Robot Wars: The Legends Return

[kodster]

Re: Robot Wars: The Legends Return

Major Tom's tactics - hit things until the inevitable break down

Brutus Maximus - Go to the flame pit, set myself on fire, then crash into opponents and hope they get set on fire as well. Pyrotechnics, baby!

[eene]

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Does anyone have any more tactics, perhaps for Diotior and Mace II? Just wondering, because I didn't want to start the fight without a proper idea of what should happen

[eene]

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Perhaps this will clarify things

Heat B

Major Tom VS Razer
Splinter VS Stegosaurus

Heat C

259 VS Scutters Revenge
TRACIE VS Tough as Nails

Heat D

Brutus Maximus VS Hannibal
Robochicken VS Rosie the Riveter II

The special events will be kept as a surprise

Hopefully this will make tactics and predictions more easier to think of

The next battle will be up later tonight. Any objections, thumbs ups, thoughts

[eene]

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Sorry about the delay

BATTLE TWO

From Dublin, in Ireland, Diotior!

Winners of three Sportsmanship Awards, this robot is famous for catching fire thanks to its red and black fur. Its weapon is a lifting scoop powered by springs, but it is slow and as said before, does burn easily!

From Hastings, in East Sussex, Mace II!

This team entered the first clusterbot in Robot Wars, Gemini. They've returned with Mace II, who made it to the semifinals of Series Two and Three. The main weapon is a front flipper, but at the back is a flail. It has no scrimech, though.

Roboteers, stand by!

B1: Diotior
B2: Mace II
House Robots: Matilda and Sir Killalot

3-2-1: Activate!

Two good robots here, but Mace II is the more successful in the past. Now it gets under Diotior and flips it up, but not over! Diotior comes back down and turns around. At the controls of Mace II, Shane Howard and Martijn Benschop. Diotior gets the scoop under Mace II this time and ALMOST flips it over, but not quite. Mace II recovers and backs in Diotior. The 3000rpm flail isn't doing much to the actual armour, but is stripping Diotior of its fur! Diotior gets under the side again. Is the scoop broken? Its pushing Mace II towards Matlida's CPZ! Matilda turns around and Mace II...OH! Mace II got hit by Matilda's flywheel and the front is slightly torn. Mace II gets away, but Diotior rams into it again and pushes it towards the wall. Mace II breaks free and goes to the centre of the arena. Diotior gives chase, but Mace II presses the pit release button! Now it focuses on Diotior, getting under it and lifting it up again, but Diotior is holding its ground here. Down it crashes, and turns to get the scoop under the side of Mace II again. The scoop flips Mace II up and ONTO its side! I thought Diotiors scoop was immobolised, but they were waiting for the right time to use it! I don't think Mace II will self-right from there. Its over for them. Sir Killalot waits in the background as Refbot comes in.
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10!
A good start by Mace II, but Peter Redmond, Liam Eliot and Diotior go through to the heat final! Matilda comes in with her flywheel again on Mace II and SMASHES it onto its top! A piece of metal went flying into the air. That flywheel can cause so much damage. Sir Killalot picks it up by its flail and carries it...where will Killalot dump it? In the pit? Out of the arena! Oh, there. The floor flipper. Diotior waits in the distance as Mace II flies through the air and crashes back down to earth. Killalot pushes it towards the pit, and down Mace II goes!

Cease!

Mace II in the pit!
Diotior go through to the heat final.

So next up, the heat final:

101 VS Diotior

But first, a special event between six of the biggest flippers in the business, the Flipper Frenzy!

Hope you liked the fight, sorry if you didn't

[eene]

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Its getting mighty lonely here

[corsair_lightning]

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Well, I'm here.

[eene]

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Perhaps another fight would attract more pilgrims from across the forum

[swimm3r]

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Tactics:

Get under, push. Don't bother flipping unless there's a good opportunity for damage so that I don't leave the area under the scoop open to a shove from 101. I think Diotoir is a better pusher anyway?

Good luck 101 and whoever entered you

[joey_picus]

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Diotoir had Bosches iirc, 101 had the same motors in series 3 but used Iskra 800s in series 4...with the tracks might have been a better pusher, but who knows? :P

Tactics are to push Diotoir in the pit, avoiding the flipper. Good luck to you as well Liam

[corsair_lightning]

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My prediction of the fight: 101 to push Diotoir into the pit after Diotoir catches fire.

[eene]

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Thanks for posting, guys

Welcome back to Robot Wars: The Legends Tournament! So far, 101 and Diotior are in the final where they will fight for the first place in the grand final. But first, a special event, about flippers

FLIPPER FRENZY

From Ipswich, in Suffolk, Chaos II!

They won Robot Wars twice with that Co2 powered flipper. Chaos II has flipped more robots out of the arena than any other robot.

From Staffordshire, Bulldog Breed!

A semi-finalist, where X-Terminator beat them. A normal wedge with a powerful flipper, but it is easily damaged by axes.

From Surrey, Dantomkia!

Also a semi-finalist, but aside from the flipper, it can spin on the spot and whack other robots. It is unreliable, though.

From Hampshire, M2!

They beat robots such as Pussycat and Tiberius III in the past. Its fast and powerful, but the wheels are easily punctured.

From London, in Greater London, Roobarb!

This robot made it to Round Two last time. They claim it has special armour, but that hasn't stopped it from being beaten in the past. Will it turn into custard here?

From West Sussex, The Grim Reaper!

Will it scare the others away? Hopefully with its powerful flipper that helped it into the semi-finals last time. But it can't do any real damage and the wheels are exposed as well.

Roboteers, stand by!

