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This is Robot Wars!
And this tournament features robots maiming and dismantling each other, all to become the GTM Robot Wars Champion.
Battles will take place inside the bulletproof box of the Robot Wars Arena.
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Featuring the Pit, the Flipper, the Spikes and the Fire.
Of course it wouldn't be Robot Wars without our House Robots!
Each fight will feature one of our House Robots - Havox, Stratton, Infrared, Megalodon, Corporal Punishment, Krocodil and Dead Metal!
The format is as follows. There will be 6 heats of 6 robots, for a total of 36 entrants.
The heat will consist of 2 3-way melees, followed by a round robin between the 4 that qualify - 3 points for a KO and 2 for a Judge's Decision. The 2 robots with the most points will go into the Heat Final.
The Heat Winners will progress to the Final episode, where the same format from the heats will take place.
As for the heats, let's check out their lineups! Melee Matchups at the bottom of each spoiler.
Imgur link to all 6 competitors (http://imgur.com/a/e7CDQ)
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MELEE MATCHUPS:
F30 vs Maelstrom vs Smaug
Agent Orange vs Fusion Reactor vs Ginger Step Child
Imgur link to all 6 competitors (http://imgur.com/a/LdqT4)
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MELEE MATCHUPS
Billet 9 vs Reaper vs Witching Hour
Gadreel vs Hurt Sanwich vs Zlammer
Imgur link to all 6 competitors (http://imgur.com/a/dxbPe)
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MELEE MATCHUPS
31V15 vs Industry 5 vs Metrocide
A Piece of Rake vs Darlene vs Phobos
Imgur link to all 6 competitors (http://imgur.com/a/UIwgX)
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MELEE MATCHUPS
Cridine vs Scratch vs Terrazone
Duck Fury vs Galaxy vs Hypershocked
Imgur link to all 6 competitors (http://imgur.com/a/afkBP)
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MELEE MATCHUPS
Flood XL-C vs inVAsion vs Lobsteriffic
Toxic Slash 2 vs UnderCut vs VF-09 Walkure
Imgur link to all 6 competitors (http://imgur.com/a/hXska)
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MELEE MATCHUPS
Bullet Bot vs Duke vs Gamma
Deathstalker vs Evil Art Project vs Hammatime.
VIDEOS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWgD0EVfugQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-SIkMBRKvI
Want to read up on more about GTM:RW? Try the Wiki Page! (https://wiki.gametechmods.com/index.php?title=GTM_Robot_Wars)
I'd love to hear your thoughts and predictions on the bots and heats! Really excited to get this underway! :D
Let the wars begin!
A lot of great bots in these splashes, don't take the following too seriously, it's only a metagame.
Ginger Step Child - Can see this sneaking into the Round Robin stage. Looking pretty blah, but that is a lot of weaponry on the end of those arms. 4/10.
Smaug - This is the Heat's whipping boy. Will easily get smacked in the chops by one bot, and the other can easily make it fly. Will make good viewing either way. 3/10.
Agent Orange - A bit of a creative letdown, but has the potential to **** someone's day up nicely. 6/10.
Maelstrom - This bot should be on a poster in Agent Orange's garage to give it something to aspire to when it grows up. Looks the business, can see this getting to the Heat finals quite easily. 8/10.
F30 - Lovely looking bot that is quite under-weaponed compared to the rest. If this can OOTA people in an arena notorious for being difficult to flip bots out of, then it could be a dark Horse for Heat winner. 7/10.
Fusion Reactor - As usual with DemonofTomorrow, the bot looks great, and has a weapon suited to the task ahead. Can see this winning the Heat with little trouble, if it doesn't suffer a shock defeat in the melee. 9/10.
Hurt Sanwich - A loaf of a bot with a nasty filling, will sadly be toast in this Heat. 3/10.
Zlammer - Boy will **** your day up with it's well-stocked axehead. The armour is either going to be good enough or fly apart like a washing machine with a brick thrown inside. I want to see either occur. 7/10.
