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[kodster]

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I really hate Kody

I love you too

[kodster]

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Tactics! Predictions! Lovely!

Heat A

Gabriel II v Acronyms FTW

Close, but this may go in favour of Gabriel.

Cyrilium 2 v Liar 2

Skirts are useful, but they dont work all the time, Mark. :P Liar 2 to get under and get even.

Nitro-Gene 4.0 v Intrigue

I believe Nitro-Gene is invertible. If so, those tires are MINE! Aim for them. If not, just do whatever I can. Basically try to avoid the flipper.

The Botles Reunited v Weapon Synergy

ZOMGZ!!! THE CLUSTERBOT MATCH TO END ALL CLUSTERBOT MATCHES!!! Uh, um, I think I can see Weapon Synergy winning this one...

Heat B

D.V.D v Iron Awe 5

Iron Awe 5s Hardox armour may help, but D.V.D. can win on a judges decision.

Dead Horse Beater v Supreme Glory Omega

SGO to land a lucky one-hit K.O. on DHB.

Shadow Zone Returns v Fire and Ice

Ram him, keep ramming him, hit him wherever I can. Maybe try to flip and stack him against the arena wall. Get him down the pit if I have the chance.

All Scoop And No Stab Make Steve A Dull Boy v Back to Rock III

I think Back to Rock can win this easily.

Heat C

Worck v Typhoon 2

Worck to win in one flip.

The Curse v Nidhogg

Obviously Im going to try and dodge the crusher. See if I can slam into the sides and carve it up. Im invertible, too, and hard to stack, so I should be okay. If he does get to me, the hit from the bar should send us away from each other, and me out of danger.

Turbo Tails v Sheer Heart Attack 2

Based on SHA2s horizontal spinner-killing record, Ill go for him.

Mega Monsoon v Door Stops

Mega Monsoon to totally outram those wedges into oblivion.

Heat D

Another Night at the Bar v Pure Evil: Revenge Of The Disc

Ill go for Night here unless Pure Evil doesnt explode with its own kJ factor.

The Quaestor v Coinst

The Quaestor should win this, depending onn what set-up Coinst uses.

259 v ISDSFA

Once again, Mark underestimates the power of our vapourbots. 259 to get flipped instantly.

E Clawdius Unum v Killobite 5.0

Grrr...Ill show YOU who has the better crusher, Mr. Clawdius. Get under the sides, lift, crush, and hold him in the air. Get him down the pit when Ive trapped him.

Heat E

Bar-Red v No Objections

Bar-Red to get bur-ied.

Biohazard v Tira III

KILL!

The May Tracks Has You v Sonic Boom

The May Tracks Has Sonic Boom, here.

With or Without You v Whirligig 4.5

Goodbye Martijn.

Heat F

Life and Death v MeCannibal 2.0

MeCannibal to smash them into tiny pieces.

Vlad the Impaler v Sakura

I see a repeat of Vlads match with Mechavore happening here...and much worse. Vlad out quickly.

Seung Mina IV v Metal Sonic Spin Dash

Ah, the champion returns. It feels good being the champ. Right: toss it over, take it to wall, flip. If it self-rights, flip it back over again. If it does a 360, flip it back over again. If MSSD gets under the front, the flipper will interfere with MSSDs spinning blade when he tries to get it under Mina, and stop it, nullifying the attack. Shouldnt have that many problems here.

Flick of the Wrist v Dennis the Menace

Dennis to be a menace to Flicky.

Heat G
Haardvark v Storm II

Storm II through immediately.

Gravity v Killotine: EVO

Yep, Gravity is powerful, but so is Killy. Killy should prevail here.

Tempest Evil-est-oution v Dervish V

Goodbye Daniel.

Axe to Fall v Super Gore Evo

Piercing claws here. Grab it, sink into the titanium and eventually into the electronics and kill it. Good luck with that axe.

Heat H
The Darke Destroyer v Ming DieNasty

Ehh...Ill go slightly in favour of Ming DieNasty here.

The 6isc v Wedginator 6.0

Eep. :sad: Just try to get this bugger down the pit ASAP, before Im destroyed. Box rush, hit the Hardox disc, push it.

Razer v Terrorhurtz

Oh noooo...my beloved Terrorhurtz. :sad: Razer through.

Wedge Devolution v Woodpecker

Well at least one wedge will be through to Round 2 here...and that would be Wedge Devo.

