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(Twitter)   Thursdays are ROBOT FIGHTING TIME Get Whiplash from being Hypershocked. Who will win, who will be destroyed? Find out Thurs on Discovery @ 8 PM ET   (twitter.com) divider line
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Original [TotalFark]
2023-01-25 2:54:35 PM  
Original Tweet:
 
Bathia_Mapes [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-25 3:10:59 PM  
Hey, submitter - Please use the LIVE tag for such threads in the future as it makes it easier to spot in the queue.

Thanks!
 
SpectroBoy [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-26 8:30:53 AM  
SpectroGirl and I have been watching battle bots since way back. It's been incredible to see how it has grown. Better engineering, better battle box, better production values.

I just wish they would raise the sound level on the mics inside the box instead of the commentary during the battle. I want to HEAR and FEEL the fight sounds.

ps: YAY battlebots thread!
 
BizarreMan [TotalFark]
2023-01-26 10:59:19 AM  
The "upper desk" inside the BattleBox was an unwelcome addition for us.  It really cuts down on the fight area.

OTOH, we noticed last week that they covered the rails so no more flipping a bot over the side and getting a knockout by a throw out.
 
SpectroBoy [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-26 11:06:37 AM  

BizarreMan: The "upper desk" inside the BattleBox was an unwelcome addition for us.  It really cuts down on the fight area.

OTOH, we noticed last week that they covered the rails so no more flipping a bot over the side and getting a knockout by a throw out.


I am lukewarm on the upper deck too. There is no way to just drive up there, so whoever gets thrown up there just gets a little break to recover.

But I liked the throw out corners. Seemed like sumo wrestling. Thrown them out of the ring and you win.

The kill saws seem to be unimportant at this point.
 
NeoCortex42 [TotalFark]
2023-01-26 12:52:31 PM  

SpectroBoy: BizarreMan: The "upper desk" inside the BattleBox was an unwelcome addition for us.  It really cuts down on the fight area.

OTOH, we noticed last week that they covered the rails so no more flipping a bot over the side and getting a knockout by a throw out.

I am lukewarm on the upper deck too. There is no way to just drive up there, so whoever gets thrown up there just gets a little break to recover.

But I liked the throw out corners. Seemed like sumo wrestling. Thrown them out of the ring and you win.

The kill saws seem to be unimportant at this point.


The kill saws have felt irrelevant for a while now. Even the pulverizers don't seem to be much more than a nuisance most of the time.
 
BizarreMan [TotalFark]
2023-01-26 1:04:25 PM  

NeoCortex42: SpectroBoy: BizarreMan: The "upper desk" inside the BattleBox was an unwelcome addition for us.  It really cuts down on the fight area.

OTOH, we noticed last week that they covered the rails so no more flipping a bot over the side and getting a knockout by a throw out.

I am lukewarm on the upper deck too. There is no way to just drive up there, so whoever gets thrown up there just gets a little break to recover.

But I liked the throw out corners. Seemed like sumo wrestling. Thrown them out of the ring and you win.

The kill saws seem to be unimportant at this point.

The kill saws have felt irrelevant for a while now. Even the pulverizers don't seem to be much more than a nuisance most of the time.


Agreed on the kill saws and pulverizers.  Showy, but I don't think they have impacted any fights for seasons.
 
NeoCortex42 [TotalFark]
2023-01-26 1:33:28 PM  

BizarreMan: NeoCortex42: SpectroBoy: BizarreMan: The "upper desk" inside the BattleBox was an unwelcome addition for us.  It really cuts down on the fight area.

OTOH, we noticed last week that they covered the rails so no more flipping a bot over the side and getting a knockout by a throw out.

I am lukewarm on the upper deck too. There is no way to just drive up there, so whoever gets thrown up there just gets a little break to recover.

But I liked the throw out corners. Seemed like sumo wrestling. Thrown them out of the ring and you win.

The kill saws seem to be unimportant at this point.

The kill saws have felt irrelevant for a while now. Even the pulverizers don't seem to be much more than a nuisance most of the time.

Agreed on the kill saws and pulverizers.  Showy, but I don't think they have impacted any fights for seasons.


If they want to have a dynamic box that actually does something, they'd swap the kills saws for pneumatic launcher panels and replace the pulverizers with vertical spinners in the corners. It would definitely give control-focused bots an even chance against direct-damage buts. Plus it would make the shoving matches after weapons fail more interesting.
 
Metastatic Capricorn [TotalFark]
2023-01-26 6:35:00 PM  
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isamudyson [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-26 8:01:54 PM  
Mini-bots don't deserve to be in the big scary box. They need to be in a revived lightweight class so Dr. Inferno Jr can come operate again.
 
isamudyson [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-26 8:05:51 PM  
Taking Black Dragon in this one.
 
isamudyson [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-26 8:09:41 PM  
Well, shows what I know.
 
Wine Sipping Elitist [TotalFark]
2023-01-26 8:21:14 PM  
BattleBots and Wipeout are two shows I always stop to watch. Pure entertainment.
 
