PTT - Regeneration

[kodster]

Excellent featherweight melee, Steve-O

[dinowarrior]

OK, I have NO idea how that happened. Maybe all of my robots need balsawood on them.

[eene]

A very good featherweight fight, Steven.

I suppose Ill have to wait for the lineup in the next heat now

[steven_mcg]

Hehe, glad you enjoyed, lads. Therell be more Featherweight fun soon, but for now, its back to the wars!

HEAT A
ROUND 2
SEMI-FINAL 1
EURYPTERUS EVOLVED Vs NIDHOGG EVO

For this fight, Eurypterus Evolved will be using the hinged wedge.

House Robots - Mr Hyde & Scream

Roboteers, stand by...
3...2...1...
ACTIVATE!

Both competitors are off to a nippy start. Eurypterus Evolved aims to get underneath Nidhogg Evo from the sides, but the manoueverable crusher simply twirls out of its way! Eurypterus aims again, this time only landing a glancing blow! Alex barely has time to try again when Nidhogg manages to slip under his machine from the sides! Joey activates the lifting plate, but Eurypterus manages to crawl off before the claw can be brought into play! Deciding to end this battle as quickly as possible, Eurypterus dashes up the arena and hits the Void Activation Button! The familiar klaxon echoes across the warzone as Eurypterus reverses out of the corner - straight into Nidhogg! Alex hurridly avoids the crusher a second time and the two begin cagily circling each other, angling for an opening. A few moments of tense scuffling occur when Eurypterus finally gets a blow on Nidhoggs side as it tries to manouever away! Taking advantage of the 10mm ground clearance, Eurypterus dives under Nidhogg and begins ramming the Nordic dragon down the arena! Joey frantically fiddles with his controls, attempting to wriggle free! To his delight, he succeeds as they pass the centre of the ring! Eurypterus isnt giving up that easily, however, and charges at Nidhogg again! Nidhogg suddenly turns, causing wedge to meet wedge...and Nidhogg proves the lower! Joey quickly activates his weapons, ensnaring Eurypterus front in the dragons jaws! Wasting no time, Nidhogg begins pushing its captive opponent down towards the Void! Alex tries to escape, but the crushing arm has too tight a grip! Rear on the ground, front in the air, Eurypterus uses what little wheels it has left on the floor to push back against Nidhoggs advances! The rammers actions appear to be in vain, though, as Nidhogg eventually pulls up to the Void! Joey raises the claw, lowers the lifting plate, nudges forwards...and Eurypterus falls sideways off the wedge into the arena wall! Teetering on the edge of the CPZ, Eurypterus bursts forwards and barges Nidhogg aside! Joey barely has time to drop his jaw when Eurypterus pulls into reverse, attempting to pit Nidhogg! A panicky scuffle occurs on the very brink of the Void when Nidhogg gives a sharp turn...and Eurypterus topples bum-first into oblivion!

CEASE!

Eurypterus Evolved goes extinct. Sorry, Alex - survival of the fittest and all that.
NIDHOGG EVO GOES THROUGH TO THE HEAT FINAL!

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HEAT A
ROUND 2
SEMI-FINAL 2
GEHENNA Vs PROPANE NIGHTMARE

House Robots - Surligig & Michael Pliers

Roboteers, stand by...
3...2...1...
ACTIVATE!

