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Re: General Tournament Discussion
« Reply #40 on: July 08, 2010, 05:29:00 PM »
Another thing:

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Re: General Tournament Discussion
« Reply #41 on: July 08, 2010, 05:30:37 PM »
Go on the wiki and lurk.

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Re: General Tournament Discussion
« Reply #42 on: July 08, 2010, 06:07:24 PM »
Kthx.

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Re: General Tournament Discussion
« Reply #43 on: July 15, 2010, 01:09:21 AM »
I had an idea today about a new type of tourney that would get people to be more creative, it's called a robot cookbook tournament.

the basic idea is that you are given a list of components you are to use in building your entry, these components are drawn randomly for each person who enters.

for example the cookbook could look like this (would be much bigger):

Motors:
- 2 HP z-teks
- 3 HP z-teks
- 2 RAD's, 1 Normal z-tek

Wheels:
- Shiny hubs
- mini wheels
- granny wheels

Weapons:
- 8 razor tips
- 4 Iron spikes
- 2 razor tips, 2 Mower blades

Extras:
-Snow plow
-Small wedge
-Forklift arm.

I could draw 2 RAD's, 1 normal Z-tek, Shiny hubs, 2 razor tips, 2 mower blades and a forklift arm and i would need to make a robot using those components.

thoughts?
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Re: General Tournament Discussion
« Reply #44 on: July 15, 2010, 01:22:16 AM »
2 razors would only make a fail weapon though

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Re: General Tournament Discussion
« Reply #45 on: July 15, 2010, 01:24:31 AM »
interesting (and I guess unlimited extenders ?)

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Re: General Tournament Discussion
« Reply #46 on: July 15, 2010, 01:31:48 AM »
2 razors would only make a fail weapon though

not on a Pop-up, anyway that list was just an example.. the actual list would be more balanced.

interesting (and I guess unlimited extenders ?)

yep power and extenders you could use freely.
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Re: General Tournament Discussion
« Reply #47 on: July 15, 2010, 01:35:29 AM »
And bursts?

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Re: General Tournament Discussion
« Reply #48 on: July 15, 2010, 01:46:30 AM »
bursts and pistons would be under motors.
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Re: General Tournament Discussion
« Reply #49 on: July 15, 2010, 01:49:08 AM »
Sounds a lot better than my tournament idea.
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Re: General Tournament Discussion
« Reply #50 on: July 15, 2010, 02:00:00 AM »
I was going to suggest such an idea (Like the one that became Winds of change.) but if it's stock WHOO HOO.
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Re: General Tournament Discussion
« Reply #51 on: July 15, 2010, 02:46:50 AM »
Iron Bot Builder America much?
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Re: General Tournament Discussion
« Reply #52 on: July 15, 2010, 02:55:57 AM »
Iron Bot Builder America much?

what is that?  :confused: also i got the hat program running on my computer now so i could run the tourney.
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Re: General Tournament Discussion
« Reply #53 on: July 15, 2010, 03:25:41 AM »
Sounds like a very nice idea. I would definetly try to built something for this.
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Re: General Tournament Discussion
« Reply #54 on: July 15, 2010, 03:41:27 AM »
Iron Bot Builder America much?

what is that?  :confused: also i got the hat program running on my computer now so i could run the tourney.

I saw this thread and thought Iron Chef America.
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Re: General Tournament Discussion
« Reply #55 on: July 15, 2010, 05:45:02 AM »
I wouldn't personally enter (Stock scares me) but the idea is great and I'd definately follow the tournament.
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Re: General Tournament Discussion
« Reply #56 on: July 15, 2010, 06:31:51 AM »
(Stock scares me)

bah it only scares you becasue VS's arnt as good :P

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Re: General Tournament Discussion
« Reply #57 on: July 15, 2010, 12:33:37 PM »
2 razors would only make a fail weapon though


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Re: General Tournament Discussion
« Reply #58 on: July 15, 2010, 12:42:05 PM »
hey guys i would love some suggestions for weapon combos on par with these:

2 Iron Spikes, 2 Maces
2 Mower Blades, 4 Razor tips
1 Iron spike, 2 Razor tips, 2 Maces
2 single sided ice picks, 2 maces

the more combos i have the more randomness in weapons there is and that means more variety in bots which is great for everyone!

on a side note i was thinking of doing the first ever live broadcast, so if anyone knows any good sites where i can stream to i could host the draw live.
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Re: General Tournament Discussion
« Reply #59 on: July 15, 2010, 01:04:24 PM »
Make sure that each set is equally balanced; you've got  "2 HP Z-Teks" and "3 HP Z-Teks" as two different sets of motors available.  One of those would be quite a bit more advantageous than the other.