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Robot Arena Matches => Tournaments => Tournament Archives => Topic started by: freeziez on April 24, 2018, 01:27:55 AM
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I want to overcome the problems I had while I used to be active here. I shot myself in the foot, aside from Battlebots, by making tournaments that were too gimmicky and were based around things I liked instead of things people wanted to take part in. Since the tournaments section has an abundance of DSL IRL tournaments, I want to go back to basics, both for me and for RA2.
BACK TO BASICS
- Stock 1.4 HW.
- Combat Arena (hazards off).
- I will AI. If you provide an AI, however, yours will be used (no meltybrain).
- I will not enter a robot, as per usual.
- I cannot promise any prizes, but I would like to give one out.
- Building Rules:
- No BFE/AAM/Hax Mode, etc.
- No cheatbot2.
- All AI parts are allowed, as well as the 140cm extender and blue snapper.
- SnS bots are allowed.
- No multibots.
- Bot must have at least 2 wheels used to move itself in a controlled manner.
- Any use of RA2CF is not allowed.
- Max of 3 robots per person.
- Robots may be updated until signups close.
- Tournament Specifics:
- 1v1 battles.
- 3 minute time limit.
- Two havok restarts will cause the robot to lose its current match.
- 32 participants.
- Swiss system.
- Robots are initially in one pool, either completely unseeded or seeded in a single list. (0-0)
- After the first round of matches, half the robots will have one win (1-0) and half the robots will have one loss (0-1).
- For the second round, only teams with the same record can play each other (1-0 vs. 1-0, 0-1 vs. 0-1).
- The third round works the same way, but with three different pools (2-0 vs. 2-0, 1-1 vs. 1-1, 0-2 vs. 0-2).
- The process continues until there are only a specified number of robots left (typically half).
- No two robots may play each other twice.
Signups will be open until the 15th of May, 12:00 a.m. EST. or until the participant limit is reached.
Participants
- Plerco - kill me
- Plerco - Anemic 4D Chess Piece v1.1
- WenXiangLee - Red Slash
- geese - Tempest Exterminator
- geese - Little Darling
- NeonCalypso - Bull Ride 2
- NeonCalypso - Camo Tank
- NeonCalypso - Make My Wife Real
- Dreamcast - Ba Sing Say
- Squirrel_Monkey - Wedgy Claws
- Ra2Winner - 36HS
- Ra2Winner - HexBlade 27
- Ra2Winner - Hidden Power
- kill343gs - ghOst
- kill343gs - Atlantis
- kill343gs - Stratocaster
- Philippa - Radians Per Second
- Philippa - Plowboi
- Meganerdbomb - Billy G.O.A.T. Gruffiest
- 090901 - HONDA CIVIC
- 090901 - pomf =3
- 090901 - age eight
- Sage - ULTIMATUM
- Sage - Almighty
- Tails Inc. - IRL in stock
- Badger - Tidehunter
- Badger - Disappointment Trike
- [cngh] - Piston Puncher
- [cngh] - Tendurizer
- Virus Bomb - Karbonis
- Virus Bomb - RagnaroK
- Guldenflame - Mad Gasher
Accepted and AI'd
Accepted
Received
Rejected
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Any feedback is appreciated! :)
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Do people usually allow Ro7 break in stock?
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Do people usually allow Ro7 break in stock?
No, since working around the RO7 is part of stock building, unlike DSL-S or IRL.
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Do people usually allow Ro7 break in stock?
No, since working around the RO7 is part of stock building, unlike DSL-S or IRL.
h*ck i kept that in from my dsl idea, one sec
(edit): Fixed.
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I'll definitely make something for this. Hopefully more people vote against the combat arena, since that arena lends itself so heavily to HS which are already a very dominant and bland bottype in the stock meta.
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Hopefully more people vote against the combat arena, since that arena lends itself so heavily to HS which are already a very dominant and bland bottype in the stock meta.
I agree. I wish there was a DSL-Tournament-style arena already in stock, all the default arenas minus the combat are too compact or gimmicky. Open arenas lend themselves to more bot types.
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I leave this one to the people that are actually good in stock. But if the Combat Arena is too compact why don't you use the octagon with the pits hammers and flippers turned off?
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*Get yourself togther, man. You are good at stock!*
*clears throat* Finally, somewhere I can shine! Anyways, doing some research, I think either the Compressor arena or the Electric arena would be good. I also got, like, 15 stock bots I could use.
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I leave this one to the people that are actually good in stock. But if the Combat Arena is too compact why don't you use the octagon with the pits hammers and flippers turned off?
I think the main issue with the combat arena is that there are no ootas or any type of hazards that harm an hs. An HS can just bounce around unhindered and prevent it's oponenet from gaining control.
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Looks like the Combat Arena is pulling ahead. I won't mind using it, I just like seeing different bots lol
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It's the Russians hacking your arena elections.
or just a load of brainlets :>
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Changed the poll to weight class selection.
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CW tbqh
Also be prepared to reject half of the entrants for illegal ra2cf (just ask badnik fam)
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Time to dust off my copy of Stock, Im fine with this
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Weight class will be Heavyweight. Is there anything that's in the rules that I should consider changing or modifying?
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Weight class will be Heavyweight. Is there anything that's in the rules that I should consider changing or modifying?
Not using the combat arena :dumb)
Jokes aside, looks good. Do you have a submission deadline in mind yet?
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End of may? I've legit forgotten what are good timelines for these kinds of things.
