Tweet
Eye Of The Robot-Series 4
Ah, OK.
Ah, OK.
-
-
Eye Of The Robot-Series 4
w00t!
Kali (1) vs. Intrigue
Well, Im not too happy with the way the champ treated Seung Mina
so Im going to work hard in this match to grasp the revenge I rightly deserve.
Kali = invertible. That means exposed tires.
Avoid that miserable front and ram it from the sides. Attack the wheels and see if I can rip up a few of them. Maybe I can get the axe lodged in a wheel hole; if that happens get to pit ASAP.
BE. AS. AGGRESSIVE. AS. POSSIBLE. Be all over him, constant aggression, dont give him a chance to attack, smash those wheels!
Tengu VII (
vs. Storm II (4)
Tengu FTW.
(Message edited by kodster on April 09, 200
Comment
-
Eye Of The Robot-Series 4
Ive only had Kodys tactics, but the tactics for Martijn and Alex are quite to quess, so heres the final 2 battles before we make the final 4!
ROUND FIVE:
Kali (1) vs. Intrigue
Storm 2 (4) vs. Tengu VII (
KALI vs. INTRIGUE
Booth #1: Kody K
Booth #2: Alex H
Roboteers, stand by!!!
3€¦2€¦1€¦activate!!!
The motors in both robots boost into life, and they power forwards at full speed! Kali doesn€™t stop driving forward, but Intrigue does, and as the Champion storms past, the axe comes down! The Polycarbonate top protection is nothing to that axe as a large hole is caused to the top! Alex tries to shift his robot to the left in order to break itself loose from the axe€¦the axe retracts, and Kali now powers on into Intrigue€™s front! A burst of CO2 and the Canadian Lumberjack flies over onto his back, but the axe instantly slices up to put Intrigue back the right-way up! But Kali rams in again and that front wedge slams underneath the sides of Intrigue again, and puts all the power down onto the ground AND STORMS INTRIGUE TOWARDS THE ARENA WALL! Kali flips Intrigue skywards, but has flipped too soon! Intrigue just hits the wall and that axe once again puts it the right way up! Kali speeds in to try and finish Intrigue off with an OOTA, but Kody have managed to avoid it! Kali speeds and smashes into the wall, and Kody now sees this as his chance, and brings the axe in again, but this time onto the wheels of Kali! The Vulkalon doesn€™t seem to be greatly damaged, but the repeated hammering from Intrigues axe does seem to be annoying Alex quite a bit. Kali is now finding hard to drive along, and Intrigue brings the axe in again, this time onto the top of the flipper! The axe seems to dig into the ABC flipper, and Intrigue puts its power down and slams into Kali the pit release button! The axe withdraws and Kali spins around once again to get underneath the Intrigue ground clearance and shoot the newcomer up into the atmosphere, who lands inside the ring and quickly self-rights - BACK ONTO THE FLIPPER! Kali pushes Intrigue along towards the pit, but Intrigue sways off course, and Kali finds itself on the edge of the pit! Intrigue quickly fires down the axe, and it€™s PULLING AGAINST KALI! Intrigue seems to be pulling Kali backwards, so close to the pit€¦ KALI SUDDENLY STARTS PULLING BACK! One robot is going down the pit, and it seems to be Intrigue going down, but Kody twitches to the left, and pushes forward! Kali smashes against the walls, and seems to now be stuck on Intrigue€™s front wedge, who now spins around, and slams the Champion forward€¦AND DOWN THE PIT! Kali lies in a smoking heap in the bottom of the pit whilst Intrigue reverses to the centre and spins in victory!
Result:
Kali (1) is destroyed, and is in need of the God of Creation!!
+1>INTRIGUE GOES THROUGH TO THE SERIES GRAND FINAL!!!
STORM 2 vs. TENGU VII
Booth #1: Kody K
Booth #2: Alex H
Roboteers, stand by!!!
3€¦2€¦1€¦activate!!!
Storm 2 speeds straight off the starting blocks as Tengu VII blades off doom start to gain some speed! Tengu dodges away from Storm 2€™s incoming charge, and now Ed and Martijn know they€™re too late - Tengu€™s blades are a blur, and they are spinning even faster! Storm 2 hits into the blur of Tengu€™s destruction€¦AND STORM IS SENT SPINNING! Storm 2 spins 360 and now seems to have a long cut along the front armour! Storm is still facing forward, and so Tengu charges in again, and Storm is sent away once more, now with a chink in the front armour! Storm 2 reverses away all this and slams into the pit release button, whilst Tengu still spins on, and comes forward! Storm charges at it, and once again takes a blow, now smashing in the front panel! The front-left panel slides off the front, broken in 2 parts! Ed now knows that he needs to finish Tengu off quickly, and just charges on! BANG! The front receives more hurt, but Storm is now underneath Tengu! The lifting arm instantly comes into action! Tengu finds itself flipped over onto its back, but is ready to self-right, but Storm 2 places its lifter just a little bit over Tengu€¦and the self-righter fires, but it stays upside-down! Ed puts the power down, and Tengu is BEING SENT TOWARDS THE PIT! BOOM! Down falls the vicious FBS!
