Author Topic: Battle of the Band Brackets, Vids, Splash (Read 4331 times)

trumpetguy · « **on:** March 01, 2010, 07:46:01 AM »

The Bracket

The Splash
(Special thanks to JoeBlo)

Key:
1-123STW
2-Badnik
3-JD
4-JB
5-Nar
6-Pwn
7-S.T.C.
8-Sage
9-SD
10-Somebody
11-Stag
12-TG(Me)
13-Urjak
14-Virus Bomb
(Basically alphabetical order)

JoeBlo · « **Reply #1 on:** March 01, 2010, 07:51:24 AM »

fixed the links for you

who gets what number ? does it go my the splash ?

trumpetguy · « **Reply #2 on:** March 01, 2010, 07:53:05 AM »

Oops I knew I forgot a detail, good thing I got a list of names.

JoeBlo · « **Reply #3 on:** March 01, 2010, 07:56:20 AM »

I can whip up a matching bracket if that helps at all ? I have all the layered images from the splash

trumpetguy · « **Reply #4 on:** March 01, 2010, 07:58:01 AM »

:D (Do we have a Robo smiley, smile?)

JoeBlo · « **Reply #5 on:** March 01, 2010, 08:35:00 AM »

the new bracket is linked in post 1

its err... a png right now 900kb.. if it gets to much you may want to drop it back to jpg or gif

trumpetguy · « **Reply #6 on:** March 01, 2010, 08:36:03 AM »

Everybody, give a hand for JoeBlo!

JoeBlo · « **Reply #7 on:** March 01, 2010, 08:38:26 AM »

*pulls out sawblade*

why thats very kind of you :D

trumpetguy · « **Reply #8 on:** March 01, 2010, 08:41:05 AM »

I wonder if that will influence JB in any way.....*looks at Backlash thread*

JoeBlo · « **Reply #9 on:** March 01, 2010, 08:46:44 AM »

lol I am meant to be most likely to stay on topic :P

.. on topic

I think I have a shot at like 2 people XD

Naryar · « **Reply #10 on:** March 01, 2010, 08:59:04 AM »

@TG: No but we should have one.

Anyways, PREDICTIONS !
Clockwork Beetle 3 - Hopefully it's not one of 123's SnS else he would destroy us all... A solid build, but are these wedges really good with skirts at the end of DSL bars ?
Slip Second: It's far from being a bad bot (And a near clone :P), but i know for a fact that a drive that fast is going to turn horribly (see NAR AI v2's Gigawatt). Can it face it's opponents, or get flanked ? We'll see
Project Mayhem: The weapons look kinda high and 80kg of weapons on a HW isn't a lot. Still not a bad bot, but i can't see it fairing really well.
Double Or Nothing: Surprisingly, there is no GAY flail shell spinner that would rape both of these (Badnik will do it though). Now can they manage to punt away all these NPCF-Techno gutrippers or not ?
Hope No More 4: My top true popup that wedges, sadly, are outdated

Unlike the previous versions, it has self-righting ability (not very good though), but still it will fair well as long as it's not out-wedged.
TIB4: Solid build. Will go far as long as it's wedge is good.
Fifty/50: Just can't see this having a good wedge. Not the worst, but won't get far.
Corkscrew: Bah! Two piglets as weapon motors on a HW gut-ripper ? If it can keep the opponent on it's wedges it's fine, if not... Can this self-right as well ?
Ravager: An extremely cool bot that once again, depends of it's wedges (though not as much as some others). I can see this being the slowest of the gut-rippers with 2WD NPCF-Hypnos (or it has Technos but i can't see them) but i think it can fair well.
SnSnSnS 2: Bleh... When it will fight Joe's bots it's going to be a yawnfest. Now can it beat all the gut-rippers ? I never really tried it in NAR AI so i can't tell.
RAGE GUITAR !:

Cirque Des Tueurs: French name ??? Daisy Might ripoff. Can't see it fairing really well with all the gut-rippers in the field.
The Devil's Maul: It's not as good as i expected from someone like Urjak, but it's the faster of all entries and it has potential, especially against the rare HS in the field.
Dragon: Yet another solid, if generic, design. And Yet again, all depends of the wedges.