B1: Chaos II, Bulldog Breed, Dantomkia
B2: M2, Roobarb, The Grim Reaper
House Robots: Sgt Bash and Matilda

3-2-1: Activate!

This should be good! Chaos II is the most successful out there and immedietly THROWS Dantomkia in the air! Dantomkia recovers, only to be pushed aside by The Grim Reaper. Roobarb FLIPS M2 over, but M2 self-rights! Bulldog Breed bumps in Dantomkia and flips it over as well. Dantomkia self rights and heads after Chaos II. Revenge in the making here, I think! Roobarb pushes The Grim Reaper in Sgt Bash, who grabs down on the front with his jaws. The Grim Reaper tries to get away, but in comes Matilda with her flywheel. OHH! Theres a gash in the side of The Grim Reaper! Sgt Bash lets it go. Is The Grim Reaper OK? M2 chases after Bulldog Breed. The pit release button opens, you heard the siren. Roobarb opened it, but Chaos II comes in and FLIPS Roobarb over! Roobarb self-rights. Dantomkia is standing still. Is it immobolised? The Grim Reaper is OK, but Bulldog Breed pushes it towards the wall and flips it...NO! The Grim Reaper just staying in there, but its against the wall. It self-rights and heads back in the fight. The Refbot is counting out Dantomkia. We know its unreliable, and Mike Lambert is heading out.
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10!
Matilda hits Dantomkia with her flywheel. No damage, but its still out. The Grim Reaper chases after Bulldog Breed, but gets sideswiped by Roobarb and pushed towards the wall again! The Grim Reaper flips itself free. Chaos II pushes M2 over the flame pit! Is M2 OK, because I don't think its moving freely! OH! What was that! The Grim Reaper drove itself into the pit! What a shock. Bulldog Breed flips Roobarb over. Roobarb self-rights, but how much CO2 has it used up. How much have ALL of our robots used up? Sgt Bash and Matilda push Dantomkia towards on the floor flipper...OH! Chaos II flips Sgt Bash onto his side! M2 pushes Bulldog Breed away. Total mayhem out there! M2 isn't moving freely anymore. I think its been immobolised on one side. Refbot comes in.
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10!
Well done to them, but M2 is out. The last ten seconds count down. Bulldog Breed FLIPS Roobarb up, but not over. Chaos II crashes into them and pushes Roobarb into the wall.

Cease!

What a fight! The judges will have to decide who is the winner of the Flipper Frenzy: Chaos II, Bulldog Breed or Roobarb!

Bulldog Breed: S: 2 C: 2 D: 1 A: 3 Total: 8

Chaos II: S: 2 C: 2 D: 1 A: 2 Total: 7

Roobarb: S: 2 C: 2 D: 1 A: 2 Total: 7

A close fight, but Bulldog Breed wins! Well done to them.

Next up, the heat final between Diotior and 101!

Can anyone guess why Sgt Bash and Matilda were in there

[joey_picus]

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...they were the house robots in the first annihilation of the house rob...uh...flipper frenzy?

Good stuff Elliot, looking forward to the final.

[dinowarrior]

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Chaos 2 has only flipped 6 robots out of the arena, Dantomkia's done in 9. Since when was 9 smaller than 6?

[eene]

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You're right, Chris. Sorry about that. I should have put it was the first robot to flip another out of the arena

Next battle up tommorow, maybe

[eene]

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Welcome back to Robot Wars: The Legends Return! Its the first heat final of the series

HEAT FINAL

From Kettering, in Northamptonshire, 101!

From Dublin, in Ireland, Diotior!

Roboteers, stand by!

B1: 101
B2: Diotior
House Robots: Cassius Crhome and Sir Killalot

3-2-1: Activate!

101 is the fastest here, but Diotior has that scoop. It turns to get under the front of 101, but 101 turns to push Diotior from the side. Diotior swerves away and gets under one side with the scoop. Now it pushes 101, but it doesn't flip yet. I wonder why? 101 escapes, but Diotior gives chase. 101 turns around to push Diotior away, but Diotior gets the scoop under again and FLIPS 101 up, but not over! 101 crashes back to earth and bashes into Diotior again. Diotior pushed, but its difficult to get hold of, Diotior. 101 has a spike, but I don't think it'll do any real damage. Diotior backs away onto the flame pit! Oh, dear! 101 pushes them again, underneath the raised scoop towards Cassius Chrome, who pushes Diotior out of his CPZ. The fur is burning away. 101 pushes it towards the pit release button, but Diotior pushes back! 101 breaks free and backs away. Diotiors scoop is in the normal position again, so will it flip 101 over? 101 presses the pit release button. Thats a tactic popular in Robot Wars nowadays. 101 bashes into Diotior again. The fur, look at it, theres nothing left almost! Ha-ha! Diotior, OH! It flips 101 again, but 101, with those tracks from a washing machine, is not flipped over. So Diotior, is still in it here. Liam tries to get to the side again, but 101 crashes in from the back and pushes Diotior towards the pit! Diotior turns away as the last ten seconds count down. Diotior pushes 101 this time, but 101, the tracks are designed for extra traction, is holding its ground. What a fight!

Cease!

A close battle. The judges will have to decide who goes through to the grand final!

101: S: 3 C: 2 D: 2 A: 2 Total: 9

Diotior: S: 2 C: 2 D: 1 A: 2 Total: 7

101 goes through to the grand final! Well done to Joey McConnel and Mike Franklin! Comiserations to Liam Elliot and Peter Redmond, but they did well to get this far!

See you later with Heat B

Sorry if that fight seemed boring. I didn't see a way how both could really do anything to each other, other than push each other around. Its boring when they just push each other around

Complaints, thumbs up are welcome