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So, why do we all hate Chomp?
« on: December 28, 2016, 05:12:14 PM »
Why I hate Chomp:
1. Like Mortis and Obwalden Overlord, they just think that state-of-the-art technology is just going to breeze them through to win the championship (ex. It has an automatic sensor inside it that fires the axe when a robot is in range of the weapon).
2. PRIMARY WEAPON (aka The Disk O' Inferno lost to Chomp despite dominating because its flywheel stalled).

That's all I can think of right now. What other reasons are there to hate Chomp in your opinion?
« Last Edit: December 28, 2016, 05:43:40 PM by FightingBotInformal »
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Re: So, why do we all hate Chomp?
« Reply #1 on: December 28, 2016, 05:15:13 PM »
Because Chomping your mouth can make you bite your tounge.
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Re: So, why do we all hate Chomp?
« Reply #2 on: December 28, 2016, 05:18:57 PM »
I don't know who agrees with the first one?!?! But the reason I hate chomp is because it's a sh**ty, barely functional battlebot. It turns over every time it hits its weapon and has the highest center of gravity I've ever seen in a battlebot. But the reason I hate it the most is because it was put through twice over two robots that clearly beat it. Disco inferno pushed it around and turned it over multiple times but because chomp's useless ****ing weapon hit it twice they got the win. then the same thing happened when bite force lost to it. It's just a sh**ty robot that made it farther than it should have because of whatever reason

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Re: So, why do we all hate Chomp?
« Reply #3 on: December 28, 2016, 05:21:17 PM »
I don't know who agrees with the first one?!?! But the reason I hate chomp is because it's a sh**ty, barely functional battlebot. It turns over every time it hits its weapon and has the highest center of gravity I've ever seen in a battlebot. But the reason I hate it the most is because it was put through twice over two robots that clearly beat it. Disco inferno pushed it around and turned it over multiple times but because chomp's useless ****ing weapon hit it twice they got the win. then the same thing happened when bite force lost to it. It's just a sh**ty robot that made it farther than it should have because of whatever reason
Welp, it's not actually one of the reasons why I hate Chomp (I'm not a misogynist), Reddit users said that's one of the reasons why they hate Chomp. Oopsies.
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Re: So, why do we all hate Chomp?
« Reply #4 on: December 28, 2016, 05:22:12 PM »
Chomp poisoned our water supply, burned our crops, and delivered a plague unto our houses!!
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Re: So, why do we all hate Chomp?
« Reply #5 on: December 28, 2016, 05:24:41 PM »
I don't know who agrees with the first one?!?! But the reason I hate chomp is because it's a sh**ty, barely functional battlebot. It turns over every time it hits its weapon and has the highest center of gravity I've ever seen in a battlebot. But the reason I hate it the most is because it was put through twice over two robots that clearly beat it. Disco inferno pushed it around and turned it over multiple times but because chomp's useless ****ing weapon hit it twice they got the win. then the same thing happened when bite force lost to it. It's just a sh**ty robot that made it farther than it should have because of whatever reason
Chomp actually had a good hammer.
Yes, the Disco Inferno decision was debatable, against Capt and Bite Force, percision hits disabled the weapons. This allows Chomp to control much of the fight.
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Re: So, why do we all hate Chomp?
« Reply #6 on: December 28, 2016, 05:41:55 PM »
I don't know who agrees with the first one?!?! But the reason I hate chomp is because it's a sh**ty, barely functional battlebot. It turns over every time it hits its weapon and has the highest center of gravity I've ever seen in a battlebot. But the reason I hate it the most is because it was put through twice over two robots that clearly beat it. Disco inferno pushed it around and turned it over multiple times but because chomp's useless ****ing weapon hit it twice they got the win. then the same thing happened when bite force lost to it. It's just a sh**ty robot that made it farther than it should have because of whatever reason
Chomp actually had a good hammer.
Yes, the Disco Inferno decision was debatable, against Capt and Bite Force, percision hits disabled the weapons. This allows Chomp to control much of the fight.
I wouldn't say "controlled" the fight. Actually Chomp only got a few hits on The Disk O' Inferno, meanwhile The Disk O' Inferno kept on overturning Chomp with its lifter throughout the match.
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Re: So, why do we all hate Chomp?
« Reply #7 on: December 28, 2016, 05:42:49 PM »
Why I hate Chomp:
1. The captain of the team is a woman
I'm not a misogynist
Okay, chief.

Anyway, I really liked Chomp. Sweet pneumatic system, cool looking weapon, but the magnets didn't work. Chomp is cool, I hope Zoe can improve it and come back with it.