Result:
Tengu VII ( needs to make room for Tengu VIII!!
+1>STORM 2 (4) GOES THROUGH TO THE SERIES GRAND FINAL!!!
This is it, readers. THE GRAND FINAL is upon us. 96 started out, only 4 remain, and these are the 4:
+1>From Geddington, seeded #6, RAMTHRAX 2!!
-1>Entered by Alex Holt
VICTIMS
R1 - Defeated Darke Destroyer via KO
R2 - Defeated Aftershock via JD
R3 - Defeated Leprosy Infection (22) via JD
R4 - Defeated Sithis via pitting
R5 - Defeated Killotine: EVO (3) via JD
+1>From Pontefract, FIRE AND ICE!!
-1>Entered by Joey McConnell
VICTIMS
R1 - Defeated Crimson Thunder via JD, with Achilles (16)
R2 - Defeated Another Night At The Bar (32) via JD
R3 - Defeated Achilles (16) via KO
R4 - Defeated Wedginator 6.0 (2) via pitting
R5 - Defeated Die-Ceratops ReInvertus (23) via pitting
+1>From Toronto, Canada, INTRIGUE!!
-1>Entered by Kody Kunz
VICTIMS
R1 - Defeated Paralyzation via pitting, with Turbo Tails (21)
R2 - Defeated Black Panther Queen (5) via pitting
R3 - Defeated Turbo Tails (21) via pitting
R4 - Defeated Big Nipper (12) via pitting
R5 - Defeated Kali (1) via pitting
+1>From Ipswich, Suffolk, seeded #4, STORM 2!!
-1>Entered by Ed Hoppit/Martijn Benschop
VICTIMS
R1 - Defeated Humdrum via pitting, with Killobite 5.0
R2 - Defeated Flipping Mad B2B via JD
R3 - Defeated Killobite 5.0 via pitting
R4 - Defeated Cat With Wheels via stacking
R5 - Defeated Tengu VII ( via pitting
This is it, readers. THE GRAND FINAL is upon us. 96 started out, only 4 remain, eager to gain a hold of that title. Let€™s see the line-up for the GRAND FINAL!
GRAND FINAL:
ELIMINATORS
Ramthrax 2 (6) vs. Fire And Ice
Storm 2 (4) vs. Intrigue
Send in tactics, predictions, comments and a new polish for this years Hardox cup!
(Message edited by paulc on April 09, 200
Comment
-
Eye Of The Robot-Series 4
Ramthrax 2 vs. COMBUSTION AND SOLID STATE WATER
Right, this will be tough, but I have one thing on my side - control. The combination of his higher speed, his six wheel drive vs. my tracks, and his skirts should make me more maneuvrable, and Ill try and keep my front pointing at him when Im actively on the attack. If he lifts me, I should still be able to get some traction considering his amount of lift and my tracks, so he wont win that easily...as for what I intend to actually do, itll probably end up being a ramming contest, but Ill try and gouge the base a bit with the saws in case it goes for the JD, but basically ram and pit...theoretically, he has less pushing power so this could be easy, but you never know...those tactics enough for you?
Storm 2 vs. Intrigue
Uh...Storm 2 to pit Intrigue.
Good luck Alex, should be a good fight.Comment
-
Eye Of The Robot-Series 4
BOOYAH! Seung Mina, you have been avenged...now lets get this finished up.
Ramthrax 2 (6) vs. Fire And Ice
Close, but I think Ramthrax can get this one.
Storm II (4) vs. Intrigue
Time to keep Storm II away from at least the silver again...
Right. We have roughly the same amount of power (My 4 S28-400s to his 2 LEM130s, should be the same), but he can push me back a bit. When that happens, hit and reverse away. Hopefully I can pull something like last battle, smack his exposed wheels, grapple a wheel hole, and drag to pit.
Oh, and because Storm IIs front end isnt exactly 0mm, I should be able to get under him.
Summary: AGGRESSION, but not so much that I end up throwing myself into a situation more dangerous than I already am in.
Comment
-
Eye Of The Robot-Series 4
I know Ive only had 2 sets of tactics, but those of Alex and Marijn are quite easy to guess, so...yes. Now...
It€™s time for the E.O.T.R. 4 Grand Final, we have plenty of prizes on offer for everyone, and they are:
The 4th placer gets the copper medal!
3rd place to get the aluminium trophy and aluminium medal!!
Achieving 2nd means receiving the Titanium medal, trophy and £15,000!
1st place get you a Hardox medal and trophy, £30,000, and a limo to take them to celebratory party!
