The 8th seed curse refers to a superstition formed amongst Robot Wars fans. In the four series that the seed number existed, the number eight seed never made the semi-finals, this being the only seed in the top 16 to suffer from this.
> Gemini lost in the heat final to Tornado in Series 4.
> 3 Stegs to Heaven lost in the heat final to Bigger Brother in Series 5.
> Panic Attack lost in the heat final to Terrorhurtz in Series 6.
> Panic Attack lost in Round 2 to Tough As Nails in Series 7.
Oh no...QuoteThe 8th seed curse refers to a superstition formed amongst Robot Wars fans. In the four series that the seed number existed, the number eight seed never made the semi-finals, this being the only seed in the top 16 to suffer from this.
> Gemini lost in the heat final to Tornado in Series 4.
> 3 Stegs to Heaven lost in the heat final to Bigger Brother in Series 5.
> Panic Attack lost in the heat final to Terrorhurtz in Series 6.
> Panic Attack lost in Round 2 to Tough As Nails in Series 7.
Actually, should I not be 9-7? Freezerburn went 3-1, RPM went 2-2, SWARM was 0-1, and I went 4-3 in this one, did I not? I'd still be in the same spot afterwards, though.
IRL: Juggernaut (GF93- HW)- 2 votes*Crashes headfirst into thread*
Votes in red are undecided, first to claim them, gets them!
Woo, Best Skin. I'm happy with that. =D Congratulations to everyone who won something. I'll be looking to improve on my 8th seeding next time around.The SHW Championship, Best Battle and the Most Realistic for me? That's a pretty good haul :approve:
And hopefully when it comes around NFX, I'll be able to go up against you in the finals. One gentleman warrior to another in respectful combat befitting of our rivalry :beer:Indubitably, old chap. =D
Am I the only one who thinks it defeats the object of it if you have to claim the crowd favourite award yourself?
Hopefully this time, we'll be able to do so- I've always wanted a proper battle with you in the IRL/Replica field.And hopefully when it comes around NFX, I'll be able to go up against you in the finals. One gentleman warrior to another in respectful combat befitting of our rivalry :beer:Indubitably, old chap. =D
It is odd how we've never once fought each other, despite our rivalry. :gawe:
So I can't claim it?Am I the only one who thinks it defeats the object of it if you have to claim the crowd favourite award yourself?
problem fixed
Winner of world's smallest violin for the 2nd tourney running XDWell, with regards to your unsporting behaviour last time, it's not exactly surprising :gawe:
Dude I feel awful for you. You enter such cool designs and yet you always get unlucky.
Claiming the "Didn't See It Coming", because everything I entered lost straight away.Seems only fair to me- I kind of feel guilty for having to get rid of it in Round 1 :(
Although sometimes, they can go rather well together :beer:Dude I feel awful for you. You enter such cool designs and yet you always get unlucky.
Trouble is, with IRL building, coolness/realism doesn't necessarily go with RA2 Efficiency. Look at Titan and Shark, for instance. They progressed very far into the brackets, and were - at the risk of being decapitated - two of the least IRL bots in the tournament.
Urjak *cough*Dude I feel awful for you. You enter such cool designs and yet you always get unlucky.
Trouble is, with IRL building, coolness/realism doesn't necessarily go with RA2 Efficiency. Look at Titan and Shark, for instance. They progressed very far into the brackets, and were - at the risk of being decapitated - two of the least IRL bots in the tournament.
All votes decided! Thanks to everyone for a great tourney!And thank you for hosting it and making it the success it was :beer: