Mechanical Noise - Series 2

[andrewj]

Mechanical Noise - Series 2

Ah, all went according to plan! Great fight Martijn!

[majinb]

Mechanical Noise - Series 2

Heat C
Round 1
Fight 2

Tempest Evileroution vs Metal Sonic Spin Dash vs Star 69

Tempest Evileroution: The full-body spinner in Frank€™s squad, and a special one. This invertible ring-spinner is made to bounce off opponents after a hit, basically taking hit and run to the extreme!
In MN1: Did not compete.

Metal Sonic Spin Dash: Steven€™s pet . The most successful sawbot ever is back with a vengeance and an awesome drivetrain, but some say the hedgehog lost its glory.
In MN1: As S.D. IV, has beaten Natural Selection, with Judo Chop!, to be beaten by Yet Another Cut Above The Rest in round 2.

Star 69:Another full-body spinner, courtesy of Martyn. As the name suggests, this machine is shaped after a star, the points designed to take out opponents high and low. The drivetrain is excellent too!
In MN1: Did not compete.

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Star and Tempest start moving, but not with great speed mind you. Martyn and Frank both want to give their weapons time to spin up first, and by doing so, they give MSSD a the opportunity to move out of its square to do what it does best! The hedgehog has aimed its rear towards Tempest and now looks for a quick ram. Tempest reverses, but can€™t deny the LEM-powered monstrosity that€™s coming towards him€¦
CRASH!
CLANG!
Tempest€™s weapon hits Spin Dash, but the ram had effect nonetheless! Tempest swings backwards and against the arena wall in a spectacular way! MSSD has its rear dented but still turns its face towards Tempest, Star 69 in turn closing in on MSSD! MSSD rams Tempest and gets underneath! Sparks fly from under Tempest€™s belly, when Star 69 hits MSSD from behind!
CRASH!
MSSD is slammed away from Tempest€™s underbelly, and has its rear-skirt ripped clean off! Steve isn€™t all to pleased, though neither is Frank, who is unable to see the damage done to his aluminium belly by that dangerous sawblade. Tempest is up to speed again and drives towards MSSD, who in turn shows Tempest its rear, skirt or not. While driving, Frank shockingly discovers a loose piece of rubber around Tempest€™s left wheel!
CRASH!
MSSD€™s rear meets Tempest€™s tooth, and the rear of the hedgehog starts looking damn ugly! Tempest on the other hand drifts backwards on impact, as the design is supposed to do€¦ STRAIGHT INTO STAR 69!
CRASH!
The two mighty full-body spinners strike out at each other with a mind-blowing blow! Steven is quick to respond and again goes for Tempest, who€™s ring doesn€™t spin up as fast as it used to do.
CLANG!
Tempest€™s maneuverability has dropped after MSSD€™s attack on its tire, and the fbs couldn€™t do quite defend itself from this attack by Sonic. Tempest is caught on top of the barbs, and MSSD reverses€¦ towards the pit! Tempest spinning up loosens MSSD€™s grip on it€¦ but doesn€™t quite free it yet. Standing on the edge of the pit, MSSD activates its srimech€¦ AND TEMPEST SLIDES DOWN THE PIT!

CEASE

Tempest Evileroution meets the bottom of the pit.
Metal Sonic Spin Dash and Star 69 go through to round 2!

Coming next:
SOR 5.5 vs Star 69

Metal Sonic Spin Dash vs Snakebite IV

Gimme your predictions, gimme your tactics, gimme your thoughts

[velociraptor]

Mechanical Noise - Series 2

Brilliant fights, Martyn! Snakebite IV will try to keep at Spin Dashs sides with the blade and whack him about - there probably wont be many oppotunities to use the lifter, but I can at least try to push him into danger with the front as well.

[martyn]

Mechanical Noise - Series 2

I didnt write the fights lmao.

SOR 5.5 V Star 69 (me)
Spin up attack ram it whatever it takes

[steven_mcg]

Mechanical Noise - Series 2

HEAT C
ROUND 2
METAL SONIC SPIN DASH VS Snakebite IV

This could be interesting. For this fight, Ill be aiming for the side-skirts, preferably near the rear where itll be a bit easier to slip underneath. Slice them a little, slide right under with the spatula and chew on those shufflers. If I can disable anything or get those feet off the ground, shove it all over the shop and into the pit.
Oh and keep an eye out for that nasty wee blade too.

