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HobbyWham Discussion Thread
Topic Started: Apr 7 2017, 12:27 AM (201 Views)
The Monsterworks	Apr 7 2017, 12:27 AM Post #1
Ridiculum et Terribilis Posts: 1,035 Group: Members Member #197 Joined: May 26, 2016	This tournament needed one, and I guess I should be doing useful things, so here we are. As an opener, might I suggest that we keep the same arena but just scale it down so that it's actually a HBW-sized arena?
	Wins: a bunch Losses: more every week! Mastodon (Extinction) \|\| Osiris (Armageddon!) \|\| Elrathia (ROBOTS)


GF93	Apr 7 2017, 12:32 AM Post #2
Vi veri veniversum vivus vici. Posts: 6,031 Group: Members Member #88 Joined: September 17, 2011	The Monsterworks Apr 7 2017, 12:27 AM As an opener, might I suggest that we keep the same arena but just scale it down so that it's actually a HBW-sized arena? This. And maybe lower the OOTA requirement a bit? Not even dedicated super-flippers like TVC have 11 power in their weapons.
	Ice Cubed Robotics "I will not die until I achieve something. Even though the ideal is high, I never give in. Therefore, I never die with regrets." Cherry Bomb Classic: Season 2 (8-0) Swiftsure- 2-0 Torque Dirty 2 Me- 2-0 Ayame- 1-0 Dead on Arrival- 1-0 Barley Picker- 1-0 Lethal Injection 3- 1-0 Robot Bastards 2 (5-5) Apathy & Lethargy- 2-1 Trump ex Machina- 0-3 Rainbow in the Dark- 3-1 (6-3) Ruination: The Upheaval (20-8) Ayame- 6-1 Marauder- 6-1 Dreadnought Mk3- 3-4 Lethal Injection 3- 5-2 ALL-TIME RECORD Wins: 347 Losses: 230 KodeBreaker Alex Valentine is the hero we deserve. Notable Achievements on Advanced Robot Combat for make benefit glorious Team of Ice Cubed Robotics Crazy Bots New Breed City: LW Champion (Deathstalker), MW Champion (Marauder), HW Runner-up (Dreadnought Mk2) FRR: No Mercy: LW Last Eight (War Bastard), MW Champion and Best Rookie (Jackal), HW Last Eight (Dreadnought Mk2) Cherry Bomb Classic: FW Champion and Perfect Season (Torque Dirty 2 Me), FW Tag Team Runner-Up (TD2M, with Salamandra), LW Last Twelve (Spy VS. Spy), HW Last Eight (Terminal Velocity Classic) SHW Last Twelve, Axe Annihilation Winner (Uridium) Crazy Bots Blazing Ruin: LW Runner-up (Conqueror), HW Third Place (Waterloo Sunset), SHW Third Place (Black Mamba), Lazarus Award (Marauder) R.O.B.O.T.S.: Best Strategist, FW Rumble Winner and Fourth Place (Tenebris), LW Quarter-Finalist (Dead on Arrival), Best Rookie and Fourth Place (Axtinguisher), HW Quarter-Finalist (Terminal Velocity Classic) Battlebots Pressure Drop: Runner-up (Dreadnought Mk.3) Reckoning Extinction: Runner-up (Dreadnought Mk.3) ARC vs. GTM: Runner-up (Bulletproof Bomb) FRR: Backlash: LW Semi-Finalist (The Smiler), SHW Semi-Finalist (Captain Anarchy) FRR Dead Zone: Third Place, MW Division (Dreadnought) Ruination- The Beginning: Third Place, SHW Division (Lethal Injection) Ruination- The Omen: LW Third Place, Best Rookie (Tornedron), SHW Last Eight (Lethal Injection Mk2), HW Last Eight (Master of Puppets) Robot Bastards: LW Last Six (Conqueror), MW Last Six (Marauder) Fixation- Monkeywrench: Last Eight (Dreadnought Mk.3)