Heat winners:

A: Nitro-Gene or Gabriel
B: Back to Rock
C: Mega Monsoon
D: probably Another Night at the Bar, or Clawdius if I dont kill him.
E: Whirligig
F: ME DAMNIT! Oh wait...umm...MeCannibal?
G: Tempest
H: Wedge Devo or The 6isc

Im ready to defend my title Liam.

[paulc]

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Sorry, Liam - I didnt know that the otherweights were compulsery.

Featherweight: DTK
Middleweight: Steel Sandwich

Ive seen my other robots and their battle, so here are their tactics:

Storm II vs. Haardvark: Sorry Mark, but Im afriad you havent got a chance in hell. True - youre entering an ANCIENT design and one that got as far as it did by luck. Ram it again, it should die, if it doesnt, use the lifting arm and leave it on its back.

Good luck Mark :wink:

Terrorhurtz vs. Razer: BLAST! Weve seen that fight, however Terrorhurtz has improved a lot since that point. My plan is to target the side-armour and try and hack it to piece or damage the power supply.

Good luck Martijn...and to everyone else :wink:

[kodster]

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lol, Joey entered Haardvark, not Mark

[joey_picus]

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Haardvark was a lot more durable than it looked...admittedly, the forks kept breaking and for one of its fights it could only go backwards, but it took a battering and kept going

[team_britespark]

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Official Team BriteSpark Tactics and Predictions!

Heat A

Gabriel II v Acronyms FTW

The worst weapon a horizontal crusher like Acronyms FTW could face is a flipper, and that€™s exactly what Gabriel is. Gabriel for an easy win. Sorry Frank.

Cyrilium 2 v Liar 2

Liar 2 to dominate this fight.

Nitro-Gene 4.0 v Intrigue

This is very difficult to call. I like the look of Intrigue, but with limited C02 supply on board against a flipper, I think Nitro-Gene may cause an upset here. But on the other hand, Intrigue could use it€™s front and rear wedges to slam Nitro around the arena€¦. Ummmm€¦ pass?

The Botles Reunited v Weapon Synergy

Hmmm€¦ 5 robots against 4€¦ . Seriously though, Weapon Synergy may be able to outnumber Botles, but they do have 5kg less weight on each segment compared to Steve€™s robots. However, their weak armouring should be no match for Disc and Axe, whilst Ram and Claw can slam them around.

Heat B

D.V.D v Iron Awe 5

Not only can DVD€™s drum damage, but it can also flip. Therefore I think DVD will score a victory here by flipping Iron Awe with the drum, rupturing the C02 supply and rendering its opponent weaponless as it goes to the judges.

Dead Horse Beater v Supreme Glory Omega

Axe vs Axe€¦ basically try and get underneath DHB and drive it into the pit. Maybe use the axe to clamp down on it? This fight could go either way: depends on who gets the lucky hit in.

Shadow Zone Returns v Fire and Ice

SZR to slam Fire and Ice all over the place. Easy win for Kody here.

All Scoop And No Stab Make Steve A Dull Boy v Back to Rock III

I think Steve-o could win this. BtR3€™s weaponry is focused solely on the front of the robot. If Steve can get around the sides of BtR3, then it can win.

Heat C

Worck v Typhoon 2

Typhoonn to be blown away by Worck, who€™s strong armouring deflects the spinner€™s attacks.

The Curse v Nidhogg

The Curse to pwn Nidhogg. That easy.

Turbo Tails v Sheer Heart Attack 2

€˜Do-all with a drum€™ to completely obliterate poor Tails in a turbo manner.

Mega Monsoon v Door Stops

Ram, ram, ram some more. Then to be different ram.

Heat D

Another Night at the Bar v Pure Evil: Revenge Of The Disc

What€¦the€¦ How on Earth am I supposed to attack that? Right, keep the spinning disc at roughly 1800RPM, therefore reducing my kJ output and reducing the chance I will self destruct . Judging from the render, it is possible to attack the wheels from the sides, as the wheels poke out only slightly from the wheel guards. Therefore I will use my spinner against those wheels to try and immobilise Martijn€™s robot. If that does not work, use ANATB€™s width against it by trying to get it to deflect into the pit from any hit it has on me.

The Quaestor v Coinst

The Quaestor FTW.

259 v ISDSFA

259 out in 2.59 seconds.

E Clawdius Unum v Killobite 5.0

Clawdius to triumph via a pitting.

Heat E

Bar-Red v No Objections

Bar-Red to damage No Objections enough to win a close Judges€™ Decision.

