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[swimm3r]

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You need 1 realie Chez

[neontetra23]

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Scotch on the Rocks
Shrimp on the Barbie
Heat of the Moment
Brainwave

[swimm3r]

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Major doh if Chezza has gone off line :sad:

[joey_picus]

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He hasnt, actually, just choosing a realie :P

[swimm3r]

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Is it that difficult a decision? :P

[swimm3r]

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is this realie going to be posted today or in a few years?

Sorry to sound rude and impatient, I dont mean to be but I realy wanna get going

[samuel3764]

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If Chezza doesnt get the realie, I think Id like to enter.

[swimm3r]

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Well I stay by my word, the rservation lasts for a week so Chezza has until Tuesday. If he still hasnt given the realie by then the spot is open.

[majinb]

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... Liam, do you happen to remember ur in ARC?

[rainism]

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Alright, decided a realie.

Tazbot please!

[swimm3r]

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Robot SMASH!! Series III: Lock3d and Load3d

Seeds:
01. PsycloniZer
02. Wedge Devolution (1)
03. Nidhogg Evo (Nidhogg) (2)
04. Back to Rock III
05. Supreme (Supreme Glory Omega) (3)
06. Killobite Hex (Killobite 5.0) (16)
07. Flick of the Wrist (12)
08. Orka RV (Orka MK.4)
09. Cyclone Force 3
10. Spin Dash Unleashed (Metal Sonic Spin Dash)
11. Dervish: The L337 Generation (Dervish V)
12. Axeon 3.0
13. Gabriel IV: Enjoy the Violence (Gabriel II) (14)
14. Sheer Heart Attack 2
15. Envy
16. Gehenna (SOR X)
17. Razer (
18. Knyfe
19. E Clawdius Unum
20. Monsoon Season (Mega Monsoon)
21. Macduff the 4th (Macduff the 3rd)
22. Fissure (Rupture)
23. Killotine: EVO
24. Axe to Fall
25. WORCK-ER (9)
26. Axe-o-Lotl
27. Whirligig 4.5 (7)
28. Y5 (Y4)
29. Under Pressure
30. Storm II (5)
31. Liar 2 (6)
32. Super Gore Septua (Super Gore Evo) (13)

Heat A:
PsycloniZer (1) vs. Assegai vs. Venus Flytrap
Razer (17) vs. Haldux 2.0 vs. Macbeth

Heat B:
Nidhogg Evo (3) vs. Heliosa Xtreme vs. Blast
E Clawdius Unum (19) vs. Delirium Tremors vs. Leprosy Infection

Heat C:
Supreme (5) vs. S.D.F vs. What Did I Do Last Night at the Bar?
Macduff the 4th (21) vs. Mute vs. Harraz

Heat D:
Flick of the Wrist (7) vs. Roo of All Evil vs. The Zodiac
Killotine: EVO (23) vs. Binary Hell vs. MeCannibal 3.0

Heat E:
Cyclone Force 3 (9) vs. F. Sharp vs. Surgeon General
WORCK-ER (25) vs. Agro 3.5 vs. Juiced Oil

Heat F:
Dervish: The L337 Generation (11) vs. Secret vs. BIACS-IS of Evilution
Whirligig 4.5 (27) vs. Mega Masher 2 vs. Kronic

Heat G:
Gabriel IV: Enjoy the Violence (13) vs. Jack in the Box vs. Warrior SKF
Under Pressure (29) vs. Die-Reverta Tops vs. Nitro-Gene 5.0

Heat H:
Envy (15) vs. The Final Cut vs. Hot Sauce
Liar 2 (31) vs. Terrorhurtz vs. Autism 3.0

Heat I:
Gehenna (16) The Maori Dance Formerly known as Ha-Ka vs. LowDown
Super Gore Septua (32) vs. Drilla Killa VII vs. Extravagant

Heat J:
Sheer Heart Attack 2 (14) vs. Ge5orce vs. Lights! Camera! Traction!
Storm II (30) vs. Tazbot vs. Bigger Brother

Heat K:
Axeon 3.0 (12) vs. Mudskipper vs. Ringwraith
Y5 (2 vs. 13 Black vs. Dolce

Heat L:
Spin Dash Unleashed (10) vs. Tira V vs. Heat of the Moment
Axe-o-Lotl (26) vs. SYNDOS vs. Wedga Triton

Heat M:
Orka RV ( vs. Dendroaspis vs. Brainwave
Axe to Fall (24) vs. Still Hurting vs. Visioned

Heat N:
Killobite Hex (6) vs. Do or Die vs. Shrimp on the Barbie
Fissure (22) vs. MORD2 vs. Squish Reincarnated

Heat O:
Back to Rock III (4) vs. Double Killa vs. Scotch on the Rocks
Monsoon Season (20) vs. Intriguous vs. 0001

Heat P:
Wedge Devolution (2) vs. Seung Mina V vs. Namies Style
Knyfe (1 vs. Stiltskin vs. Hypertension MK3.5

[joey_picus]

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Tactics time!