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Re: So, why do we all hate Chomp?
« Reply #8 on: December 28, 2016, 05:45:38 PM »
Chomp is a beautiful piece of engineering. I just wish they'd make the wheelbase wider and put the hammer system between the wheel motors instead of on top.
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Re: So, why do we all hate Chomp?
« Reply #9 on: December 28, 2016, 05:45:51 PM »
Why I hate Chomp:
1. The captain of the team is a woman
I'm not a misogynist
Okay, chief.
I swear, I edited that out right when you posted, I'm definitely not the brightest guy on earth but that was just dumb of me to do that.
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Re: So, why do we all hate Chomp?
« Reply #10 on: December 28, 2016, 05:47:39 PM »
Chomp is a beautiful piece of engineering. I just wish they'd make the wheelbase wider and put the hammer system between the wheel motors instead of on top.
I forgot to say that they should make the ground clearance just a little shorter.
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Re: So, why do we all hate Chomp?
« Reply #11 on: December 28, 2016, 05:47:56 PM »
Yeah I'm watching this thread closely. A thread built on unnecessary hate never ends well.

Clearance I'd say is fine.
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Re: So, why do we all hate Chomp?
« Reply #12 on: December 28, 2016, 05:53:53 PM »
If Chomp had some kind of wedge or dustpan at the front, it would be anchored to the target by the target, which is a good thing to have in a hammer. Also way less complicated than electromagnets, just saying.

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Re: So, why do we all hate Chomp?
« Reply #13 on: December 28, 2016, 05:58:05 PM »
I'd say it's because it had an undeserving win in one match, then everyone just held a grudge over its head when it defeated Shrederator and Bite Force fair and square.
I think it won its first match because Disco's flipper didn't count as a primary weapon.

The same happened with Mega Tento vs Stinger.

Whatever the case is, Chomp's getting nerfed next year.

I'd personally nerf it by making control the 2 points on the score card instead of aggression.
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Re: So, why do we all hate Chomp?
« Reply #14 on: December 28, 2016, 06:00:13 PM »
I'd say it's because it had an undeserving win in one match, then everyone just held a grudge over its head when it defeated Shrederator and Bite Force fair and square.
I think it won its first match because Disco's flipper didn't count as a primary weapon.

The same happened with Mega Tento vs Stinger.

Whatever the case is, Chomp's getting nerfed next year.
Agreed.
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Re: So, why do we all hate Chomp?
« Reply #15 on: December 28, 2016, 11:59:53 PM »
I'd personally nerf it by making control the 2 points on the score card instead of aggression.

Thank god someone agrees with me on this

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Re: So, why do we all hate Chomp?
« Reply #16 on: December 29, 2016, 01:15:53 AM »
TBH I kinda liked Chomp's Season 1 appearance, even if it did crap. The Season 2 version is way too unstable - it needs to be flatter and wider - but it's amusing in a dumb kind of way to watch it fling itself all over the arena like a mad thing. It may not have deserved its win over Disc-O-Inferno (for which I think we should hate the judging criteria rather than Chomp), but it deserved its win against Bite Force after that precision hit.
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Re: So, why do we all hate Chomp?
« Reply #17 on: December 29, 2016, 05:04:53 AM »
Chomp is a beautiful robot. It's a marvel of engineering (Scroll down through the photos of their Facebook page for proof of that). It's no small feat to make a 360 degree pneumatic hammer and they did that with aplomb. Pop the hood and you see that everything about that robot is beautifully designed. People seem to forget that people much more qualified than yourselves (or myself, for that matter) awarded Chomp the founders award this season, so it has to be doing something right. In the teams own words, it is awarded for "bringing an exemplary bot that does interesting things and pushes the sport in the direction in which the founders hope BattleBots will grow". It's one of the few robots that has implemented autonomous features successfully (case in point that hit on Biteforce) and there's not an ounce of excess weight on it. Basically it's CAD porn.

Unless you can come forward with evidence that they somehow influenced the judges decision outside of the fight, saying that you hate the robot based on a handful of decisions that people other than them made, is petty. The Disk'O/Chomp call was representative of the poor scoring system and that is something I hope changes for next season, but that is not related to Chomp. The (Incredibly flawed) judging criteria of season 2 and Chomp are two separate discussions and I wish people would stop mixing them.

So, to answer this threads main question, why do I hate it? Simple, that combination of green and yellow on the side, awful.
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Re: So, why do we all hate Chomp?
« Reply #18 on: December 29, 2016, 05:49:42 AM »
Welp this thread is a thing sooooooooooo....
I kinda hate/love Chomp as its a great concept that works and is a meh bot BUT Chomp isn't good the driver's are as Zoe managed to stop Bite Forces s*** in seconds so its your choice :)

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Re: So, why do we all hate Chomp?
« Reply #19 on: December 29, 2016, 06:07:42 AM »
Welp this thread is a thing sooooooooooo....
I kinda hate/love Chomp as its a great concept that works and is a meh bot BUT Chomp isn't good the driver's are as Zoe managed to stop Bite Forces s*** in seconds so its your choice :)

Wasn't the hit that crippled Biteforce's weapon triggered by the autonomous system?