ROBiT2 prediction thread

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ROBiT2 prediction thread
Topic Started: Yesterday, 2:57 PM (43 Views)
Wolf51-50	Yesterday, 2:57 PM Post #1
HmmmmMMMMMMM...... Posts: 652 Group: Members Member #199 Joined: June 3, 2016	Week 1 The Beast From the Wesr vs The Mafia - Normally I'd go for the Beast in this one. But with that much armor on the main bot, what can BftW do? Other than disintegrate the minibots that is. Private Iron vs Tree Surgeon - Big scary disc vs a...chainsaw? I'll stick with the vertical disc. TS also doesn't have much armor to work with Bruxish vs Buzzcut - Not only does Buzzcut have the better wedge, it's also not going to be sliding uncontrollably like the stock market on a bad day, unlike Bruxish and his -4 control Riptide vs Hat Garage - Those flails might make some trouble for that punching bar, but the Hat Garage is a tough mofo in the armor department, and one of these two has a wedge. Epic Waluigi vs Apocalyptic Peacekeeper - Tight one, but I'm gonna go with my bot for reasons :v Captain Trips vs Runaway Rabbit - Any spinner, ANY spinner would have a hard time with Runaway Rabbit. But Trips has the wedge advantage, and the only way RR can escape it is with an OOTA. To Fry vs Vorpal Bunny - To Fry is unpredictable as fuck. But it's facing against a former champion that literally no one wants to take on (except maybe Hat Garage). So ya, being a gyroscopic mess hasn't worked before and it definitely won't work now. Vicious vs Salamandra - Sally makes it out of this one. Yep, even as a sawbot. Vicious can be within reach of that sawblade if Dylan's not careful. He usually is though, and there's not much to bite on to after that. Lightweights [Twin Typhoons vs Der Metzgermeister - Love the design of DM, but 8 armor on a wedge is ick. Spashdown vs Icebreaker - Weapon armor is a wonderful thing. If Icebreaker had one more point for that, this might just have gone in his favor. Hobart vs Bluebot - srimech? I don't see a fecking srimch :v. I question the effectiveness of the flails, especially if it spins down. I mean spinning down did work once for Nightmare, but that was against Malicious Mischief lol. Lilan vs Flash Flood - Don't get me wrong, Lilian is gonna pound the fuck out of the top of FF. But if Badnik keeps it out of reach, which I think he will, Gabe's not gonna have much going for him The Theiving Magpie vs Terpischora - Close fight. Edging towards Terpischora bc wedgelets, but I'm not gonna pick one or the other for certain Backstab vs Ramshock - hard to control your opponent when it can monstertruck every time you wedge it. Burger Princess vs Killjoy II - Burger King fries are gross. Also sawbots deserve to be viable damnit Krakatoa vs Dreamchaser - Krakatoa's gonna get under as often as Laz shoves dicks in people's mouths Middleweights Axtinguisher vs Neurotoxin - too much armor, not enough weapon. Gigaflare vs Blue Max - crushers are lulz even with a wedge to protect them. Especially against one of the best spinners in the weight class. Neophyte Redglare vs Dragonfist - Press flip to oof Hati vs Frogbot - I can see Frogbot getting an OOTA here, especially if Hati has to keep self righting. Smackdown vs Outrage - 3 body armor on a cardboard bot. It doesn't get any more realistic than that. Dredd vs Flame Grilled - How many hits does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie-Dredd? The world may never know. ...and neither will TBR Vortex vs Harpy - Vortex just doesn't have enough weapon. Harpy might get some shots to it's wedge, but it's probably gonna dominate all match. Black Dog II vs Champ - No, you're not gonna just miss his wedge entirely :V Heavyweights Magnolia Grande vs Neuromancer - Sometimes 10 weapon armor on a lifter is enough. This isn't one of those times sadly. Even if Neuromancer does flank at some point, it's also gonna get hit at some point. Lambastor vs Boy Flaily - NO MORE FLAILS. JESUS CHRIST :V Death Metal vs Hellhound - This isn't the first time these two have fought. Hellhound has won every time. Though I will admit that Shaba's strategy has gotten stronger and