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Re: Robot Wars Series 2 Discussion Thread
« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2016, 03:11:38 AM »


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So about a month and a half between signups closing and the tourney starting? Isn't that like half the time people got for the first series that everyone was complaining about? Also, smart move to host it in a month colder than March when the coldness really badly affects the machines... :/

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Re: Robot Wars Series 2 Discussion Thread
« Reply #2 on: October 11, 2016, 03:22:46 AM »
Already applied. Here we go guys :D
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Re: Robot Wars Series 2 Discussion Thread
« Reply #3 on: October 11, 2016, 04:38:02 AM »
Read about it, nice to see it back but they surely aren't giving people any time. Wish they'd just announce this stuff half a year earlier and then do it in a good time instead of in winter again(I guess they want to broadcast the series at the same time every year, however I'm surprised that they haven't learned about the cold issues in winter)
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Re: Robot Wars Series 2 Discussion Thread
« Reply #4 on: October 11, 2016, 04:41:41 AM »
Read about it, nice to see it back but they surely aren't giving people any time. Wish they'd just announce this stuff half a year earlier and then do it in a good time instead of in winter again(I guess they want to broadcast the series at the same time every year, however I'm surprised that they haven't learned about the cold issues in winter)
If they were airing it in July again, I don't think they'd be filming it in December. I think this is a bit of a mis-step on their part. I'm sure they at least know by now about how the cold affects the machines, whether they'll actually do something about it (like installing a heating system, esp. in the arena itself) is another mater entirely.
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Re: Robot Wars Series 2 Discussion Thread
« Reply #5 on: October 11, 2016, 04:42:08 AM »
Is envy gonna be there?
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Re: Robot Wars Series 2 Discussion Thread
« Reply #6 on: October 11, 2016, 07:17:15 AM »

A hundred times this.

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Re: Robot Wars Series 2 Discussion Thread
« Reply #7 on: October 11, 2016, 07:38:47 AM »
Still more notice than last series, hah. Everyone who has already been building in preparation for a potential new series is fine.
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Re: Robot Wars Series 2 Discussion Thread
« Reply #8 on: October 11, 2016, 08:26:03 AM »
I hope we'll be seeing you in the arena (or in the pits as Dara says)

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Re: Robot Wars Series 2 Discussion Thread
« Reply #9 on: October 11, 2016, 08:13:30 PM »
Wait... so how often are they going to air the series? I assumed once a year but that would make filming in December very much in advance..

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Re: Robot Wars Series 2 Discussion Thread
« Reply #10 on: October 12, 2016, 01:56:00 AM »
i've heard rumors of a few big names dusting off their robots for this? dont want to say too much in case i turn out to be wrong but...

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Re: Robot Wars Series 2 Discussion Thread
« Reply #11 on: October 12, 2016, 02:04:09 AM »
A lot of the big names aren't happy about the short timeframe. Thankfully we kinda expected it after last time.

I have a feeling it might end up airing more than once a year but we'll see how successful this series is first.
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Re: Robot Wars Series 2 Discussion Thread
« Reply #12 on: October 12, 2016, 03:47:18 AM »

Nice to know that the reboot isn't a one-off and is getting a second series (could've had more then six episodes though), good luck to anyone applying, hope you get in and that and let's hope series 2is just as good if not better then the last.
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Re: Robot Wars Series 2 Discussion Thread
« Reply #13 on: October 12, 2016, 06:16:24 AM »
The owner of luzifer (the bot that used to be made off of black hole 2 parts) is building a new bot as far as I understood.

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Re: Robot Wars Series 2 Discussion Thread
« Reply #14 on: October 12, 2016, 05:48:05 PM »
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So people keep asking me if Ripper will be applying for the next series of Robot Wars, I think everyone knows I was getting ready for it and I think I stood a good chance of doing well, the answer was going to be yes, but yet again I'm NOT allowed to enter, even though I will be out of contract, given the brand back, given them the website domain, actively promoted the show, and I've done everything they've asked. Basically, because I run a robot related live show Extreme Robots and it features robots from Robot Wars, I'm never going to be allowed to take part in any series of Robot Wars in the future as it could be classed as unfair, which is very sad for me after working so hard to keep the brand going and campaigning to get it back, over the last 12 years. I'm not even allowed to have someone else run Ripper for me, not allowed to be on a team, as that's what I tried last time, but surprise suprise they will allow a robot that's been built by someone who built the house robots, and the Team now present a Robot related live show ( no offence to them ) Something tells me I'm just not wanted and you just have to know the right people! What an absolute joke, Rant over !! Good luck to all the teams taking part in December

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Re: Robot Wars Series 2 Discussion Thread
« Reply #15 on: October 12, 2016, 10:16:17 PM »
Wow. What a huge middle finger to the man who basicly saved their asses.
I'm up for some kind of partition or something that allowes john to enter. I mean if peole like the razer guys the behemoth people the carbite humans and the terrorhurtz folks are allowed after being on battlebots I don't see a reason to stop the guy who is responsible for them making money to enter.

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Re: Robot Wars Series 2 Discussion Thread
« Reply #16 on: October 13, 2016, 05:29:38 AM »
I feel like there's a lot more to this story than just the 1 side so take it all with a pinch of salt.
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Re: Robot Wars Series 2 Discussion Thread
« Reply #17 on: October 13, 2016, 07:24:51 AM »
:/ Hope that some kind of petition or just other teams talking with the RW staff could change this. It really sucks that some stuff like that is still going on behind RW, definitely not as good of a reboot as it could've been but still better than nothing.

Also apparently they'll have about the same number of episodes?
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Re: Robot Wars Series 2 Discussion Thread
« Reply #18 on: October 13, 2016, 09:51:42 AM »
I think it's better to just leave things be until we know the full story.

And yes, 6 episodes. Standard BBC run.
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Re: Robot Wars Series 2 Discussion Thread
« Reply #19 on: October 13, 2016, 09:52:25 AM »
the carbite humans
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I mean what did you expect really, Mentorn to not be useless assholes?
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