w00t again, both my vapourbots went through, and in equally awesome battles! :proud:
Good stuff once more, Richard :proud:
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w00t again, both my vapourbots went through, and in equally awesome battles! :proud:
Good stuff once more, Richard :proud:
In this next battle, reigning champ Wedge Devolution will have its hands full against interchangable Exodus, now fitted with torsion sprung skirts and a hydraulic claw on its wedge!
House Robots: Ultimate Snakebite & King Cobra
3, 2, 1 - ACTIVATE!
As in many previous fights, both robots were aiming to get under their opponents side as they met in the arena centre - with its torsion-sprung skirts, Exodus found it couldnt turn quite as fast as Wedge Devolution, who in turn struggled to surpass the skirting! It managed to shove Exodus in a circular pattern, taking them into the northwest corner - being shoved at a difficult angle against the corner allowed Exodus to escape, but in doing so, it exposed its inverted wedge to Wedge Devo! The reigning champ reacted quickly, firing its flipper and neatly tossing Exodus onto its back! As Exodus landed and tried to run, it was attacked from behind and flicked over again! This time, it managed to evade Wedge Devo, and attack side on itself! The wedge didnt manage to beat Wedge Devos skirting, but the champion was successfully shoved into the arena disc to have its Hardox armour sliced! Wedge Devolution dodged as Exodus charged in for another assault - it reversed into its opponent to pin it against the wall, but that wouldnt do much good! It moved off to turn, and as Exodus reacted, the two robots met head on!
With equal power between them, a stalemate ensued until Exodus broke away and aimed for its opponents side, but Wedge Devolution still turned faster and caught Exodus, pushing it into King Cobra and letting the House Robots axes smash the titanium top! Exodus had to struggle for a few moments before it got away, but that just allowed Wedge Devolution to come under the rear wedge again and flip, this time leaving Exodus propped against the wall! Exodus used its tracks to shift itself, but didnt drop down before Wedge Devolution came in again and gave it a taste of its own medicine - or rather, a taste of the arena disc! Exodus turned again as Wedge Devo charged after it - the two robots ended up parallel before Wedge Devos faster turning allowed its flippers blade to come under Exoduss inverted wedge again. It fired the flipper, and Exodus was successfully tossed over! Managing to run underneath Exodus before it settled, Wedge Devolution decided to finish the rookie, driving it against the pit release! But as it turned, Exoduss tracks were used again to try and run off the wedge, and it was left propped against Wedge Devos side! This ultimately failed to save it as Wedge Devolution turned to get a better grip, then ran Exodus back towards the pit, and down and out!
CEASE!
WEDGE DEVOLUTION GOES THROUGH TO THE QUARTER FINALS!
Now we finish off Round 2, with Back To Rock III taking on Inferno!
House Robots: The Martian & Assassinator
3, 2, 1 - ACTIVATE!
Back To Rock III rushed forward - straight past Inferno and into the pit release! Swerving away from Infernos advance, it then charged head on! It didnt fire its lifting arm quite fast enough and so was spun away, the teeth having struck the front plates! Having failed to fly into the pit, Inferno moved ominously towards Back To Rock, who charged in again, still taking a hard knock itself without sending Inferno towards the pit! As Back To Rock tried to reverse away, Inferno managed to strike it on the side, tearing at the skirt! Dodging another attack, Back To Rock moved back towards Inferno and tried another charge, taking another hit to the scoop which left its front saw motionless! The disc on Inferno was slowed, but it was spinning again when Back To Rock attacked again! This time Inferno struck a front corner, leaving a scar in the titanium armour! Back To Rock now brought its rounded rear into Inferno - flung away again, it charged head on again, slowing the disc some more but still sustaining damage! Backing off a little and bringing the disc back up to speed, Inferno managed to hit Back To Rocks corner again, denting the titanium even more!
Looking unhealthy but still functioning, Back To Rock III reversed back into the pit release while the slower Inferno chased it! It skidded around Inferno and tried charging it towards the wall - but after the hit, Inferno didnt fly quite that far! Back To Rock recovered quickly and with its next rush, managed to send Inferno nearer to the wall! The teeth grazed it, and Inferno was knocked for six, nearer to the pit! However Back To Rock III had been slowed - the hits to the front had jammed the left front wheel! Still, it pressed on, ramming Inferno again, but still the spinner didnt quite go into the pit, and now Back To Rock III had taken even more damage! As the scooper reversed in, Inferno was lucky not to fall in: as the pit closed, Back To Rock limped back towards the release! Inferno came back towards it, and Back To Rock rammed it yet again, only to be flung against the wall with a wide wound in its front panel! Now the damaged Back To Rock was moving even slower, Inferno came back in and ran into the damage it had already caused, ripping the panel open even more! This attack didnt tear the panel off, but it was enough to switch Back To Rock III off! Inferno spun down as its brave but knackered opponent was counted out!
CEASE!
INFERNO GOES THROUGH TO THE QUARTER FINALS!
So now we have the draw for the quarter finals:
Troubloon 6 vs Wedge Devolution
SoR X vs Wedginator Devilution
Achilles vs The May Tracks Has You
Inferno vs System Shock 4.0
Send in those tactics and predictions! And thanks for the positive comments - Im glad I can still please!
