BTTB - Splash, Brackets and Vids

[Stagfish]

Thanks that really makes me feel great.

[powerrave]

as GK said on the first page, my bot is a popup! i think i actually stand a chance here.

[NFX]

I think your bot is actually quite potent, Powerrave. =P

[Sage]

rawr i forgot i have to get out of the wildcard... oh well.

@ Joe- The wedges are good :)

[G.K.]

Sage, you're only against Stag.

[nicsan2009]

prediction time.
wild card i say sage will win it

Ounce vs Sage i think ounces bot has the lower wedge sooooo i think ounce would win
naryar vs gazea2 naryar takes it due to his beter weopons
Jonzu vs NFX classic HS vs VS but HS always win so i give it to Jonzu
Pwnator vs S_M Pwnator has better weopons and a better wedge so i say Pwnator
GF93 vs doomkiller doomkiller has the edge all the way to much more armour than GF93
090901 vs G.K. 090901 due to supperior gut ripping skills
somebody vs jack daniels somebody because he has a lower wedge
bubbles vs powerwave power wave this one was easy

R2
Ounce vs Nary whoever gets lower will win so i think the ounce will win
Jonzu vs pwnator oooooooooooooooh close one but i say pwnator cause of his raw power
doomkiller vs 090901 simmalar designs but i say doomkiller
somebody vs powerwave powerwave because he has a supperior design

Semis
Ounce vs pwnator the ounce will be able to get lower so i say the ounce will win
doomkiller vs power wave it looks like power wave has more power but i say doomkiller does so i say doomkiller

finals
Ounce vs Doomkiller Ounce has a lower wedge more power and a better design so congradulation to the ounce you have my vote to win this

[The Ounce]

Quite the competition here really.

Anyway, thoughts:
Macro Vulcan: If it has good wedges and can flip well, then this is a bot to watch out for.
Arcade HW: I'm not a fan of the two-extender setup, much less when it's even more exposed than it normally is, but at least it has front armor.
Crush's Big Daddy: If higher concussion does equal more damage to components, then this should be able to take out those HS motors with ease.  I don't know about the wedges though.
Tribute to Tribute to Mayhem: Long name is long.  The weapons look good, but I think they're too far back to do the wedges any good.
Embodiment of the Blockbuster: More weapons = bigger hits, except when there's not a lot of force behind them.  Hopefully it has enough power to wield those weapons.
Shaver BX2: Interesting hybrid, but how good is the wedge and drive?
Radioactive Meltdown: Not enough armor for my tastes, and why so many wedges in this tournament?
Altitwude: Well-built, as expected from Sage.  How well it fares will depend on the wedges.
The Black Knight: Are the spinners the only weapon on this?  Why does it look like a popup?
Rusty Syringe: That is an uber-exposed weapon connector; it's toast if its opponent hits this.  Looks good other than that.
Killdozer 2: Deadliest stock wammer I've ever seen.  Again DoW.
Nuclear Fallout: New title holder of "best non-ballast wedge ever", but sometimes has trouble against PitA 8 and a few HSs.  I'm pretty confident in my chances other than the arena.
EoBSS V: Doesn't look as deadly as some 36-HS, but it should do well just because it is one.
Windmill: I wonder if it performs well with the absence of a trapping mechanism.  Should do well though if it has good wedges.
Atomic: Wedges look too short, but might have a lot of weight in front of them = theoretically better.
Go Up Here 2: I'm kinda disappointed Somebody :P.  I personally think the rebuild should have been based off of the Doomed Bots Version.  Lots of weapons and enough armor to beat the HSs, but what about the wedges?
Press This Easy Button To Die: If the wedge is good enough then it might beat another wedge or two, but it might not sadly.

Match Predictions:
Nuclear Fallout versus Atomic or Altitwude: If either of them can out-wedge both Hot Wheels and PitA 8, then I'm screwed.  Chances are for Nuclear Fallout though.
Crush's Big Daddy versus Radioactive Meltdown: Generally Popups tend to have the better wedges than VSs, but this VS's wedges look good.  Could go either way but I'm leaning toward Crush's Big Daddy.
EoBSS V versus Tribute to Tribute to Mayhem: If TtTtM can get to those vulnerable weapon motors fast enough, then it could win.  Otherwise it looks like EoBSS V will win this.
Killdozer 2 versus Macro Vulcan: Killdozer 2 would win because it has wide wedges compared to Macro Vulcan, but if Macro Vulcan can flank it then it's all over.
Arcade HW versus The Black Knight: It depends on how quickly they can do damage to each other, but Arcade HW just might be able to KO its opponent's chassis faster.
Windmill versus Shaver BX2: Windmill looks like it has the better wedge here, but its lack of a trapper could give Shaver BX  a chance to recover.
Go Up Here 2 versus Press This Easy Button To Die: PTEBTD's wedge doesn't look too efficient, so Go Up Here 2 is very likely to win.
Rusty Syringe versus Embodiment of the Blockbuster: Popups usually beat rammers, and the armor on this one will help against Rusty Syringe's high weapon count, so Embodiment of the Blockbuster wins.

[Jack Daniels]

Hahah. I'm dooomed. XD

I didn't even test the bot outside the bot lab.  No idea how the wedges will fare.  Somebody will surely take the win.

Will be nice to see Somebody win with a bot that does not spin in circles.  :P

[Somebody]

Will be nice to see Somebody win with a bot that does not spin in circles.  :P

Heeyyyy!!!!

So...

[G.K.]

I love the fact that everyone's going on about how good Bubbleman's bot is, and it is good, but the bot isn't even 500kg.

[Squirrel_Monkey]

Just like to say my middle wedge sometimes goes under the ground, therefore it is unoutwedgeable (Is that a word?)

[Doomkiller]

@G.K. Wait what?

And where's MEH?

Anyway, I reackon it's awsome that just about everyone (cept ounce :P) thinks I will get into at least the semi finals :D

Just wanna say, my robot is a wedged HS, pins very well and is a wedge eater. Unless your NWb :/

[G.K.]

Doom's only just been able to get his update to me. He accidently sent the wrong update before, so I think it's only fair to let him have his update. The splash is updated.

Doom, AoR had to pull out due to lack of time. You took his place in the main bracket. Badnik had to pull out too, but because he can't build in stock.

[Doomkiller]

O thats right I was in the wildcard wasnt I? :P

Awww well, I was really looking foward to see it rebuilt.

Hold on, I could do that myself.....

[G.K.]

Everything's AI'ed now, so we're just waiting for Mad to wrap up some help with the arena he's giving me, and then we're good to go.

[Gazea2]

I can't wait. :)

[NFX]

Awesumzor. =P

[Somebody]

Whats the arena like?

[G.K.]

See the promo vid. In the promo vid, it is unskinned.

[Somebody]

Looks good