Billet 9 - The Billet series of bots always fascinates me for their meticulous detail and how they're constantly evolving. But will being so under the weight limit mean it's outgunned in this tournament? 6/10.
Witching Hour - The second bot in this heat I can see reaching the heat final and even further. Another low slung design with a meaty bar/ring spinner weapon, this could prove bewitching to watch. 7/10.
Reaper - This could have been an amazing bot, from lowkey one of the best IRL builders on the forum. But facing not one but two low HS means it's going to be absolutely reaped from the off, which is a shame. 5/10.
Gadreel - Best homage to the best bot ever. A true champ. 10/10.
Darlene - Sweet Darlene better hope her speed can get a bot OOTA before they can land a blow, otherwise I don't think it's going to do too well in it's melee. 5/10.
Metrocide - Much like the Tube, this annoys me. But also like the Tube, I wouldn't want to step in front of one. Can see this sneaking into the heat final if it doesn't get mauled in the melee. 6/10.
Industry 5 - This looks like what you'd see if Razer and Matilda 69'd and fused together. But the weapon is going to ruin people's lives, much like the mental image of Razer and Matilda 69ing. You're welcome. 8/10.
A Piece of Rake - This ain't the prettiest thing to ever be made in DSL, but something about this suggests it could pull an upset or two, but it will do well to be in contention for the Heat final. 6/10.
Phobos - A meaty blue disc that is going to see it easily into the Round Robin, and to the Heat Final too. It looks like it has the measure of most of the other bots in the heat, it's close otherwise. Darkhorse. 8/10.
31V15 - Another great-looking bot that may go all the way, IF someone doesn't land a lucky strike on those exposed wheels. Otherwise it has the weapon to get it out of most trouble. 8/10.
Galaxy - Looking a little basic, but quite well prepared with that dual vertical discs, and a sneaky flipper/srimech. Sadly, there's a few bots that may land that perfect shot on the weapon motor and cause this Galaxy to melt. But it ain't Duck Fury. 6/10.
Hypershocked - I would take 10 paragraphs to write about the strengths and weaknesses of this bot, but to keep this civil, I can see this doing quite well in the Heat, maybe even a Heat Finalist, but not going much further. But it ain't Duck Fury. 7/10.
Terrazone - Asside from the Terra-bul paintjob, this could steal a win or two from an unlucky opponent. I don't think the little lawnmower that could, can though. But it ain't Duck Fury. 5/10.
Cridine - The name is accurate, as I Cri and Di a little inside when looking at this bot. The weapon is strong enough, but there are some alignment issues for sure. Can still see this doing reasonably well though. But it ain't Duck Fury. 4/10.
Duck Fury - BITCH YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT DUCK FURY. HOLY sh**. This was love at first sight, and I don't care who knows it. May get plucked hardcore by Galaxy in the melee, but I don't care. 10/10.
Scratch - It's ok I guess, and probably my pick of the Heat. But it ain't Duck Fury. 8/10.
InVasion - Meh.
Undercut - In another heat, this could do very well with it's super-low spinning disc, but it appears to have walked into the wrong neighbourhood. Will be in contention throughout though. 6/10.
Lobsteriffic! - With this weapon set-up, its going to smash head-on with InVasion and join like peanut butter and jelly, or Razer and Matilda. Both will be knocking the sh** out of each other. It will be brutal. Parents will complain, Flood XL-C will be watching with popcorn. What i'm saying is it'll either do great, or not at all. 7/10.
Flood XL-C - This will mop up what is left of the melee it's in, and then I reckon make it to the heat final handily. This may go a lot further too with it's fine pair of hammers. 8/10.
VF-09 WALKURE - What is with these Gerry Anderson names in this heat? The spikes are made for making Undercut suffer in the melee, after that it's anyone's guess as to how this does, those dual Vlad spikes should see it treated with respect though. 7/10.
