Judging by the splash I have a pretty good chance at this; plenty of rammers and HS as I expected.
Big Dog - Average rammer. Points for the unusual weapon angles and side armor though.
BlackVein - If this can stand up to HS (which I highly doubt, but it still looks deadly), then this is one to watch out for.
Blood Shed - Weapons are too weak and it's too fast for its own good: not going to go far.
BoomBox - Geez Sage sure has his panties in a twist over this, but it's the best 36HS here IMO.
Bullet Train - Battle axes as side guards are a nice touch, but the rest... meh.
D.O.G. - lol no.
Effing Stock - Average rammer. Doesn't seem like it has enough weapons.
Fang - Same as before, but with 6 wheel drive rather than 4.
Frag Beetle 2.1 - Looks like stands a chance against most of the rammers and some of HS but against the others, not so much.
Freakazoidberg - It looks cool and bonus points for making it an effective (at least I think) mace VS. I can still beat this though.
Golden Sun - Not nearly enough weaponry to beat the HS and maybe Frag Beetle, but if it lands a solid hit on the side of a bot then watch out.
Grinding Noise - Really not sure about the damage capabilities of its weapons but it looks like it will beat some of the bots here for sure.
Meatshield Redux - Weird weapon setup for the HS but looks cool.
One Way Ticket - Dark July with weaker side guards... not sure about this one.
Overloaded Orbinaut 4 - It looks pretty good, but the way the weapons are facing means it won't do as well against the other HS.
Plutonium - I like this. I don't know how well it fights but we'll wait and see.
ReFlection - Over a year old, but still entered it after seeing how well it did against HS and rammers (and even some wedged bots!) and after my planned entry flopped.
Revolutions Per Minute - Overall, I like it and think it stands a fair chance here, but the maces don't look like they have enough reach. I think NFX could have gotten rid of the razors near the drive motors and used the weight on longer extenders instead.
Rider on the Storm - I don't know what it is, but the ramplate configuration looks cool.
Speedy DX - Average rammer. I doubt it will do as well here as its MW cousin did in RoboLeague.
Stratocaster - Old and not that great of a fighter, but I like it nonetheless.
Supernovae 2.1 - Same as Overloaded Orbinaut 4, but with frontal armor and a better weapon setup. Not sure how it handles driving upside-down though.
T-888 Terminator - It has more than enough protection from rammers with those ramplates, but sadly will lose to the heavier armed HS. Sad because it looks cool.
The Beast - A definite contender for the title, I'm sure.
The Injection - Same as One Way Ticket, but resembling Barrier rather than Dark July.
This Fire - It could beat a few of the rammers...? Yeah, not sure what this does.
Triceratops - It looks cool, but that's all it has going for me.
Trollestia 2 - Average rammer. I say it needs about 20% more weapons.
Unexpected Nightmare - Different wheel sets and that chassis shape. I'm not sure why, but the name fits: I wasn't expecting this from Hard Bot.
Voulez-Vous - I don't think the center FS is going to do much, but it looks like it will do well, especially since its weapon, being, maces will last longer than on average FS.
X-Press - Assuming the single wedge is as good as I think it is, I'd say this will go far.
Your Best Frenemy - One of the few bots here that scares me. Plenty of defense, lots of weapons. Might be too slow to handle some of the wedged bots, but for sure can handle most, if not all, of the HS here.
As for my round 1 match predictions:
Fang < Reflection
Effing Stock < Supernovae 2.1
Unexpected Nightmare > Big Dog
Golden Sun < Bullet Train
Grinding Noise < X-Press
BlackVein > Trollestia 2
Revolutions Per Minute > Meatshield Redux
Plutonium > Freakazoidberg
Triceratops < Voulez-Vous
BoomBox > Blood Shed
Frag Beetle 2.1 > Rider on the Storm
T-888 Terminator < Overloaded Orbinaut 4
Stratocaster < This Fire
Speedy DX < The Beast
The Injection > D.O.G.
One Way Ticket < Your Best Frenemy