+1>GRAND FINAL
ELIMINATORS
Ramthrax 2 (6) vs. Fire And Ice
Storm 2 (4) vs. Intrigue
+1>From Geddington, seeded #6, Ramthrax 2!!
-1>Entered by Alex Holt
Fed up of killing wildlife, Ramthrax is now going for robots! This robot is a powerhouse of traction and power combined, using 6 wheels coated with Vulkalon, allow for the ultimate in terms of tractions, and it also has 2 x B42-500 Magmotors at 48V, allowing for massive amounts of horsepower! On the front is a massive concave Hardox plate, designed to kill FBS€™s, which it€™s designed to take on and to stop spinners, it has 4mm Tungsten Steel skirts on the sides. In the scoop as well are two actuators which can lift a 100kg robot 5cm off the ground, allowing for a bigger ram. Despite all this, although the armour on the front is the toughest ever in vapourbot history, the sides, top and rear armour is 3mm Titanium€¦
In E.O.T.R 1: Didn€™t enter.
In E.O.T.R 2: Had an easy Round One battle after pitting TIRTASM with helping from reigning champ Killotine: EVO. In Round Two, it was tougher when 17th seed FireStorm 5 pinned it on the walls, and got ready for an OOTA, but Alex escaped and dumped FireStorm down the pit! It met the Champion Killotine: EVO in the Heat A final, and it went totally wrong as Steven€™s axe robot took out the control box, leaving Mr. Holt€™s robot dead in the arena.
In E.O.T.R 3: (SEEDED 17) Assisted with Seung Mina III in helping to remove Disc-O-Inferno from the competition, with Ramthrax slamming it around the ring before Seung Mina made the final flip to send the realie OOTA! In Round Two, it slammed Panicking around, eventually nudging it down the pit! But in the second Round, it took on the 1st seed and Champion again, this time it was Whirligig 4.0! And despite loosing a piece of side-armour, Ramthrax shocked the crowd and bookies by pitting the Champion. The side-armour was repaired for the semi-finals, and it met the 12th seed and realie Big Nipper. Big Nipper got in a few good slams and dodges, but Ramthrax controlled the majority of the fight, and Alex won a JD! It then had a grudge-match - with Killotine: EVO, now reduced to 7th seed! The battle was fast and furious, but once again, Killotine killed the control box, ending Ramthrax€™s glorious run!
In E.O.T.R 4: (SEEDED 6) Ramthrax began in style by killing off Darke Destroyer with a single, powerful hit! It was an easy win, and it went through with Black Death, before one of its toughest battles against Aftershock, who constantly sent Ramthrax flying onto its back, but it didn€™t sustain much in the way of damage and the seed won a JD. The same happened in the Heat Final against the lethal machine, Leprosy Infection seed 22. The battle however was closer, but not close enough, as Ramthrax took another semi-final spot! The battles with the spinners didn€™t stop, as in Round Four it now took on FBS Sithis, and despite losing all its side armour, Ramthrax was able to finally ram it down the pit, before qualifying to Round Five to battle with Killotine: EVO (seeded 3rd) for 3rd time, and a massive battle started that went to the judges who allowed Ramthrax to claim revenge on a narrow JD!
+1>From Pontefract, Fire And Ice!!
-1>Entered by Joey McConnell
Fire And Ice, Yin And Yang, Fish And Fish! This robot looks to be a promising design, effectively using a tracked design with enforced steel protection, with added rubber for grip. The tracks are powered by LEM130€™s at 36V, allowing for an outburst of 36hp! The power is so great that this robot can reach speeds of 16mph, or 25mph if needed. As well as all this power, it had some active weaponry, and they are 2 x 20cm diameter diamond edged saw blades, one in the centre of each wedge, powered by S28-150 Magmotors at 24v to around 3500rpm. It has armourment hard to rival, using 5mm Hardox, and underneath that, the robot has serious amounts of shock-proofing to prevent it being shock-killed when facing a spinner. The tracks may be vulnerable to axes, but it looks quite good.
In E.O.T.R 1: Didn€™t enter.
In E.O.T.R 2: Didn€™t enter.
In E.O.T.R 3: Didn€™t enter.
In E.O.T.R 4: Got into a ramming battle against Crimson Thunder and Achilles. Achilles was able to resist the majority of Fire And Ice€™s onslaughts, and was able to flip Crimson Thunder about, and 16th Achilles and Fire And Ice eclipsed it in the JD. It needed yet another JD in order to get past the dangerous 32nd seed Another Night At The Bar, when Fire And Ice just pushed on to win, to make it to the Heat Final against Achilles, and Achilles flipped Fire And Ice around, but soon the newcomer rammed the seed into the far wall, and Achilles wouldn€™t move, so then Fire And Ice moved into the semis! In the semis it took multiple scares, some from 2nd seed Wedginator 6.0 in Round Four, but the greater power inside Fire And Ice managed to surprisingly dump the 2nd seed in the pit! There were also some scares from 23rd seed Die-Ceratops ReInvertus in Round Five, who flipped it quite a bit, until at last Die-Ceratops was shunted down the pit, and the Grand Final spot belonged to Fire And Ice!
