have been defeated. Losing segments in battle, however, will count against you in the event of a judge's decision.
  • All Heavyweight walkers and shufflers are permitted, from Jim Struts to Drillzilla. Setting limits for this sort of thing would be too confusing and less fun. :v:
2. TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE
The tournament will be standard knockout elimination, partially inspired by the first season of Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors:
  • ROUND 1 (ELIMINATORS) = 6 X melees containing 6 robots each. 1 goes through from each fight.
  • ROUND 2 (FINAL) = 1 X head-to-head fight with the 6 melee survivors. The winner becomes the Real Robot Rumble champion.
I'm toying with the idea of a side-contest or two for extra laughs (House Robot Rebellion etc), but I might save them until after the main championship.

3. THE ARENA
The setting for this tournament will be the standard Robot Wars arena from Series 7. You know; Pit, CPZs, Drop Zone, all that jazz.

2 x House Robots will be selected at random to act as extra hazards each fight. They will be noted in the battle line-ups, so that competitors can adjust their tactics accordingly, and will be chosen from the full House roster; Shunt, Matilda, Dead Metal, Sgt Bash, Sir Killalot, Mr Psycho, Growler and even Cassius Chrome, bless 'im.

Refbot will be around too to keep the peace, aid entangled entrants and count out the dying and dead.

4. JUDGING
Should more than one robot still be mobile at the end of a clash, each survivor will be marked out of 5 in the following categories:
  • Damage (how much harm it caused its enemies)
  • Aggression (how much it went on the offensive)
  • Strategy (how well its chosen tactics actually worked)
  • Control (how well driven it was).
The robot with the most overall points out of 20 will be deemed the winner of the battle.

In the unlikely event of a draw, I will ask an Outside Judge to make his or her own decision on the fight. Both results will then be averaged to give a final mark.

Of course, this is all assuming I can be bothered writing a fight which lasts that long. :P

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Um, and that's it. A similar sign-up thread has just gone up on the FRA forums, so get your entries in while you can!

Good luck, you all. :)
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Post by Siphai » Fri Mar 21, 2014 9:13 pm

reserved

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Post by succotash_54 » Fri Mar 21, 2014 9:41 pm

Reserved

I'll figure out the stats later, but I want Surgeon General, Biohazard, and Overkill. Cuz I'm an asshole.
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Post by StevenMcG » Sat Mar 22, 2014 9:13 am

Woo! Half a day and half the entries already!

ENTRIES THUS FAR
1. <reserved> (Martijn Benschop)
2. <reserved>
3. <reserved>
4. Last Rites (CBC V) (Kody Kunz)
5. S.M.I.D.S.Y. (RW7)
6. Diotoir (RW Ex 2)
7. Gemini (RW5) (Nick "NFX" Fisher)
8. Sump Thing (RW6)
9. King B Powerworks (RW7)
10. <reserved> (Alex "Siphai" MacWilliams)
11. <reserved>
12. <reserved>
13. Surgeon General (BB5.0 - TBC) (Philip aka "succotash_54")
14. Biohazard (BB5.0 - TBC)
15. Overkill (BB5.0 - TBC)
16. Son of Whyachi (BB3.0) (playzooki)
17. Drillzilla (RW Ex 2)
18. Granny's Revenge 2 (RW6)

Six places left to be filled. :D
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Post by NWOWWE » Sat Mar 22, 2014 10:03 am

1. Vlad the Impaler

2. Warhead

3. Brutality
Area51Escapee,Jan 30 2011 wrote:
Spatula,Jan 29 2011 wrote: I should go 3-1 this week but it'll probably be something like 0-4 or 0-5.
It sucks going 0-5. You lose all 4 of your bot fights for the week and you also lose at life.

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Post by StevenMcG » Sun Mar 23, 2014 1:23 pm

Almost there&#33;

ENTRIES THUS FAR (9/12)
1. Slicer (RW NED1) (Martijn Benschop)
2. Terrorhurtz (RW6)
3. The Mousetrap (RW Ex 1)
4. Last Rites (CBC V) (Kody Kunz)
5. S.M.I.D.S.Y. (RW7)
6. Diotoir (RW Ex 2)
7. Gemini (RW5) (Nick "NFX" Fisher)
8. Sump Thing (RW6)
9. King B Powerworks (RW7)
10. <reserved> (Alex "Siphai" MacWilliams)
11. <reserved>
12. <reserved>
13. Surgeon General (BB5.0 - TBC) (Philip "succotash_54")
14. Biohazard (BB5.0 - TBC)
15. Overkill (BB5.0 - TBC)
16. Son of Whyachi (BB3.0) (playzooki)
17. Drillzilla (RW Ex 2)
18. Granny's Revenge 2 (RW6)
19. Vlad the Impaler (TBC) (Josh "NWOWWE" Noel)
20. Warhead (BB5.0)
21. Brutality (BB 2009)
22. Mortis (RW4) (Alex Holt)
23. Panic Attack 24K (RW6)
24. Supernova (RW7)
25. Tornado (RW7) (Andrew Jackson)
26. Tough as Nails (RW7)
27. Atomic (RW7)

3 places left&#33; I know Lian, Nick S and Dylan expressed interest in entering over in the "Should I do this?" thread I made. If those three and Alex Mac can get their entries sorted ASAP, we'll pretty much be ready to roll. :D

Philip, I've marked down your entries as their Battlebots 5.0 versions until further notice. Just drop in a post if you want to specify a different incarnation.

