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[dogbot4000]

If anyones got any hints and tips of posting better and more realistic battles and tournies please type down here.

[andrewj]

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Good idea Tim, its nice to know you are trying to get pointers to help you out here.

My advice would be to read battles from the top tournaments (NSBFL, PTT, VFT, FAR, MRWS etc) and see how those people write fights. Some of them may be very long but they can show you what people expect from fights. Id also suggest looking at NSIREC and Mechanical Noise (two new tournaments) to see how new writers have started out.

Im sure other people can give you better tips than this but thats a start.

[matty_haka]

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*resents FFW not being classed as a topp tournament :wink:*

[andrewj]

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Well if there were actually any fights... :wink:

[velociraptor]

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What I do, Tim, is just read the stats and tactics, picture the fight in my head, imagine whats likely to happen and write down all the moves the robots make, which usually makes for reasonably long writing, though of course this varies with different robots. I try to make it dramatic, as well. For example (Im making up this quote by the way, I dont know if its actually happened):

Wedge Devolution shoved Forcepower Turbo against the wall and flipped it over the fence.

That sounds pretty boring, but it can be changed to:

Forcepower Turbo found itself unable to escape as Wedge Devolution shoved it against the wall! The wedge fired its flipper, and Forcepower went soaring upward, over the fence and out of the fight!

Exclaimation points work wonders.

[andrewj]

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Although that could be made even more interesting if it said...

ForcePower Turbo managed to get Wedge Devolution on its front wedge and headed towards the arena wall! The sheer power rammed the VFT champion right through the fence! ForcePower Turbo spins in victory and Andy drinks a cup of coffee.

[dogbot4000]

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Now everyone come back with great ideas at 1.30 because during that time AJ will be drinking his coffee.

[andrewj]

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Are you trying to tell me I can only have one cup in half an hour? :sad:

[dogbot4000]

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have has many as you want just dont pour in any alcohol we dont want you being sick on every single hint and tip now would we.

[matty_haka]

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What in the name of bloody hell?

I leave for a couple of days and all sanity breaks loose.

[andrewj]

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I think he spiked my coffee...

[dogbot4000]

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I never spiked anyones coffee it was points at random person Martyn

[andrewj]

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I never spiked anyones coffee it was points at random person Martyn

In English please. :P Martyn hasnt even posted in this thread...

[pcbore]

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Which makes him an ideal candidate to take the blame as it looks like he wont be posting to disprove it

[martyn]

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wtf this is what i get for getting a job get the crap blammed on me :@