Gehenna springs into action, hoping to hound Propane Nightmare right from the off, but the Welsh entry is already spinning up to speed! Gehenna attempts a ram, but Propane Nightmare simply dances aside, landing a glancing blow on the PTT veteran! The two dance cautiously about each other, unsure how to approach. Propane Nightmare soon breaks the stalemate by barging into Gehennas side!
CRRRASH!
The two machines fly away from each other! Gehenna has picked up some nasty scrapes from the impact, but Propane Nightmare has been sufficiently slowed! As the quicker of the two, Gehenna wastes no time in catching up to Propane Nightmare and giving it a good hard shove! Dan tries to manouever away, but Gehenna stays on its case and gradually slides under the 6mm ground clearance! The flipper fires and Propane Nightmare is flicked onto its back! This poses little threat to the invertible machine, however, as it sidesteps and begins to spin up again! Gehenna follows and shunts the spinner, slowing the blades once again! This time, Gehenna twirls around and whacks Propane Nightmare with its own blade! The hammers do little to harm the Hardox armour, but the paintjobs been scuffed good and proper! Propane Nightmare darts to the side and begins to spin up again! This time, it manages to reach a decent speed before Gehenna catches up!
CRRRASH!
The Welsh entry hits Gehenna head-on and sends the veteran reeling! The titanium/vanadium shell has taken a few good dents, but the veteran is still fighting fit as it charges backwards at Propane Nightmare as it spins up again! The two collide in a burst of sparks, but little damage has been done from the blades meeting! Propane Nightmare turns to escape and get back up to speed, but Gehenna blocks it and powers underneath! Dan tries to get off the wedge, but Gehenna is too deep under! Leaving the flipper down, Andy instead heads towards the top of the arena and flips Propane Nightmare into Surligigs CPZ!
CRRRASH!
Propane Nightmare gets a dose of its own medicine as it hits the House Robots whirling claws and bounces away from the corner! Part of the Hardox armour is looking rather beaten, but to Andys horror, Propane Nightmare trundles away and starts spinning yet again! Gehenna follows the newcomer down to the bottom of the warzone, but by now Dans machine is nearing full speed! With a jerk, Propane Nightmare heads towards Gehenna and clips the front wedge!
CRRRASH!
Gehenna twirls like a top as Propane Nightmare is flung the other way! To Andys dismay, one of the front corners is looking badly dented! It looks even worse when Propane Nightmare swoops back over and lands a softer blow! The newcomer is just backing off to start spinning again when Gehenna leaps back into action! Catching up to Propane Nightmare, the PTT veteran rams the young whippersnapper and attempts to slide underneath once again! Propane Nightmare tries to escape, but another charge from Gehenna gets it stranded on the wedge a third time! This time, Gehenna decides to ignore the corner hazards and instead races towards the west wall! Propane Nightmare is thrust into one of the saw blades, creating a shower of sparks as Gehenna fires its flipper! The spinner stays in the ring, however, as Propane Nightmare topples to the side and scuttles back to the arena centre before Gehenna can get back underneath! Andy catches up to Propane Nightmare, but not soon enough! The blades are whirling once more and Dan has put on the brakes!
CRRRASH!
Gehennas front takes another powerful blow from the claws! That stylish black paint doesnt look so handsome anymore! Gehenna narrowly dodges a charge from Propane Nightmare, but fails to avoid a glancing blow to the rear! Noticing that Propane Nightmare has been slowed from the collision, Gehenna heads into reverse and tries to land a blow with its spinning bar! The hammers clip the translational triangle, but the Hardox holds up well! Gehenna tries for a second blow but Propane Nightmare twirls out of harms way, quickly spinning back up to speed! Changing tac, Gehenna turns and charges wedge-first at its rival, only to miss again! The duo once again find themselves in a deadly tango. They seem so perfectly matched in manoueverability that theyre almost moving in synch with each other. Propane Nightmare finally manages to break off the dance, however, with a fortunate manouever to Gehennas rear!
CRRRASH!
The two robots are flung away from each other, Gehenna taking yet more damage! The veteran still has plenty of life in its wheels, though, and now Propane Nightmare has been brought to a crawl! Seizing the moment, Andy sends Gehenna flying backwards into Propane Nightmare before it can spin up again! The blades have been halted, but theres a problem - Gehennas rear blade appears to have stopped working! All those powerful blows must have shaken something loose inside! Andy appears worried, but refuses to let Propane Nightmare escape! The veteran twirls around and drives under the spinner, aiming for the Flame Grill!
10...9...8...7...
The flipper fires and Propane Nightmare tumbles onto a tall column of fire!
6...5...4...
Propane Nightmare shoots out of the corner and begins spinning once more, Gehenna appropriately hot on its heels!
3...2...1...

CEASE!

Both robots screech to a halt near the arena centre. As theyre both still mobile, its up to the Judge to decide who goes through to meet Nidhogg Evo in the Heat Final. Will Gehenna do its family proud or will Propane Nightmares dreams come true?