(Message edited by Steven_McG on January 28, 200

[kodster]

Mechanical Noise - Series 2

Pre-diddly-ictions

SOR 5.5 vs Star 69

I think Star 69 has a greater chance of winning.

Metal Sonic Spin Dash vs Snakebite IV

Dont think MSSDs sawblade can do much here, and itll probably get mown off by that MOE-style cutter. Richard and Snakebite IV through.

[andrewj]

Mechanical Noise - Series 2

«SOR 5.5 vs. Star 69»

Argh! SORs favourite opponent! :sad: I want to get this one over as soon as possible. First up, spin up my own bar and drive it straight into Star 69 to stop it spinning. Then quickly spin round, slide my wedge under it, outpush it and try and throw it OOTA. If I fail, repeat until it does work. In all fairness a C40-500 powered ring spinner shouldnt do a huge ammount to my armour so its just a case of trying to get rid of it whenever I can. Come on Steve, we can make this a SOR vs. Spin Dash final!

[majinb]

Mechanical Noise - Series 2

Heat C
Round 2
Fight 1

SOR 5.5 vs Star 69

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Two machines, both powered by LEM130€™s at 36 V, move away from their starting squares. SOR shows off slightly more acceleration, but Star€™s 19 mph top speed gives it an edge when Martyn€™s machine gets going. Oddly, he doesn€™t goes straight to SOR but rather steers away to get his ring going. SOR in the meantime has its rear facing Star and decided to ram Martyn€™s star with its blade. 69 tries to dodge and does a good job, but SOR still drives straight against one of Star€™s sticking out points!
CLANG!
Star€™s weapon is not up to speed at this moment, unlike SOR€™s small blade, which is hitting air because of Star€™s odd shape. Star€™s weapon is stalled completely, and SOR swiftly reverses, makes a tight U-turn, and wedges Star 69! Martyn discovers Star still has a small amount of grip on the floor and tries to reverse, but Andy is quicker on the buttons and fires his flipper!
FA-LIP!
Star is thrown into the air and onto its back, hardly a problem for an invertible machine . SOR moves in and Star moves away. The fbs€™ top speed moves it out of the range of the flipper, and Martyn now found himself some time to spin up its weapon, and comes in at SOR! Andy turns SOR€™s back to Star again as he really doesn€™t want his flipper to feel the spinner€™s wrath. Not scared for a confrontation, SOR comes in as determined as Star does, and the duo meets with a bang!
BANG!
Told you it was a bang . Star bounces off the Hardox armour and dances around uncontrollably for a second, whereas SOR makes a spin around its centre. When Andy turns SOR around, he sees the damage done to SOR€™s rear. The Hardox€™ plate is mostly intact, but that bar is looking pretty damn loose! Andy€™s highest priority does not include that bar at all though, and he wedges Star who is only just regaining control. Andy€™s plan isn€™t performed perfectly as Star€™s weapon slowed down only 50% or so rather than 100, and Andy fires his flipper quickly before receiving more blows! Star flies through the air yet again and initially lands on its side. Andy moves as Star starts to topple back on its wheels, and wedges the spinner again! The duo moves in forward-motion, one of Star€™s teeth dragging along the ground stopping it from spinning up. The wall€™s in sight!
FA-LIP!

CEASE

Star 69 has hit the camera tracks
SOR 5.5 goes through to the heat final!