Booth #1: Alex H
Booth #2: Joey M
Roboteers, stand by!!!
3€¦2€¦1€¦activate!!!
Ramthrax is by far the quicker off the line, and storms out on a powerful assault! The speeding missile-like robot is seen coming by Joey, and rightfully spins his machine out of the dangerous line of fire€¦BANG! Ramthrax STORMS along and smashes against the wall, and Fire And Ice is quick to take immediate advantage of this - and slams Ramthrax back against the arena wall AND THE SAWS COME IN ON THE ARMOUR! The blades on Fire And Ice just make a clean cut into the armour of Ramthrax. Fire And Ice now backs away for another hit, but Ramthrax has also backed away from the wall, and now turns to face Fire And Ice front-to-front! The power is immediately put down by all of Ramthrax€™s tyres and both of Fire And Ice€™s tracks! The two smash-up into each others fronts, and we se€¦Ramthrax slowly being edged backwards! Ramthrax now slightly hits the arena wall! Joey backs off, his face fixed with concentration, and Alex€™s face is fixed with worry - Fire And Ice has done all the work in this fight! Ramthrax makes a desperate attack to win and charges straight at the sides of Fire And Ice! The newcomer has now suddenly found itself pinned in, struggling to break loose from the arena wall! Fire And Ice now goes into reverse AND IS FREE OF THE WALL! Fire And Ice now reverses back across the arena and slams into the pit release button! Ramthrax comes storming in from nowhere and SMASHES INTO THE FRONT OF FIRE AND ICE! There€™s a massive shower of sparks, and also Ramthrax stuck on the saw of Fire And Ice! Joey can see his opportunity here, and pushes on, undeterred, AND RAMTHRAX IS ON THE EDGE OF PIT€¦It€™s hanging onto the arena, unwilling to go, but another push from Fire And Ice€¦BOOM! Ramthrax drops down the hole, and Fire And Ice spins on the spot as Joey leaps in joy!
Result:
Ramthrax 2 (6) is no longer lethal!
+1>FIRE AND ICE GOES THROUGH TO THE GRAND FINAL!!!
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------
+1>From Ipswich, Suffolk, seeded #4, Storm 2!!
-1>Entered by Ed Hoppit/Martijn Benschop
There€™s a Storm brewing! The robot is nothing special - box-shaped, 25mph top speed, low front, until you get underneath and find all the working, and its 18hp drive and Vantec speed controller, designed to help all 6 Vulcanised wheels put the power down, and help use the seriously thick Titanium armour on the front (12mm) and sides (6mm) and a S28-150 Magmotor powered lifter. The front of the robot is a box at 42*, allowing for it to be easy to deflect spinner hits and get under other robots. On the side to prevent got under itself are 2 Torsion-sprung skirts that run completely flushed to the ground making it near impossible to get under from the sides! The only problem with this whole design may be the difficulty with getting under things.
In E.O.T.R 1: Teamed up in Round One with Shovearound 2 to help it remove ForcePower Turbo from the competition via a JD 13-29-33. Clawdius Decimus Murderous may have been a worthy opposition, but damage sustained from Round One made it easily for Storm 2 to place it on its back and then drive it straight down the pit. In the Heat Final, Storm 2 went up against Leprosy Infection, who caused a bit of damage to Storm 2, but Storm 2 was good enough, just to win a JD with a score of 38-37. Storm 2 then got to meet Typhoon 2, the machine who robbed Storm 2 in the Grand Final of RW7. Storm 2 got revenge by surviving the blows of the FBS and then tipped it over! In the next round, it was tricky as Y4 flipped it about and Terrorhurtz axed in, until Y4 was pitted and Terrorhurtz was rammed out! It was in the Grand Final, where it fought brilliantly against Killotine: EVO, but Killotine fought back and immobilised one half of Storm 2, making Storm settle for the Titanium cup!
In E.O.T.R 2: (SEEDED 2) . It did well in round one, where it shoved around both Insectide and PRP, before balancing Insectide on its side, leaving it for the count. In the second round, it got a scare when Bigger Brother nearly pitted it, and then stacked it against the wall! Storm 2 recovered from that to win on a JD 42-33. If it was failing then, it wasn€™t in the heat final against 18th seed MORD2, where he shoved it everywhere, and soon down the pit to complete the semi-final line-up! In that first semi-final round, it got Push-Ish, a robot with much more power than Storm 2, but Storm proved to have greater traction and control and soon confined him to the pit. In Round Five, Storm 2 was drawn against Wedge Devolution and they had a closely contested fight, involving flips, rams, pushes, and loads of flying, and involved Storm 2 almost flying OOTA. But still, the fight ended with a JD, which just went in Storm 2€™s favour 38-37. Then he faced off once more with 10th seed Leprosy Infection, and Storm 2 saw problems once more, but was able to stack Leprosy upon the wall, immobilising it and qualifying once for the Grand Final! The battle against 8th seed Whirligig 4.0 was a violent and close battle, but Storm 2 died in the final moments, making Storm 2 once again settle for runners-up.