GEHENNA
DAMAGE = (3/5) * 3 = 9 (Points awarded for the use of its spinning blade and Surligig)
AGGRESSION = (5/5) * 2.5 = 12.5 (Constantly on the attack and rarely backing down)
STRATEGY = (3/5) * 2 = 6 (Failed to stack Propane Nightmare on the wall, but gains points for the Surligig incident)
CONTROL = (4/5) * 1.5 = 6 (Skillful driving throughout, with good use of the flipper)
STYLE = (4/5) * 1 = 4 (The flips and twirls mean many points in this catagory)
TOTAL = 37.5 / 50

PROPANE NIGHTMARE
DAMAGE = (4/5) * 3 = 12 (Dented Gehennas shell up a treat, extra points for disabling the spinning blade)
AGGRESSION = (4/5) * 2.5 = 10 (Dogged and vicious, especially near the end, but loses points for retreating to spin up)
STRATEGY = (4/5) * 2 = 8 (Simple, but effective. Again, points for disabling the spinning blade)
CONTROL = (4/5) * 1.5 = 6 (Relatively restrained despite being bounced about, with some well-aimed rear attacks)
STYLE = (3/5) * 1 = 3 (Elegant manouevering, inelegant attacking)
TOTAL = 39 / 50

THE JUDGES VERDICT: Propane Nightmare wins by 39-37.5

It was a close call, but Gehenna is the putz getting damned for eternity! Oy vey!
PROPANE NIGHTMARE GOES THROUGH TO THE HEAT FINAL!

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Later on...

HEAT A
HEAT FINAL
NIDHOGG EVO Vs PROPANE NIGHTMARE

Thoughts? Tactics? Letters of appeal to the Judge?

Thank you.

[joey_picus]

...oh dear gods

Nidhogg Evo vs. Propane Nightmare

I dont think I can do much to it here, my best hope is to get it down the pit. I shall box rush it and attempt to stop it from spinning, but if it gets spun up I shall refrain from driving straight into its area of attack. Instead, I shall attempt to get it to drive into the walls, the drum, or various house robots in an attempt to get it to hit something and slow down, and from there go in to stop it completely. When or if I manage to stop it spinning, I shall attempt to crush into one of the wheels while also lifting it, if Im lucky this will mess up the drivetrain so if it does get free the engine on that wheel might just stall and leave it impotent. :P
If all the above goes to plan - which I doubt it will but let us see - I shall keep it in my grip in mid air and take it to the edge of the pit, before dropping it down there.

Best of luck to Dan, should be a good fight - and if nothing else Ive beaten Eurypterus once and for all now, Drive is avenged

[team_britespark]

Tactics

Spin and hit it!

Aim for the sides, hoping to wreck the corners of the front wedge so it cannot get under me at all. If it cannot get the wedge under me, then the crusher cannot get into play either.

Good luck Jo-E.

[steven_mcg]

Ta muchly, lads! Now lets find our first Finalist, shall we?

HEAT A - THE STORY SO FAR:
ROUND 1
EURYPTERUS EVOLVED & GEHENNA won their battle after Eurypterus pitted Raging Tempest and Kill Saw respectively.
NIDHOGG EVO & PROPANE NIGHTMARE won their battle after Leprosy Infection and Mobile Failure were knocked senseless by Propane Nightmare.

ROUND 2
NIDHOGG EVO pitted Eurypterus Evolved after nearly getting pushed into the Void itself!
PROPANE NIGHTMARE beat Gehenna on a 39-37.5 judges decision.

And now...

HEAT A
ROUND 3
HEAT FINAL
NIDHOGG EVO Vs PROPANE NIGHTMARE

House Robots - Fawkes & The Taxman

Roboteers, stand by...
3...2...1...
ACTIVATE!

