Das Uberhypo Sign-ups

Okay, after VRW Series 3 ends, I'm planning to start a new, rather unusual tournament called Das Uberhypo. It is what its name says: The Ultimate Hypo.

Rules: I need 12 people to enter 8 robots apiece.

Notes:
You cannot enter realies.
Regular weight limit for Wheeled is 100kg.
Regular weight limit for Tracked is 110kg.
Regular weight limit for Shufflers is 150kg.
Regular weight limit for Walkers in 200kg.
Passive Robots are allowed.
Clusterbots can have up to 999 parts. (Eg: Frank's Hundreds of Thousands)
Flying robots aren't allowed, but hovercraft robots are.
You can reserve spaces, but after a week of inactivity(failure to give me your stats), I will eject you.

Let the sign-ups begin!

...remind me why we should enter a tournament which we are 100% sure is going to be hypoed? :proud:

...yeah...I enter tournaments to have my robots in some good battles, if the tournament is going to be a hypo then I won't enter it.

I'm sorry... It's just the fact that I want to prove that, for at least 1 season, a purely hypothetical tourney can exist.

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Originally Posted by corsair_lightning

I'm sorry... It's just the fact that I want to prove that, for at least 1 season, a purely hypothetical tourney can exist.

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We've had one, it was called The Crash And Burn Tournament 3 XD

Actually, It wasn't a pure hypo tourney, like this one.

Modifying the rules:

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Originally Posted by corsair_lightning

Okay, after VRW Series 3 ends, I'm planning to start a new, rather unusual tournament called Das Uberhypo. It is what its name says: The Ultimate Hypo.

Rules: I need 12 people to enter 8 robots apiece.

Notes:
You cannot enter realies, unless you actually own them. (Eg: Leo owns Splinter, Shane owns Envy, etc.)
Regular weight limit for Wheeled is 100kg.
Regular weight limit for Tracked is 110kg.
Regular weight limit for Shufflers is 150kg.
Regular weight limit for Walkers in 200kg.
Passive Robots are allowed.
Clusterbots can have up to 999 parts. (Eg: Frank's Hundreds of Thousands)
Flying robots aren't allowed, but hovercraft robots are.
You can reserve spaces, but after a week of inactivity(failure to give me your stats), I will eject you.

Let the sign-ups begin!

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Originally Posted by joeychevron

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Originally Posted by corsair_lightning

I'm sorry... It's just the fact that I want to prove that, for at least 1 season, a purely hypothetical tourney can exist.

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We've had one, it was called The Crash And Burn Tournament 3 XD

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...I'm never going to hear the end of this, am I? -_-;

Don't worry Kody, yours wasn't a purely hypothetical tourney. You at least got some work done on it.

You know what, Mark...I'll do it. Just because I'm insanely bored at the moment and can't pass off time properly. And besides, it may be a hypo, but since it's intended to be one, I guess it's like ARC then. :proud: (w00t for SZF being a semi-finalist there, yay. Oh, and Joey, if you read this message, see my PM)

Wedginator 9.0
Shadow Zone Forever
Seung Mina V
Tira V
Krackotoa
Troubloon 6
Corona (replacing The Zodiac; stats and render soon)
Absolution (render soon)

Stats here. Yes I moved from ZED, don't ask why. :P

Nick did something like this, but it was possibility outcomes, not results. It was still good, though.

Excellent...

Entrants:

1: Kody Kunz
Wedginator 9.0
Shadow Zone Forever
Seung Mina V
Tira V
Krackotoa
Troubloon 6
Corona (Need stats)
Absolution

2: ???

3: ???

4: ???

5: ???

6: ???

7: ???

8: ???

9: ???

10: ???

11: ???

12: ???

EDIT: Wow... I really didn't expect that.

Nor will anybody else, I reckon. :roll:

Well, at least, I should say thanks for entering. I don't think anyone else will, though...