Biohazard v Tira III

No srimech? n00b! :wink:. Biohazard to go through.

The May Tracks Has You v Sonic Boom

Sonic Boom was originally designed as an Anti-6isc robot, so beating another one of Frank€™s robots should be OK . The spike/flipper combo of May Tracks is useless against my wheels, so I will drive up his wedge, slam the brakes on and bring the momentum axe over the top and slamming into his flipper. If that fails, be annoying like Stinger .

With or Without You v Whirligig 4.5

Clusterbot vs scary FBS. Hmmm€¦ With or Without You may end up with or without it€™s armour. Whirly to go through in a shower of sparks and dead clusterbots.

Heat F

Life and Death v MeCannibal 2.0

See €˜With or Without You vs Whirligig 4.5€™ .

Vlad the Impaler v Sakura

Sakura to beat Vlad easily. A few hits to the shell, rupture the C02 supply.

Seung Mina IV v Metal Sonic Spin Dash

Doesnn€™t the flipper look a bit thin on Seung Mina? The flipper to go through anyways, maybe via a JD.

Flick of the Wrist v Dennis the Menace

Spin up the drum to around 7500RPM (should take roughly 3 seconds due to the power in the chainsaw motors and the gearing) and attack. 7mm Titanium is no match here.

Heat G
Haardvark v Storm II

Storm II through sails through.

Gravity v Killotine: EVO

Killotine flipped OOTA (sorry!! ).

Tempest Evil-est-oution v Dervish V

Urgh. Every time Dervish enters a tournament it is pitted against a machine like Tempest. Open the pit and hope to deflect it after it hits my wheels off!

Axe to Fall v Super Gore Evo

Super Gore Evo to pit Axe to Fall in a very quick match.

Heat H
The Darke Destroyer v Ming DieNasty

I€™ll go for Minng Dienasty, as it has the weight advantage and a srimech.

The 6isc v Wedginator 6.0

The 6isc to win.

Razer v Terrorhurtz

I€™m gonna say Razer to win, although if Thz gets a good hit with the axe it could prove telling.

Wedge Devolution v Woodpecker

For this fight I will use the axe mechanism. I aim to get underneath Wedge Devo and use the axe to show aggression and dominance. As stated in the stats, the axe isn€™t there to cause damage per se, but to help it if it goes to a JD.

Heat winners:

A - Intrigue looks promising.
B - Shadow Zone or Scoop and Stab.
C - Sheer Heart Attack.
D - Another Night at the Bar.
E - Whirligig 4.5 to dominate this heat.
F - Any of them could win, apart from Life and Death, MeCannibal, Vlad, Sakura, Seung Mina, MSSD or Flick of the Wrist€¦.. what?
G - Gravity or Storm to represent the realies.
H - The 6isc.

[majinb]

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MARK!

Cyrilium 2s stats show no skirts whatsoever, what are you talking about?

Also, I have something to ask. If both the FRONT and the BACK have 0 mm GC, and its not caused by skirts or hinged wedges, then am I right when I say the wheels will lose all their grip to the ground?

[corsair_lightning]

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Cyrilium destinctly has skirts on the sides.

No, Martijn.

By the way, Paul, DTK is the featherweight Im using.

[paulc]

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OK, Ill enter Arghh in the featherweight category.

[joey_picus]

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Where does it say that it has skirts?

[team_britespark]

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Mark you cannot add skirts to your robot if you did not include them in your stats.

[majinb]

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I wanna here some other opinions on this, it is something I would have brought up in the how to improve thread, but Im not all that active there

IF BOTH the front AND the rear of a bot have a wedge with 0 mm GC, HOW do the wheels STILL have a grip on the ground?

The robot will rest on the 2 wedges and the vapour will be grounded I think

[joey_picus]

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It depends - you could still be able to move if it was only just 0, but your traction would be low to nonexistant...I was thinking of building something with foam wheels so the clearance is 0 because the tyres are squashed down, but that probably wouldnt work in real life...but the chances are you wont move if both the front and back are 0.

[majinb]

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well, weve had the discussion of 0 GC all around wont work!, I believe if both the front AND the back have 0 GC, the same would happen as with 0 GC all around

Cyrilium is a box, it rests on 4 corners, if all those 4 corners touch the ground, it will stand on the corners rather than the wheels

[majinb]

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and about your foam wheels Joey, it would work, but you robot would drive as if it had leak tires I think

and Mark, if Cyrilium sudenly has skirts I feel robbed