BattleBots Season 2 Discussion Thread

[R01]

Oldskool flipsbots are still awesome, yes you are bronco yes you are!

I like flippers as well and liked Bronco until this:
https://www.reddit.com/r/battlebots/comments/4tow3x/the_8_robots_in_heat_a_of_robot_wars_2016/
Inertia Labs member saying that no RW robot would last in the battlebots arena, sorry but if they're so cocky then I hope that Minotaur makes a mess out of their robot.

[DeadGenocide]

>Minotaur vs. Bronco

we all know how this gonna end anyway. 

[Thyrus]

As of the current state I would say they are right. Of course every bot could beat Obvalden and Black Ice (except scorpios) but none of the current RW bots could hold up against Hypershock or any other bot that got some but not alot screentime.

[Onnaj]

Oldskool flipsbots are still awesome, yes you are bronco yes you are!

I like flippers as well and liked Bronco until this:
https://www.reddit.com/r/battlebots/comments/4tow3x/the_8_robots_in_heat_a_of_robot_wars_2016/
Inertia Labs member saying that no RW robot would last in the battlebots arena, sorry but if they're so cocky then I hope that Minotaur makes a mess out of their robot.

Well lets be honest, most of the drivers and crew talks trash whenever they can on camera to be very helpfull in the pitts.
In the end guys like the drivers of tombstone and complete control bring a bit extra next to the fact that there bots are awesome too.

Btw, the leader of minotaur the brazillian with the german accent (what is up wth that?) is pretty cocky aswell haha. So i think it will be a great fight. :D

[JoeBlo]

This thread brought JoeBlo back from the dead huh?
Interesting.

This thread and the fact I can now run RA2 on Mac...

But yes.. This year's battlebots has been excellent..

[R01]

Oldskool flipsbots are still awesome, yes you are bronco yes you are!

I like flippers as well and liked Bronco until this:
https://www.reddit.com/r/battlebots/comments/4tow3x/the_8_robots_in_heat_a_of_robot_wars_2016/
Inertia Labs member saying that no RW robot would last in the battlebots arena, sorry but if they're so cocky then I hope that Minotaur makes a mess out of their robot.

Well lets be honest, most of the drivers and crew talks trash whenever they can on camera to be very helpfull in the pitts.
In the end guys like the drivers of tombstone and complete control bring a bit extra next to the fact that there bots are awesome too.

Btw, the leader of minotaur the brazillian with the german accent (what is up wth that?) is pretty cocky aswell haha. So i think it will be a great fight. :D

Yeah, but on Reddit they're usually honest and I do know they're nice guys.
Is it really a german accent?

As of the current state I would say they are right. Of course every bot could beat Obvalden and Black Ice (except scorpios) but none of the current RW bots could hold up against Hypershock or any other bot that got some but not alot screentime.

If we only take the bots we've seen in the RW reboot into account, then definitely. But there are good bots out there(sadly many of them just aren't updated to today's standards yet)

[Onnaj]

I am from the netherlands, and yes, if that ain't a german accent (he even looks german) i dont know anymore, but of course i could be wrong haha. When they introduced him as brazillian i really had a mind****

I dont follow reddit myself but a bigmouth is not bad in a sport like this. only ups the tension haha

[ajprice]

If we only take the bots we've seen in the RW reboot into account, then definitely. But there are good bots out there(sadly many of them just aren't updated to today's standards yet)

How would you rate Carbide against Battlebots entries?

[Philippa]

If we only take the bots we've seen in the RW reboot into account, then definitely. But there are good bots out there(sadly many of them just aren't updated to today's standards yet)

How would you rate Carbide against Battlebots entries?

The same as I would rate Cobalt.

[R01]

If we only take the bots we've seen in the RW reboot into account, then definitely. But there are good bots out there(sadly many of them just aren't updated to today's standards yet)

How would you rate Carbide against Battlebots entries?

It was good and like Cobalt can be a good bot but I find it early to judge given the mechanical failures and rushed time they had.

[lloopp D lloopp]

Isn't the gulf in quality between BB and RW bots because BB allows sponsors and thus the builders have more money to spend on the bots?

[lloopp D lloopp]

also I hate Bronco's asswedge. Makes their fights a lot less fun

[MassimoV]

Isn't the gulf in quality between BB and RW bots because BB allows sponsors and thus the builders have more money to spend on the bots?

BB have extra weight as well. It really helps when comparing the 2.

[Onnaj]

also I hate Bronco's asswedge. Makes their fights a lot less fun

I actually like that the sport evolved from power to thinking with some power behind it.

I agree that bronco should be flipping stuff, but actually using the wedge and trying to flip hem backwards was gold to see, and very nicly thought out. but thats just my humble opinion of course ^^

In comparing the two i think you can make a new topic for that?

[J]

You know what needs to happen? A drone needs to actually do something of significance.

[MassimoV]

Drones are a permanent meme. they need to be lightweight to fly. No HW weapon can fit onto them.

[Thyrus]

As far as I know RW had sponsors as well but they where not mentioned on the show. Also the reebot of rw had aditional weight too

[J]

Drones are a permanent meme. they need to be lightweight to fly. No HW weapon can fit onto them.

You could totally beef up a drone if you added more thrusters/etc to make it something more then a floating target.

[Philippa]

Drones are a permanent meme. they need to be lightweight to fly. No HW weapon can fit onto them.

You could totally beef up a drone if you added more thrusters/etc to make it something more then a floating target.

Drones have a 10 lbs weight limit.

[El Chickenado]

so no episode tonight?