The_Angry_Goat	Apr 7 2017, 12:34 AM Post #3
�\_(ツ)_/� Posts: 2,269 Group: Admin Member #175 Joined: August 20, 2015	GF93 Apr 7 2017, 12:32 AM The Monsterworks Apr 7 2017, 12:27 AM As an opener, might I suggest that we keep the same arena but just scale it down so that it's actually a HBW-sized arena? This. And maybe lower the OOTA requirement a bit? Not even dedicated super-flippers like TVC have 11 power in their weapons. well, he claims that it needs 11 power, but a flipper of 6 power can flip a robot 3 feet up, so he's gonna have to change one of the two numbers regardless
	‽ ROBOTICS (180 - 88 lifetime) Ruination 4 Nick's Fuzzy Rules: 7-1 Glitch: 5-3 Hazardous Waste Removal: 6-2 Khnum: 4-4 ROBOT2 Hat Garage: 0-0 Lilian: 0-0 Blue Max: 0-0 Neuromancer: 0-0 "giant fucking dinosaur" is in my top 5 picks to win the nut ~V900 So you're saying no arenas that fill the driver booths with powerful hallucinogenic gas that argle bargle THE ENEMY'S GATE IS SIDEWAYS ~ Rocket III


Botomatic1000	Jun 27 2017, 05:45 AM Post #4
Lightweight Posts: 69 Group: Members Member #223 Joined: January 28, 2017	Signups updated! Deadline set as July 15th
	Team Fox's Gardening Power Tools And Hobby Motors: the hunted hunters Ethan aka The dude who owns Phantom Fox and Jack The Flipper from Kings Heath Colliders Robotics.


Botomatic1000	Jul 10 2017, 12:58 PM Post #5
Lightweight Posts: 69 Group: Members Member #223 Joined: January 28, 2017	5 DAYS KIDDO'S! On a side not does anyone give a shit? :V
	Team Fox's Gardening Power Tools And Hobby Motors: the hunted hunters Ethan aka The dude who owns Phantom Fox and Jack The Flipper from Kings Heath Colliders Robotics.


patrickrowberry	Jul 10 2017, 01:17 PM Post #6
Middleweight Posts: 403 Group: Members Member #209 Joined: September 5, 2016	yes
	https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNRE7FYtiGICZTqiY5vlrtA


GF93	Jul 10 2017, 01:19 PM Post #7
Vi veri veniversum vivus vici. Posts: 6,031 Group: Members Member #88 Joined: September 17, 2011	Hmm, guess I'd better finish up my design.
	Ice Cubed Robotics "I will not die until I achieve something. Even though the ideal is high, I never give in. Therefore, I never die with regrets." Cherry Bomb Classic: Season 2 (8-0) Swiftsure- 2-0 Torque Dirty 2 Me- 2-0 Ayame- 1-0 Dead on Arrival- 1-0 Barley Picker- 1-0 Lethal Injection 3- 1-0 Robot Bastards 2 (5-5) Apathy & Lethargy- 2-1 Trump ex Machina- 0-3 Rainbow in the Dark- 3-1 (6-3) Ruination: The Upheaval (20-8) Ayame- 6-1 Marauder- 6-1 Dreadnought Mk3- 3-4 Lethal Injection 3- 5-2 ALL-TIME RECORD Wins: 347 Losses: 230 KodeBreaker Alex Valentine is the hero we deserve. Notable Achievements on Advanced Robot Combat for make benefit glorious Team of Ice Cubed Robotics Crazy Bots New Breed City: LW Champion (Deathstalker), MW Champion (Marauder), HW Runner-up (Dreadnought Mk2) FRR: No Mercy: LW Last Eight (War Bastard), MW Champion and Best Rookie (Jackal), HW Last Eight (Dreadnought Mk2) Cherry Bomb Classic: FW Champion and Perfect Season (Torque Dirty 2 Me), FW Tag Team Runner-Up (TD2M, with Salamandra), LW Last Twelve (Spy VS. Spy), HW Last Eight (Terminal Velocity Classic) SHW Last Twelve, Axe Annihilation Winner (Uridium) Crazy Bots Blazing Ruin: LW Runner-up (Conqueror), HW Third Place (Waterloo Sunset), SHW Third Place (Black Mamba), Lazarus Award (Marauder) R.O.B.O.T.S.: Best Strategist, FW Rumble Winner and Fourth Place (Tenebris), LW Quarter-Finalist (Dead on Arrival), Best Rookie and Fourth Place (Axtinguisher), HW Quarter-Finalist (Terminal Velocity Classic) Battlebots Pressure Drop: Runner-up (Dreadnought Mk.3) Reckoning Extinction: Runner-up (Dreadnought Mk.3) ARC vs. GTM: Runner-up (Bulletproof Bomb) FRR: Backlash: LW Semi-Finalist (The Smiler), SHW Semi-Finalist (Captain Anarchy) FRR Dead Zone: Third Place, MW Division (Dreadnought) Ruination- The Beginning: Third Place, SHW Division (Lethal Injection) Ruination- The Omen: LW Third Place, Best Rookie (Tornedron), SHW Last Eight (Lethal Injection Mk2), HW Last Eight (Master of Puppets) Robot Bastards: LW Last Six (Conqueror), MW Last Six (Marauder) Fixation- Monkeywrench: Last Eight (Dreadnought Mk.3)


