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Warhead/Stinger was great, and Icewave/Chomp was worth it just for seeing Chomp get torn the gently caress up. The other two matches were really bad and boring. I want Bronco to get busted up because it's basically Fun Killing in robot form. Stinger at least does fun flips n' poo poo. I do look forward to Ghost Raptor's eventual win in the final match after all of its future opponents spontaneously break down shortly into their matches. I felt bad for the Warrior Clan dudes, because that was a gimme win for them that went as wrong as possible through seemingly no fault of their own or through anything GR did. Oh Snapple! fucked around with this message at 21:30 on Jul 6, 2015 |
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No way, Bronco flipping Plan X on its rear end in like 5 seconds was hilarious. Also ironic because it only won its qualifying match because the circular saw thing it fought flipped itself over. What was Plan X's weapon even, just that dippy flame thrower? I always wonder why people don't have mechanisms to right themselves.
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Jul 6, 2015 21:52
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IRQ posted:No way, Bronco flipping Plan X on its rear end in like 5 seconds was hilarious. Also ironic because it only won its qualifying match because the circular saw thing it fought flipped itself over. What was Plan X's weapon even, just that dippy flame thrower? Some of the backstory footage or whatever you want to call that showed it had a large vertical spinner. The version they brought to the competition, however, was a lot smaller and either wasn't working or was woefully underpowered and did precisely gently caress all against Wrecks and it didn't look like they even managed to power it up against Bronco.
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Oh Snapple! posted:Warhead/Stinger was great, and Icewave/Chomp was worth it just for seeing Chomp get torn the gently caress up. Nah man, Bronco is great. It punishes bad designs in spectacular fashion. For instance, if it goes up against Icewave, it could end up a pretty interesting match. It really has to get under Icewave's low profile, and in doing so it risks getting too close to the spinner from any angle. Stinger might be able to give Bronco something to consider too, since it should be able to right itself if it isn't just tossed clear out of the ring.
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I imagine in bronco vs icewave bronco would wnat to charge in and get a flip as fast as possible and hopefully take just the one hit. Icewave would be pretty hosed upside down.
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Oh Snapple! posted:I want Bronco to get busted up because it's basically Fun Killing in robot form. Stinger at least does fun flips n' poo poo. Bronco bot is the bomb. I like that the question "will it flip?" when it comes to the other bot is always a resounding "you're goddamn right it will" 
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mashed_penguin posted:I imagine in bronco vs icewave bronco would wnat to charge in and get a flip as fast as possible and hopefully take just the one hit. Icewave would be pretty hosed upside down. They absolutely will, Inertia Labs has a lot of experience beating horizontal spinners. They build extremely tough bots. Expect them to put on an extra long flipper arm to reach under the blade like they did with T-Minus vs Hazard.
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mashed_penguin posted:I imagine in bronco vs icewave bronco would wnat to charge in and get a flip as fast as possible and hopefully take just the one hit. Icewave would be pretty hosed upside down. Bronco also looks like it's built really solid. It's small and hasn't got much bullshit on it so that 250 lb limit could have been used on making it heavily armored.
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IRQ posted:Bronco also looks like it's built really solid. It's small and hasn't got much bullshit on it so that 250 lb limit could have been used on making it heavily armored.
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Lumberjack Bonanza posted:Nah man, Bronco is great. It punishes bad designs in spectacular fashion. Bronco first has to go up against Stinger and presumably Tombstone before Icewave and both require Bronco to be able to out maneuver both. Tombstone's spinner is probably at a higher rpm than Icewave's as well as a higher mass, which probably compensates for it having a lower torque due to arm length (it's probably calculable if the numbers were available). Both are more maneuverable than Icewave, but Tombstone's spinner looks to have a slightly higher ground clearance (I could be wrong) while Stinger looks straight up impossible to immobilize without severely damaging at least three of its tires.
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Xelkelvos posted:Bronco first has to go up against Stinger and presumably Tombstone before Icewave and both require Bronco to be able to out maneuver both. Tombstone's spinner is probably at a higher rpm than Icewave's as well as a higher mass, which probably compensates for it having a lower torque due to arm length (it's probably calculable if the numbers were available). Both are more maneuverable than Icewave, but Tombstone's spinner looks to have a slightly higher ground clearance (I could be wrong) while Stinger looks straight up impossible to immobilize without severely damaging at least three of its tires. Stinger's tires seem to damage themselves though.
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IRQ posted:Stinger's tires seem to damage themselves though. It feels like he uses a really soft rubber in comparison to the other bots, or just the fact that theyre bright yellow that we can see the damage so visibly.
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Xelkelvos posted:Bronco first has to go up against Stinger and presumably Tombstone before Icewave and both require Bronco to be able to out maneuver both. Tombstone's spinner is probably at a higher rpm than Icewave's as well as a higher mass, which probably compensates for it having a lower torque due to arm length (it's probably calculable if the numbers were available). Both are more maneuverable than Icewave, but Tombstone's spinner looks to have a slightly higher ground clearance (I could be wrong) while Stinger looks straight up impossible to immobilize without severely damaging at least three of its tires. I wouldn't be surprised if Bronco just ends up launching Stinger out of the arena and getting a ring out on it, to be honest. That flipper has some major force behind it.
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Stinger is the descendant of Sewer Snake, who has won multiple titles while having 3 or 4 shredded tires, including against Tombstone's big brother. It's one of the top bots there, this bracket is lovely with Tombstone, Bronco, and Stinger all on the same side. I'd favor them against the rest of the field, with only Icewave and maybe Lockjaw standing a decent shot of upsetting one of them (though Tombstone always has the potential to wreck itself).