Still wooty as ever for the most part Richard, keep on going :)
PREDICTIONS:
Wedge Devo to get Troubloon down the pit after much flipping
Wedginator vs. SOR X...not calling this one. Sorry, but its close and could genuinely go either way. :proud:
May Tracks to get Achilles down the pit after much flipping
Inferno has got to catch fire at some point. Its a physical impossibility, and that goes for both the chances of it winning and the robot itself. :P
Seriously, running two Mags at 36v with no mention of any protection on them...Pauls toast. He has to be. :proud:
Yesh, good ol battles once again, Richie. You can still definitely please. :proud:
Now, quarter-final line-ups!
Troubloon 6 vs Wedge Devolution
Oh...dear. The VFT6 champ. Eek. :S
The ONLY good things are that Im invertible, and there are no OOTAs, so flipping me over does essentially nothing but delay me a bit. However, I cant underestimate Mr. Most Popular Vapourbot, so I will have to do my best.
Stay WELL away from the pit and house robots, and I mean WELL away, and try to immobilize Wedge Devo with the discs. If I can get his flipper to open prematurely, attack the rams. Attacking the skirts does relatively nothing as I dont plan on getting under Wedge Devo, so just keep hitting, hitting, and more hitting, preferably with the rear disc since its higher up.
Son of Ripper X vs Wedginator Devilution
Holy God, YES. :proud: We meet at last, SoR. :proud:
It worked before, so lets try it again. Grapple him with the barbs and send him down the pit. Crash into the spinning rim to stop it first, but try not to get the barbs ripped off, lol. Stay away from the house robots.
Achilles vs The May Tracks Has You
Did these two fight before? Regardless, May Tracks FTW.
Inferno vs System Shock 4.0
Someone please tell me why Inferno got this far. :proud: System Shock through easily.
Lookin good Richie, and good luck to both Steve and AJ. :proud:
Why do people hate Inferno SO much :sad: Hes not THAT bad Kody! Whats he done wrong, dont balme him, blame his fath...oh - he doesnt have one :proud:/:lame:
Troubloon 6 vs Wedge Devolution
Troubloon has done EXTREMELY well so far, and well done toKody for creating such a good vapour thats done so well, but Wedge Devolution is going to make mincemeat out of it, as I believe its Hardox will take the blows and get under the discs each time and flip it about like nothing to win the JD.
SOR X vs Wedginator Devilution
Im siding with Kodster on this one, as his barbs are what that rim is going to hit, and those barbs are as tough as tough stuff :mrgreen: Wedginator to stop the rim and pit SOR quickly.
Achilles vs The May Tracks Has You
Purely depends on who gets under who on a first hit. If Alex gets under, hell control the fight. If vice versa, then Alex is doomed :proud:
Inferno vs System Shock 4.0
Ive done well so far, which is good, but I think I can get further. I wont get through the 4-7mm thick Hardox, and since its a monocoque, no point is trying to remove it bolt by bolt from the chassis, so Ill just go for the aggressive approach - spin up and JUST KEEP HITTING HIM! Liam didnt state shock-proofing, so I should shock-kill him OK. Failing that, try to dent the side armour ONTO the gears and chains and try to stop his wheels turning.
Good luck Liam - please come back :sad:
PS: WOOT! I beat Back To Rock III - the best moment of my day :mrgreen: Awesome fights Richard, and I look forward to the Quarters.
(Message edited by paulc on November 04, 2008)
Paul, Ive tried to tell you whats wrong with Inferno before, sometimes subtly, sometimes not, but the fact remains that youre not listening to me about it.
Thats why we seem to hate it :proud:
Awesome fights Rich, and may I say again what a pleasure it is to see you writing again:)
Achilles... Not the opponant I was expecting, but nevermind.
Tactics as ever are to get under the side and damage the tyres, making him hobble around and thus be unable to manouver as well, and also compromise his front GC. If the wheels are uneven, so will the GC.
Thanks to his waaaay overkill Etek drive and top speed, May Tracks should easily be the more controllable machine.
Im guessing Wedge Devo, Wedginator Devil and Inferno through the other fights.
Great fights again, Richard! You€™re definitely back to your best.
SOR X vs. Wedginator Devilution
This should be a good fight. I€™ll start off by trying to cause some cosmetic damage. The skirts look fairly tasty, so they will be the first target. If I can rip those off it should rack up damage points and allow me to get under it easier. Then I€™ll go for those barbs. They are strong, but I think a few good hits could dislodge them. The 5mm Hardox is probably a bit too tough to damage, but I€™ll have a go anyway. Once I€™m content with the damage caused, I can start flipping. As long as I still have battery life, my flipper should keep going, where Wedginator has limited CO2. So that could play in my advantage. I just need to make use of my weaponry to flip and damage as much as possible. Then try and get it into the pit.
Good luck Kody! :)
Wedge Devo, Achilles and System Shock FTW in the other battles.
Most excellent, Richie! :proud:
QUARTER-FINALS
Troubloon 6 VS WEDGE DEVOLUTION
No sense in wasting good CO2 on an intertible opponent in an enclosed arena. Im going to stay passive for this battle and save the flipper for when it is truly needed. Charge Troubloon right from the off to stop whatever disc is in the way. Quickly try and slide underneath and slam it into whatever hazard is handy - the disc, the CPZs, the Pit, anywhere. Wedge Devo should hold up quite well against the double discs, but Id rather deal with Troubloon ASAP. Better safe than scrapped.
Good luck to Kody and the other survivors!
Also, Liam says he wants to use the lifter set-up for System Shock 4.0 and flip Inferno.