Assloads of wedges right here - was expecting a few shell spinners (and i would rather have shell rather than gut-rippers since HnM does VERY well against them).

Badnik96 · « **Reply #11 on:** March 01, 2010, 02:58:01 PM »

Bots I will beat:
JD: Doesn't look that deadly, can probably shove it around and KO it.

JoeBlo: My bot was made for shell spinners and SnSes with its V-shaped weapon array and its fast drive. I dunno about the flamethrowers.

STC: Hopefully the drive is not fast enough on it to gut-rip me and I can outweapon it.

Stagfish: A multibot! but still an epic

TG: As I said before, my bot is built to beat shell spinners. Will go down the same way as Daisy Might (and thanks to Nicsan, I can fight it myself! XD)

Bots I am unsure about:
123: I might be able to get under it, but if not, I will be owned.

Scrap: The drum is tough, might be able to outweapon it and KO it.

VB: good wedges, might be able to outweapon it though.

Bots I will lose to:
Nary: Its a popup, and I have no underarmor. Nuff said.

Pwn:See Nary.

Sage:See Nary.

Somebody:My bot can't beat the first one, so it definitely won't beat this one if it's as good as the original.

Urjak:See Nary.

cephalopod · « **Reply #12 on:** March 01, 2010, 03:04:17 PM »

I missed a DSL tourney? *Insert Ragetoon Here*

Somebody · « **Reply #13 on:** March 01, 2010, 03:14:33 PM »

PREDIKSHUNZ

Clockwork Beetle III - One of the two bots I am afraid of, only question is wedges, but they look alright

Split Second - Looks pretty good, but maybe a little too fast

Project Mayhem - Not enough weapons, with an exposed motor to say the least

Double or Nothing - Never seen how effective this really is before, but whenever I try it its pretty Havoky

Hope No More 4 - Already know that I can beat this

TIB4 - A very good looking gut-ripper

Fifty/50 - Question mark on the wedges, and the weapons don't look too sturdy

Corkscrew - Not enough weapon power methinks

Ravager - That polycarb extender looks rather exposed...

SnSnSnSnS 2 - Methinks that I have a good chance

RAGE GUITAR!! - Spinner from the west, spinner from the west, look its another spinner from the west...

Cirque des Tueurs - Unneeded spinner shell plates may be vulnerable

The Devil's Maul - Should be a good gutripper

Dragon - Rather generic, yet effective

I like the number of directional bots (bots that need you to be on the front to work). Fits right to SnSnSnSnS 2's strong point.

123savethewhales · « **Reply #14 on:** March 01, 2010, 04:08:56 PM »

The wedge was average at the time I build it (when compare with NAR AI 1). Compare that with the small wedge here it will probably be below average. I can only hope for a wedge lock at best here.

The Ounce · « **Reply #15 on:** March 01, 2010, 05:11:30 PM »

If only I hadn't BFE'd ReFraction during the signup period

HNM 4, TIB 4, Split Second, and SnSnSnSnS 2 all look really good and are my top 4 picks for this tourney.

JoeBlo · « **Reply #16 on:** March 01, 2010, 07:42:01 PM »

hmmm I might ask TG to pause the game (if its at all possible) on arena start up and it might give my bot less havoks

im am still investigating but I have had double or nothing perfectly havokless once in a match (pop up ripped off a flamethower and everything)

Badnik96 · « **Reply #17 on:** March 01, 2010, 07:42:49 PM »

Quote from: The Ounce on March 01, 2010, 05:11:30 PM

If only I hadn't BFE'd ReFraction during the signup period

HNM 4, TIB 4, Split Second, and SnSnSnSnS 2 all look really good and are my top 4 picks for this tourney.

Thanks Ounce!

Somebody · « **Reply #18 on:** March 01, 2010, 08:33:20 PM »

Well its a pretty good, if generic, bot.

Virus Bomb · « **Reply #19 on:** March 06, 2010, 01:00:01 PM »

Forgot about this tourney. Dragon isn't going to do well.