Quote Originally Posted by k_c_r
A majority seems to be working on the assumption that if HW spinners come along, every existing non-spinner heavyweight is going to get smashed to bits. Verging on mild hysteria at the mention of the 'S' word.
If a spinner comes by, a spinner comes by. If that spinner wins fair and square. Fine.
But don't expect me to participate in a lot of events a year. The mortgage won't wait because a robot got trashed.

Seeing as most of the current HWs are stupidly powerful flippers, I reckon there's more of a chance of a spinner getting chucked out or damaged by a flip before it causes any significant damage to its opponent. Plus, since heavyweight have gotten smaller and their armour thicker, I reckon a spinner is more likely to defeat a flipper/box/other through knocking an internal connection loose than by ripping them to shreds
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Even being ripped to shreds isn't a garanty to losing. Example. Bigger Brother vs Hypnodisk- series . The on site rebuild of Bigger Brother ws a part of the fun. Also, who wasn't feeling sympathy for Splinter in the fight against the same Hypodisk a series earlier?
Other examples. Gravity Vs 13 Black and Tough as Nails Vs Disc-O-Inferno (4 way melee) - both series 7 fights.

I'm not a fan of tapping out; it seems a very American thing and not particularly in the spirit of the game. However I do think sportsmanship has an important role. I like to work on the principle (that I picked up from someone else) that if you're still moving, you're still a target to my machine and I will continue to fight until that is not the case (unless asked otherwise). But once you've stopped moving, there's no need to continue bashing you with a rotating lump of metal so you won't sustain unnecessary damage.
Over here we have another option. Drive into the pit. Would you chase an opponent into the pit?