On that note, Josh, which version of Vlad is it you'd like to enter exactly - big boxy Mk I or flat boxy Mk II with new invertible action?
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Post by NWOWWE » Sun Mar 23, 2014 1:24 pm

Give me new invertible sexiness plox. :D
Area51Escapee,Jan 30 2011 wrote:
Spatula,Jan 29 2011 wrote: I should go 3-1 this week but it'll probably be something like 0-4 or 0-5.
It sucks going 0-5. You lose all 4 of your bot fights for the week and you also lose at life.

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Post by Mystic2000 » Sun Mar 23, 2014 2:58 pm

Megabyte, Redrum, The Judge (Season 5)

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Post by StevenMcG » Sun Mar 23, 2014 3:29 pm

Redrum and the Heavyweight incarnation of Megabyte should be fine, Mr Mystic, but I thought The Judge was a Superheavyweight. Unless there's a lighter version I'm unaware of, I think you might need to pick another bot.
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Post by Badnik96 » Mon Mar 24, 2014 9:25 am

1) Hexadecimator (RG 06) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U09OITu5wHc

2) Vice Crypt (RG 11) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsQ-jzkAVYk

3) Fluffy (Robot Wars Series 6)
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Post by Mystic2000 » Mon Mar 24, 2014 11:45 am

Sorry for that slight failure, let's see.... I'll pick Envy

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Post by StevenMcG » Mon Mar 24, 2014 9:03 pm

Ding ding ding&#33; We have a line-up&#33; :proud:

FINAL ENTRIES:
1. Slicer (RW NED1) (Martijn Benschop)
2. Terrorhurtz (RW6)
3. The Mousetrap (RW Ex 1)
4. Last Rites (RG 2013) (Kody Kunz)
5. S.M.I.D.S.Y. (RW7)
6. Diotoir (RW Ex 2)
7. Gemini (RW5) (Nick "NFX" Fisher)
8. Sump Thing (RW6)
9. King B Powerworks (RW7)
10. Sewer Snake (RG 2013) (Alex "Siphai" MacWilliams)
11. Electric Boogaloo (CBC VII)
12. Breaker Box (RG 2011)
13. Surgeon General (BB5.0) (Philip "succotash_54" Bergman)
14. Biohazard (BB5.0)
15. Overkill (BB5.0)
16. Son of Whyachi (BB3.0) (playzooki)
17. Drillzilla (RW Ex 2)
18. Granny's Revenge 2 (RW6)
19. Vlad the Impaler II (BB5.0) (Josh "NWOWWE" Noel)
20. Warhead (BB5.0)
21. Brutality (RG 2013)
22. Mortis (RW4) (Alex Holt)
23. Panic Attack 24K (RW6)
24. Supernova (RW7)
25. Tornado (RW7) (Andrew Jackson)
26. Tough as Nails (RW7)
27. Atomic (RW7)
28. Megabyte (BB 2009) (Mystic2000)
29. Redrum (R3 2005)
30. Envy (RR 2011)
31. Hexadecimator (RG 2006) (Dylan "Badnik96" McCarthy)
32. Vice Crypt (RG 2011)
33. Fluffy (RW6)
34. Firestorm 5 (RW7) (Alex "GF93" Valentine)
35. Pussycat (RW7)
36. Chaos 2 (RW Ex 2)

Many thanks to BotRank.com for getting me the most recent version of the US live bots. =P

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The eliminator battles have now been drawn courtesy of Random.org, but because I'm a horrid tease who wants you to still have things to talk about between matches, I'll only be revealing the draws one fight at a time. Ain't I a stinker? :P

Here we go&#33;

THE REAL ROBOT RUMBLE
ELIMINATOR 1
Hexadecimator VS Mortis VS S.M.I.D.S.Y. VS Son of Whyachi VS Tornado VS Warhead

I'm eager to get started while I'm still feeling crazy, so thoughts and tactics in ASAP, please. Remember, only one bot will go through from each battle.

Thank you. :)
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Post by playzooki » Tue Mar 25, 2014 2:19 am

leave warhead until the weapon is out. avoid tornado until the end. Spin up and attack the rest, avoid hazards. dont get slammed about

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Post by NWOWWE » Tue Mar 25, 2014 10:45 am

Well then&#33;

Basically try to be the ultimate opportunist and attack when other bots are weakened/slowed down/you get the idea. Stay in motion so I don't get cornered and stay clear of hazards.
Area51Escapee,Jan 30 2011 wrote:
Spatula,Jan 29 2011 wrote: I should go 3-1 this week but it'll probably be something like 0-4 or 0-5.
It sucks going 0-5. You lose all 4 of your bot fights for the week and you also lose at life.

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