Nidhogg Evo (3) vs. Heliosa Xtreme vs. Blast

I think Id like to propose a team up with Paul here. Id also like to say I believe Heliosa would be somewhat overweight at this point

Basically the spikes should help with getting in under Heliosas skirts, and if I get in behind the front and in around the sides of the T I effectively have it trapped. From there, lift, crush, and feed to either the pit or Paul. :P

Supreme (5) vs. S.D.F vs. What Did I Do Last Night at the Bar?

Oh...bollocks. :P I get the feeling once S.D.F. splits tactics will become irrelevant with five robots running around, so...go for anyone, try and flip Supreme and ram WDIDLNATB?, switching roles every so often, and hope to get one of them down or out. This should be fun.

Gabriel IV (13) vs. Jack in the Box vs. Warrior SKF

The Enjoy The Violence bit is a subtitle, I prefer just Gabriel IV incidentally :P

I shall be teaming with good ol Steve and going against good ol Ben and his realie. Flip it around a lot and get it down or out

Envy (15) vs. The Final Cut vs. Hot Sauce

Oooh, this should be good, two Envys against a spinner :P

The new Envy (according to Shane) is built like a tank, the all around Hardox should be able to withstand the disc on Final Cut. Therefore, I shall go for it and flip it a lot, hopefully getting Chez in on the act, until it ends out of the arena or down the pit.

Sheer Heart Attack 2 (14) vs. Ge5orce vs. Lights! Camera! Traction!

As futile as it will prove, drive into the other robots and push them. Attempt a pitting where I can as well, and try to stay alive :P

Axeon 3.0 (12) vs. Mudskipper vs. Ringwraith

The jumping should allow me to avoid the twin weapons...in theory...hopefully...maybe. In any case, I shall go for Axeon purely because I stand to take less damage from it, and hope Richard wants to join in. Make like a mudskipper and try to disc and/or pit someone.

Axe to Fall (24) vs. Still Hurting vs. Visioned

Axe To Fall...mmm, polycarb. Start in reverse to allow time to get the disc spun up, and then turn and attack both, aiming primarily for Axe To Fall though, and flip/rip/tear/otherwise damage the other two machines. POWER! RAAH!

Knyfe (1 vs. Stiltskin vs. Hypertension MK3.5

Uh...Knyfe has an anti-flipper setup, so I think both of us flippers teaming up would make sense. Basically flip Knyfe out at the earliest possible opportunity, and then play with Hypertension a bit

The very best of luck to everybody, Andy, Ben, Paul, Steve, Matty, Marti, Chezza, Rich and Dan. And especially to Liam, heres hoping for a good tourney.

[steven_mcg]

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HEAT A
ROUND 1
1) Assegai VS PsycloniZer (1) VS VENUS FLY TRAP
Thanks a bundle, Liam.

I doubt Ill get a good grip on the champ with those long hammers, so Ill target Assagai instead. Im not too worried about the weaponry, but as its a rammer, Ill err on the side of caution. Aim for the sides, snag the wheels and try to gobble it up.
If worst comes to worst, try reversing into PsycloniZer to stop the spinner, charge underneath and either snag the wheels or the bars supporting the hammers. Lift, run, Pit.

2) Haldux 2.0 VS Macbeth VS Razer (17)
Ill pick Haldux to be crunched and pitted.

Great to see the tourny back in action, Mr Eliot!

[team_britespark]

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Tactics for Heat A for Apple

Haldux 2.0 VS MacBeth VS Razer

I am spoilt for choice here, as I feel that out of the three machines I am the stronger. I could either go for the weak(ish) armouring of Haldux or attack the srimech arms of Razer, allowing Haldux to come in on the attack.

I have decided to go for.... option B!

Go into the arena upside down, allowing the spinning bar to be on top. Focus my attacks on Razer, keepign the front facing him at all times. If Razer gets underneath me, drive further onto the wedge, allowing the spinning bar to make contact with the sides of the crusher and therefore damaging the srimech arms. Quickly drive off before Razer has a chance to being that slow(ish)crushing arm into play. If Haldux does attempt to attack me, a swift thwack to the 20mm HDPE armouring should make it think twice. . Team up, Ben?

This looks like it is going to be an amazing tournament, Liam. I can see at least 20 machines who could potentially win the whole thing, and not necessarily the obvious ones!

Good luck everyone!!

[andrewj]

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PsycloniZer vs. Ass Guy vs. Venus Fly Trap

Like Venus Fly Trap, I am also going to be targeting Assegai. PsycloniZer has given armour stronger than 7mm Titanium a battering before. So as usual, spin up and deliver as many attacks as possible. The hammers should not only deliver shock damage here, but also physical damage to the armour.

Here are a few early predictions for the heat winners:

Heat A: Venus Fly Trap
Heat B: Nidhogg Evo
Heat C: Harraz
Heat D: Flick of the Wrist
Heat E: F Sharp
Heat F: Whirligig 4.5
Heat G: G4briel / Nitro-Gene 5.0
Heat H: Liar 2
Heat I: Super Gore Septua
Heat J: Storm II
Heat K: Dolce
Heat L: Tira V
Heat M: Still Hurting
Heat N: Shrimp on the Barbie?!
Heat O: Intriguous
Heat P: Wedge Devolution

Good luck everyone!