*spoilers* Can we stick the review in this thread pl

quoteTwo of the more memorable fights of the last series were Dantomkia doing that to IG-88, and Gravity doing that to Dantomkia! Neither of those fights or bots were boring!/quote

They were also the shortest, and a total turn-off to watch (how you can say that 10-second fights are not boring is beyond me). And given that those two robots use nothing but that tactic every time, that means that most or all fights involving them last a few seconds, hence theyre boring IMO. (Dantomkia especially, see most of its recent fights) Razer was boring IMO because every fight was a predictable one-sided affair that died as a contest after a few seconds. (mainly because Razer never met a robot that could get off the wedge, and thats why Tornado beat them with the cage - because it enabled them to)

I dont know about you, but I like to see a good evenly-contested battle, not a 10-second spectacle. Im not particularly against flippers, and I know that fights involving them can be great to watch, but unfortunately most of them end up being either brief (due to that ridiculously low arena wall or no/broken srimech on the opponent) or one-sided (due to the low ground clearance culture).

But thats all in the past now, hopefully the Roaming Robots arena is better than the RW one.

In my oppinion, razer was never boring, and i personally feel that if a robot has such excellent design qualitys that very few, if any, robots could defeat it, then that does not make it boring. Boring is where 5-4-3-2-1-flip! Oh! and its out!

I like it when two fippers really go for it, but in series 7 no flippers really went for it unless they were near the edge of the arena.

An example is bulldog breed vs hard, bulldog didnt fire its flipper till hard were near the wall because other wise some people would of classed it as a wasted flip.

If robot wars is to continue in this way (i.e 5-4-3-2-1-flip! Oh! and its out!) then no wonder people stop watching it!

Just my thought.

Mike
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Its a very good point Mike, and i agree with you on the Razer issue, but yes many flippers can be tediously one sided, but they can also make for great fights and moments, and many of Robot Wars greatest moments have been centered around flippers. Just a thought.

Mike, if you cant stand flippers, build a robot that can go against them.But take care, Im still developing even more powerfull and effeci«nt ways of launching other machines.

I never said i cant stand them, infact i prefer them to most types of weapons but i am just saying, that 5-4-3-2-1-flip oota isnt fun anymore like it used to be.

if i couldnt stand them then i just wouldnt watch RW, i apoligise if i made it sound that way, as i didnt mean to.

Tho me building a robot to go against would be an intersting project:)

Mike

Back to the Gravity v. Dantomkia fight.........
Dont you think that WJs excellent driving was more of a factor in the outcome by getting into the position straight from the word go to flip Dantomkia OOTA rather than the actual flip itself?
I certainly wasnt bored by that!

It was great driving: both WJ trying to get his flipper in and Mike to try to get away and get his own flipper in. Even if it lasted only 6 seconds the replays were very interesting to watch.
What IS boring ? Knowing that an invincible crusher will crunch into the other robot eventually and waiting until the other dies ? Two robots performing the infamous Robo-walz for minutes on a row ? One robot whacking at another with a hammer or ax without denting it or even causing sparks to fly ? Watching a spinner launch both itself and the opponent into orbit and then see which one did not survive the impact ? Phah, there are so many boring things in Robot Wars that Im amazed we dont find cobwebs on our TV set after an episode.
Grow up people, even the most fascinating book, sport or film still has its dull moments. Learn to live with that. And discover the beauty of Zen... there is a certain elegance and serenity to be found in those boring parts in contrast to the really exiting things... which would not be exiting at all if we had not just experienced boredom anyway...

Surely whats boring is just a matter of opinion anyway, so theres no point saying what is and isnt?

*nods his head*

Wow someone agrees with me