Evo-Bots: Bots That Evolve. (Sign-ups closed!)

[ianh05]

Description:

Bots that evolve! Each member sends a LW, MW and HW, the catch is that the bots must be the same bot type and must be an "evolved" form of the lower weight class (keep the same basic design/look). Think Pokemon but with robots! hybrids would be allowed with up to a maximum of 2 weapon systems, in this tournament both robots will evolve after each round creating a 3 round match between all evolutions.

Rules:

*Stock LW, MW and HW.
*Multi-bots are not allowed.
*Hybrids are allowed as long as they only use 2 weapon systems/types and the types must be the same for all evolutions.
*All 3 robots must have the same basic design (look).
*No Nasty Pickles, Bumble bots, Trinity Flyers, Crawlers or any other cheap robots.
*No Venko-style Bumble balls (Cheap Norris style bots).
*Robots must show controlled movement and have at least 2 wheel drive.
*Standard in-game glitches (such as axle loading) allowed.
*No AAM, Hax mode, Trov glitch, BFE or any other nonsense.
*No uberstack glitch.
*No Cheatbot2.
*AI parts are allowed but...
*No 140cm extender.
*No trying to find loopholes, you should know what "Stock" means.
*Best 2 out of 3 rounds using all 3 entries (1 bot per round starting with LW and HW going last).
*Double Elimination.
*I will restart matches due to match-altering glitches only.
*Robots that cause 2 glitches will be eliminated and given the loss.
*All matches will take place in the (possibly re-skinned) combat arena.
*All matches will be 3 minutes in length.
*I can AI all basic bots, anything odd will require you to AI it yourself (for best results, if you can AI better than me I suggest you AI your entries).
*Spinning weapons on a SnS are allowed as long as the spinning weapon motors are positioned outside the chassis.
*Ramming weapons are anything in a position or at an angle to do significant damage.
*16 entries max.
*This tournaments AI pack may be released to the public.
*Everyone must name their bots like a pokemon evolution family (group/team themed similar names, like my entries for example).

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Entries
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My entries:



Entry list:

1.ianh05
2.Mazakari
3.Mechadino
4.Venko
5.Kurt Wylde
6.Wolfsbane
7.R1885
8.GameKing3
9.Mr. AwesumSauce
10.090901
11.Clickbeetle
12.Kill343gs
13.Virus Bomb
14.RPJK
15.Mystic2000
16.Fracture

Normal text colour = Have shown interest in entering.
Green = Entry received and accepted.
Red = Update needed.

Deadline Countdown:
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[ianh05]

This should now be ready for sign-up voting.

[Naryar]

everyone who enters better name their bots like a pokemon evolution family

[ianh05]

"*Everyone must name their bots like a pokemon evolution family (group/team themed similar names, like my entries for example)." 

[Philippa]

Hmm, I'll give it a bash.

[ianh05]

Hmm, I'll give it a bash.

Ghost themed bots? 

[Philippa]

Hmm, I'll give it a bash.

Ghost themed bots? 

May as well.

[ianh05]

Added poll and a new rule - *No Venko-style Bumble balls (Cheap Norris style bots), it's basically a cheap robot which was against the rules anyway but this clears things up.

Also pretty sure this can be moved to sign-ups. Voting on ARBBC awards will take some time seeing as there are 21 awards so I would like to start the sign-ups for this tournament.

[Venko]

*No Venko-style Bumble balls (Cheap Norris style bots), it's basically a cheap robot which was against the rules anyway but this clears things up.

You are swimming in a dangerous waters...
1. You are just upset with your loss from it, next time build a better bot, instead of accusing me of an illegal entry.
2. It's a completely legal bot for the Tusslers 2 rules, and that's why it's not removed.
3. "Cheap" is a word which lays on your personal hate against this bot (as Naryar hate crawlers for example, and I hate popups, but we don't ban them in our tournaments...).
3. You are basically banning all VSs from your tournament, since there are no clear rules, what is VS and what "cheap" bot.
4. You allowed Insect in your tournament, so I don't see how the adding of some HSs to it, makes it illegal.
The rules and the decisions are up to you for this one, but you will have to accept the consequences later.

[ianh05]

What the man? Why do you think I'm upset with losing? You clearly know that it was a cheap tatic because you named it Cheap Norris..

Insect, Cyborg II and Encroaching Darkness were allowed and would be allowed again because they have attempted to protect the drive and extenders when clearly Cheap Norris does not, this is the difference between legal and illegal (for my tournaments unless stated otherwise), cheap and legit.

Yes it was legal in Tusslers but here it isn't, this is to prevent people from using the same tactic this isn't me hating on you for winning against me.

What consequences? Man you need to chill out a bit.

[Conraaa]

Good call, I was going to ban the type in any of my further tournaments as well, Ian. It's just not cricket, quite frankly.

[Naryar]

Venko. Chill. Seriously.