SharkaPult
2023-01-26 8:21:35 PM  
Such fun to watch! Malice should win this one
 
SharkaPult
2023-01-26 8:23:12 PM  
Re: Killsaws, it seems the slots are a bigger danger than the saws themselves, especially with the long skinny forks bots use getting stuck in them
 
SharkaPult
2023-01-26 8:31:28 PM  
Thwack bots are so fun!
 
isamudyson [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-26 8:34:17 PM  

SharkaPult: Thwack bots are so fun!


I have never seen one before, so this should be interesting.
 
isamudyson [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-26 8:39:37 PM  
Yea, Overhaul won.
 
Stud Gerbil
2023-01-26 8:41:23 PM  
Bring back Ziggo.   Best lightweight ever.
 
SharkaPult
2023-01-26 9:29:00 PM  
Horizon is so weird looking
 
AntoninusPies
2023-01-26 9:34:04 PM  
Does someone have to win that fight?
 
SBinRR [OhFark]
2023-01-26 9:34:06 PM  
That was a bit underwhelming.
 
isamudyson [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-26 9:37:35 PM  

SBinRR: That was a bit underwhelming.


And that is being generous.
 
BizarreMan [TotalFark]
2023-01-26 9:54:14 PM  

SharkaPult: Such fun to watch! Malice should win this one


Malice for lucky,
 
BizarreMan [TotalFark]
2023-01-26 9:55:10 PM  

BizarreMan: SharkaPult: Such fun to watch! Malice should win this one

Malice for lucky,


Got lucky autocorrect, got lucky.
 
brigid_fitch
2023-01-26 11:55:41 PM  
I do like the new "Bot must show ANY movement" rule. I was never truly happy about the "controlled movement" as the bar. "Controlled movement" can be very subjective. Just because you're hung up on the box floor and can only move in a circle doesn't mean you won't get free. "Any movement" is objective: you're either at a dead stop or not.  Also, adds time to matches, which is a plus.
 
BizarreMan [TotalFark]
2023-01-27 2:06:55 AM  
That was a hell of a main event.  I bet Matt Vazquez questions helping hypershock when they got stuck the first time.  I almost wonder if if should have been a double knock out.  As hypershock was trapped after bouncing off of whiplash.
 
Unsung_Hero
2023-01-27 10:27:18 AM  

brigid_fitch: I do like the new "Bot must show ANY movement" rule. I was never truly happy about the "controlled movement" as the bar. "Controlled movement" can be very subjective. Just because you're hung up on the box floor and can only move in a circle doesn't mean you won't get free. "Any movement" is objective: you're either at a dead stop or not.  Also, adds time to matches, which is a plus.


It perhaps could become "bot must demonstrate it can move beyond its turning radius".

If you're just doing donuts in place because you only have one effective wheel left... You're done.

Similarly, I think when your primary weapon goes down you should be counted out.
 
UtopianDevil
2023-01-27 10:35:05 AM  
Always love Battlebots. Though I do watch a two hour episode in about 35-40 minutes - just skim through to the fights and decisions and skip all the nonsense.
Agreed that the kill saws and pulverizers are fairly useless at this point other than something to get stuck on. I liked the idea of replacing the pulverizers with spinners.
 
Unsung_Hero
2023-01-27 10:41:00 AM  

UtopianDevil: Always love Battlebots. Though I do watch a two hour episode in about 35-40 minutes - just skim through to the fights and decisions and skip all the nonsense.
Agreed that the kill saws and pulverizers are fairly useless at this point other than something to get stuck on. I liked the idea of replacing the pulverizers with spinners.


Rather than the hammers, blades, and raised deck... I'd like to see a simple uneven floor so the arms race for lowest clearance goes away, and gripping bots have more options.  Make those bots have to cross ridges and such.

And maybe place a block or something so there is an obstacle to dodge behind and around.
 
UtopianDevil
2023-01-27 11:02:03 AM  

Unsung_Hero: UtopianDevil: Always love Battlebots. Though I do watch a two hour episode in about 35-40 minutes - just skim through to the fights and decisions and skip all the nonsense.
Agreed that the kill saws and pulverizers are fairly useless at this point other than something to get stuck on. I liked the idea of replacing the pulverizers with spinners.

Rather than the hammers, blades, and raised deck... I'd like to see a simple uneven floor so the arms race for lowest clearance goes away, and gripping bots have more options.  Make those bots have to cross ridges and such.

And maybe place a block or something so there is an obstacle to dodge behind and around.


I'd be down with seeing a few fights like that to see how it goes.
 
BizarreMan [TotalFark]
2023-01-27 12:06:50 PM  

Unsung_Hero: UtopianDevil: Always love Battlebots. Though I do watch a two hour episode in about 35-40 minutes - just skim through to the fights and decisions and skip all the nonsense.
Agreed that the kill saws and pulverizers are fairly useless at this point other than something to get stuck on. I liked the idea of replacing the pulverizers with spinners.

Rather than the hammers, blades, and raised deck... I'd like to see a simple uneven floor so the arms race for lowest clearance goes away, and gripping bots have more options.  Make those bots have to cross ridges and such.

And maybe place a block or something so there is an obstacle to dodge behind and around.


Bots are already getting stuck a lot on the floor in the race to be lowest bot.
 
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