Mechanical Noise - Series 2

[kodster]

Disco 5 will win here.

[martyn]

quote of paul that is a high seeding position for Martyn

I am going to ignore that

Disco 5 (3) (me) V Shovearound 2
Ok this will be a tough fight. I shall start with my disc facing shovearound so i wont have to turn to face it straight away. I am gonna aim to bash the disc into its lifting forks as although it might not do significant damage there is a chance i can damage them. But more importantly it will knock shovearound away from me meaning it cant get close enough to push me. Hopfuly enough bashes from the disc will damage something inside. If not just keep going untill shovearound dies lol.

[paulc]

Quote of Martyn:

quote of paul that is a high seeding position for Martyn

I am going to ignore that


I was only trying to be nice! Im not an idiot ALL of the time!

[kodster]

Saying that #3 is a high ranking for Martyn is kind of insulting.

[majinb]

#3 is a high seeding for anyone though :wink:

[majinb]

Heat B
Heat Final

Disco 5 (3) vs Shovearound 2

3€¦
2€¦
1€¦
Activate!

Disco 5 spins up its disc like spinners are keen to do, and Shovearound wastes no time ad heads towards Disco like a speeding bullet! Disco goes in reverse, keeping its disc towards Shovearound while avoiding any contact. Shovearound is just too fast and tackles Disco at its front-corner, just outside the reach of that lethal disc! Towards the wall Shovearound goes!
CLANG!
Shovearound slams Disco against the wall fiercely, but in the meantime comes in contact with that vertical disc!
CRASH!
Shovearound€™s front is hit and the entire body of Tony€™s rambot moves upwards and onto its back! Tony€™s marvellous machine works just as good when inverted though, and the damage done is close to non-existent. Disco quickly heads to the shaken Shovearound and attacks its rear€¦
RATTLE RATTLE RATTLE!!!
Disco€™s flywheel hits massive Hardox rear-skirt and knocks it upwards, forming a highly creative rattle in the process. Shovearound accelerates forward, its rear-skirt SLIGHTLY dented. The rambot makes a U-turn to face Martyn€™s mighty spinner again, which eagerly awaits that rambot with its flywheel spinning aggressively. Shovearound comes in, steers, and heads towards Disco€™s side. Martyn turns but Shovearound is quicker right there. Shovearound forks try to penetrate Disco€™s side, but Disco has some nice sprung skirts there! Shovearound fails but still pushes Disco sideways! Disco responds with a quick turn around and its disc hits Shovearounds forks!
CRASH!
Shovearound is swept backward slightly, but those forks receive a good hitting! Disco accelerates forwards€¦
CRASH!
Shovearound hardly recovered from one attack and there€™s the next one already! Disco wants to have another go but Shovearound is slightly quicker to recover this time. The FFW-champ quickly moves backwards and seemingly out of danger. Disco comes in, but so does Shovearound right now. As a matter of fact, Shovearound succeeds in hitting Disco€™s front corner€¦ and gets underneath the skirt right there! Tony accelerates his machine and activates the forks. Nothing happens!
CLANG!
Nothing happens until the arena-wall is reached, that is! Still, Shovearound€™s forks are out of action, a great bummer for Tony. Disco ends up at Shovearound€™s side after being slammed against the wall, and comes in from there!
CRASH!
Shovearound€™s side-skirt receives a hit, paint€™s scratched off, and Shovearound is inverted!

10€¦ 9€¦ 8€¦ 7€¦

The judges have seen enough of it!

6€¦ 5€¦ 4€¦

Shovearound rams Disco with its rear!

3€¦ 2€¦ 1€¦

CEASE

One awesome battle it was, even the judges seem to agree with that.

Damage: Disco 5 (3) ((7 out of 10)*2=14)
Shovearound 2 ((4 out of 10)*2=
Aggression: Disco 5 (3) ((7 out of 10)*1.5=10.5)
Shovearound 2 ((7 out of 10)*1.5=10.5)
Control: Disco 5 (3) ((6 out of 10)*1=6)
Shovearound 2 ((7 out of 10)*1=7)
Style: Disco 5 (3) ((6 out of 10)*0.5=3)
Shovearound 2 ((7 out of 10)*0.5=3.5)

Disco 5 (3): 14+10.5+6+3=33.5
Shovearound 2: 8+10.5+7+3.5=29

Shovearound 2 couldn€™t impress the judges
Disco 5 (3) goes through to the semi-finals!

Coming next:
Heat C
Flank Attack: DT (5) vs SOR 5.5 vs Snakebite IV

Tempest Evileroution vs Metal Sonic Spin Dash vs Star 69

Gimme your predictions, gimme your tactics, gimme your thoughts

[pcbore]

Ehh, not got any wonderful tactical ideas, so Ill just ask Martyn if he wants to team up.

[andrewj]

Flank Attack: DT (5) vs SOR 5.5 vs Snakebite IV

Interesting draw for this fantastic heat! The robot Im actually not looking forward to facing in this match is Snakebite. That low clearance and decent armour is not something Im going to try and crack. Fortunately for me the seeded robot in this match is just the sort of thing SOR can have some fun with. So Ill be targeting the seeded robot in this round and try to boot it out right away. First things first, those wheels! Ill be aiming to take the rubber off those wheels with my spinner as much as possible, and without any traction Flank Attack is almost rendered useless. Next, have some fun with the flipper. You dont get 50mm ground clearance to play with very often, so Im gonna make the most of it and flip this thing around all over the place. Then in terms of defence, it can grab me all it likes! It actually has no motors so Ill just presume Bosch 750s just in case. In which case, if it wants to grab me thats fine because I can shove it around all day long. Tactics? I suggest me and Snakebite target those exposed wheels with our spinners and once the tractions gone, flip it around and if I get bored get it OOTA.

For the other melee in the Heat of Death I can see maybe Star 69 going out first. This heat should be good fun to see.

[martyn]

lol sure, spin up and go for MSSDs sides and try and damage it.

[steven_mcg]

HEAT C
ROUND 1
METAL SONIC SPIN DASH VS Star 69 VS Tempest Evil-er-oution

Boooooo.
Getting in a shoving match with Star 69 probably wont achieve much, so Im going to go nuts and go for Tempest. With the greater top speed, I should be able to keep up with the slippery spinner as it dances around trying to kill me. The plan is to ram Tempest rear-first to stop the blades (and stop my saw flying off). As it starts spinning up again, Ill twirl around and drive underneath. From there, smash it into walls, Martyns machine or the pit.

Oh and avoid Star 69 if I can avoid it. Which I probably cant. In which case, try the same thing on it.

(Message edited by Steven_McG on January 02, 200