Everyone pretty much thinks your bot is cheap, you even called it cheap for 's sake, and yet you go all Don Quixote when someone else bans this design for another tournament for being cheap. Way to be hypocritical man.

You have rights to defend it because 090901 allowed it, but going all mean mode and doing a personal attack because someone else thought it was cheap and didn't want some in his tournament ? Stupid move man.

You have been warned for randomly attacking other people for no reason in places you shouldn't really be... don't make it again !

[Venko]

What the man? Why do you think I'm upset with losing?
First, I work with an arguments. Then, why the problems came exactly after your loss, but not on the first look at it?
You clearly know that it was a cheap tatic because you named it Cheap Norris...
Because, I knew that ALL THIS could happen.
Insect, Cyborg II and Encroaching Darkness were allowed and would be allowed again because they have attempted to protect the drive and extenders when clearly Cheap Norris does not, this is the difference between legal and illegal (for my tournaments unless stated otherwise), cheap and legit.
Insect and CN have the same basis, I just changed the weapons (HSs for no countdown), and moved the protection from the extenders to the chassis. Trovaner saw my early attempt of this bot, I just didn't have an enough weight to protect the drive too, that's why I even used the 140s. The Insect and the CN "legs" are equally easy (at general) to break, and the both bots goes in a spike-ball mode. So, what if I protect those extenders?
Yes it was legal in Tusslers but here it isn't, this is to prevent people from using the same tactic this isn't me hating on you for winning against me.
It's not like it gonna win it, plus it's a "certain type" counter bot, and as you saw, it was countered and defeated as well. So no "unbeatable" advantage here, which a bumple ball WILL have. Self-damaging weapons, not-so-much-24-maces and other disadvantages as well.
What consequences? Man you need to chill out a bit. ?
Just don't take this personal, I can't even enter (neither plan) to enter such a thing here (also no 140s here), but starting a discussion about an unfair banning of a bot type (IMO) is unavoidable. Keep in mind, that it's up to me to decide how to enter LEGALLY (innovative, cheap, clever or whatever), and I'm not an "OK guy" just to sit and watch a banning of bots of mine, when it's unfair IMO. You are stopping the innovations this way, and my advice to you is, to start a list - which bot types are allowed and which one not, including my new bot types, and such that I'm about to discover in the future.

At least, post a pic for the newbies, 'cos I doubt they know what a CN is, when they read your rules...

[Venko]

Venko. Chill. Seriously.

Everyone pretty much thinks your bot is cheap, you even called it cheap for 's sake, and yet you go all Don Quixote when someone else bans this design for another tournament for being cheap. Way to be hypocritical man.

You have rights to defend it because 090901 allowed it, but going all mean mode and doing a personal attack because someone else thought it was cheap and didn't want some in his tournament ? Stupid move man.

You have been warned for randomly attacking other people for no reason in places you shouldn't really be... don't make it again !

for Nar, is all I can say... When you decide, that this is a personal attack, but not an discussion?

IF I HAVE SOMETHING AGAINST IANH PERSONALY, I WILL TELL IT TO HIM IN MSN! GO ASK HIM!

[Naryar]

for Nar, is all I can say... When you decide, that this is a personal attack, but not an discussion?

IF I HAVE SOMETHING AGAINST IANH PERSONALY, I WILL TELL IT TO HIM IN MSN! GO ASK HIM!

Hint : I'm the moderator here, I decide what is tolerable and not tolerable. This isn't.

Not all of your arguments are a personal attack, but two of them are. Hell even ianh felt attacked, and I felt he was too. Instead of a discussion, all you have done is make ianh go all defensive.

See, you are even shouting (or the Internet equivalent thereof) and escalating this argument. I don't want a flame war here.

If you want to solve this with ianh why not go to MSN and discuss ? Or at least ask it calmly instead of shouting ?

anyways, if I see this escalate anyone who is responsible will be punished.

[ianh05]

Sign-ups are now open guys  .

[Mr. AS]

im really hoping nobody just takes the easy route and make a 9HS/18HS/36HS combo.

ian, if my mw and hw have a wedge, am i allowed to leave my lw wedgeless...? because of weight restrictions and all.

[ianh05]

im really hoping nobody just takes the easy route and make a 9HS/18HS/36HS combo.

ian, if my mw and hw have a wedge, am i allowed to leave my lw wedgeless...? because of weight restrictions and all.

Sure, just fit as much signature stuff on as you can.

[Fracture]

im really hoping nobody just takes the easy route and make a 9HS/18HS/36HS combo.

CHALLENGE ACCEPTED (jk)

*Spinning weapons on a SnS are allowed as long as they are positioned outside the chassis.

Example of a robot that breaks this rule? Does this basically mean only the spinning weapons can't pass through the chassis, or the tribar/disc, too?

[Mecha]

Im bout' to go make three bots for this right now...