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Back to Basics (Signups CLOSED!)
« on: April 24, 2018, 01:27:55 AM »
I want to overcome the problems I had while I used to be active here. I shot myself in the foot, aside from Battlebots, by making tournaments that were too gimmicky and were based around things I liked instead of things people wanted to take part in. Since the tournaments section has an abundance of DSL IRL tournaments, I want to go back to basics, both for me and for RA2.

BACK TO BASICS

  • Stock 1.4 HW.
  • Combat Arena (hazards off).
  • I will AI. If you provide an AI, however, yours will be used (no meltybrain).
  • I will not enter a robot, as per usual.
  • I cannot promise any prizes, but I would like to give one out.
  • Building Rules:
    • No BFE/AAM/Hax Mode, etc.
    • No cheatbot2.
    • All AI parts are allowed, as well as the 140cm extender and blue snapper.
    • SnS bots are allowed.
    • No multibots.
    • Bot must have at least 2 wheels used to move itself in a controlled manner.
    • Any use of RA2CF is not allowed.
    • Max of 3 robots per person.
    • Robots may be updated until signups close.
  • Tournament Specifics:
    • 1v1 battles.
    • 3 minute time limit.
    • Two havok restarts will cause the robot to lose its current match.
    • 32 participants.
    • Swiss system.

Signups will be open until the 15th of May, 12:00 a.m. EST. or until the participant limit is reached.

Participants
  • Plerco - kill me
  • Plerco - Anemic 4D Chess Piece v1.1
  • WenXiangLee - Red Slash
  • geese - Tempest Exterminator
  • geese - Little Darling
  • NeonCalypso - Bull Ride 2
  • NeonCalypso - Camo Tank
  • NeonCalypso - Make My Wife Real
  • Dreamcast - Ba Sing Say
  • Squirrel_Monkey - Wedgy Claws
  • Ra2Winner - 36HS
  • Ra2Winner - HexBlade 27
  • Ra2Winner - Hidden Power
  • kill343gs - ghOst
  • kill343gs - Atlantis
  • kill343gs - Stratocaster
  • Philippa - Radians Per Second
  • Philippa - Plowboi
  • Meganerdbomb - Billy G.O.A.T. Gruffiest
  • 090901 - HONDA CIVIC
  • 090901 - pomf =3
  • 090901 - age eight
  • Sage - ULTIMATUM
  • Sage - Almighty
  • Tails Inc. - IRL in stock
  • Badger - Tidehunter
  • Badger - Disappointment Trike
  • [cngh] - Piston Puncher
  • [cngh] - Tendurizer
  • Virus Bomb - Karbonis
  • Virus Bomb - RagnaroK
  • Guldenflame - Mad Gasher

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« Last Edit: May 11, 2018, 12:12:15 AM by freeziez »
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Re: Back to Basics
« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2018, 02:24:41 PM »
Any feedback is appreciated! :)
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Re: Back to Basics
« Reply #2 on: April 24, 2018, 02:27:26 PM »
Do people usually allow Ro7 break in stock?
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Re: Back to Basics
« Reply #3 on: April 24, 2018, 02:37:12 PM »
Do people usually allow Ro7 break in stock?
No, since working around the RO7 is part of stock building, unlike DSL-S or IRL.
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Re: Back to Basics
« Reply #4 on: April 24, 2018, 02:57:13 PM »
Do people usually allow Ro7 break in stock?
No, since working around the RO7 is part of stock building, unlike DSL-S or IRL.

h*ck i kept that in from my dsl idea, one sec

(edit): Fixed.
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Re: Back to Basics
« Reply #5 on: April 24, 2018, 03:04:08 PM »
I'll definitely make something for this. Hopefully more people vote against the combat arena, since that arena lends itself so heavily to HS which are already a very dominant and bland bottype in the stock meta.
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Re: Back to Basics
« Reply #6 on: April 24, 2018, 03:13:43 PM »
Hopefully more people vote against the combat arena, since that arena lends itself so heavily to HS which are already a very dominant and bland bottype in the stock meta.

I agree. I wish there was a DSL-Tournament-style arena already in stock, all the default arenas minus the combat are too compact or gimmicky. Open arenas lend themselves to more bot types.
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Re: Back to Basics
« Reply #7 on: April 24, 2018, 04:10:33 PM »
I leave this one to the people that are actually good in stock. But if the Combat Arena is too compact why don't you use the octagon with the pits hammers and flippers turned off?

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Re: Back to Basics
« Reply #8 on: April 24, 2018, 05:20:54 PM »
*Get yourself togther, man. You are good at stock!*
*clears throat* Finally, somewhere I can shine! Anyways, doing some research, I think either the Compressor arena or the Electric arena would be good. I also got, like, 15 stock bots I could use.
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Re: Back to Basics
« Reply #9 on: April 24, 2018, 05:23:55 PM »
I leave this one to the people that are actually good in stock. But if the Combat Arena is too compact why don't you use the octagon with the pits hammers and flippers turned off?
I think the main issue with the combat arena is that there are no ootas or any type of hazards that harm an hs. An HS can just bounce around unhindered and prevent it's oponenet from gaining control.
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Re: Back to Basics
« Reply #10 on: April 25, 2018, 12:00:37 AM »
Looks like the Combat Arena is pulling ahead. I won't mind using it, I just like seeing different bots lol
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Re: Back to Basics
« Reply #11 on: April 25, 2018, 12:24:54 AM »
It's the Russians hacking your arena elections.
or just a load of brainlets :>
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Re: Back to Basics
« Reply #12 on: April 25, 2018, 01:27:14 AM »
Changed the poll to weight class selection.
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Re: Back to Basics
« Reply #13 on: April 25, 2018, 01:29:49 AM »
CW tbqh

Also be prepared to reject half of the entrants for illegal ra2cf (just ask badnik fam)
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Re: Back to Basics
« Reply #14 on: April 25, 2018, 08:51:45 AM »
Time to dust off my copy of Stock, Im fine with this
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Re: Back to Basics
« Reply #15 on: April 25, 2018, 07:39:27 PM »
Weight class will be Heavyweight. Is there anything that's in the rules that I should consider changing or modifying?
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Re: Back to Basics
« Reply #16 on: April 25, 2018, 08:34:23 PM »
Weight class will be Heavyweight. Is there anything that's in the rules that I should consider changing or modifying?
Not using the combat arena :dumb)
Jokes aside, looks good. Do you have a submission deadline in mind yet?
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Re: Back to Basics
« Reply #17 on: April 25, 2018, 09:00:13 PM »
End of may? I've legit forgotten what are good timelines for these kinds of things.

(also can someone link me to the discord lol)
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Re: Back to Basics
« Reply #18 on: April 25, 2018, 09:06:31 PM »
i actually second not using combat arena, just so that HS actually can get killed and not just spikeball for 3 mins, i wonder how the old robot wars arena would work for this (since it was high enough walls that flippers/popups can't OOTA stupidly easy but probably will make a spikeballing HS OOTA itself)
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Re: Back to Basics
« Reply #19 on: April 26, 2018, 12:04:20 AM »
RA2T2 or whatever the flying hell will be fair to flippers, but then, this is gonna be popup fest soo... if they manage oota's then yay