In E.O.T.R 3: (SEEDED 2) Once again set off on a storming course in the heats, as it rammed around the two real crushers of Razer and Mantis, but Razer fell down the pit first, putting the seed and Mantis into the second round, where Storm 2 was fighting against its vapourbot clone, Cyclone Force 2.5, armed with its claws. Storm 2 and Cyclone Force had a great shoving match, until the claws on Cyclone Force got caught in the wall! That meant Storm moved on to have another match with 18th seed Terrorhurtz, and despite taking numerous axe hits, Terrorhurtz was slammed into the corner and once again ejected from the ring! B2B, a promising newcomer, was up in Round Four and flipped Storm 2 over a total of 8 times, but Storm 2 was able to use the flipper spikes to right itself and pit B2B! And then came a thriller of a Round Five battle against 8th seed Kali, who was almost pitted by Storm 2, but the eventual champion Kali quite literally pushed back and shocked the crowd by keeping Storm 2 away from another final.
In E.O.T.R 4: (SEEDED 4) Survived the repeated attacks of Killobite 5.0 and its crusher before finally condemning the American Humdrum to the pit before a complete clean sweep win over the ancient Flipping Mad B2B - ramming it around until the Judges could take no more and allowed Storm 2 the win! In the Heat Final, Killobite 5.0 worried Storm 2 once more, but the 4th seed got underneath in the end and slammed Killobite down the hole! Cat With Wheels in Round Four proved a difficult challenge to Storm 2, even pushing it down the pit, but Storm 2 had immobilised Cat With Wheels on the arena wall prior to that incident, and so Storm 2 qualified to face the lethal 8th seed Tengu VII in Round Five! Tengu€™s blades sliced the front of Storm 2 quit badly, but Storm 2 was able to turn Tengu on its head and shunt it down the black hole! Storm 2 was in another final!
+1>From Toronto, Canada, Intrigue!!
-1>Entered by Kody Kunz
The mysteries of this robot are best kept hidden! This sickening green box with two spiked scoops, one at the front, and another at the rear, as well as an axe! The axe on this robot is a great big dirty axe powered dual 2kg CO2 containers. It can hit on both sides due to its rack-and-pinion thwacking design. The front of the axe head is nice, pointed, and Hardox-tipped for pecking into opposing bots€™ armours. The rear of the head is Terrorhurtz-style, allowing for big, heavy blows. Attached around the axe head is a small Hardox skirt that not only protects the axe from damage from the front, but also allows Intrigue to flip an opponent if it lands on the skirt. Special 4 S28-400 Magmotors motors give it power and special Titanium armourment keeps it protected, but the axe may run out of power, and then it could be in trouble.
In E.O.T.R 1: Didn€™t enter.
In E.O.T.R 2: Didn€™t enter.
In E.O.T.R 3: Didn€™t enter.
In E.O.T.R 4: Used that axe to good work in Round One by hacking into Paralyzation, and with help from 21st seed Turbo Tails, was able to pit it. And then we were treated to the biggest shock in the series, as Intrigue faced off against 5th seed Black Panther Queen - they both exchanged axe blows, until Intrigue got its axe into the ABC armour of its opponent, it then powered the seed down the pit! 21st seed Turbo Tails proved a little tougher in the Heat Final, as it flipped Intrigue and attacked the base panel, but Intrigue stopped the spinning of the and then finally pitted the Scottish design! Big Nipper drove towards planning a victory against Intrigue in Round Four, but Kody€™s robot was able to bash Big Nipper€™s armour and push it down the pit, but in Round Five, we saw Intrigue€™s biggest surprise when 1st seed and reigning champion Kali had every reason to beat it, but Intrigue overcame it, grabbed on with the axe and confined the Champion to the pit!
Booth #1: Kody K
Booth #2: Ed H/Martijn B
Roboteers, stand by!!!
3€¦2€¦1€¦activate!!!
