Overall, the points went as such: Stereo Madness 3, Orient Express 2.5, Spongebot Steelpants 2.
The penultimate heat is upon us as Heat G is now here!Fight Summaries: Eliminator 1: A brutal battle to start out with where Sarin was just pummelled to near-death, but still survived. Meanwhile Torrent and Mediocre White were fighting their own fights, but all 4 'bots did survive, so the judges' decision went as such:Damage: Obviously Orang Min got the 2 points for damage for utterly demolishing Sarin while the minor point went to Mediocre White for destroying Torrent's weapon system. Orang Min 2, Mediocre White 1Control: I'm gonna say this right now, SnS'es will almost certainly lose in the event of a judges' decision due to having no real controlling capabilities. With that said, Torrent was far more controlled with Mediocre white snagging the minor point solely because Sarin lost points for charging into Orang Min constantly and not getting any control. Torrent 2, Mediocre White 1Aggression: Aggression's a similar case, with both Mediocre White and Torrent getting the points while Orang Min got nothing. Mediocre White was better at aggressive action, though, so Mediocre White 1, Torrent 1/2Overall, Medicore White 3, Torrent 2.5, Orang Min 2.Eliminator 2: The DM4 champ struggled hard, getting ripped to death by Kirin 2020. I figured Shrike would suffer the same fate, but to my surprise a killer flip outta nowhere after an abrupt havok ended up killing Kirin while Grey Box Testing managed to deal wayward damage, breaking off one of Shrike's forks in the process. A relatively solid, if quick fight.Losers Rumble: Poor Tearaway never had a chance, did it? It got torn up and spat out in ruthless style while Sarin was torn apart again and actually counted out as a result of Kirin's attacks. Kirin did die in the closing seconds, but it didn't really matter for it in the end.Kirin got the win on all categories, not only because it killed Tearaway and immobilised Sarin, but also because Orang Min was so passive and reluctant to do anything that even with Kirin getting penalised for attacking an already dead Sarin and losing power, it was not enough for it to be eliminated.Winners Rumble: ...aaaaaand cue a 'bot suddenly coming out of nowhere to put on a dominant performance. Shrike did fantastically after a slow start, managing to punt out all 3 'bots in the fastest fight of AN2 to my knowledge. No 'bot was safe, and Shrike pulled off an amazing victory without any losses despite its minimal changes.Final Showdown: Welp, the 'bot I expected to win the fight somehow ended up being the only 'bot that actually got eliminated, that being Kirin. This was actually harder than I thought it would be to judge, because all 'bots did damage in some form and had their strong moments. Here's how I scored this fight.Damage: I had to think quite a bit about this, as Torrent and Mediocre White did more noticable damage but were in terrible shape at the end while Grey Box was less noticable, but was relatively intact at the end. Ultimately, Grey Box's consistent damage output and lack of any damage netted it the 2 points while Torrent got the minor point for ripping apart Mediocre White's armour and weapon. Grey Box Testing 2, Torrent 1.Control: What sealed the minor point for Grey Box was it being the lone 'bot left standing in the end, but it didn't do enough to get the major points, which I gave to Torrent as it consistently managed to control the 'bots it fought during the match. Torrent 2, Grey Box Testing 1.Aggression: The decider... was actually the minor point, as Mediocre White got the 1 point for aggression for being the most aggressive during the battle. Ultimately, though it was Grey Box that got the minor point due to its stronger performance and being the last 'bot standing in the end. Mediocre White 1, Grey Box Testing 1/2.Overall: Grey Box Testing 3.5, Torrent 3, Mediocre White 1.Overall Thoughts: This was a bit odd, honestly. Sarin felt like it was screwed over hard, but Shrike managed to pull off a phenomenal performance that I was not expecting at all. Grey Box managed to survive and barely make it out alive, and with that, only one heat remains. I can't avoid it any longer, so I might as well do this thing...HEAT H COMING SOON...
YAYAYAYAYAYonly took 8 months to win something.This calls for a rebuild of Exosphere, sometime. (idk)
Hey, guys. Unfortunately, I probably won't end up posting the Reserves/Final Rumble anytime soon as I've severely lost the drive to continue onward, so the chances are I'm probably gonna end Annihilation Nation 2 right there. I'm sorry about this announcement, but I've probably left it far too late at this point.There will potentially be a chance I'll finish up the tournament and do the last couple episodes in time, but its a slim possibility. At least with the main tournament done we do have a champion crowned, so there's that at least.--doot