The Easter Bunny Tribute Championships 2009

[swimm3r]

Re: The Easter Bunny Tribute Championships 2009

1) Joey McConnell
- N^3
- Gabriel IV
- Still Hurting
- 4x4
2) Christopher Mason (will be replaced by Anthony Politzi (<sorry if that's spelt wrong) at midnight unless entries are given)
Reserved
3) Steven McGregor
- E Clawdius Unum
- Jack in the Box
- Mornington Crescent
- 13 Black
4) Samuel Park
- Neo-Mecha
- Next Stop, Jupiter
- Walk Don't Run 5
- Envy
5) Jack Orr
- CrOokEd
- Pick-Axe-of-Doom
- Typhoon 2
- 259
6) Andrew Jackson
- PsycloniZer
- Wedga Triton
- The Final Cut
- Gravity
7) Martijn M Benschop
- Another Night at the Bar
- Flick of the Wrist
- Liar 2
- Storm II
Kody Kunz
- Seung Mina V
- Killobite Hex
- Curse of Dread
- Iron Awe 2.1

Seeds:
01. Seung Mina V [Seung Mina III]
02. E Clawdius Unum
03. Another Night at the Bar
04. Storm II

Only 7 machines have returned from last year, so there are only 4 seeds, 1 per heat. The only way those are going to change depends on what realie Chris enters, which may allow me to bulk the tournament back up to 8 seeds, if Chris enters Behemoth

[swimm3r]

Re: The Easter Bunny Tribute Championships 2009

Right well Chris has run out of time by over 12 hours, so Anthony is in.

so...

1: Joey McConnell
- N^3
- Gabriel IV
- Still Hurting
- 4x4
2: Anthony Politzi
- Shovearound 2 1/2
- Lethal Weapon
- Novastorm
- Megabyte
3: Steven McGregor
- E Clawdius Unum
- Jack in the Box
- Mornington Crescent
- 13 Black
4: Samuel Park
- Neo-Mecha
- Next Stop, Jupiter
- Walk Don't Run 5
- Envy
5: Jack Orr
- CrOokEd
- Pick-Axe-of-Doom
- Typhoon 2
- 259
6: Andrew Jackson
- PsycloniZer
- Wedga Triton
- The Final Cut
- Gravity
7: Martijn M Benschop
- Another Night at the Bar
- Flick of the Wrist
- Liar 2
- Storm II
8: Kody Kunz
- Seung Mina V
- Killobite Hex
- Curse of Dread
- Iron Awe 2.1

Seeds:
01. Seung Mina V [Seung Mina III]
02. E Clawdius Unum
03. Another Night at the Bar
04. Storm II

Heat A:
N^3 vs. Jack in the Box vs. CrOokEd vs. Lethal Weapon
Seung Mina V [1] vs. PsycloniZer vs. Liar 2 vs. Neo-Mecha

Heat B:
Another Night at the Bar [3] vs. Iron Awe 2.1 vs. The Final Cut vs. Pick-Axe-of-Doom
Next Stop, Jupiter vs. Megabyte vs. Mornington Crescent vs. Still Hurting

Heat C:
4x4 vs. 13 Black vs. Envy vs. Typhoon 2
Gravity vs. Curse of Dread vs. Shovearound 2 1/2 vs. Storm II [4]

Heat D:
Gabriel IV vs. Novastorm vs. Walk Don't Run 5 vs. E Clawdius Unum [2]
Flick of the Wrist vs. Killobite Hex vs. Wedga Triton vs. 259

Well, I am going away tommorrow so don't expect this to start until at least a week, but there's a small chance I'll have limited internet access and so there may be a chance I can post some battles in the coming week.

Tactics/Predictions ahoy!!

[kodster]

Re: The Easter Bunny Tribute Championships 2009

It's heeeeeeeeeere.

Heat A
N^3 vs. Jack in the Box vs. CrOokEd vs. Lethal Weapon

Pretty sure ol' Niddy'll swing through. Jack in the Box to possibly join it.

Seung Mina V [1] vs. PsycloniZer vs. Liar 2 vs. Neo-Mecha

AL HEIL TEH CHMP!!!111



On a more serious note, I'd like to offer a team-up with PsycloniZer. Neo-Mecha's disc can be beaten by Psy's hammers and then after that we can double-team Liar. How'zat sound, AJ?

Heat B
Another Night at the Bar [3] vs. Iron Awe 2.1 vs. The Final Cut vs. Pick-Axe-of-Doom

*bleep*in hell. Well, since Bar's so damn unstable that it'll probably KO itself upon contact (according to Joey anyway :P), I'll attack Pick-Axe-of-Doom first. The polycarb should be really vulernable to my axe, although I could flip it over and then axe it. After that, see what's become of Martijn's bot and attack it if it's still alive, lol.

Next Stop, Jupiter vs. Megabyte vs. Mornington Crescent vs. Still Hurting

Megabyte and Still Hurting, I think, to go through.

