BBEANS6 Brackets&Videos

[Badnik96]

Kill actually was 1-1 with 0 KO's, TKO's and WBP's once, since he was 0-3 in his first fight and then he won the next 3 by Havok forfeit. XD

[kill343gs]

Hooray! I'm a successful failure!

[somestrangeguy]

My match was way too close! I was sh**ting bricks the entire match and what do I get as my next opponent? YET ANOTHER FLAIL SHELL SPINNER! I am dead, as this one doesnt seem havocy >_<

[Squirrel_Monkey]

Hredder is teh artistic

[greenbot]

My predictions for losers bracket round 3

Strike of a Ninja
Final Z
AntonYYYm
Blaze Line
Minifridge 4
Ice Torando
Death of Angels 2
Flux

[Clickbeetle]

I have no idea how Bane  or Stanley passed the controlled movement test - none of my clones even come close to anything resembling controlled movement.

I made a special .py for Stanley, Bane, and Predator.  The AI pulses the weapon motor on and off (the pulse length is customizable in Bindings) and while the weapon motor is off, the bot drives toward the opponent.  The weapon is only on constantly when the opponent is very close and the shell is at risk of being stopped.  If you look closely at the videos you can see those shell spinners take little "steps" toward the opponent (but Bane and Stanley also sit-and-spin when they get close, so you can only see them moving from far away or if the no-hits timer expires).  Also, the weapon motor turns off when they are being counted out.


Of course, a Bane vs. Stanley final will still be boring and I hope it doesn't happen... but the bots will hit each other.


Anyway, BOT: loser's bracket round 3 matches are up!


A few surprises and a lot of very close fights.  Altogether excellent matches.

[Badnik96]

:D

[S.T.C.]

Aww, I'm already out?...
Well atleast I lasted a good while, and I won't be in last place in the overall rankings.

[JoeBlo]

I hope I win my next match but then I will loose in very boring fashion to a razor shell spinner :P

[Wings]

Well, I kinda of upset that I lost to 1.8 but I'll say this to SSG, "Good game".  It was a close fight that had me at the edge of my seat and I'm glad I lost that way (instead of being totally outclassed like last season).

However, I'm glad Coolrunner's bot eliminated both bots that I did not want to fight for my first match in the loser's bracket.  I actually could win if I don't break my teeth or "terrible claws" on the irons and then tear that chassis or motors to pieces (maybe the skirt hinges might give me an advantage)

Thanks Click for the update.

[COOLRUNNER87]

However, I'm glad Coolrunner's bot eliminated both bots that I did not want to fight for my first match in the loser's bracket.  I actually could win if I don't break my teeth or "terrible claws" on the irons and then tear that chassis or motors to pieces (maybe the skirt hinges might give me an advantage)

Thanks... and I'm still a bit shocked I'm alive here. The Ounce put up a crazy fight, and if it weren't for sheer luck on my behalf, would have trounced me. Now, for another drum bot in Deinonychus up next...

[40757]

Wow, this was a tight battle.  Reminds me a bit of the BBEANS4 final, and not just because one of the bots has a probably-not-coincidental resemblance to Hazardous Contraption.  There's parts breaking off, tons of hazard action, and more plot twists than a mystery novel.  There could stand to be a few more KO's... but it's still an excellent fight.

Jugglers all look the same anyways :/ I wouldn't clone, especially not in the biggest tourney of the year.

[Pwnator]

YAAAAAAAAAAAAY FLUUUUXXX!!!

[The Ounce]

First Iron Tumbleweed gets screwed and now this?  Well maybe I'll get the BTRSHDBBDDTBL award, but I know it won't happen because no one ever votes for me.

Good luck in the next round Coolrunner!

Here are my predictions for Round three:

WB:

Match 1: Resentful Princess is deadly, but anything that has more individual weapons than a flail shell spinner can beat it, and since ReActive can also gut-rip opponents then ReActive is more likely to win this.

Match 2: Missile Test is too slow to put that heavy armor to good use.  Unless it can trap the shell spinner into a corner, Bane X will win.

Match 3: As we’ve seen in 1.8’s first match, it can be vulnerable to shell spinners.  Stanley 2, unlike Minifridge, has more weapons and doesn’t Havok, so it is my pick to win this match unless 1.8 can make some sort of comeback.

Match 4: Predator’s next opponent is a lot like its last… which it only managed to beat by luck.  Infection’s angled wedge will help it here, since Predator won’t be able to sweep away something that wide.  Predator might have a chance, but I still say Infection will beat it.

LB:

Match 1: VSs are easily capable of beating rammers/pushers, but WSS? has a few weapons in front, which can cause Star Dust to lose a few of its own weapons thus lose its balance.  Even if that happens I don’t think WSS? can cause enough damage to its opponent, so I’m leaning towards Star Dust for this one.

Match 2: Razors on flails beat hammers, so Final Z will beat Power Surge.

Match3: Guardian Angels managed to pull off a slight Razor Guy run back there, but AntonYYm is adept at throwing its opponents out of the arena.  I can see Guardian Angels lack of speed causing it to get flanked and eventually thrown out of the arena, putting AntonYYYm through to the next round.

Match 4: New Ruin’s weapon is strong, but as we saw with Missile Test, it won’t help much when its opponent is attacking from behind or underneath.  New Ruin can probably interfere with AtaxiA’s weapons with its own, but unlikely before AtaxiA has had its way with New Ruin’s chassis.

Match 5: Flail spinner vs flail spinner, so it all comes down to weapons.  Even with Minifridge’s havokiness (is that even a word?) and RA3’s undercutting action taken into consideration, Minifridge still outweapons Reier’s Avatar 3, and will likely win just because of that.

Match 6: I’m still pissed, especially since Ice Tornado can very likely beat its next 2 would-be opponents.  Wedge vs rammer match, but Deinonychus’ weapons look too wide to be able to hit the chassis of Kurt Rambis, and that’s not even taking into consideration those (gay) skirt hinges.  I see Deinonychus breaking its weapons and Kurt Rambis winning by points.

Match 7: The Mini Warrior didn’t do well in its last match against Infection 4, and I don’t think it will do well against a slower, skinnier version.  I see a 3-0 win for Death of Angels 2.

Match 8: Terrible Sight has a pretty good wedge, but we know how the BBEANS Arena affects wedges.  It could go either way, but the odds are for Terrible Sight.   

[G.K.]

W00t!

Darn. Against RA3 next. Oh well, better than Stanley

[lloopp D lloopp]

[Squirrel_Monkey]

Damn hazards and AI driving fail (my fault really, it keeps doing that "drive into the disc guard at start" thing and gets off balance)

[Naryar]

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I better beat Hredder... :P

[G.K.]

 

[Badnik96]

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I better beat Hredder... :P

You mean Flux?