Quote Originally Posted by NKT View Post
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.
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.