Oh No!!! It's VRW 5!!!

[death robotics]

Re: Oh No!!! It's VRW 5!!!

mark i have a bit of a problem with the percentage rule
because it might become a shouting match over who should have won
if i were you id stick to fights so its more of a fair way of dealing with it

im not saying its a bad idea but jordan is right about the intercontinetal shouting match

[team_orr]

Re: Oh No!!! It's VRW 5!!!

without meaning to offend, this is just an accident waiting to happen,

what i would do: write fights rather that percentages, but TAKE YOUR TIME! write nice long fights (which means the fights are longer than the intros!) im not saying making them as long as the likes of kody and aj etc but make them long anough to make them entertaining

cos the percentages will just end in disaster :wink:

[corsair_lightning]

Re: Oh No!!! It's VRW 5!!!

Fine then, but if people start pointing out that I'm making major errors, then I'll switch to percentages. I don't want to ruin what's left of my career.

[daliad100]

Re: Oh No!!! It's VRW 5!!!

Je voudrais Tough As Nails et Terrorhurtz comme mon deux autre entres svp.

[death robotics]

Re: Oh No!!! It's VRW 5!!!

Je voudrais Tough As Nails et Terrorhurtz comme mon deux autre entres svp.

what?

[team_orr]

Re: Oh No!!! It's VRW 5!!!

Je voudrais Tough As Nails et Terrorhurtz comme mon deux autre entres svp.

[daliad100]

Re: Oh No!!! It's VRW 5!!!

I would like Tough As Nails and Terrorhurtz as my other two entries if you please.

[corsair_lightning]

Re: Oh No!!! It's VRW 5!!!

Well, I guess this is like VRW3, with 4 bots per heat, but oh well...

Samuel Park
1: Theseus
2: Paralyzation 3
3: Mecha's Revenge
4: Return of Black Death

Jack Orr
1: CrOoKeD eVo
2: I.A.N
3: O.I.D
4: Pickaxe of Doom

Lian Walsh
1: Merry Hampton
2: The Servant
3: Dr. Thwack
4: Druid

Jordan Brown
1: All Bar One
2: Frustum
3: Tough as Nails
4: Terrorhurtz

To heck with the seedings. I don't need them.

Heat A:

All Bar One vs Druid
Return of Black Death vs Pickaxe of Doom

Heat B:

Theseus vs Terrorhurtz
I.A.N vs Dr. Thwack

Heat C:

Paralyzation 3 vs The Servant
Oh, I'm Dizzy! vs Frustum

Heat D:

Tough as Nails vs Merry Hampton
Mecha's Revenge vs CrOoKeD eVo

Tactics, predictions, and a nuke for me to blow up France with, due to it being England's mortal enemy.

[corsair_lightning]

Re: Oh No!!! It's VRW 5!!!

Let's not forget the slightly revised VRW arena:

The Weapon Shop:

The arena is essentially a 20m x 20m platform with pipes above the arena. The walls are 50cm high, and there are 3 of them. The last wall is a polycarbonate panel that retracts downward when a release button is pressed, and exposes the robot to 3 side-by-side conveyor belts with small barbs on them to grab robots. These belts lead to a 3m x 4m pit, and will pull your robot into it. Don't worry about your robot though, as the 6ft deep pit is filled with a section of soft Tempur-Pedic mattress foam, so your robot won't get badly damaged. In each of the 4 corners, there is a propane flamethrower exuding flaming gas at a temperature of 500 degrees Fahrenheit. On the 2 walls opposite eachother, there are 2 140cm wide drums, each powered by a custom built 135hp engine mounted outside the arena. Each drum spins at a dangerous 5000rpm, and puts out over 300kjs! The wall opposite the panel contains 2 CPZs: One on the left side of the wall, and one on the right side. Each of the CPZs is a 4m x 5m rectangle, and contains 1 house robot. in between the 2 CPZs, the is a 10m gap, and on the wall is the button to release the polycarbonate panel and expose the conveyor belts. We're not done, however. There are 6 50cm diameter special alloy pipes running above the arena. These pipes are filled with burning thermite, and purposely leak a bit, so if some drips on your robot, watch out! There's a grill in the middle of the arena that spews out Co2, so if some thermite drips on you, head to the the grill to cool yourself off.

Anyways, start sending in your tactics & predictions now.

[death robotics]

Re: Oh No!!! It's VRW 5!!!

*gives mark an atomic bomb* there you go mate


tactics

dr thwack vs i.a.n: i dont know what it is beside the fact it belongs to jack (good luck mate) so my tactics are to
hammer it to hell, i have a 0 ground clearance and also im very low if hes a spinner, if bashing it dont work hit the pit
release and try to get him down

druid vs all bar one: good luck in your debut jordan anyways ive seen the stats so i know its strengh and
weaknesses, so flip it around the arena (its invertable but meh :P ) and try to stack it on its side

the servant vs paralyzation 3: attack it from behind as im much quicker

merry hampton vs tough as nails: ok for good luck ill write the trains number all over no. 60066 so do what storm 2 did
to it slam it round and pit it

mark this tournie will be great

[daliad100]

Re: Oh No!!! It's VRW 5!!!