Heat C
Round 2
Fight 2

Metal Sonic Spin Dash vs Snakebite IV

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And off they go! Looking at their basic shape these machines have a lot in common. Both are low, skirted boxes with a front wedge, and both rely on getting underneath their opposition€¦ or do they? Richard doesn€™t fancy MSSD€™s skirts and bring Snakebite€™s rear into play, where an 8 kg blade is spinning up viciously. Steve€™s driving to Snakebite reveals he wants to attack that rear, but not quite where that blade is! The two vapourboteers don€™t want to open up a gap for their opponent to attack, resulting in an odd status quo where the two machines drive (or shuffle, in Snakebite€™s case ) around each other. Steve guesses his six wheels will make MSSD turn slightly better than Snakebite€™s camshafts and the hedgehog has a go at the snake€™s right corner! The box slides underneath, and sparks fly when its top receives a nudge from the blade! That nudge knocks MSSD aside slightly, and MSSD€™s saw is positioned under the skirt rather than the main body! Sparks fly from under the skirt when MSSD drives Snakebite forwards and slams Snakebite against the wall!
CLANG!
MSSD reverses and reveals how messed up the joint of Snakebite€™s side skirt looks now. Snakebite now drives towards Spin Dash using its superior speed and does time DOES get a hit in on the side with the blade!
CRASH!
Snakebite isn€™t known as an uber-spinner but that knock still sounded pretty impressive! Sonic€™s side-skirt was knocked upwards and the main body was knocked around, Snakebite standing firmly on the ground due to its superior weight. MSSD drives away from its nemesis to make a U-turn, and to attack Snakebite€™s flank! Snakebite isn€™t quick enough on it shafts to dodge this assault! Spin Dash doesn€™t quite penetrate Snakebite€™s skirt but does manage to shove it to the wall, and THERE penetrates the skirt . With a display of sparks and€¦ sparks, the saw eats its way past the skirt underneath the body, where Snakebite€™s underbelly is at the saw€™s mercy! The shafts are trying to get a grip on SD€™s wedge to shuffle away, but aren€™t quite able to do so. For all Richard knows, Spin Dash might be sawing his shaft in halve right now! After several highly tense seconds, Snakebite manages to get a grip on MSSD€™s saw of all places and shuffles away to safety. Doing so, however, Richard shockingly discovers several small slices across his left camshaft! Snakebite still moves, but can€™t quite respond when MSSD comes in on its right side! With the traction on the left shaft decreased as it is, MSSD does a good job pushing Snakebite. The hedgehog turns left a little, where the pit is waiting! The grip left in Snakebite moves it forward a bit, but is it enough€¦?

CEASE

Snakebite IV meets the bottom of the pit
Metal Sonic Spin Dash goes through to the heat final!

Coming next:
SOR 5.5 vs Metal Sonic Spin Dash

Gimme your predictions, gimme your tactics, gimme your thoughts

[kodster]

Mechanical Noise - Series 2

Gah, both wrong.

SOR 5.5 vs Metal Sonic Spin Dash

SoR through by pitting or an OOTA.

[steven_mcg]

Mechanical Noise - Series 2

HEAT C
ROUND 3
METAL SONIC SPIN DASH VS S.O.R. 5.5

Looks like we got our rematch, AJ.
SOR 5.5 is pretty similar to Snakebite IV, so my tactics for this fight will be the same as the last. MSSD will attack SORs sides and use its weightier front to slip under and nibble those skirts. If I can get far enough underneath, smash it into a wall or two or dump it down the pit.
Oh and keep an eye out for that nasty wee blade too. :wink:

[andrewj]

Mechanical Noise - Series 2

Great stuff Martijn!

«SOR 5.5 vs. Metal Sonic Spin Dash»

Haha! I cant beleive it! This is going to be a tough match, but a great one whatever the outcome is. First of all Im going to take my bar to those skirts. I will aim to rip them off if possible or at least mangle them to allow me to get under easier. From there, slide the flipper under and keep throwing it over. Ill try to throw it OOTA, pit it, whatever - just get rid of it. Its saw is going to have a hard time getting under my skirts, and then its going to do minimal damage to the 4mm Hardox. If it comes down to the pushing game we both have the same drive set-up, so this is going to be interesting. Hopefully I can swing this one on the damage factor. Good luck Steve, this should be fun!

[majinb]