Nidhogg Evo is out of its spotlight like a shot, charging straight at Propane Nightmare! Dan easily dodges however and heads to the top of the arena as it begins to spin up! Unfortunately for Mr Stickler, Nidhogg is just as manoueverable and even faster than his machine! As Propane Nightmare gains speed, Nidhogg roars up the arena and smashes into the spinner! Both robots hold up, as Propane Nightmare wasnt quite at full speed, but Nidhoggs beautiful red and green scales look rather scuffed! This is of no concern to Joey, however, as his opponent now has to spin up all over again! As Propane Nightmare tries to manouever away for room to revolve, Nidhogg rams the translational spinner and slips its front claws underneath! The lifting plate begins to rise, but Propane Nightmare manages to drive off before the crushing arm can come into play! Back on the ground, Propane Nightmare escapes and begins spinning up again! Nidhogg remains confident and chases after the Welsh machine! This time, Dan is more than ready for Joeys assault and successfully avoids another ram! The two newcomers briefly dance about each other, Propane Nightmare spinning faster and faster all the while! Joey decides his opponent is twirling too quickly for a frontal assault and is about to try and lure Propane Nightmare onto the Flame Grill when the spinner comes crashing into its side!
CRRRASH!
Both robots are flung away from each other! Nidhogg is a little stunned by the sneak attack, but save for a few more scuffs and scrapes, the Hardox shell has held up! Noticing Propane Nightmare has been slowed again, Nidhogg darts across the ring and rams the revolving triangle, bringing it to a complete stop! Dan immediately tries to spin up again, but now Nidhogg is putting the pressure on! The Nordic dragon stays right on Propane Nightmares tail, even clipping the blades with its front wedge! Taking evasive action, Propane Nightmare jerks to the left and begins twirling towards the bottom of the ring, but Nidhogg follows close behind! Dan knows he needs some proper breathing space and swings his machine around, bumping into Nidhoggs right-hand spike! Nidhogg is knocked aside, but takes little damage from the blow! Unfortunately, Propane Nightmare has used the attack to escape and is now hovering around the top half of the arena, spinning like a nuclear-powered top! Weary of the Welsh entrys full power, Nidhogg carefully approaches the spinner! Propane Nightmare tries to attack, but Nidhogg narrowly avoids a frontal blow! Realizing they are right beside the Flame Grill, Joey decides to try and lure Propane Nightmare onto the grid and, ideally, into the arena wall! The two newcomers dance once more, lit up by a burst of flames from the hazard! Joey is starting to think hes onto a winning idea when Propane Nightmare clips Nidhoggs side!
CRRRASH!
The competitors are sent flying! Nidhogg is spinning faster than its opponent, while Propane Nightmare bounces off the north barrier like some twisted pinball! The duo quickly regain their senses and all systems appear to be go, even if they seem a little wobbly! Propane Nightmare begins to spin up once more, but is halted by another assault from the swift Nidhogg! The Nordic dragon scrapes its claws underneath the Welsh machine and smashes it into the Void Activation Button! Sandwiched between Nidhogg and the Button, Dan can only frantically fiddle his controls as Propane Nightmare is lifted and clamped by Joeys fearsome pet! Ensuring its grip is solid, Nidhogg reverses out of the corner and quickly trundles down towards the Void! As the gaping abyss approaches, Joey lowers the lifter and turns Nidhogg around to end the nightmare! Propane Nightmare struggles desperately, but its all for naught! Nidhogg jerks forward, releases its grip and sends Propane Nightmare to the land of eternal slumber!

CEASE!

Propane Nightmare gets put to sleep! Maybe pour a little less gas on next time, Danny Boy.
NIDHOGG EVO GOES THROUGH TO THE GRAND FINAL!

Congratulations to Mr Joey McConnell!

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NEXT TIME:
HEAT B
Apocalypse VS Dervish: The 1337 Generation VS Tengu VII VS Under Pressure
Fissure VS Nerix VS The Crashing Bore 2 VS The Kill Point

Thoughts? Tactics? Horrified ramblings at such a nasty draw?

Thank you!

[joey_picus]

...I was not expecting to win that one, sorry for killing Propane Nightmare Dan but good work, and of course thanks to Steve-O for making that little triumph extremely w00ty.

Apocalypse VS Dervish: The 1337 Generation VS Tengu VII VS Under Pressure
Under Pressure may suffer in melees due to the nature of its weapons, Tengu on the other hand is just...Tengu. Id be foolish not to predict it going through :P
The other two are close but given as how Dervish is very Barberous-like Ill go for it to chew Apocalypses wedge up and kill it.

Fissure VS Nerix VS The Crashing Bore 2 VS The Kill Point
The Kill Point...good first attempt but the armours a bit thin, with something Aarons done around that may be a liability. The other three are evenly matched though, Ill have to see how teamings up work out

Good luck to everyone, heres to a tourney soldiering w00tily on

[eene]

The Kill Point: Since drills are stupid weapons and I dont know why I put one on it, Ill just ram the others around

[majinb]

Apocalypse VS Dervish: The 1337 Generation VS Tengu VII VS Under Pressure

ermz, tough crowd, Im gonna go out of the box and try to clamp down on Tengu, aiming for the stars baby! Dont let that thing spin up, get it in my clutch and please the audience with my crazy tactic

and Id rather get rid of Tengu now than potentially facing it in the heat final xD