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Ride The Gravitron
May 2, 2008

by FactsAreUseless
gently caress

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Concerned Citizen
Jul 22, 2007
Ramrod XTreme
you can't use fire attacks in battle bots

Ride The Gravitron
May 2, 2008

by FactsAreUseless

Concerned Citizen posted:

you can't use fire attacks in battle bots

Then what the gently caress is this bitch doing?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtrG0PfRL0w

Applewhite
Aug 16, 2014

by vyelkin
Nap Ghost
My battle bot has a loving 9mil on it and it's pointed at the judge. I win every time.

Concerned Citizen
Jul 22, 2007
Ramrod XTreme
i guess the new battlebots is different op

Stuffguyman
Jun 3, 2007
I would guess most of the bots are steel type, so it would be super-effective.

ate shit on live tv
Feb 15, 2004

by Azathoth
Fire may be useful if it were delivered as napalm or something. But a traditional flamethrower would be pretty easy to defend against.

Ride The Gravitron
May 2, 2008

by FactsAreUseless

Powercrazy posted:

Fire may be useful if it were delivered as napalm or something. But a traditional flamethrower would be pretty easy to defend against.

Hot armor don't loving hurt the bot do they?

a hole-y ghost
May 10, 2010

Fire attacks? What is this, Pokemon?

a hole-y ghost
May 10, 2010

*ahem* Excuse me. ポケモン Pokémon.

Moridin920
Nov 15, 2007

by FactsAreUseless

ate shit on live tv
Feb 15, 2004

by Azathoth

Yea a molotov would be effective. A hairspray bottle and a lighter? Not so much.

a hole-y ghost
May 10, 2010

Greek fire is more powerful than normal fire though.

ColoradoCleric
Dec 26, 2012

by FactsAreUseless
do they still allow flipper bots and wedges?

John Denver Hoxha
May 31, 2014

What a persistent nightmare!
....but enough about my posts
Well if it is an open fire fed by a conventional hydrocarbon like kerosene it wouldn't be effective... everybody knows jet fuel doesnt burn hot enough to melt steel, adoyyyy

Saint Freak
Apr 16, 2007

Regretting is an insult to oneself
Buglord

ColoradoCleric posted:

do they still allow flipper bots and wedges?

You must have a powered weapon, so you can't just be like a wedge that drives around.


Edit: Your main bot cannot be at least. You can field as many simultaneous bots as you want I guess as long as the combined weight is under 250 pounds.

Haverchuck
May 6, 2005

the coolest
didnt ucb get replaced by that? kill anybody that has ever watched battle bots

www
Aug 4, 2010

Volume posted:

Then what the gently caress is this bitch doing?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtrG0PfRL0w

lmao wtf is this poo poo, robot wars is rolling in its grave

Moridin920
Nov 15, 2007

by FactsAreUseless

Volume posted:

Then what the gently caress is this bitch doing?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtrG0PfRL0w

actual robot fighting starts like 6:55 in

nice fuckin robot rips itself apart on the first hit lol

DICKLORD BONE
Aug 27, 2003

Volume posted:

Hot armor don't loving hurt the bot do they?

it could possibly melt the circuitboards or wires or something idk im not a loving robot expert or anything

gary oldmans diary
Sep 26, 2005
if mechwarrior 2 mercenaries has taught me anything its that you want to keep the enemy mech disabled with flamers while you kill its pilot with machine guns
maybe dont bother if you have poor salvage rights though

Jerry Mumphrey
Mar 11, 2004

by zen death robot

(and can't post for 4 years!)

mechanical men best men

Iron Crowned
May 6, 2003

by Hand Knit
Everyone knows that electric attacks do triple damage against robots :rolleyes:

spud
Aug 27, 2003

by LITERALLY AN ADMIN
Is Battle Bots the same as Robot Wars in the UK? If so, my claim to fame is the lady that taught me Intelligent Robotics was on that show once.

Burt Sexual
Jan 26, 2006

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
Switchblade Switcharoo
I'd imagine a water attack would work better

Rutibex
Sep 9, 2001

by Fluffdaddy

spud posted:

Is Battle Bots the same as Robot Wars in the UK? If so, my claim to fame is the lady that taught me Intelligent Robotics was on that show once.

it looks like it. lol these americans play a lot dirtier though, flame throwers, multiple micro bots instead of one single robot, nets, etc. still wouldn't stand a chance against good old Chaos 2 :britain:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3Kp70VKT4M

Antifa Spacemarine
Jan 11, 2011

Tzeentch can suck it.
Wasn't there one robot that was just straight up the best robot that no one could beat?

Frostwerks
Sep 24, 2007

by Lowtax
SA support bot?

pile of brown
Dec 31, 2004
Most of the ones i saw that did really well were just a really durable wedge and close to the ground, and they'd just flip opponents over and be indestructible.

Rutibex
Sep 9, 2001

by Fluffdaddy

pile of brown posted:

Most of the ones i saw that did really well were just a really durable wedge and close to the ground, and they'd just flip opponents over and be indestructible.

peak robot wars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmzEvuLZdmE

Darkman Fanpage
Jul 4, 2012
new battlebots sucks they dont have a lightweight division which were the loving best

Darkman Fanpage
Jul 4, 2012

Jerry Mumphrey posted:

mechanical men best men

you would like a mechanical cock

Iron Crowned
May 6, 2003

by Hand Knit
Seems like the most effective battlebot would just be a trapezoid with really big wheels on it

CISMALES DID 9-11
Jun 5, 2002

chaotic good STEM major; INTJ
seems like the best battlebot would be an IED that blows up the entire arena and everyone in it and ends the stupid show before it fails again because it's not entertaining at all !!!!!!!!!!!! cool bye

Tarquinn
Jul 3, 2007

I know I’ve made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you
my complete assurance that my work will be back to normal.
Hell Gem
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWhnHFPLbYA

XMNN
Apr 26, 2008
I am incredibly stupid
some sort of miniaturised tank with steel plating and maybe some reactive armour

eclipse232
Dec 4, 2001

8/24 NEVAR FORGET!

CISMALES DID 9-11 posted:

seems like the best battlebot would be an IED that blows up the entire arena and everyone in it and ends the stupid show before it fails again because it's not entertaining at all !!!!!!!!!!!! cool bye

no budget for just a clear glass walled arena? Cameras are poo poo looks like they are playing in a fishtank.

Iron Crowned
May 6, 2003

by Hand Knit

eclipse232 posted:

no budget for just a clear glass walled arena? Cameras are poo poo looks like they are playing in a fishtank.

drat, you're still rocking that av I bought you 12 years ago?

PowerBuilder3
Apr 21, 2010
I want autonomous robot fighting, not rc cars ramming each other with spinners.

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Rutibex
Sep 9, 2001

by Fluffdaddy

PowerBuilder3 posted:

I want autonomous robot fighting, not rc cars ramming each other with spinners.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfNRXTS55nY

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