Toxic Slash 2 - 200Kg of front plow is nothing to be sniffed at, but could there have been better choices that made the bot stronk overall? Don't be surprised or aroused to see this get pounded from behind and kicked out early. 6/10.
Duke - The builder may have certain "qualities" that make him as popular as a wet fart, but Duke may posess the swagger to shock a few people on the way to a Heat Final. 7/10.
Evil Art Project - A gold star for creativity, it may ear a "There Was An Attempt" Star performance-wise, but never say never. 6/10.
Deathstalker - A very tidy bot from a good builder, a little rough in places, but there's a lot of bots in the heat that may suffer under that axe. A darkhorse for the Heat final. 7/10.
Hammatime - ****ing oof, come back Cridine, all is forgiven. The weapon is suitably beefy, but the construction of this bot is going to cause it major problems against the wrong opponent. 3/10.
Gamma - A neat, compact bot that has put a lot of thought into it's defenses, with a hefty horizontal bar to dazzle other bots, if the paintjob doesn't first. Can see this winning the Heat quite nicely. 8/10.
Bullet Bot - What idiot prints the wrong name of the bot on the actual bot itself? (https://gametechmods.com/forums/index.php?action=profile;u=4317) Fast and with a simple no-nonsense weapon setup, this unfortunately is going to be cannon fodder for the other two bots in the heat. 4/10.
Ginger step Child: Good idea, bad execution.
Smaug: Looks like a mess to me.
Agent Orange: A real contender. Could make it to the heat final easily. Finalist
Maelstrom: I don't see this guy hitting anyone unless flipped.
F30: I see it sneaking in a few kills here and there. Finalist
Fusion reactor: Personally, I think it's overrated. That's not saying it's bad though.
Hurt sanwhich: As bad as it looks, It might put the hurt on someone.
Zlammer: Part of team Z. Are those typhoon teeth on a hammer? I can't quite tell. Finalist
Billet 9: Not much to say... kinda dull...
Witching hour: A weaker but larger version of Billet 9. Finalist
Reaper: Not seeing it surviving with the opponents it was drawn against.
Gadriel: Not a fan...
Darlene: Underrated. I see it doing very well. Finalist
Metrocide: I see it bouncing about a bit.
Industry 5: Sexy. However, if it's flipped, I can't see it getting back. Finalist
A piece of rake: Put against some bots that counter it farely well. Wish it could do well.
Phobos: Could kill some kiddies.
31v15: I don't see it snagging on anything. Might be an underdog.
Galaxy: That exposed motor could be trouble...
Hypershocked: Flip a coin on it. It hasn't been doing to well in the rally. But still gets all the votes
Terrazone: That wedge is probably the deciding factor in this heat. I think it has a good chance. Finalist
Cardine: Could wreck something, but its weapon effectiveness could hurt it. Finalist
Duck fury: Duck fury
Scratch: I've always felt like pussycat was overrated.
Invasion: The one to watch in the heat. Finalist
Undercut: Creative name, but civil uprising is better.
Lobsteriffic: My personal favorite. Finalist
Flood XL-C: Don't like the chassis shape.
VF-09 Walkure: It'll be faster than everyone just because of the pistons.
Toxic slash: Drawn with the wrong guys. Gonna get wrecked.
Duke: In a practice battle, it showed to tear things to bits then crash your game. Finalist
Evil Art Project: Could be a worthy finalist.
Deathstalker: Just full of surprises. Great bot defensively. Finalist
Hammatime: This was before the bacon's showcase.
Gamma: Small reach. Could be an underdog.
Bullet bot/b: An eye poker clone eh?
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That was a really nice kill on Tash' by Kill
Tashic, your bot looks great in combat, lovely build. Shame about its power against heavier bots
Great matches, and great show! You've done well, Craaig! It's been worth it!
Whoa. I thought Fusion Reactor was going to spend the entirety of the heat just wrecking house, and destroy me in the process. I am impressed that I managed to get through the heat. Also, I'm amazed that I managed to tear the disc off of FR twice.
