My first REAL tournament... ROBOBASH!!!!

[paulc]

My first REAL tournament... ROBOBASH!!!!

Sorry, Kody, but youve been saying how good MeCannibal is, and know youre going to say itll blow up on firat impact when in its last load of battles, it has stood up to other spinners and to its own hits. Here this Samuel - MeCannibal WILL live up to its own hits!

[kodster]

My first REAL tournament... ROBOBASH!!!!

Fault of the writers. :P

quote:

youve been saying how good MeCannibal is

Huh? :S

(Message edited by kodster on May 23, 200

[joey_picus]

My first REAL tournament... ROBOBASH!!!!

Is this the old MeCannibal or the new one?

for what its worth, I dont think it will detonate instantly, but it had better not need lots of hits to KO its opponents, or come into contact with arena walls, because then it most likely will.

[kodster]

My first REAL tournament... ROBOBASH!!!!

It certainly wont kill Manic Monsoon. Its friggin fast as hell, and MeCannibal being a shuffler wont help either. Itll get rammed too much.:P

And honestly, I dont ever remember saying anything good about it. I still think its overweight. :P

More overweight than most of our (and even some of your other) vapourbots, that is, Paul.

Edit: But who am I kidding? Panic Attack will die anyway!!! :P

(Message edited by kodster on May 23, 200

[joey_picus]

My first REAL tournament... ROBOBASH!!!!

You did once say:

Missing batteries...

And youre definitely not going to be able to reach a speed of 20mph with S28-400s on shufflng pads! Lower it to around 10-15mph.

Other than that, a giant improvement. :-)

Id call that something good, wouldnt you?

[samuel3764]

My first REAL tournament... ROBOBASH!!!!

Sorry guys, it might take a while posting up these fights. My internet got disconected suddenly.

[samuel3764]

My first REAL tournament... ROBOBASH!!!!

From Team Chevron, Gabriel!

Gabriel is the angel from HELL! It€™s got a nasty high pressure flipper on the front, and some spikes on the side to cause max damage. Its armour is not the best, however.

From Team Unknown, Exertion!

Exertion has 15 mph top speed, an S24-800 powered lifting scoop and a good pushing power. It€™s also invertible, but being invertible always means that the wheels are exposed from the top.

Entered by Team Iron Diamond, Gemini!

Gemini was the first clusterbot ever in Robot Wars, and it inspired a lot of other roboteers to do the same thing. It has a good flipper on it, and of course, the nasty attitude that all combatants have. However, if one part of the robot goes out, then this means that the whole robot goes out.

Roboteers, Stand By!

Booth 1: Gabriel, Exertion
Booth 2: Gemini

3€¦ 2€¦ 1€¦ ACTIVATE!

So, Gemini immediately separates, and Gabriel and Exertion takes care of Gemini 1 and 2. Exertion lifts Gemini 1 and slams it into the wall!
WHAM!
Now Gabriel comes in and flips over Gemini 2, and it self-rights directly! Now, Gabriel just slams into Gemini 1 and pushes it towards the hammers! The 50kg hammers come down!
WHAM!
OH!!!!!! Gemini€™s getting crumpled! That armour is not going to last very long if the hammers come down again, but luckily, it escapes just in time. Now, Gabriel gets under Gemini 1 again and flips it over! Exertion now lifts Gemini 2 and pushes it towards the saws! BZZZT! Now, Gemini is in all sorts of trouble! Gabriel comes in again and yes, after 29 seconds into the fight, Gabriel gets under Gemini, carries it to the wall, and€¦
FLIP!
€¦out it goes!

CEASE!

That wasn€™t even a battle.
Gabriel and Exertion go through!

[samuel3764]

My first REAL tournament... ROBOBASH!!!!

From Team Britespark, Manic Monsoon!

Manic Monsoon is here to whip up a storm! It€™s got 5mm Hardox Armour and a lifting arm like Bio-Hazard that can lift 200kgs. It€™s nippy at 28 mph, but it€™s difficult to drive when it is at full speed.

Entered by Team Iron Diamond, Panic Attack!

Panic Attack won the 2nd Series of Robot Wars. Anyway, It has lifting forks and a rear srimech, but it€™s coloured yellow so it can be easily seen€¦

From Team Insanity, MeCannibal!

MeCannibal has a scary name, and a nasty weapon. It has a 30kg spinning ring which spins at 3000RPM, powered by two LEM-130 motors. This will be able to give out 195 kJ! However, it€™s just a bit hard to control.

Roboteers, Stand By!

