String isn't allowed, it's classed as an entanglement weapon, which is illegal as per the build rules. Sacrificial armour is a thing, but it might work against you if it comes to a judge's decision and there's bits of your robot all over the place.Quote:
Originally Posted by NKT
Problem is, that leaves no way to counter a robot with a brutal fast spinning weapon. Shard & Drumroll, & the winning robot Conker 3, are all basically impossible to stop. Watch the videos of Shard throwing other robots out the ring in under 5 seconds, or the poor remains of Loki 2 limping around after the scoop & then lifter arm are ripped off...
There were bits of non - sacrifical armour littering the place!
Yes, it's impressive, but it's going to need rule changes soon. 5 seconds bouts aren't that much fun for the watchers, nor the losing build teams.
Oh I've seen them in action, I know. Heavy enough armour and good driving can counter them though. Omega seems to usually come away relatively unscathed.
Just gotta build something strong enough to take the hits, maneuverable enough to get round the sides, and powerful enough to push them in the pit or get them out of the arena.. There's no perfect design in robot combat. It's like a giant game of rock paper scissors; one design will be great against another design, but may be weak against others. There are ways to beat big spinners, just until now it's not something that has been so dominant, so hasn't been designed against as much. It's still much better than the previous few years of flippers winning every fight in 5 seconds by throwing things out of the arena..
Is the arena floor steel? Because if it is, electromagnets might be the way to go...if they are allowed in the build rules - don't remenber there was any mention of them being illegal. It is possible to find electromagnets with a pull of 300kg, so if you build a strong brick type machine which could glue itself to the floor, spinners would be in for a very hard time....
Wasn't doing any testing for this idea yesterday at all... *shifty look*
Magnetise the whole floor. Now that would be fun :-)
There are plenty of 5 second matches with flippers and they generally win the event too. Changing rules just lowers the challenge and excitement - building a better bot is the solution if you want a longer fight and more even results.Quote:
Originally Posted by NKT
Nah you won't :eek: but if you're hit hard enough you might fly off with a piece of the floor attached! :rofl:Quote:
Magnetise the whole floor. Now that would be fun :-)