(also can someone link me to the discord lol)
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i actually second not using combat arena, just so that HS actually can get killed and not just spikeball for 3 mins, i wonder how the old robot wars arena would work for this (since it was high enough walls that flippers/popups can't OOTA stupidly easy but probably will make a spikeballing HS OOTA itself)
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RA2T2 or whatever the flying hell will be fair to flippers, but then, this is gonna be popup fest soo... if they manage oota's then yay
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RA2T2 or whatever the flying hell will be fair to flippers, but then, this is gonna be popup fest soo... if they manage oota's then yay
Flippers aren't a thing in stock. Unless you're 090901.
Anyway the arena was put up for a vote and the combat arena won, IMO it would be unfair to change the arena now because you didn't get the right result from the poll.
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RA2T2 or whatever the flying hell will be fair to flippers, but then, this is gonna be popup fest soo... if they manage oota's then yay
Flippers aren't a thing in stock. Unless you're 090901.
Anyway the arena was put up for a vote and the combat arena won, IMO it would be unfair to change the arena now because you didn't get the right result from the poll.
Yeah, i'm gonna stick with the combat arena. If it was a DSL tournament I wouldn't have it in an enclosed arena.
Anyway, I think the rest of this is OK. Can someone move this to signups?
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I want to overcome the problems I had while I used to be active here. I shot myself in the foot, aside from Battlebots, by making tournaments that were too gimmicky and were based around things I liked instead of things people wanted to take part in. Since the tournaments section has an abundance of DSL IRL tournaments, I want to go back to basics, both for me and for RA2.
BACK TO BASICS
- Stock 1.4 HW.
- Combat Arena.
- I will AI. If you provide an AI, however, yours will be used (no meltybrain).
- I will not enter a robot, as per usual.
- I cannot promise any prizes, but I would like to give one out.
- Building Rules:
- No BFE/AAM/Hax Mode, etc.
- No cheatbot2.
- All AI parts are allowed, as well as the 140cm extender and blue snapper.
- SnS bots are allowed.
- No multibots.
- Bot must have at least 2 wheels used to move itself in a controlled manner.
- Any use of RA2CF is not allowed.
- Max of 3 robots per person.
- Robots may be updated until signups close.
- Tournament Specifics:
- 1v1 battles.
- 3 minute time limit.
- Two havok restarts will cause the robot to lose its current match.
- Participants are unlimited as of right now.
- I would like to use a swiss system; however, the number of participants may not allow it.
- Robots are initially in one pool, either completely unseeded or seeded in a single list. (0-0)
- After the first round of matches, half the robots will have one win (1-0) and half the robots will have one loss (0-1).
- For the second round, only teams with the same record can play each other (1-0 vs. 1-0, 0-1 vs. 0-1).
- The third round works the same way, but with three different pools (2-0 vs. 2-0, 1-1 vs. 1-1, 0-2 vs. 0-2).
- The process continues until there are only a specified number of robots left (typically half).
- No two robots may play each other twice.
Let me know if you would be interested, and if there's any changes I should make!
The quoted rules cannot change. glhf
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go go my red hs and heavyderby wen's popup
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Time to use my bots that never competed, ty for the tournament lad
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Plerco and WenXiangLee's first bots are accepted. Keep 'em coming!
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geese and NeonCalypso entries accepted. All entries up to this point AI'd.
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Dreamcast, S_M, Ra2Winner, and kill entries all accepted and AI'd.
13 entries so far.
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Philippa and Meganerdbomb entries accepted.
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I have to go against the one stock hw that beat hoj
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When will the sign up ends and the tournament starts? I want to join but I'm not on laptop right now and still on the start of the final test weeks.
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When will the sign up ends and the tournament starts? I want to join but I'm not on laptop right now and still on the start of the final test weeks.
Signups end on the 15th, I would like to get the SBV started as soon as possible after that.
And there's no limit to entries, so don't worry about spots filling.
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I’ve already said this twice, but it’s imperative to my bot. Make hidden power use the snappers to self right. Reply about this soon.
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I’ve already said this twice, but it’s imperative to my bot. Make hidden power use the snappers to self right. Reply about this soon.
It does.
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I’ve already said this twice, but it’s imperative to my bot. Make hidden power use the snappers to self right. Reply about this soon.
It does.
Thanks.
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I’m gonna make a razor guy run... hopefully.
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Signups are open for a little more than 4 days! Get those bots in!
I’m gonna make a razor guy run... hopefully.
:really_makes_you_think:
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Badger entry #2 accepted.
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BTW have you checked my update, asking for a lad here
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BTW have you checked my update, asking for a lad here
Yes, your update is accepted and AI'd. I haven't been posting individual entries and updates because I didn't want to clog the thread.
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Participants have been locked at 32, meaning there are only 2 spots left! If the participant limit is reached before the deadline, the tournament will start a little early.
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SIGNUPS CLOSED!
Congrats to Virus Bomb and Guldenflame on grabbing the last 3 spots. Draw will be up soon.
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Is this single elimination
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rip hecksagon cruelly and unfairly taken from this world too soon :ouch:
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Is this single elimination
Swiss
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Is there an exact date for draw?
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Is there an exact date for draw?
Hopefully tonight if the birthday stuff doesn't take up too much time. The draw is done, but I will wait to release them until the splashes are done.
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Is there an exact date for draw?
Hopefully tonight if the birthday stuff doesn't take up too much time. The draw is done, but I will wait to release them until the splashes are done.
Bday stuff took up too much time?
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Is there an exact date for draw?
Hopefully tonight if the birthday stuff doesn't take up too much time. The draw is done, but I will wait to release them until the splashes are done.
Bday stuff took up too much time?
Working on it as we speak. Miiight be able to get it done tonight.