attackfrog	Jul 10 2017, 02:51 PM Post #8
(�̀ᴗ�́)و Posts: 294 Group: Members Member #178 Joined: September 14, 2015	I kind of want to design an entirely new robot... Smooth Criminal is pretty boring to me now u_u
	Ruination IV: The Upheaval - Pinstripe (LW: 4 - 3) / The Maw (MW: 3 - 4) / Sinmill (HW: 4 - 3) / Speed Bison (SHW: 7 - 1 and in the semifinals!) REDDIT - Super Swordfish (HW: 4 - 2 and in the round of 16!) RoBattle - The Gourmet (LW: 9pts) / Hercules (HW: 12pts) R.O.B.O.T.S. II - Buzzcut (FW: 0 - 0) / Splashdown (LW: 0 - 0) / Frogbot 2000 (MW: 0 - 0) / Boy Flaily (HW: 0 - 0) [attackfrog on Sketchfab] \| [The Ruination IV Visual Guide] \| [The REDDIT Visual Guide]


Badnik96	Jul 10 2017, 03:03 PM Post #9
You're just a voice pal, you don't know a damn thing about racing! Posts: 3,844 Group: Admin Member #77 Joined: May 2, 2010	Entry is in. Nuclear Plague is taking no survivors.
	Team Ignition WhipCoil - The Crash & Burn Tournament 5 Champion Redline - Robot Bastards LW Champion Sling Shot - Bot-o-Rama 2016 Sportsman Champion The Debilitator - Cherry Bomb Classic Lightweight Champion Pyrite - FRR Backlash Lightweight Champion Doomerang - Robot Fight Night Heavyweight Champion [/color]


Cha0sFerret	Jul 10 2017, 03:08 PM Post #10
What just appeared in my hands? Posts: 1,108 Group: Global Moderator Member #174 Joined: July 26, 2015	I'm pretty sure I entered this. In which case, I am compete
	Robocon (3-1) Eat Me Too: 2-0 Eye of Fury: 1-1 Ruination: The Upheaval (11-5) Eat Me Too: 3-1 Lulver: 3-1 Wedgelord: 3-1 Scrunglebot: 2-2 A growing collection of fun quotes from the community Quote: Hooray For Lexan - Today at 12:37 AM hey yo who was doing Gaston? 🐐 - Today at 12:39 AM every woman in town, if you believe him Quote: albinoblacksheep.com - Today at 4:02 AM new strategy: robot that kinkshames the opponent to death Quote: me, an intellectual - Today at 1:15 PM example of steve's work Intellectual Doggo - Today at 1:15 PM oh God he's Scottish What The Fish?! - Today at 1:15 PM polishes hammer Quote: IceCubed - Today at 1:06 AM This fills me with anger Force and Fury - Today at 1:10 AM indeed it does but your avatar looks like a lobster with a vagina mouth, so you have no voice here Quote: IceCubed - Today at 2:46 AM Though Miles Rutabaga needs his vagina pulling out through his nose :goat: - Today at 2:46 AM what Mr. AS - Today at 2:46 AM excuse me what That Kode Guy - Today at 2:46 AM what the actual fuck IceCubed - Today at 2:46 AM The one who had Scooterpie in RA1 Wolf51-50 - Today at 2:46 AM wat ...still wat Brad (Cha0sFerret) - Today at 2:47 AM no amount of context can make that sound reasonable Mr. AS - Today at 2:47 AM can you pin that message please :goat: pinned a message to this channel. See all the pins.Today at 2:47 AM Quote: IceCubed - Today at 12:19 AM I once killed a wasp by punching it Quote: doot - Today at 4:56 PM meanwhile Slippery Clime is testing how long it takes for me to lob a controller at the tv Sylandrophol - Today at 5:00 PM harem animes are garbo tho doot - Today at 5:02 PM when was Crash Bandicoot a harem anime Quote: wolf51-50 - Today at 8:34 PM Thx. Was not expecting that tbh. So many fast bots. And Derh Metal Brad (Cha0sFerret) - Today at 8:35 PM derh Boto is a fox, im not - Today at 8:35 PM derh KoJack Horseman - Today at 8:35 PM derh Quote: Wolf51-50 - Today at 4:40 PM You're not. People just don't respect 4WD static wedges KoJack Horseman - Today at 4:41 PM that's not disrespect, that's a design flaw


