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Awesome, almost my heat now as well, for which I have new tactics:proud:
If I remember rightly X-Terminator could only self-right if it landed on its side, so Ill try and flip it so that its on its back. If I cant get rid of him that way then Ill go for the OOTA, and if he gets a dangerous hit with the disc Ill abandon that plan and just get rid of Diablos and push Tsunami into X-Terminator
And I think Infusion will destroy Lightning in the next bout, and the heat E winner will be Tornado or Axe-o-Lotl, could go either way.
May as well post my tactics...
AXE-O-LOTL
My oppodents are, supposingly, Tetanus Booster, Barberous 2n A Bit and Thunderpants. What I DONT know is if Thunderpants is gonig to do a repeat of its heat and never make it into the arena.
If it DOES make it, attack it. It doesnt appear to have anything it can damage me with.
If it doesnt, then my target will be Tetanus Booster. Hit it with the axe constantly. The reason Im going for him and not Barberous is because Im positive Barby will just knock himself out. Otherwise, just go Iron Awe on him.
And we€™re back! :proud:
Laurie Calvert tries his hardest to get Lightning zooming towards Infusion before the deadly ring spinner reaches its ferocious speed, slamming the controls forward with determination. Lightning darts towards its opponent, but it€™s simply not quick enough to stop Infusion - the 28kg spinning mass forcing the dust and debris from the previous fights to be simply pushed aside by the phenomenal quickness of the body. Infusion moves to meet its deadly adversary, the thick Hardox wedge colliding with the sleek wedge of Lightning, However, it is the latter who gets the upper hand, and manages to drive the wedge underneath Infusion, rendering the spinning body useless for the time being. Aaron, tenacious as ever, carries on spinning the body of Infusion and tries desperately to gain some form of traction to manoeuvre itself off Lightning€™s wedge. Lightning carries on driving under Infusion, forcing the Aussie machine further and further up the wedge and nearer the two flippers, which previously ended Thor€™s chances. Laurie Calvert fires one of the flippers on Lightning, sending Infusion over - the teeth on the spinning body slicing into the arena floor, sending wooden shrapnel into the air and littering the arena floor and the competing robots like confetti at a wedding. Infusion - now inverted - gets its spinning body back up to its chassis-shattering top speed and reverses towards Lightning, using its 12mph top speed to get ever so slightly closer to the machine from Essex. Laurie spins Lightning around, just in time for Infusion to ride up the wedge once again. The right flipper on Lightning fires, the CO2 hissing as it flows through the pipes and into the ram - but its too early! Infusion rides further up the wedge, and makes contact with the exposed pneumatic ram. The teeth on the spinning shell rip the pneumatic ram clean out of Lightning, sending sparks and CO2 gas upwards into the air. The impact sends Infusion off the wedge, allowing it to come in on another attack. Lightning - still reeling from that deadly hit - cannot get away inn time, as Aaron sends Infusion in for another bite, this time right into the side of Lightning, slashing the armour as if it was wafer thin. Lightning is send spiralling towards the arena wall, the impact being felt by the audience. Laurie Calvert looks worried, as Lightning appears to be dead - only the small alien on top of Lightning giving it some hope. Infusion, still inverted, carries on spinning in the middle of the arena - it knows it has done enough.
Cease!
Lightning: nothing more than a mere flash in the pan.
Infusion goes through to the Series Semi Finals!
Next time€¦
HEAT E
Tornado (1) VS SawPoint 2 VS Devastator VS Ewe 2
Barberous 2 €˜n€™ a bit VS Tetanus Booster VS Axe-O-Lotl VS Thunderpants
Thoughts? Predictions? Anyone here, or have ya all gone on holidays? :proud:
Nice fights of extreme w00tiness Dan
I predict that Tetanus Booster and Axe-o-lotl will prevail in the second melee, and we already know what happens in the first
Havent forgotten about this, just had other things to do that couldnt be left.
To get this tourn back on track, I wont be doing heat intros. Sorry if this annoys people, but I was aiming to get this tourn finished by September. :)
HEAT E: ROUND ONE
Tornado b(1) VS SawPoint 2 VS Devastator VS Ewe 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWRlYdsU3Fwhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWRlYdsU3Fw
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Barberous 2 €˜n€™ a bit VS Tetanus Booster VS Axe-O-Lotl VS Thunderpants (failed to enter arena)
Booth One: Chris Mason and Paul Snook (Tetanus Booster)
Booth Two: Simon Rafftery (Barberous 2 n a bit)
House Robots: Growler and Mr Psycho.
3...2...1...ACTIVATE!