stronger against it. Coronal Mass Ejection vs Tongue of the Fatman - Looks like it'll usually win against CME's wedge. And when it does, holy shit. Probably gonna end in an OOTA Tulta Munille vs Vertigo - This one is close. Idk about this one. So I'm leaving it blank Tabor Mk II vs The CMC - This is one of Pat's better bots tbh. Tabor can't put her turret in three places, and self righting is gonna be fun for Rocket. Yep, I know. Ecstasy clones are annoying as shit lol. Highland Fling 2 vs Carbon Z - I mean...glunk shells are pretty useful for wedging, but there's not much that can be done against 12 armor. And you can't really self right once it actually does get under you, so umm... StarStruk vs ICR Speedwagon - I'm not sure how many hits ICR can take. Yes I actually believe in the hoop of shame, especially since it took until the semis for Starstruck to get flipped in CBC, and the one that flipped it still got fucked in the process :v
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Hooray For Lexan	Yesterday, 4:23 PM Post #2
Heavyweight Posts: 558 Group: Global Moderator Member #186 Joined: November 2, 2015	Featherweights The Beast from the West vs The Mafia: Reminder: configs can't change your body armor. Even in tank config The Mafia has 5 chassis armor, so if Beast can chain hits at all it's done for. Even if it can't Beast has better control and a better wedge. Private Iron vs Tree Surgeon: Tree Surgeon's wedgelets and PI's poor traction give will make it very hard for it to get a hit in. But, given the drivers I think it'll happen at some point, and when it does it's over. Bruxish vs Buzzcut: 7 speed / 3 traction = Bruxish isn't getting more than one or two lucky flips, which won't give it the OOTA it needs. Riptide vs Hat Garage: Riptide can't do any damage at all, and Hat Garage's puncher can fit between its skids and wedge it. Epic Waluigi vs Apocalyptic Peacekeeper: Looking at AP's wedge, I think EW can just climb up it and get its spinner into the gears for the clamp mechanism. Captain Trips vs Runaway Rabbit: Captain Trips has a better drivetrain and a better wedge. Runaway Rabbit's flipper is dangerous, but CT can get a low wall OOTA too and overall I think the Cap'n has the advantage. To Fry vs Vorpal Bunny: I know, picking my own bot, but this is a really bad matchup for To Fry. Vicious vs Salamandra: Well, I expect Vicious to be an absolute nightmare to try to smother, and Salamandra likely won't ever get its saw into play, but Vicious won't be able to cause any damage and will lose aggression. Lightweights Twin Typhoons vs Der Metzgermeister: the twins aren't fast enough to pull off any flanking maneuvers, but it doesn't matter because smothering a melty and getting DM's disc into play will be very hard and its wedge can't hold up for 3 minutes. Splashdown vs Icebreaker: There's nothing these bots can do but hit each other, so Splashdown's 1-point of extra "weapon" armor will probably be the deciding factor. Hobart vs Bluebot: Actually these drivetrains are pretty close, and both bots can take weapon-to-weapon hits. Note however that any chassis contact from Bluebot will end it, and I'm still not convinced Hobart won't hit itself. Lilan vs Flash Flood: Lilian can KO, eventually, but it needs a lot of hits to do so and it's at a pretty big drivetrain and wedge disadvantage. It'll definitely win the damage score heavily, but I still see FF taking a close decision. The Thieving Magpie vs Terpischora: Picking my own bot again, but being able to get 3-point corner damage on a flipper's wedge isn't insignificant. Backstab vs Ramshock: Drivetrains are pretty evenly matched, neither weapon will be able to be used that much as a weapon, but Pat's pressing lifter will give him the advantage here. Don't underestimate the Lego Brick. Burger Princess vs Killjoy II: Again, there is no way that plow is under 33% of Killjoy's area. Even if it is he's got poor traction, can't do any damage, and will take a serious beating from Burger Princess. Krakatoa vs Dreamchaser: Whichever config Laz uses, Krakatoa has a better wedge and a better drivetrain. I also see potential