Use the Arena to your Advantage 1 - Bloody Low Walls

[joey_picus]

Use the Arena to your Advantage 1 - Bloody Low Walls

So Ripper is weak to ostriches? :P

[majinb]

Use the Arena to your Advantage 1 - Bloody Low Walls

Y€™know what? Two fight in two days, I must be in a good mood.

Quarter-finals
Fight 2

Wyfe Beater vs Hoof
(I discovered Aaron changed the name to Wyfe Beater after discovering Biatch to be censored. Hoof will fight sans skirts)

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Hoof goes in head over heels, not bothered by either skirts or a weapon that needs time to spin up, and wedge rushes Wyfe Beater. Or at least, that€™s what Dave WISHES to do. Truth is, Aaron is an excellent driver and he manoeuvres his beater, a concept much spoken when first entered in this tournament, out of danger. Hoof knows how to manoeuvre as well, but finds itself in more and more danger as that weapon starts spinning faster and faster. Hoof rushes the front corner of Wyfe Beater effectively now, but not without being nudged by the vertical weapon. Both machines pull back in fear of each other€™s weapon, Dave loosing a bit of carbon fibre in the process. Hoof gives chase to the slightly slower opponent he is facing and this time he gets under the side. Wyfe Beater tries to wobble around in an attempt to scare Hoof away with its weapon, but Hoof shows Wyfe Beater some air before it comes this far.
FLIP!
The wheel set-up of Wyfe Beater shows its worth as the notorious machine lands safely on four wheels, ready to fight another day. Hoof is after the freshly landed Wyfe Beater, and Wyfe Beater turns around to welcome him. Dave didn€™t expect to be welcomed in such overwhelming way and responds too late when Wyfe Beater comes in on the attack.
CRASH!
Wyfe Beater crashes straight into Hoof€™s carbon fibre/Hardox wedge, sending pieces of carbon fibre flying but more important, sending Hoof flying away! The sloped shape of the wedge causes Hoof to move far rather then high, but the display is impressive nonetheless. A shaken Dave, highly displeased with the way his expensive flipper plate currently looks, retreats away from the again incoming Beater. Hoof catches a nice amount of distance before deciding to try its luck again. The classic wedgebot turns around, but Wyfe Beater still has a nice amount of momentum left in it and tries to get around Hoof to attack it€¦
CRASH!
Wyfe Beat crashes into the side of Hoof this time, and this time, Hoof DOES end up inverted! Time for some self-righting action I think, and so does Dave! Hoof quickly returns back on its wheels, and turns around to face the again incoming Wyfe Beater! Unable to dodge the attack, Hoof lines up its flipper€¦
CRASH!
FLIP!
Wyfe Beater inverted, Hoof swept away by the beater, what more can you wish for?! Hoof is only swept away again, rather than being inverted, but the frame took a hard blow nonetheless. So hard in fact, that Hoof now has a hard time moving forward! Omg, is this the end of Hoof? The judges seem to think so€¦
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Hoof fires its flipper to show it still has some life left.
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The judges are unimpressed.
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CEASE

Hoof, slain he is (but not OOTA )
Wyfe Beater, to the semi-finals he goes
Inspections showed Hoof€™s bent frame interfered with both its wheels, causing it to stall

Next: Wedge Devolution vs Achilles

[steven_mcg]

Use the Arena to your Advantage 1 - Bloody Low Walls

Oh crumbs.

Not much to do here. I think itll be a question of who flips who first here. Just avoid Achilles front, aim for the rear corners, throw it over and dump it out the ring before it can self-right again.

[majinb]