My Tactics:

All Bar One vs Druid - My main tactic is to spin up to full speed in translational mode and aim to hit the sides of Druid. If he manages to stop me from spinning then run away in normal drive mode, switch modes and spin up again.

If things don't look too good for me (i.e. he consistently stops me from spinning with little effect on his robot) then switch to normal drive mode and ram everywhere.

Terrorhurtz vs Theseus - Get around the sides and hit it until something breaks.

Frustum vs O.I.D. - Start backwards and charge him down (still backwards) to stop him from spinning. Do a 180 and use the lifter to try and stack it or take it around the hazards, otherwise I'll try the pit.

TAN vs Merry Hampton - Use the favourite tactic of TAN, go for the pit.

[death robotics]

Re: Oh No!!! It's VRW 5!!!

hey jordan tough as nails tactics against rammers useally backfires e.g storm 2 vs tan

and my bot goes 20 mph so the best you can do is get me side (which will be a bit of a problem as im very nippy)


anywho good luck mate

[daliad100]

Re: Oh No!!! It's VRW 5!!!

I know but I can't really do much else can I

[daliad100]

Re: Oh No!!! It's VRW 5!!!

I forgot to say good luck all

[corsair_lightning]

Re: Oh No!!! It's VRW 5!!!

Let's get this thing started, shall we?

Welcome to VRW 5, 5th in the series known as Virtual Robot Wars...

Let's get ready for our first battle, shall we?

Entered by Lian Walsh: Druid!!!

An interesting Mortis-like machine with tank tracks and titanium armour. The real interesting thing is what could be described as a half-body flipper. Not only does the front of the robot lift up, but the top does too.

Entered by Jordan Brown: All Bar One!!!

It hasn't even fought yet, but people are scared of it, mainly due to the specialized translational spinning system inside, which can spin the robot up to 2000rpm. We haven't seen a machine like this in ages, so this machine is a classic design.

As we know, the battle will take place in the Weapon Shop, our new arena, and our first 2 house robots will be(pulls 2 names out of a hat) Magnavox and Wunderbar!!!

The fight will begin in 3..2..1..
Activate!!!

All Bar One is the first bot out, but it's Druid getting to the side before it can spin up, flipping it and driving it into the Panel Release Button. Druid backs away, a very bad idea as All Bar One spins up to full speed, hitting the side of Druid, and making a massive dent in the side!!! All 4 corner flamethrowers light up in their full fury to dramatize the event, as Druid limps over to one of the drums, while Lian makes a plan to hopefully win his first match. However, he isn't aware of All Bar One driving straight in and ramming Druid into the drum...

CRASH!!!

Druid's back section is dented, but Lian runs away. All Bar One drives Druid into Magnavox's CPZ, as the claw of the Mechanized Menace picks up Druid, and crushes into it. Druid manages to use the flipper to pry his way out of Magnavox's claws, but lands on top of a fully-spinning All Bar One. Since he only landed on the top, Lian's machine wasn't majorly damaged, but Druid is clearly showing signs of serious abuse. Wunderbar is spinning up to full speed in his CPZ, as All Bar One shoves Druid in...

BOOM!!!

A massive explosion of sound erupts in the arena, as Druid is hit so hard, he is flung into the drum on the opposite side of the arena, bounces off that, and grinds to a halt in the very middle of the arena. It looks like Lian has given up, but Druid suddenly starts moving erratically across the arena. Lian turns off his transmitter, but Druid still continues driving around the arena. It appears the failsafe was broken on Druid, however since it's still moving, Lian's bot can't be counted out. Druid drives straight into the spinning and celebrating All Bar One, and Jordan's machine ricochets into Wunderbar...

BOOM!!!

All Bar One is flung across the arena and stops in the middle of the arena. Meanwhile, Druid appears to have lost drive on 1 side, as the Guardian lands next to the 2 robots. The Guardian, not knowing what happened, turns on the timer and counts both robots out!!!

1..2..3..4..5..6..7..8..9..10!!!
CEASE!!!

Druid's failsafe appears to kick in, as All Bar One sits staticly on the arena floor.

Mark: Alright... Well... I didn't expect that to happen, so I guess I need to bring in my Judging System...

Rules(Out of 10):
Damage x 3
Aggression x 2
Style/Control x 1

Damage:
All Bar One: 9/10 = 27/30 (Did a hefty bit of damage to Druid)
Druid: 6/10 = 18/30 (That last hit knocked out All Bar One, but it wasn't that effective earlier in the match)

Aggression:
All Bar One: 6/10 = 12/20 (Didn't expect that final hit by Druid, so loses points for that)
Druid: 7/10 = 14/20 (I don't know what happened, but Druid became very aggressive and knocked out All Bar One)

Style:
All Bar One: 6/10 (Quite stylish, with the whole spinning and moving at the same time idea)
Druid: 5/10 (Also quite stylish, I laughed at the robot when it was Out of Control)

Control:
All Bar One: 6/10 (Quite controlled, but it worried me when it bounced across the arena)
Druid: 0/10 (You don't get control points for an Out of Control robot...)

Total:
All Bar One: 51
Druid: 37

And the winner, by a judges' decision, is All Bar One!!!

Coming up when I get their tactics: Return of Black Death vs Pickaxe of Doom!!!