GG boys.
Nice work with this so far Craaig. Didn't get a good opportunity to listen to the audio, but what I did hear, I thought it was good.
Already the predictions have gone out of the window, seeing as the one who was expected to win (Fusion Reactor) came out with a bad streak. I'm not too surprised, actually, as Agent Orange was the worst possible matchup I could have.
This is a great start to what will hopefully be a great series. Great job, Craig! :3
That was really good!
Put me in the "expected Fusion Reactor to wipe the floor with everyone" crowd. Conglaturation to RedAce for making it through the heat!
Just as surprised as everyone else that Fusion Reactor went out, but the durability of the Minion Disc won out over the sheer power of the MechaVore disc. Well done Agent Orange, it deserved that. F30 wasn't a bad little machine either.
Great work, Craig! Keep it up! :D
yay the mechavore disc failed
gj redace
do people like not realize a minion disc has more DP and HP than a mech disc? :dumb)
do people like not realize a minion disc has more DP and HP than a mech disc? :dumb)
It's small and ugly, and not as frequently seen.
do people like not realize a minion disc has more DP and HP than a mech disc? :dumb)
It's small and ugly, and not as frequently seen.
I used a Minion disc on the early versions of Discord but then tried out the MechaVore disc because everyone was saying how OP it was and I swear it's twice as effective now
Vertigo still has two Mini Minions though
In the meantime, what are your predictions for the heat ahead?
If you need a reminder to who our brave warriors are this time, here you go! I've even included new information as to what House Robots will be in each melee!
Imgur link to all 6 competitors (http://imgur.com/a/LdqT4)
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MELEE MATCHUPS
Billet 9 vs Reaper vs Witching Hour.
House Robot: Dead Metal
Gadreel vs Hurt Sanwich vs Zlammer
House Robot: Havox
Honestly not that surprised to see Witching Hour win the heat. It was clearly the strongest of the field by far.
but gadreel tho... god damn
My predictions for Heat C:
31V15 VS Metrocide VS The Industry 5: Metrocide's gonna go out. With it lacking both weaponry and protection, its going to be utterly savaged by the vertical spinners.
A Piece Of Rake VS Darlene VS Phobos: Phobos is gonna go through, and I feel like A Piece of Rake is gonna be the weakest in the field here. Darlene might squeeze past the round.
31V15 VS The Industry 5: Its gonna come down to the better weapon and I think The Industry has a better weapon here.
Darlene VS Phobos: With a lack of damaging weaponry, I am highly expecting that Darlene will get savaged.
31V15 VS Darlene: I don't know... Darlene might lose here due to its limited weaponry and 31V15's weapon is pretty frigging deadly.
The Industry 5 VS Phobos: This is gonna be Fusion Reactor VS Agent Orange all over again.
Darlene VS The Industry 5: Darlene will get destroyed again.
31V15 VS Phobos: Phobos has the better weapon here, which will allow it to destroy 31V15 and allow it a place in the final.
The Industry 5 VS Phobos: The second battle won't change much, honestly. The Industry is just too powerful.
Didn't think Hurt Sammich would make it to the heat final, but Witching Hour winning the heat isn't much of a surprise. Well done to it.
Also watching Gadreel spaz around the arena was one of the funniest things I've ever seen on this forum xD
>tfw krokodil did absolutely nothing after cease was called
Witching Hour isn't much of a surprise. Definitely a formidable opponent for the Grand Final.\
also, rip gadreel. gone, but not forgotten.
Great episode... Watching Witching hour tear everyone in the field was amusing... Also amusing was to watch Gadreel "dancing".!
Spoiler tag added. ~Craaig
well I'm quite happy that sandwich did quite well but lost to an amazing bot, and to people saying it was bad and stale (lack of building skills) haha. Heat runner up ain't too bad [\spoiler]
Pretty sure that Gadreel just learned what Morris Dancing is...