attackfrog	Jul 10 2017, 09:37 PM Post #11
(�̀ᴗ�́)و Posts: 294 Group: Members Member #178 Joined: September 14, 2015	I swapped my entry out for a different robot. Also, Sylandro: walkers don't get a point bonus in this tournament.
	Ruination IV: The Upheaval - Pinstripe (LW: 4 - 3) / The Maw (MW: 3 - 4) / Sinmill (HW: 4 - 3) / Speed Bison (SHW: 7 - 1 and in the semifinals!) REDDIT - Super Swordfish (HW: 4 - 2 and in the round of 16!) RoBattle - The Gourmet (LW: 9pts) / Hercules (HW: 12pts) R.O.B.O.T.S. II - Buzzcut (FW: 0 - 0) / Splashdown (LW: 0 - 0) / Frogbot 2000 (MW: 0 - 0) / Boy Flaily (HW: 0 - 0) [attackfrog on Sketchfab] \| [The Ruination IV Visual Guide] \| [The REDDIT Visual Guide]


Botomatic1000	Jul 13 2017, 06:16 AM Post #12
Lightweight Posts: 69 Group: Members Member #223 Joined: January 28, 2017	Only 2 days to get those last entries in with stats!
	Team Fox's Gardening Power Tools And Hobby Motors: the hunted hunters Ethan aka The dude who owns Phantom Fox and Jack The Flipper from Kings Heath Colliders Robotics.


Botomatic1000	Jul 15 2017, 07:20 AM Post #13
Lightweight Posts: 69 Group: Members Member #223 Joined: January 28, 2017	You have until midnight to get your bots in and or statted.
	Team Fox's Gardening Power Tools And Hobby Motors: the hunted hunters Ethan aka The dude who owns Phantom Fox and Jack The Flipper from Kings Heath Colliders Robotics.


attackfrog	Jul 15 2017, 03:30 PM Post #14
(�̀ᴗ�́)و Posts: 294 Group: Members Member #178 Joined: September 14, 2015
	Ruination IV: The Upheaval - Pinstripe (LW: 4 - 3) / The Maw (MW: 3 - 4) / Sinmill (HW: 4 - 3) / Speed Bison (SHW: 7 - 1 and in the semifinals!) REDDIT - Super Swordfish (HW: 4 - 2 and in the round of 16!) RoBattle - The Gourmet (LW: 9pts) / Hercules (HW: 12pts) R.O.B.O.T.S. II - Buzzcut (FW: 0 - 0) / Splashdown (LW: 0 - 0) / Frogbot 2000 (MW: 0 - 0) / Boy Flaily (HW: 0 - 0) [attackfrog on Sketchfab] \| [The Ruination IV Visual Guide] \| [The REDDIT Visual Guide]


Botomatic1000	Jul 15 2017, 06:08 PM Post #15
Lightweight Posts: 69 Group: Members Member #223 Joined: January 28, 2017	No more entries the time is up!
	Team Fox's Gardening Power Tools And Hobby Motors: the hunted hunters Ethan aka The dude who owns Phantom Fox and Jack The Flipper from Kings Heath Colliders Robotics.


attackfrog	Aug 3 2017, 04:25 PM Post #16
(�̀ᴗ�́)و Posts: 294 Group: Members Member #178 Joined: September 14, 2015	So, how's it going with this tournament?
	Ruination IV: The Upheaval - Pinstripe (LW: 4 - 3) / The Maw (MW: 3 - 4) / Sinmill (HW: 4 - 3) / Speed Bison (SHW: 7 - 1 and in the semifinals!) REDDIT - Super Swordfish (HW: 4 - 2 and in the round of 16!) RoBattle - The Gourmet (LW: 9pts) / Hercules (HW: 12pts) R.O.B.O.T.S. II - Buzzcut (FW: 0 - 0) / Splashdown (LW: 0 - 0) / Frogbot 2000 (MW: 0 - 0) / Boy Flaily (HW: 0 - 0) [attackfrog on Sketchfab] \| [The Ruination IV Visual Guide] \| [The REDDIT Visual Guide]


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