Use the Arena to your Advantage 1 - Bloody Low Walls

Quarter-Finals
Fight 3

Wedge Devolution vs Achilles

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And we€™re off to the tensest battles among the four quarter finals. And before I forget to mention it, this battle is actually a rematch of an MN-1 quarter final, in which today€™s contestants also managed to make it to the final 8. Back then Achilles was favorite (not by much though), but Wedge still managed to pull through with a powerful OOTA. Nowadays, Achilles received an update and Alex is out to get his revenge. Achilles clearly has the more aggressive intentions and it heads for a quick and nasty box rush against Wedge. Steve knows better than to let its boxy nemesis ram him and Wedge Devo swerves out of the way, out of danger. Achilles turns its butt around just as Wedge Devo tries to attack it from behind, and now the two vapours can be seen standing face-to-face€¦
CLANG!
The machines accelerated simultaneously, and with two wedges that low, a collision like this was bound to happen! Still, seeing two wedges ramming each other with neither getting under is a rare side, and Alex and Steve are relieved to see neither of their underbellies got penetrated. Wedge tries some fancy steering again, but Achilles is having none of it and drives away, getting lined up€¦ for another box rush! Achilles comes steaming in, rapidly, at Wedge€™s side, and Steve can€™t dodge this attack.
CLANG!
Achilles rams Wedge€™s side, and shuffles underneath the skirt! Wedge€™s 2 right wheels however manage to maintain some grip, giving Achilles a hard time pushing it around. Achilles tries to shove Wedge to the wall but finds too much resistance in doing so. Alex uses his backup plan€¦
FLIP!
Wedge Devo is thrown AGAINST the arena wall, inverted! Steve knows he€™s in trouble and self-rights swiftly, before Achilles can do more bad stuff. Wedge moves away from the arena wall because in this particular arena, anywhere near the wall is a bad place to be. Achilles awaits Wedge, but the slightly more controllable Wedge has a little ace up its sleeve. A tad to the left, a tad to the right, and Wedge finds itself near Achilles rear! Alex didn€™t anticipate this move and cannot stop Wedge from gettin€™ under and€¦
FLIP!
Another massive flip ladies and gentlemen, and now Achilles is the inverted one! Alex brings into play his nifty T-bar when Wedge attempt to bring into play its€¦ wedge . Just as Achilles is self righting it is nudged by the marching in Wedge. Achilles spins around like a mad top but with help of the T-bar he does manage to self right. The Greek warrior faces Wedge now who€™s only gotten a bit closer to the wall after that last nudge. Achilles heads for Wedge straight away, and like earlier, Wedge can€™t answer this attack. Achilles gets under€¦ the wall gets closer€¦ flip!
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Yes, the judges are counting! Wedge lies on its back, and its position isn€™t all that useful for getting back into the arena, but Steve gives it a try and self rights!
FLIP!
Nope, didn€™t work. Steve rams against the wall in an attempt to drive over it€¦
CLANG!
Nope, didn€™t work either, Steve starts to worry€¦
€¦ Alex starts tosmile€¦
€¦ the judges start to moan€¦
€¦ and the writer starts to skip forward .
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CEASE

Wedge Devolution, OOTA he is
Achilles, to the semi-finals he goes

Next: Starstorm 2 vs Cosmic Thunder 2

Predictions and tactics please

[joey_picus]

Use the Arena to your Advantage 1 - Bloody Low Walls

It lives! *omgshockhorror* :P

I stand by my earlier prediction here.

[pcbore]

Use the Arena to your Advantage 1 - Bloody Low Walls

I stand by my earlier tactics, whatever they were

[majinb]