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I just can't see Tombstone having a good shot against Bronco. All it's gonna take is one good hit to the underside of the blade to misalign it, and Bronco is so well armored that it can probably take at least a few solid hits before it's in trouble.
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Etalommi posted:Stinger is the descendant of Sewer Snake, who has won multiple titles while having 3 or 4 shredded tires, including against Tombstone's big brother. It's one of the top bots there, this bracket is lovely with Tombstone, Bronco, and Stinger all on the same side. I'd favor them against the rest of the field, with only Icewave and maybe Lockjaw standing a decent shot of upsetting one of them (though Tombstone always has the potential to wreck itself). You forget, Biteforce is in the other bracket, and I think it's as good as the three you highlighted. I'm skeptical IceWave will win everything since it can't self-right and the arena has ring-outs. I'm thinking the finals will end up being Biteforce vs Stinger/Bronco/Tombstone. We haven't seen Hypershock yet of course... it may be good. I doubt it'll beat Tombstone or Icewave but it could be an interesting fight for Bronco or Stinger, if one of them beats Tombstone.
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IceWave has a gas engine that is pretty exposed. It already caught fire once from relatively little abuse. I suspect a single hit to that engine from Tombstone would take it out.
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hayden. posted:IceWave has a gas engine that is pretty exposed. It already caught fire once from relatively little abuse. I suspect a single hit to that engine from Tombstone would take it out. Actually, it didn't catch on fire. They said in the most recent episode that it was a lithium battery fire which was in the lower portion.
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Xelkelvos posted:Bronco first has to go up against Stinger and presumably Tombstone before Icewave and both require Bronco to be able to out maneuver both. Tombstone's spinner is probably at a higher rpm than Icewave's as well as a higher mass, which probably compensates for it having a lower torque due to arm length (it's probably calculable if the numbers were available). Both are more maneuverable than Icewave, but Tombstone's spinner looks to have a slightly higher ground clearance (I could be wrong) while Stinger looks straight up impossible to immobilize without severely damaging at least three of its tires. Icewave has a 40lb blade with a tip speed of 300mph while Tombstone has a 80lb blade with a 400mph tip speed, that fight wont even be close. Icewave's blade is all steel while Tombstone's blade is aluminum with chrome molly teeth. Regdin fucked around with this message at 18:19 on Jul 10, 2015 |
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Regdin posted:Icewave has a 40lb blade with a tip speed of 300mph while Tombstone has a 80lb blade with a 400mph tip speed, that fight wont even be close. poo poo. Yeah. That's almost no contest. The only way Tombstone would lose in a head on fight would be because of mechanical problems after impact or something. It's too thick to really deflect any impact, but it's already shown, I think, that its spinner could strike the wall or floor a few times and come out fine.
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This is why Tombstone is using an aluminum blade, this is what happens when your steel blade eats the wall. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlqG6c5tJ9U
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Xelkelvos posted:poo poo. Yeah. That's almost no contest. The only way Tombstone would lose in a head on fight would be because of mechanical problems after impact or something. It's too thick to really deflect any impact, but it's already shown, I think, that its spinner could strike the wall or floor a few times and come out fine. The only thing Icewave has is it could high-angle Tombstone with its wedge+weapon combo and in the ensuing chaos, potentially get a hit on Tombstone's exposed wheels. It's possible.
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I am so glad wedge bots are gone. That fight is dull as poo poo.
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Xelkelvos posted:The only way Tombstone would lose in a head on fight Icewave really has to find a way to get behind Tombstone. But you could say that about anyone vs. Tombstone I suppose.
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So someone asked earlier why Biohazard wasnt entered despite being fairly popular. I'd assumed the "active weapons only" rule kept it out of the fight but it turns out the bot was damaged so badly by Megabyte and Brutality in the 2005 Combots tournament that it couldnt be repaired and was retired. This is its fight vs Megabyte, with the damage shown afterwards: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8ngygH4ii8 It got hosed up pretty bad. I cant find a video of the Brutality fight but considering that Brutality is basically a heavyweight version of Hazard I can imagine how it went.
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"Give me some War Head"
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The Bronco/Stinger match looks like it's gonna be pretty cool (2 minute clip, doesn't reveal winner): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsgp0PWbpoo&t=1372s It'll be a shame to see one of them (probably Stinger) knocked out of the tourney though.
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Drowning In Terror posted:The Bronco/Stinger match looks like it's gonna be pretty cool (2 minute clip, doesn't reveal winner): Bronco's recovery was great, that fight looks like it's gonna be a highlight reel.
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If Bronco's flipper could recover faster the match would have been over almost immediately again. He's right up under Stinger in the corner.
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Aphrodite posted:If Bronco's flipper could recover faster the match would have been over almost immediately again. He's right up under Stinger in the corner. I haven't watched it, but the guy last time said it was compressed air they needed to refill, so it probably takes some time for the tank to pressurize the flipper's piston.
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Yeah, that's what I meant. If the recovery time was a bit shorter they would have launched Stinger out right there.
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Oh man this show is back, not the biggest fan of the new format (easily could be 20minutes shorter with the same net content) but still great. 
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Witch Doctor performed better than I thought it would.
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One less wedge bot.
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gently caress off Wedgie! Eat fire!
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Witch Doctor and Shaman continue to own, even when Shaman's flamethrower is busted.
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Oh Snapple! posted:Witch Doctor and Shaman continue to own, even when Shaman's flamethrower is busted.
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Can't wait to see Tombstone tear apart a terrible, yet sleek-looking bot.
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