for Dreamchaser to wind up stuck upside-down. Middleweights Axtinguisher vs Neurotoxin: Axtinguisher can't do damage, is outsped, and is outwedged. RIP in flames. Gigaflare vs Blue Max: This'll be close; Blue Max is poorly controlled, but it's pretty quick, and could be hard to smother. Gigaflare can't use its weapon with the config that can survive. However, it's just too brick-y to get KOed. Unless Blue Max pulls some starting inverted shenanigans, I don't think it can take this. Neophyte Redglare vs Dragonfist: Those flails might bounce up and damage Redglare's top forks, but otherwise this will be a gigantic smotherfest. Hati vs Frogbot: An OOTA will be fairly difficult for Frogbot to pull off, but its wedge advantage and pretty good drivetrain could still give it the JD. This'll be close, though. Smackdown vs Outrage: At least one of these bots will explode on the first hit, and Smackdown will be one of them. Dredd vs Flame Grilled: Can FG even reach over that plow? Vortex vs Harpy: It's basically brick vs. brick. Neither's doing any damage. Vortex has a better wedge, but Harpy has a significant drivetrain advantage. Black Dog II vs Champ: BD has a slight drive advantage, a better wedge, and a really dangerous weapon. Champ will spend most of its (sub-3-minute) lifespan airborne. Heavyweights Magnolia Grande vs Neuromancer: Ehh... 10-armor ABR plow vs. 15-power bar really should go to the bar. Neuromancer does have a MASSIVE drivetrain advantage, though, so this'll be close. Lambastor vs Boy Flaily: I see 5-point corner damage in Lambastor's future. Death Metal vs Hellhound: Goddamnit Laz. Where's the brick emoji on this forum? Coronal Mass Ejection vs Tongue of the Fatman: TotF has stupid-looking toed wheels so the writer will probably cream his pants and make it win :V Tulta Munille vs Vertigo: Uhh... welcome to ARC On Ice! If Tulta uses its VS like not-an-idiot its wedge and drivetrain advantage might give it this. Tabor Mk II vs The CMC: ALL of CMC's minibots outdrive Tabor. Even a turret can't make its wedge be everywhere at once. Highland Fling 2 vs Carbon Z: If Carbon Z doesn't drive like an idiot he can get under HF's skirts, and even if he doesn't his armor is so insane that HF can't take out wheels. StarStruk vs ICR Speedwagon: This'll be close. ICR will take some pretty serious damage. I doubt it will get an OOTA, even over the low wall, because I don't think Starstruck's hoops will even fit in the 2-foot gap. However, it can control the vast majority of this fight, so I think it has a better than even chance of taking this. Edited by Hooray For Lexan, Yesterday, 4:30 PM.
	"you can give a fuck, just don't give too much of a fuck. there's an optimal level of fuckiness, and if you exceed your fuck quota you'll burn out." - BEES Trihunter on V900's New Undercutter: Spoiler: click to toggle Number 15: Burger King Foot Princess. The last thing you want in your Burger King burger is a 15 weapon undercutter, but that might just be what you get. A 4channer uploaded a photo anonymously to the site showcasing his undercutter wedged in Hellhound�s plow. With the statement: "This is the spinners you get on ARC." Admittedly, he had wedgelets on. But that's even worse. The post went live at 6:24 AM on July 6, and a mere 3 minutes later, the tournament organiser in question was alerted to the rogue roboteer. At least, I hope he's rogue. How did it happen? Well, the ARC user hadn't removed the weird-ass wheels from the uploaded photo, which suggested the culprit ate plenty of dicks. This was at 6:27. Three hours later at 9:27, the TO posted with wishes for more writing staff. 5 minutes later, the news station was contacted by another 4channer. And three minutes later, at 9:30, a link was posted: ARC�s online forum. The undercutter photo, otherwise known as exhibit A, was attached. The police contacted the forum in question the next day. When questioned, the admin said "Oh, I know who that is. He's getting kicked out of the tournament." Mystery solved, by 4chan. Now we can all go back to making speed wedges in peace.


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