Author Topic: Most dissapointing robots (Read 24182 times)

GoldenFox93 · « **Reply #100 on:** December 04, 2011, 09:55:56 AM »

Quote from: That Robot is a Spy! on December 04, 2011, 09:48:39 AM

Quote from: GoldenFox93 on December 04, 2011, 09:38:04 AM
Quote from: Velocity EVO on November 12, 2011, 04:38:43 AM
Despite being my favourite, im gonna have to say Mortis, every year that it entered it was shortlisted as one of the favourites for the competition and had crap loads of money injected into it, yet it still came up short every time
Agreed. On a similar note, Cassius II deserves a mention here, despite it being one of my all-time favourites. Had it not reversed into the pit, it could've won the whole series.
It had weak armour (poly) and I think 101 would have won on points.

Actually, it was fairly good for Series 3- but some weapons, like Shunt's axe, had gotten considerably stronger, and it hadn't been adapted to resist the blows. But in all honesty, I think it could've won on points by throwing 101 around.

As for Hypno-Disc, it was at a weaker stage (notice how its disc gradually slowed down over the Series), so I think even with a bit of damage, it could've flipped it to win.

Steg-O-Saw-Us? Straight in, straight out.

And Chaos 2, now that would've an epic Grand Final.
My prediction would've been Chaos 2 eventually side-stranding it on the Arena Wall to become Champion, before knocking it back down so that they could both take on the House Robots.

NFX · « **Reply #101 on:** December 04, 2011, 09:57:43 AM »

I'd have to disagree with TRiaS on that one. 101's weaponry wouldn't have packed the same punch as Cassius II's did, and I think it would have won on Aggresison, Damage and Style, if lacking a little bit in Control. Had it defeated Pussycat, I think it almost certainly would have gotten to the Grand Final. It did look like a very, very nicely built and elegant machine, but it did make a very early exit in that series, unfortunately.

And I would have LOVED to see that happen during the Grand Final. =D

Jack Daniels · « **Reply #102 on:** December 04, 2011, 10:05:55 AM »

Quote from: Jonzu95 on December 04, 2011, 09:23:45 AM

I had no idea where to put this but...

Yes, that's Hvispilä. Best finnish 450g Bot ever.

I don't see where the disappointment would be.

If the driver of the RC car was disappointed that he didn't win then he's got a long way to go to succeed in combat robotics.

That Robot is a Spy! · « **Reply #103 on:** December 04, 2011, 10:11:46 AM »

I also think 101 was overated. Yes it was well driven, but a lot of it's victories were generally luck, such as Scutter's Revenge and of course, Panic Attack.

Jonzu95 · « **Reply #104 on:** December 04, 2011, 10:13:50 AM »

Quote from: Jack Daniels on December 04, 2011, 10:05:55 AM

Quote from: Jonzu95 on December 04, 2011, 09:23:45 AM
I had no idea where to put this but...

Yes, that's Hvispilä. Best finnish 450g Bot ever.

I don't see where the disappointment would be.

If the driver of the RC car was disappointed that he didn't win then he's got a long way to go to succeed in combat robotics.

He entered just for lulz.

System32 · « **Reply #105 on:** December 04, 2011, 10:37:57 AM »

Read the god damn title dumpass

Jonzu95 · « **Reply #106 on:** December 04, 2011, 12:43:25 PM »

I had no idea where to put it, so shuddup.

smashysmashy · « **Reply #107 on:** December 04, 2011, 01:19:46 PM »

Guys, I'm just gonna post here. We don't want another flame war.

Philippa · « **Reply #108 on:** December 04, 2011, 02:47:30 PM »

Quote from: smashysmashy on December 04, 2011, 01:19:46 PM

Guys, I'm just gonna post here. We don't want another flame war.

Here, take this.

System32 · « **Reply #109 on:** December 04, 2011, 08:05:15 PM »

Quote from: Jonzu95 on December 04, 2011, 12:43:25 PM

I had no idea where to put it, so shuddup.

Then don't post or make a new thread, idiot.

Jonzu95 · « **Reply #110 on:** December 05, 2011, 02:33:34 AM »

Quote from: System32 on December 04, 2011, 08:05:15 PM

Quote from: Jonzu95 on December 04, 2011, 12:43:25 PM
I had no idea where to put it, so shuddup.

Then don't post or make a new thread, idiot.

No point to make a thread because of one video, fool.

smashysmashy · « **Reply #111 on:** December 05, 2011, 03:38:21 AM »

Guys. Knock it off.

madman3 · « **Reply #112 on:** December 05, 2011, 01:01:00 PM »

Nary is going to love this thread to bits.
In any case, I found that Mantis was extremely disappointing in terms of performance; it's still one of my favorite bots ever though just because of the lifting power.

Mr. AS · « **Reply #113 on:** December 05, 2011, 02:16:23 PM »

Sabretooth (Series 6) probably would've done better if they actually used the saw-blade instead of having that extra wheel.

Badnik96 · « **Reply #114 on:** December 05, 2011, 03:38:36 PM »

my thoughts on Buddy Lee winning against Turbo:

GoldenFox93 · « **Reply #115 on:** December 05, 2011, 03:59:52 PM »

Fluffy in Series 7. Such a shame that it ended up losing its drive.

NFX · « **Reply #116 on:** December 05, 2011, 04:27:34 PM »

Quote from: Mr. AwesumSauce on December 05, 2011, 02:16:23 PM

Sabretooth (Series 6) probably would've done better if they actually used the saw-blade instead of having that extra wheel.

IIRC, they broke the weapon shaft in the qualifiers, so they couldn't use the weaponry they'd wanted. On the plus side, it was the fastest Robot Wars entry of all time. =D

GoldenFox93 · « **Reply #117 on:** December 05, 2011, 04:34:19 PM »

Quote from: NFX on December 05, 2011, 04:27:34 PM

Quote from: Mr. AwesumSauce on December 05, 2011, 02:16:23 PM
Sabretooth (Series 6) probably would've done better if they actually used the saw-blade instead of having that extra wheel.
IIRC, they broke the weapon shaft in the qualifiers, so they couldn't use the weaponry they'd wanted. On the plus side, it was the fastest Robot Wars entry of all time. =D

Mind you, Facet was pretty quick as well

Resetti's Replicas · « **Reply #118 on:** December 05, 2011, 04:44:10 PM »

Quote from: Badnik96 on December 05, 2011, 03:38:36 PM

my thoughts on Buddy Lee winning against Turbo

Turbo was a pretty overrated robot, the blades couldn't even break through plastic, and the shell was held in place with scotch tape and bits of twine.

GoldenFox93 · « **Reply #119 on:** December 05, 2011, 06:25:23 PM »

Cerberus in Series 4 and the First World Championship. I don't know why, but there's something I liked about it.