Heat C
4x4 vs. 13 Black vs. Envy vs. Typhoon 2

Realie alert!!! Envy and Typhoon ftw?

Gravity vs. Curse of Dread vs. Shovearound 2 1/2 vs. Storm II [4]

Offer Tony a team-up, and regardless or not whether he takes me up on it (although it would be nice if he did, lmao), attack Gravity first. Shovearound should be able to dispose of Storm II easily by simply flipping it and then ramming it, so I won't attack Storm II unless Tony's having trouble. Just smack into Gravity's sides and let the armour fly. Invertible for the worst case too.

Heat D
Gabriel IV vs. Novastorm vs. Walk Don't Run 5 vs. E Clawdius Unum [2]

Thank god I'm not in this fight. I think Joey and Steve can easily outdo their opponents here.

Flick of the Wrist vs. Killobite Hex vs. Wedga Triton vs. 259

Go after Flick of the Wrist, and chew up its tires, de-wheel him, and leave him for dead. Once that's over with, try and lift over 259.

Looks very promising, Liam.

[Bblader]

Re: The Easter Bunny Tribute Championships 2009

Lethal Weapon's tactics: Kill stuff
Megabyte's tactics: Kill stuff
Novastorm's tactics: Pit stuff ASAP
Shovearound 2's tactics: Accept Kody's team offer. and pit stuff.

[joey_picus]

Re: The Easter Bunny Tribute Championships 2009

N³ vs. Jack in the Box vs. CrOokEd vs. Lethal Weapon

My primary target here is Lethal Weapon - straight from the off I shall accelerate straight to maximum speed and try to use my precise control and other associated gibberish to get him around the sides and rear, before he gets fully spun up. Once there, use my forks to get under the skirts to the main body, lift, crush into it, and then take to the pit for swift elimination by releasing it only once I get there.
In the event that Lethal Weapon evades my grasp before it gets fully spun up and I am not in a position to get at its rear end, I shall evade it and go for CrOokEd instead, get under it at the sides or rear, crush and lift it, and see if I can use it as a 'shield' when dealing with Lethal Weapon and bounce it around from its own recoil. That should take care of one or both of them :P
Jack-in-the-box I will only attack if doing so would guarantee a really easy win and the other options are much stronger at that time, as I'm teaming up with Mr. Steven Excellent himself on this one

Next Stop, Jupiter vs. Megabyte vs. Mornington Crescent vs. Still Hurting

Um...I'm a vertical spinner in amongst many horizontals. Not an ideal situation at all, but unless anyone wants to team up I will be attacking indiscriminately, using the flipper and spikes to fend people off until I have the disc spun up and then go after whoever's nearest and smash them. Rinse, repeat, try not to break down.

4x4 vs. 13 Black vs. Envy vs. Typhoon 2

Feed the cloth to 13 Black in the hope that it may clog up one of the discs, then go for Envy or 13 Black and try to clamp it and feed whichever one it is to Typhoon 2 (or if I somehow grab Envy, use it to knock Typhoon away again and again until it stops). If that somehow works, go around clamping robots and driving them into Typhoon or the pit.
I'm open to teamups here, although I doubt anyone will want to

Gabriel IV vs. Novastorm vs. Walk Don't Run 5 vs. E Clawdius Unum [2]

Myself and Mr. McGregor are teaming up again here Go for Novastorm, Clawdius has the better armour and can take out WDR easier by bending the shuffling feet with the crusher I think. Generally flip Novastorm over and over until such a time as it exits the arena, be it over the fence or down the pit, and then if WDR is still walking, flip it down the pit or out as well.

Best of luck to everyone, here's to a w00ty tourney with Liam's w00ty battles

[team_orr]

Re: The Easter Bunny Tribute Championships 2009

CrOoKeD:

flip lethal weapon before he spins up then run like hell... flip, push pit! perhaps o.o.t.a if possible!

pick-axe-of-doom:

urm... axe axe axe! if a.n.a.t.b can implode on impact :shock: then i will axe then push/drag him into the side wall/other robots! keep away from iron awe and axe/pit final cut or attack iron awe if i see the chance...

Typhoon: spin...kill...leave...haggis...take trophey...eat easter eggs! keep away from flippers until up to speed!

259: spin kill and keep away from flippers



jack

[kodster]

Re: The Easter Bunny Tribute Championships 2009

It won't explode on impact; I'm just re-iterating in my own words what Joey said about its instability, which could kill it off. Of course Joey may be wrong, though...

[steven_mcg]

Re: The Easter Bunny Tribute Championships 2009

Hooray, it's back!

HEAT A
ROUND 1
CrOokEd VS JACK-IN-THE-BOX VS Lethal Weapon VS N3

As I'll be teaming up with Mr Joey, I'm going to focus my attention on CrOokEd first, hoping either to pit it or flip it out the ring. My wedges and skirts should make it very hard for CrOokEd to get underneath me (And rather easy for me to get underneath it) and my good pushing power should allow me to push it wherever I want. Once it's been disposed of, help N3 take care of Lethal Weapon in the same way.