To be fair this COULD work, nobody ever said all tournaments had to have the same format and I have a feeling there may be some idea behind this. Yet so far I cant say I see the advantage of an all-hypo tournament, could you convince me of that Mark? :)

Well, to start with, more can be made, and in these times, since most tourneys are either in their middle or ending phase, I'd thought I'd start one that could be prolonged, but could also be a bit fun as well. Plus, it's easier to do a massive hypo rather then the minor tourneys that are going on now. I don't know, maybe I was just being stupid, but I thought it was a good idea. Please at least enter it and see how it works. You can't claim an idea is good or bad unless you see it in action.

I understand this looks a bit ridiculous, but could we try it just once? If the first Season of Das Uberhypo doesn't work, then I won't make another, but if it does work, I think I'll make more. So please enter, if not because this is a half-decent tourney, then because I need to see if it'll work.

Also, a difference will be that tactics will be needed.

Now excuse me. (Goes to work on the arena and house robots)

...lemme get this straight Mark...you're doing house robots and an arena for a hypo...when do you expect to use these house robots and arena? They're usually used in full size battles to add flavour, I have no idea how you're going to work them into a hypothetical (ahich I understand to be a 'what would have been' list of winners and plain results)

Joey, would you like me to give you an example of one of the possible Das Uberhypo battles?

...I think I need one to help me visualise how all this would work :P

Example: CYRILIUM MACH 3 AND THERMIDOR 2 won their fight after Cyrilium shoved Brutus Maximus into Sir Killalot's CPZ, where Killalot tore it up, and Thermidor 2 pressed the pit release button, and shoved The Creature down the pit.

Being a hypo from the start at least gives it a chance of actually being finished :mrgreen:

True, but this is, per se, and advanced hypo, which is a hypo with a bit more detail in the fights.

Okay, since this isn't working out, I'm going to give everyone 1 more week to enter this. If nobody else does, I'm going to fill the open spots up with Realies and my own robots.

There are a few reasons for your lack of entrants, Mark...

1) People remember what you did before and aren't so keen to enter.

2) Fanfic is rather inactive right now, as most of the vapourboteers are taking, or are studying for, their exams.

3) We prefer to see fights rather than results. It would please us more to see you write improved fights than just giving up and doing only hypothetical tournaments.

So what I'm trying to say is: be more patient. I opened sign-ups for C&B2 about 3 months before line-ups actually were posted. I believe the same have happened with PTT, VFT, and NSBFL.

Also, entering your own bots in your own tournament is considered unfair, unless there is somebody co-hosting it with you. (this happened with me and AJ, but FVAL was epic fail, so... XD)

If you insist on entering your own bots, I will withdraw. Please, have some patience, Mark. It's not hard...

1: I understand.

2: Good point, however since I'm homeschooled, I'm one of the few people who doesn't have to do that.

3: You know what? You're right... If there's a good battle in the lineups, or a rivalry, or something big and destructive, I'll make a nice detailed battle about it.

I understand, but well... Patience is not one of my greater strengths.

1) If you truly understood why people were angry at you, you wouldn't be doing this sorta thing in the first place.

2) Again, had you understood why people can't reply, you wouldn't be doing this. It's the wrong time of the year to be starting a major tournament...not like it's not been done before, but still... :proud:

3) People don't like to see any hypothetical results. Hypos should only be done if there is no viable alternative. I only hypo'd the rest of C&B3 because I had absolutely no time on my hands, and had lost interest in that particular place in the tournament. Another example: Steve had to hypo what was left of PTT5 because he was interested in other stuff, and also his schooling was getting in the way. In other words, a completely hypothetical tournament is pretty much meaningless to most of us. I'd start over with an actual tournament, if I were you.

4) Learn patience! Truth be told, I am not really a patient person myself (having a slight mental disability, but you knew that by reading past posts...I hope), but I've found quite a bit over the past few years dealing with Fanfic (and other FRA stuff), having to cope with its cons. If I can do it, so can you.

I'm not trying to be mean, Mark, I'm trying to wake you up and make you see the big picture. It's spring, people can't be arsed to enter, and especially if you're doing a hypo tourney. Make an actual tournament, or don't make one at all.

Okay. Leo or Kane or some admin/mod: Please lock this, delete this, and throw it in the Thames River.

I'll lock the topic, but we are not that keen on deleting stuff. Besides, it may give you some place to reflect when you jump in head over heels into another tournament.