Storm 2 is first off the line! Storm is speeding out into the centre to greet Intrigue on its way out, and the two meet nose-to-nose€¦and Storm twists around and pushes underneath the side of Intrigue, and slams it straight back into its starting square! Intrigue leaps from that hit, but lands on Storm 2€™s flat top panel, and reverses away before Storm can do anything more. Intrigue now goes on the offensive, just driving on and immediately getting underneath the front end and pushing it back! Then came the repeated battering of the axe! Ed watched das Storm 2€™s top armour took repeated piercings€™ from the axe, before Intrigue backs off AND NOW PUSHES FROM THE SIDE! Intrigue is once again underneath and bashing down with the axe onto Storm once more! Storm hits the wall hard, and Intrigue isn€™t going to let it go so near the final! But soon enough Storm is freed from the nagging of Intrigue. Both robots reverse away from each other, and Storm charges in once more - AND HE€™S UNDER! He raises the lifter and spins Intrigue over onto his back, but Kody instantly fires the axe before Storm can take advantage again, and lands back the right way up! Storm however pushed in, and again used the lifter arm to turn Intrigue upside-down, but this time, the Canadian ROLLED over! Kody now goes into reverse mode and reverses across the arena - straight into the pit release button, as Storm 2 pushed in again! The robot rams straight into Intrigue€™s front wedge, AND DROVE UP THE RAMP! Intrigue€™s hammer in down into Storm€™s wheel-housing, and NOW STARTS TO MOVE IT TOWARDS THE PIT€¦BOOM!
Result:
Storm 2 (4) started off like a storm, but soon disappeared like the lightning!!
+1>INTRIGUE GOES THROUGH TO THE GRAND FINAL!!!
PLAY-OFF
Storm 2 (4) vs. Ramthrax 2 (6)
+2>GRAND FINAL:
FIRE AND ICE vs. INTRIGUE
Send in tactics, comments, predictions and another funny thing
Comment
-
Eye Of The Robot-Series 4
OH NO YOU DIDNT
I KNOW YOU DIDNT
...
You did.
...
w0000000000000000000000000000000000000000t
Play-off
Storm 2 (4) vs. Ramthrax 2 (6)
Ramthrax FTW.
Grand Final
Fire and Ice vs. Intrigue
I never expected Intrigue to get this far, not at all. Not going to back down from this either. Joey, you may be a newcomer, but that doesnt mean Im going to take it easy on you. :wink:
Right, first things first. Fire and Ice is also invertible. Urethane rubber or not, those tracks are a huge weakness for my powerful axe (according to the stats, anyway), so target them mainly. Also, the 4mm titanium top (and bottom) armour of his should get pretty hole-y before my axe, so anywhere I hit will do some pretty nice damage to Fire and Ice, so I wont moan in despair if I miss the tracks. Hes pretty powerful, so come in from the sides and smack away. Due to the shape of my front end, if I can get under and pin him against the wall, he shouldnt be able to get away that easily, even with the tracks. Then I can just hack away. Also, if I get any kind of a good grip with the axe while Fire and Ice is wedged, DRAG TO PIT IMMEDIATELY, DO NOT DAWDLE. In-between all that, be as aggressive as I possibly can, smack him into walls, the usual. Avoid the front(s) if possible.
Good luck, Joey.
Paul, I really hope you can do a real major tournament ALL THE WAY THROUGH next time. This Semi-Final and Grand Final has really been kick-ass, and the conclusion draws ever near. Keep going, you can do it.
(Message edited by kodster on April 10, 200
Comment
-
Eye Of The Robot-Series 4
I wasnt expecting any easyness, Kody :P
PREDICTIONS
THE THIRD PLACE PLAYOFF, ALSO KNOWN AS THE PLAYOFF FOR THE THIRD PLACE
Ramthrax.
TACTICS
THE FINAL, ALSO KNOWN AS FINAL, THE
This is going to be tough. Intrigue is precisely what F&I is weak against, however that side ground clearance gives me hope.
Ill remove my saws for this fight (but leave the mechanism in for ballast), as that should let me do more wedging and get underneath Intrigue better. Avoid the front like the plague. Avoid the rear like a more deadly version of the plague, since that sort of axe blade is more deadly. Go for the sides and ram into the pit, or the walls if thats more practical.
Best of luck, Kody Paul, I echo what he said about finishing it through next time...what weve had of this has had a lot of kick with a substantial amount of ass, and Im up for EOTR5 if you are.
Comment
-
Eye Of The Robot-Series 4
Well - Ive done it! I know I missed a lot out, but Ive finished it off. I hope youre please with whats been produced here.
PLAY-OFF
Storm 2 (4) vs. Ramthrax 2 (6)
+2>GRAND FINAL:
FIRE AND ICE vs. INTRIGUE
STORM 2 vs. RAMTHRAX 2
Booth #1: Alex H
Booth #2: Ed H/Martijn B
Roboteers, stand by!!!
3€¦2€¦1€¦activate!!!