Use the Arena to your Advantage 1 - Bloody Low Walls

Quarter-Finals
Fight 4

Starstorm 2 vs Cosmic Thunder 2

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The battle has a quick start and immediately Cosmic Thunder is on Starstorm€™s heels on top speed. Starstorm however has enough speed and agility itself to prevent Cosmic Thunder to really hurt it with this first attack. Frank of course prefers the offensive approach to the defensive approach and lowers his dome and reverses. The omni-directional weapon technically gives Starstorm superior maneuverability in this matchup, and before anybody realizes it Starstorm dug itself underneath Cosmic Thunder€™s side. This looks promising€¦
FLIP!
Starstorm€™s flipper proves to be powerful, but much to Alex€™ delight Cosmic Thunder moves high rather than far, and flops down back onto its wheels, close to Startstorm. Frank smiles, Starstorm moves, and Cosmic Thunder gets penetrated€¦
FLIP!
Its like a total replay of the first flip, except for the fact that Cosmic Thunder IS inverted this time . Starstorm is getting the hang of it, moving closer to the wall with each flip. Frank struggling to throw Cosmic Thunder a long distance shows Starstorm isn€™t the most notorious OOTA€™er in this flipper-dominated tournament, then again, its the only flipper that can claim to be full bodied, which is something . Alex has had enough of it and moves away thanx to his invertible setup. Starstorm stays offensive, but Cosmic Thunder created quite some distance between itself and zeh Storm now and selfrights, turns around, and turns on the offensive itself now. The simple wedgebot drives at the less simple domebot, which in response lowers its skirts to an impressive 0 mm ground clearance€¦
CRASH!
Cosmic Thunder drives into those skirts JUST when they hit the ground, and the wedge bounces off. Cosmic Thunder comes back for some more while Starstorm tries to escape, but the latter€™s maneuverability clearly suffered by having those skirts lowered. Cosmic Thunder scrapes under again, and manages to get just a little bit of extra push in€¦
FLIP!
Alex seizes his chance and flips Starstorm, high AND far this time . Starstorm is on its back and has to self-right now in order to survive, which it, of course, does.
SELF-RIGHT!
Starstorm knocked itself back onto its wheels, but Cosmic Thunder is still trying to be a pain in the *ss. The wedgebot drives at Starstorm faster than Starstorm can lower its skirts€¦
FLIP!
OOTA!
Woohoo! Cosmic Thunder just threw Starstorm over the low fence and out of the ring!
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SELF-RIGHT!
YES! Against all odds Starstorm self-righted back into the arena! But of course, Alex participated on this after drawing experience from earlier fights in this arena. Cosmic Thunder has been awaiting its opponent€¦
FLIP!
WHOA! Starstorm made a 360 and lands OOTA on its wheels! Frank sees his chances to flip himself back in fly out of the window!
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You understand the drill I presume .
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CEASE

Starstorm 2, OOTA he is
Cosmic Thunder 2, to the semi-finals he goes

Next: The semi-final draw

[majinb]

Use the Arena to your Advantage 1 - Bloody Low Walls

Now: The semi-final draw!

Wyfe Beater vs Achilles

GeForce 4.0 vs Cosmic Thunder 2

Post your tactics and predictions alright!

[kodster]

Use the Arena to your Advantage 1 - Bloody Low Walls

Wyfe Beater vs Achilles

Achilles.

GeForce 4.0 vs Cosmic Thunder 2

LIEK ZOMFGZ JEEPHORSCH HASH TEH POAWERSH!!!111112

[joey_picus]

Use the Arena to your Advantage 1 - Bloody Low Walls

Achilles is exactly the sort of robot to take out the beater, in my opinion...Achilles FTW.

As for the other one, it would depend on who was lower, but Ill say GeForce.

[team_britespark]

Use the Arena to your Advantage 1 - Bloody Low Walls

Predictions even though I got knocked out in Round One!

Wyfe Beater to beat Achilles.

GeForce to flip Cosmic Thunder into a different thread.

[paulc]

Use the Arena to your Advantage 1 - Bloody Low Walls

Predictions even though I got knocked out in Round Two!

I know that Achilles will be Wyfe Beaters biggest challenge so far, as the rubberised front flipper will be hell for that beater, and the angle of the wedge will mean that the beater will just stratch the surface.
And also, despite AJs more detailed stats, I reckon that maybe Cosmic Thunder has more in its favour, such as a shape that will annoy the hell of GeForces flipper, and also, it has simillar torque to WORCK, and I got underneath GeForce right at the start no issue, so Cosmic will get under each time, and because its the rear-hindged type, it will flip GeForce each time.

I think the final of this flipper orientated competition will be...
+2>ACHILLES vs. COSMIC THUNDER 2

Good luck everyone, especailly AJ, who I will beat in a 1-on-1 battle some day

(Message edited by paulc on June 27, 200

[majinb]

Use the Arena to your Advantage 1 - Bloody Low Walls

quote:

it has simillar torque to WORCK

that rhymes

[paulc]

Use the Arena to your Advantage 1 - Bloody Low Walls

-2>Quote:

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it has simillar torque to WORCK


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that rhymes

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Unfortunately Martijn, its pronounced WORK, as in WORKER. I put the C in just becuase I was bored

[majinb]

Use the Arena to your Advantage 1 - Bloody Low Walls

call me stupid but I still believe torque and work rhyme