Booth 1: Panic Attack, Manic Monsoon
Booth 2: MeCannibal

3€¦ 2€¦ 1€¦ ACTIVATE!

So, Panic Attack immediately drives away, and goes for Manic Monsoon, and so does MeCannibal. Spinning away, and it hits Manic Monsoon right in the side!
CRASH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OH!!!!!!!!! Those skirts rip away like paper! Now, Paul smiles devilishly and smacks into the other side of Manic Monsoon!
CRASH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OH!!!!!!!!!!! The other skirt comes off! Now, Panic Attack comes in, catches Manic Monsoon by the rear end, lifts it, and drags it front first right into MeCannibal! Manic Monsoon raises the lifting arm by mistake!
CRASH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The lifting arm is BENT!!! No more weapon! MeCannibal now spins down, and crashes into the pit button. The pit yawns open and now MeCannibal starts spinning again! Manic Monsoon slams into Panic Attack, and pushes it towards the wall!
WHAM!
OH!! Nice attack there by Manic Monsoon! Now, MeCannibal spins up again and CRASHES into Manic Monsoon!
CRASH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OH!!!!! A small chunk of armour flies off from the side! Now, Manic Monsoon€¦ OI! Manic Monsoon, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! Manic Monsoon just drives into the pit!

CEASE!

Manic Monsoon gets downgraded to a light wind.
Panic Attack and MeCannibal go through!

Round 2 Line-Ups

Gabriel VS Panic Attack
Exertion VS MeCannibal

Send in tactics, predictions, comments and a new sofa please.

[joey_picus]

My first REAL tournament... ROBOBASH!!!!

*wheels in brand new sofa*

Ill start by spinning, and I reckon that if I hit the sides when spinning I can break the skirts and get in underneath , and from there its wall - flip - clap clap - cheer cheer - whistle whistle - lots of beer. :P

If that fails, PA has lots of clearance either side of the forks, so just get in there.

Ive reread the fight (I need to actually read fights more often :P) and I have to say it could use some more detail...actually, quite a bit more, rather than just sentences interspersed with exclamation marks.

(Message edited by joeychevron on May 30, 200

[Guest]

My first REAL tournament... ROBOBASH!!!!

I dont think everyone will be happy about Manic Monsoon pitting itself... Ah well, Im not in this tourney so Im not complaining

*Hands new sofa*

Gabriel v Panic Attack

Sorry PA, my welsh buddy! PA doesnt go well with front hinged flippers, so Joey has an easy route to the heat final here.

Exertion v MeCannibal

AJ through (sorry Paul!)

(Message edited by Robot_Warrior on May 30, 200

[kodster]

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Im...sorry, but I didnt like the way that fight was written.

I can tell Ill be yelled at, so Ill just shut up and keep the reasons to myself. :P

[paulc]

My first REAL tournament... ROBOBASH!!!!

I think personally that Samuel in this is biased towards the spinners. Look at the semi-final line-up so far:

Leprosy Infection (A drum spinner)
Aftershock (A drum spinner)
Archangel Of The Abyss (A full-body spinner)
Pure Evil: ROTD (A full body spinner)
Tira III (A vertical disc)
Whirligig 4.0 (A full-body spinner)
Dennis The Menace (A drum spinner)

And I think that you believe that 52kj is enough to damage anything at all (You stated it in one of your designs) its not true - thats possibly why Nitro-Gene with a 5mm Hardox shell was ripped to micro pieces by Whirligig.

Im not going to post effective tactics for once - my plans just to rip the lifter off and shock-kill Exertion, as its probable that I WONT get through the armour.

Not to destroy my own victory, I think that last fight was biased to go AGAINST Manic Monsoon, and even though MeCannibal is lethal, it wouldnt tear 5mm Hardox that quickly - the skirts maybe. But for the while, Im not going to say much except look further than spinner effectiveness. Go on things like armour strengths, weapon designs, traction, power, shapes and other things.

If this sounds like a vicous attack, Im sorry - Im just trying to give advice.

[kodster]

My first REAL tournament... ROBOBASH!!!!

lol, if hes biased towards spinners, then next series, Ill put in Tira IV, Aftershock, Kracko, The Curse for vapours, and Shrederator, Megabyte, Surgeon General, and Tornado Mer for realies.

[paulc]

My first REAL tournament... ROBOBASH!!!!

If hes biased towards spinners, Im screwed! Only 4 of my 14 robots have rotary weapons on them.

[joey_picus]

My first REAL tournament... ROBOBASH!!!!

Paul...attach small hole saws to the side of your wheels. Hole saws are rotary weapons...