The spinning drums of Tetanus Booster and Barberous whirr devilishly, the teeth on each drum a mere blur. Axe-O-Lotl does its best to avoid the spinning drums of its adversaries, dodging Tetanus Boosters drum and slamming the axe right onto the bodywork, denting the armouring and leaving Paul Snook furious! :proud: Chris may be pleased that his first strike made contact, but he seems to have forgotten that this is a melee, allowing Simon Rafferty and his Barberous machine to slam into the side of Axe-O-Lotl! The Hardox armouring of Axe-O-Lotl manages to withstand the thunderous impact, but Axe-O-Lotl itself seems dazed, the axe weaponry firing out randomly and looking unable to go back innto the machine. Paul Snook drives Tetanus Booster away from the battle in the middle of the arena - narrowly avoiding Growlers CPZ in the process - and slams into the pit release button, the whirring siren defeaning the arena as the pit descends towards hell. Barberous backs away from Axe-O-Lotl, which has managed to get the axe back into the main body and away from unnecessary damage, and goes in on another slam, hoping to damage the 3.25mm Hardox armouring of the axed machine. However, Chris Mason manages to steer Axe-O-Lotl away from the drum of Barberous, but drives straight into the drum of Tetanus Booster. Luckily for Chris, and unluckily for Paul Snook, Axe-O-Lotls shape causes Tetanus Booster to drive straight up the front of the axed robot, allowing Chris to fire the axe - creating another pretty dent onn Tetanus Boosters bodywork - and clamp it, stopping it from running away. Barberous sees that Tetanus is in trouble and, in a sudden alliance with the other RW veteran, slams into the Hardox armouring of Axe-O-Lotl again, the teeth on the drum sending both Chris Masons and Paul Snooks machines over and onto their side - Tetanus Booster still in Axe-O-Lotls grasp and unable to roll over onto its wheels. Axe-O-Lotl releases its axe in order to self right, allowing Tetanus Booster to quickly scurry away and get the drum spinning up once again. Before Axe-O-Lotl can self right, Simon Rafferty drives the deadly spinning drum once again into Axe-O-Lotl, the Hardox armouring gaining a few superficial scratches, but nothing more on the surface. Underneath the surface, however, something is obviously wrong... Axe-O-Lotl seems statuesque, the axe which was meant to self right the machine worringly still.
CEASE!
Axe-O-Lotl has been axed!
Barberous 2 n a bit and Tetanus Booster go through to round 2!
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HEAT E: ROUND TWO
Tornado (1) VS Barberous 2 n a bit - I reckon this fight would be very one sided. The drum of Barberous would not be able to do severe damage to Tornados front wedge, the latters superb manouevrability and speed coming into play in this fight. Tornado goes through via pitting.
Ewe 2 VS Tetanus Booster - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7pP39W6ITEhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7pP39W6ITE
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HEAT E: HEAT FINAL
Tornado (1) VS Tetanus Booster - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9PAaoAfQD0&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9PAa...eature=related
Next time...
HEAT F
X-Terminator b(10)} VS Apocalypse VS Tsunami VS Diabolus
Fluffy VS Killer Carrot 2 VS Scarey-Go-Round VS Constrictor
Tactics? Predictions? :)
Tactics are in the archives... :)
Newsflash!
As you have seen, I have not posted a battle in this for quite a while. The main reason is because others on the forum have made vapourboteering, well, not fun. Every time I have looked in the FanFic section, somewhere amongst the posts there is an argument, or someone moaning, or a huge debate going on about things that are, in my opinion, trivial.
These disgareements, heated arguments and general n00bish behaviour are making what was originally a happy, fun hobby into a place I have actually started to avoid. If you look through the posts in which these arguments have taken place, you will see I have hardly ever posted or been involved in them, and there is a reason for that.
I cannot be bothered! I am not an argumentative person, so I do not wish to be involved in these arguments.
Why, all of a sudden, do all our designs have to be scrutinised to such a degree that everyones designs are picked at until every single kg is accounted for? I do not see the harm in letting machines that may be slightly overweight into competitions. Shouldnt we allow some margin of error in our designs?
But on the other hand, surely we as vapourboteers make a conscious effort to be supporting to each other and help those who may need help? Its understandable that we aim to have the best designs and win lots of fights, but at the end of the day, its only a bit of fun! The world does not revolve around whether Dervish beats Seung Mina, or if Aaron makes it past round one.
As someone who has been involved with vapourboteering for a long time (not as long as others here, but I am still techncially an oldie), I have seen the forum change from a place I enjoy to a place I avoid.
This is not me announcing my retirement, but me voicing my opinion on matters. I ask that no one posts in this thread after this post, but thinks about their involvement in the forum. What would they prefer, friendly competition or constant arguing? I think the answer is pretty clear.
Thank you for reading. I will try and get this tournament back on track within the next fortnight.
Next battles up on Saturday. :)
wootabega