Both speedy robots rush into the centre nearly straight away, and they both SLAM into contact! Storm 2€™s front wedge is enough to break underneath Ramthrax€™s body, as Alex now realises he€™s being driven across the arena - FAST! Ramthrax is hit hard against the wall, and now Storm jostles slightly, and THE LIFTER COMES INTO PLAY! Martijn and Ed are trying to position Ramthrax on its side€¦but they can€™t! Relieve for Alex who is let down and, now pushes up to Storm 2€™s front-left corner, and uses his own lifter€¦now we see the full power inside of Ramthrax€¦BANG! A horrendous hit! But Storm appears to have taken the blow well, and is moving quite well after the hit, seemingly undeterred. Both now hit into each others fronts again, and Storm once more comes out on top, and now aims RAMTHRAX FOR THE SPIKES! Alex€™s robot is being escorted to the spikes, and the lifter comes in at the last moment, AND SOON RAMTHRAX SEEMS TO BE IMPALED BY THE SPIKES! Ramthrax is stuck on the spikes, until Storm 2 is told to help them off. Ramthrax falls back down onto the arena floor, and all the wheels spin again, and ram into Storm 2 once more, but doesn€™t to be able to ram it in a straight line - just edging it repeatedly. Storm 2 now reverses away, but€¦OVER THE FLIPPING SPIKES! Storm 2 is now upside-down and Ramthrax comes in to slam it away from flipping spikes again! Storm is now suddenly being pushed right down the arena towards the pit release button!
10€¦9€¦8...
Ramthrax now is trying to turn Storm 2 around!
€¦7€¦6€¦
He€™s done it! Full power and€¦BOOM! Down goes Storm 2!
Result:
Storm 2 (4) thunders out again, as it misses out on 3rd place!
+1>RAMTHRAX 2 (6) CLAIMS 3RD PLACE IN E.O.T.R SERIES 4!!!
BUT NOW€¦THE GRAND FINAL!
96 robots started out, only 2 remain - 2 to fight to the death and for 1 to die for the other to be crowned with the E.O.T.R Hardox trophy! Only one can take it, but who are the metal-munching mechanical monsters that have it this far?
+1>In Booth #1, from Toronto, Canada, INTRIGUE!!
-1>Entered by Kody Kunz
VICTIMS
R1 - Defeated Paralyzation via pitting, with Turbo Tails (21)
R2 - Defeated Black Panther Queen (5) via pitting
R3 - Defeated Turbo Tails (21) via pitting
R4 - Defeated Big Nipper (12) via pitting
R5 - Defeated Kali (1) via pitting
R6 - Defeated Storm 2 (4) via pitting
+1>In Booth #2, from Pontefract, FIRE AND ICE!!
-1>Entered by Joey McConnell
VICTIMS
R1 - Defeated Crimson Thunder via JD, with Achilles (16)
R2 - Defeated Another Night At The Bar (32) via JD
R3 - Defeated Achilles (16) via KO
R4 - Defeated Wedginator 6.0 (2) via pitting
R5 - Defeated Die-Ceratops ReInvertus (23) via pitting
R6 - Defeated Ramthrax 2 (6) via pitting
Roboteers, stand by!!!!
3€¦2€¦1€¦ACTIVATE!!!
And they€™re off! Fire And Ice storms along and smashes against the sides of Intrigue and pushes straight underneath! The power of Fire And Ice now allows Joey to speed him and Intrigue hard against the walls, but a quick blow from Intrigue€™s axe pushes Kody€™s robot off of Fire And Ice. Intrigue lands side-on to Fire And Ice and pushes forward harshly, using its special wedge design to motor underneath he side of Fire And Ice! NOW BEGINS THE BEATING OF THE AXE! Intrigue€™s lethal hammer is smashing onto Fire And Ice€™s Titanium top panel! Hole and hole is forming in the top armour, but finally the right track gain grip on the floor - enough to move away from Intrigue€™s lethal hammer! Joey, desperate for a win now turns his robot around, battering the front of Intrigue away AND LEAVING INTRUGUE€™S SIDE CLEARANCE EXPOSED! Fire And Ice pushes underneath that side once more and is now motoring it across the ring - into the flipping spikes! Intrigue flies over, but a quick snap of the axe sends it back onto its wheels, but Joey isn€™t giving in and is still ramming and ramming into the side of Intrigue - Kody is finding hard to escape it! Fire And ice now goes into a final big ram, but Kody has had enough, and spins away from another onslaught AND BRINGS DOWN THE AXE ONCE AGAIN! Fire And Ice seems to have Intrigue€™s hammer stuck in its top armour! Joey decides to use this to his advantage, and moves slightly to keep Intrigue in front of it! Now Joey slams all the power down onto the ground and Intrigue finds itself being carried back for the ramming battering ram! BANG! Into the pit release button! Fire And Ice, driven by Joey who sees a chance he has to win, is trying to turn Intrigue around€¦BUT HE CAN€™T! Intrigue is now trying to remove the axe from the top armour of Fire And Ice, and finally does so! Fire And Ice now goes onto the offensive, pushing against the front-right side of Intrigue, BUT KODY FIRES DOWN HIS AXE AGAIN! The lethal, dangerous axe slams down ferociously, now onto the edges of Fire And Ice, but it seems to be standing up absolutely fine to it. Fire And Ice has now got Intrigue in the pushing line towards the doom of the pit, but as he pushes away, Intrigue shifts a bit, and is now underneath the side of Fire And Ice, and now is pushing Fire And Ice into the wall and down comes the axe again - ONTO THE LEFT TRACK! Intrigue has Fire And Ice pinned in and is repeatedly smashing onto the left track! The last blow sounds, and Intrigue backs off, as Fire And Ice goes out again, ONLY TO BE RAMMED AGAIN BY INTRIGUE! Fire And Ice hits the wall€¦but doesn€™t seem to be moving! Kody hits in once more to see - and we see Fire And Ice€™s left side track! Intrigue reverses out into the centre of the ring, and goes into a rotation, firing the axe many times - in victory!
