A couple of questions

Hello there...

...I been thinking what shape The Vapourbot Champions League 2005 will take, and was thinking of returning back to the 2002 format of a full league. The question I want to ask is how many people here will want to enter a league so I can get some ideas of numbers. Preferly I want 16 vapourbots but with the current area of vapourbots, this might not be possible.

So what do I want you to do:
Can you post if you are interested into entering the league.

Question 2 -
Whats 2+2?

Thanks in advance
Dave

(Message edited by MrDaveS on September 08, 2005)

i am intrested

uhhhm what is 2002s format anyway? :S

atm I feel like entering every vapourbot challenge that crosses my path, so Ill probably want to enter, but I still wanna know what that format means

Id be interested. Sure, why not?

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uhhhm what is 2002s format anyway? :S

atm I feel like entering every vapourbot challenge that crosses my path, so Ill probably want to enter, but I still wanna know what that format means

The 2002 format was a 10-way league, where every robot faced each other once in a mixture of 1 on 1s and melees.

I dont see anything wrong with a league, Dave - Ill be entering. And 2+2 = 22.

Ill be glad to enter

Im in.
And Dave: Can you PLEASE stop saying FRA is dead? PTT5 got 17 entrants, and even if one person dosent enter, weve still got enough for 16, which is what you aim for. I know it might not be the most active place, but you saying it over and over again that FRA is dying isnt helping any.

well, when one is prepairing a big tournament, and deciding the format, it is always wise to check how many entrants will show up anyway imo :proud:

count me in

Im in, i need to have some tournies, Im on a bit fo a low at the minute in terms of fights with me in.

I won it last year, so I guess Id have to be in.

Im thinking about asking for these details to keep things nice and simple:
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Your Name -
Team Name -
Robots name -

Weapons -
Srimech -
Drive System -
Armour -

Speed -
Ground clearance -

Shape -
Colour -
Picture Location (If any) -

What do you think of this basic stat structure?

I think im in :p You know ill join when i get chance. If the signup goes on while im settling into uni though, youll just have to hold a space and trust that ill get stats in when i can.

Moi, moi moi! :proud:

Count me in... as long as points dont creep into those stats. :wink:

if theres any space im in. (This bit is optional) But If theres going to be one more space then you want it to be then ill play someone to get in

This is a call out for any rules you want to be changed, so far I have:
- Competitors have to be Vapourbots
- The weight limits are:
- 100kg for wheeled robots (e.g. Tornado)
- 120kg for shufflers (e.g. Son of Whyachi)
- 150kg for ‚Ëœtrue‚„ walkers (e.g. Anarchy)
- No flying robots are permitted
- No purely passive robots are permitted (inc. bots with interchangeable wedges and the like.) However, this doesnt not include machines with Stinger-style weaponry as it actually swings.
- Clusterbots are permitted, with no limit to the number of parts (but lets keep things realistic here :proud:). I will also be using the rule that if 50% of the cluster is out, all of it is out.
- There will be 4 set-ups only allowed for interchangeable robots
- 60 Volt limit

(nic... borrowed from steve)

So can anyone suggest any changes to the rules?

If not, sign-ups will start before the months out.

Qustion on the set-up rule:

1) Would me mountign slammers jaws horizontally or vertically (same weapon, slightly different position) could as one set-up or two?

2) What weight category do the followign fall into: a) cheeky boy legs, b) tracks and c) screws

3) Is the cluster rule 50% by mass/weight/volume or 50% of bots?

What weight category do the followign fall into: a) cheeky boy legs, b) tracks and c) screws

a)Cheeky boy legs are just a waste of time... youll need the weight to get anywhere with them
b)Tracks, EOs disgression....
c)Screws, when I actually think about it, are more like an omni directional design, they continously rotate to travel like a wheel so I would say the screw method of travelling deserves a wheeled weight limit, nothing more.

Just my 2 + GST

1 - I will call it as one

2 - Cheeky Boy legs will come under the 150kg limit; Tracks and screws both come underneath the 100kg limit.

3 - 50% by number

a)Cheeky boy legs are just a waste of time... youll need the weight to get anywhere with them

Not much more so than anarchy, but they ar3e far mroe manouverable.

b)Tracks, EOs disgression....

And that is why I was asking.

c)Screws, when I actually think about it, are more like an omni directional design, they continously rotate to travel like a wheel so I would say the screw method of travelling deserves a wheeled weight limit, nothing more.

Shush! no one else has noticed! *looks inconpicuous*

I dont agree with the passive weapons rule. That means half the robots cant enter including things like rammers and translational spinners that use their drive as a weapon. Although the rules say nothing about having no weapon, just no passive ones... :wink: Then you get into the bother of people having an active and passive weapon on their robots. Its a whole lot easier to just let passive weaponry be permitted in my opinion.

Ok, the anti-passive rule will go...

*Sees 16 passive box wedges enter*

I certainly wont be entering a rammer because you seem to be unfond of them and write them out of your tournaments in stupid ways. :)

Make that 15... well under 15 I should think.