Looking forward to this one, Liam!

[samuel3764]

Re: The Easter Bunny Tribute Championships 2009

Tactics for all my robots are to kill and push anyone who comes near.

[dinowarrior]

Re: The Easter Bunny Tribute Championships 2009

Hey! That's not fair! You said I had until midnight. It isn't anywhere NEAR midnight! It's CLEARLY 8:07pm (7:07pm) by the official forum time. Nowhere NEAR bloody midnight.

How dare you!

Because it's not midnight, I still have every right to enter! And here are my entries.

ORKA RV

Weight: 100 kilos
Body Shape: Basic Invertible box-wedge shape. 1m long, 0.8m wide, 0.3m at maximum height.
Speed: Some 15mph
TC: 0
GC: 8mm, 0mm at front.
Wheels; 6 inner
Armour; 7mm titanium
Power; 3x 12v batteries, powered by S28-400 Magmotors, at 24v.
Colour; Black with white patches
Weapons; A pneumatic CO2 powered flipping arm that spans most of the robots length. It can throw some 400 kilos and has about 50 flips. Although the arm itself is quite narrow (about half the robot width), the flipper plate expands the full width.
Srimech: It's a both-er. It can run inverted AND self-right using the arm.
Inspiration; I've always liked Orcas. Adding the K made it sound more dangerous.
Strengths; Weapon
Weaknessess: Hard to turn


DIE-REVERTA-TOPS

Weight; 100 kilos
Body Shape: A variation on the Wedge shape...it's sort of shaped like Spawn Again, but is more closely sized to Firestorm.
Speed; 15mph
TC; 0
GC; 0mm at front, 10mm at sides and back.
Wheels; 4 inner
Armour; 8mm titanium
Power; 3x 12v batteries, powered by S28-400 Magmotors, at 24v.
Colour; Green, with Killer Carrot style wrinkles, mouth and eyes. One of the eyes has a plaster over it, the other is a black eye. A few bandages are painted on this time.
Weapons: A large pneumatic rear-hindged CO2 flipper, capable of flipping a tonne or so. Mounted on the flipper, and powered by its own Bosch motor, is a roller. This is designed to thrust the robot out of the way of oppodents when flipped over, so it can self-right safely. This feature, I believe, is unique.
Srimech; It uses the flipper to self-right.
Inspiration; I've always liked Dinosaurs.
Strengths; Completely revamped, now much easier to control, turn and should flip harder.
Weaknessess: Still very much experimental.

AXE-O-LOTL

Weight: 100 kilos
Body Shape: Comengetorix shaped (box-wedge?), a metre long, 70cm wide and 30cm high.
Speed: 20mph
TC: 0
GC: 0mm at the front, 6mm elsewhere.
Wheels: 4 inner
Armour: 3.25mm Hardox all around.
Power: LEM130's at 36 volts, ala Storm 2. 3x12v batteries.
Colour: Has interchangable panels. One set is pure black, the other pure white with pink tinges.
Weapons: A very nasty pneumatic titanium axe, with the power of Dominator 2. The head is diamond tipped, and the whole weapon is VERY persistant. It can fire about 40 times in one fight.
Srimech: The axe rights the robot. The robots body is designed so it can't be side stranded.
Inspiration: My favourite amphibian, the axolotl.
Strengths: Powerful weaponary
Weaknessess: Obviously a limited CO2 supply.

And my realie will be S3

And next time, don't be so ruddy impatient.

[joey_picus]

Re: The Easter Bunny Tribute Championships 2009

...Chris...he CLEARLY made that post with reference to midnight yesterday...

[dinowarrior]

Re: The Easter Bunny Tribute Championships 2009

He also CLEARLY said that the place would be reserved until Friday. Friday hasn't even FINISHED yet.

(And I thought the date said Apr 2nd anyway. My mistake on that part. But that still doesn't excuse the fact he closed the role one day too early)

[joey_picus]

Re: The Easter Bunny Tribute Championships 2009

(deleted, Joey fail)

[dinowarrior]

Re: The Easter Bunny Tribute Championships 2009

Either way around it, he still could have been a little more specific.

[joey_picus]

Re: The Easter Bunny Tribute Championships 2009

He seemed specific enough to me, he said right at the top of the page 'Chris will be replaced by Anthony Politzi at midnight if he doesn't get his entries in', but since that evidently isn't specific enough...can I ask if there's a good reason why you couldn't enter back when you reserved? If there was a good reason, and you'd said why, I'd think Liam would have been more accomodating of you entering a day or so late.

In any case, he's off on holiday tomorrow and probably wanted the tactics to be ready for him to write fights when he got back, since he said he may not have internet access on holiday.