10€¦9€¦8€¦7€¦6€¦5€¦4€¦3€¦2 €¦1€¦cease!!!
Result:
Fire And Ice finds the disappointment far too chilling!!
+2>INTRIGUE WINS E.O.T.R 4!!!!
And the champagne flies around the arena, as the podium is brought out, the dust removed from it after a year in storage. They are brought out and the awards begin!
In 4th place, claiming the copper cup is that Suffolk man and Dutchman, the joint forces of Ed Hoppit and Martijn Benschop with the 4th seed, STORM 2!!
In 3rd place, the Titanium medal/trophy, nobody expected him to make it this far, it€™s the underdog from Geddington, Alex Holt and the 6th seed, RAMTHRAX 2!!
In 2nd place, he was a newcomer to the sport, but he€™s gained and showed experience all the way through, it€™s the newcomer from Pontefract, receiving the Titanium trophy/medals and £15,000, its Joey McConnell and FIRE AND ICE!!
But in 1st place, doing the best of everyone in the contest, a Hardox medal and trophy, £30,000, and a limo to take them to celebratory party is the well deserved award for the a tough vapourboteer, it€™s Kody Kunz and INTRIGUE!!
I€™m taking a break from writing for a few months, but I MAY do another series of E.O.T.R. If so, these will be the seedings.
+1>1. Intrigue
2. Fire And Ice
3. Ramthrax 2 (6)
4. Storm 2 (4)
5. Kali (1)
6. Die-Ceratops ReInvertus (23)
7. Killotine: EVO (3)
8. Tengu VII (
9. Big Nipper (12)
10. Wedginator 6.0 (2)
11. Sithis
12. Cat With Wheels
13. Back To Rock 3 (27)
14. Psyclonised (9)
15. YACATR
16. Sheer Heart Attack 2 (30)
17. Turbo Tails (21)
18. Achilles (16)
19. Leprosy Infection (22)
20. Killobite 5.0
21. Gabriel V1.2
22. Wedge Devolution (7)
23. Atomic (19)
24. Wedga€™s Revenge (24)
25. Hoof (2
26. Whirligig 4.0 (1
27. Orka MK.4 (13)
28. Cyclone Force 2.5 (31)
29. Gravity
30. Shrederator
31. Panic Attack
32. Axes Of Evil
Thank you for reading, and€¦.
Goodbyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
(Message edited by paulc on April 10, 200
Comment
-
Eye Of The Robot-Series 4
Kind of ironic - I was working on a new design for the robot (wont be called Fire And Ice this time) that specifically addressed the issue of the tracks being too flimsy Well done Kody anyway, you deserve the win after all this time, and good on Paul for the fantastic fights - ease the pain of defeat a little bit :P
...
and...
Ill be back...
Someday *jumps on top of Gabriel and begins to drive haphazardly towards celebration party*
(Message edited by joeychevron on April 10, 200
Comment
-
Eye Of The Robot-Series 4
I agree completely with Joeys remark about this being ironic, but for different reasons. Ive never ever won a major before, and then I end up winning my first major tournament that got twelve heats chopped up into nothingless, but soon progressed to a completely killer Semi-Final, and an even moreso Grand Final. Also ironic that its Intrigue being the champ, who was due for a redesign anyway.
With that said...
+2>w0000000000000000000000000000000000t
I finally won a major! (well, it is a major, according to the number of robots competing anyway ) Many thanks to Paul for an awesome culmination :wink:, and to Joey for giving me one hell of a struggle in the final battle. Again, thanks.
Now to redesign Intrigue for next tournament...yes, that means Ill join EOTR5 when it comes. I have to defend my title, dont I?
Comment
-
Eye Of The Robot-Series 4
Woo... third place is pretty good for a robot that hasnt been updated in at least three years by my reckoning, lol
Great tourny, even if it was a tad abridged .I wish Id managed to get a final with 3 of my bots though, that would have been fun, lol.Comment
Comment