Mechanical Noise - Series 2

Heat C
Heat Final

SOR 5.5 vs Metal Sonic Spin Dash

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This match takes us back to the days of Velociraptor€™s Fanfic Tournament - Series 1, where SOR and SD fought for gold in the series€™ final. SOR won all those years ago, and Steve is out to seek his revenge! Metal Sonic Spin Dash drives forward 18 mph and tries to attack SOR. SOR though steers better than its six-wheel driven nemesis and the blade now is at the sawbot€™s side! There is nothing Steve can do to avoid the weapon now!
CLANG!
SOR€™s small but vicious weapon unleashes its energy on Steve€™s left skirt! Steve drives backwards but Andy can keep up and the bar strikes again! Its speed decreased a but after the first hit , but Steve still ain€™t pleased being hit two times in a row! MSSD steadily reaches its 18 mph top speed again and is save now, the bar joint looking awfully€¦ bad. SOR brings in its flipper now and MSSD goes out to meet him. The Son of Ripper has lined up its flipper but SD is coming at him as a raging bull! A small flick of Steve€™s controller moves MSSD underneath SOR€™s front-left corner! SPARKS! Saw-weapons often bring a spectacular sight but how effective are they against SOR€™s Hardox armour? More dangerous than the saw however is MSSD€™s position underneath SOR! Steve takes Andy€™s notorious flipper for a ride that ends at the very boundary of my arena, against the wall!
CLANG!
The impact levers SOR over MSSD and a meter or so behind it! Our hedgehog turns around immediately and drives to the right flank of SOR, who can€™t help being hit from the side by MSSD€™s wedge! MSSD€™s spatula works wonders now and the wedge is penetrated, and the saw is positioned against it! The sparks and buzzing sound prove the saw is doing its job, but a lifted skirt does not render SOR immobile by far! Away he drives, and MSSD€™s left side where he the skirt was damaged not too long ago. SOR has no problem getting under that very skirt, MSSD tries to resist with all its six wheels, but SOR fires its flipper!
FA-LIP!
Everyone€™s favourite sawbot is inverted. Steve invested in a good srimech though when he redesigned Spin Dash and before he, or Andy, knows it the machine is back on its wheels! Andy turns around to give SD another smack with the blade. A small clang is heard but the blade hits MSSD€™s front-right corner rather than the Hardox, so the damage is almost non-existent. In fact Steve responses by putting his rambot in forward gear, only steering a small bit to get underneath SOR€™s rear with the blade spinning safely above its head! Some more steering brings the duo in a perfect line to the pit, something Steve now abuses with all his might! SOR fires its flipper hoping to get off, but it€™s no use!!! Spin Dash has its revenge!

CEASE

SOR 5.5 meets the bottom of the pit
Metal Sonic Spin Dash goes through to the semi-finals!

Coming next:
Heat D
Achilles (7) vs MeCannibal vs Seung Mina II

Jack Kennedy vs Killotine: EVO vs Take me out

Gimme your predictions, gimme your tactics, gimme your thoughts

[paulc]

Mechanical Noise - Series 2

Heat D
Achilles (7) vs MeCannibal vs Seung Mina II: Is this the MeCannibal which had 215kj? If so, Im not going to bother making tactics for it, as I now know its going to self-destruct. If not, then team-up with Achilles and try to take out Seung Mina

Jack Kennedy vs Killotine: EVO vs Take me out: Im guessing that the loss is going to go to Jack Kennady.

My thought is you wrote the battle very well and very quickly

[steven_mcg]

Mechanical Noise - Series 2

Woohoo! MSSD does well for a change! Bravo and commiserations to Marti and AJ!

HEAT D
ROUND 1
Jack Kennedy VS KILLOTINE: EVO VS Take Me Out

Im really not sure who to go for here. If Jack Kennedy comes my way, Ill try slipping under the corners of the skirts and sticking my axe into the titanium. If Im very lucky, Ill get the axe blade caught in a wheel house and have a slightly easier time dragging it over to the pit.
If Take Me Out has a pop at me, Ill head for the sides again (No skirts this time, though. Goody!), get a good grip on it with the axe and power it into the pit before it can flip itself free.

[kodster]

Mechanical Noise - Series 2

Bah, I think I only got one prediction right during this entire heat. Still, brilliant destruction, Martijn!

Paul - Going back in the thread...yes, thats the 215kJ MeCannibal, as you tried to put in a newer version but people voted against it.

Achilles (7) vs MeCannibal vs Seung Mina II

OMG ACHILLES!!! *dies* ...joking. Seung Minas previous generation...lets see. Two powerful flippers and a suicidal ring spinner? Would be wise for me and Achilles to gang up on it. *SHOCKHORROR* Shouldnt be hard at all.

Jack Kennedy vs Killotine: EVO vs Take Me Out

Jack Kennedy to get hacked to death by Killy.