Author Topic: R.O.T.O.S. Ideas and discusion (Read 10777 times)

R1885 · « **on:** May 14, 2009, 10:26:15 PM »

Are you tired of mundane tournaments, with the same been there, done that style? Then welcome to the Robotic Operation Test Of Supremacy, R.O.T.O.S. This is your chance to rise, your chance to shine, YOUR time to be great, by building to our challenges, crush your opponents, and prove your worth. This challenge will not be easy, you will be competing with the finest builders (Hopefully), and newer builders, all ready to make scrap metal of your bot. You better be ready to battle to the death, because once your bot goes through those doors, there's no turning back.

Now, you must be asking, "but whats the catch?". Simple, you can only build one of eight bot types, and each will be restricted in some way. Also, the bots must be built in DSL, HW, realistic rule applies, and only DSL2.1 parts will be allowed.

Allowed bot types, and there restrictions are:

Pop-up: Must use small JX burst motors, wedges must be on BSG burst motors
Horizontal Spinner: No weapon motors above 100 kigs, no more than 100 kigs of weapon mass(Chaining is premited)
Vertical Spinner: Same as HS, no bursted wedges
Juggler: All weapons must be the same, only Mag motor weapon motors
Flipper: Only Mag motors OR Small JX motors
Rammer: No Hypno, TD, OK, DSL(Both types), Tornado, Vlad, the car wheels, WBC, or any grippy wheels of any kind.
Hammer: Only Beta burst motors
Poker: One piston must hold all weapons, and must only use regular NPC motors.
Full Body Spinner: None. In fact, you get another 200 kigs to work with.

NOTE: We despise hybrids of any kind, any attempt will be removed promptly. You may only have two weapon systems, if and only if its a cluster bot.

Prizes are TBA.

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SLOTS OPEN FOR ROTOS ULTIMATE: 3

Registration ends at the end of July or if the brackets are full.
R.O.T.O.S., Build, battle, survive, win.

Pwnator · « **Reply #1 on:** May 14, 2009, 10:33:15 PM »

Neat idea. WILL JOIN. :D

Do SnSs and SSs fall down to the HS category as well?

R1885 · « **Reply #2 on:** May 14, 2009, 10:41:14 PM »

JoeBlo · « **Reply #3 on:** May 14, 2009, 10:45:55 PM »

wow this will be really testing :-D been there, done that style? I was tired of that that's why I made Clash Cubes :-D this is nice that all tournaments are having a unique touch to them

R1885 · « **Reply #4 on:** May 14, 2009, 10:49:57 PM »

Oh, and I forgot to mention.

When registration opens, I will drop a bomb shell on you guys be telling you a restriction that will effect all builders. This is just to keep you all guessing.

Pwnator · « **Reply #5 on:** May 14, 2009, 10:56:51 PM »

Dang. Must be armor. XD

Oh well, might as well prepare a prototype. :D

Gigafrost · « **Reply #6 on:** May 15, 2009, 12:48:12 AM »

Indeed this tournament seems interesting... I will see what I can make up.

Naryar · « **Reply #7 on:** May 15, 2009, 04:36:32 AM »

Do the exact same restrictions apply for multibots?

H@zm47 · « **Reply #8 on:** May 15, 2009, 05:53:16 AM »

Hmmm... Nice idea :)
Might give this one a go
If I can find the time to build something while juggling school and other commitments.

Condor33 · « **Reply #9 on:** May 15, 2009, 06:20:28 AM »

I just realized. The new, revised Hum Drums meet all your requirements.

Pwnator · « **Reply #10 on:** May 15, 2009, 06:26:24 AM »

He still has the bombshell. XD

JoeBlo · « **Reply #11 on:** May 15, 2009, 07:53:12 AM »

I will more then likely put my name down for this but not going to build anything until the last bombshell is announced :-D

Urjak · « **Reply #12 on:** May 15, 2009, 09:16:18 AM »

R1885, I can almost gurantee you that you will not have many HSs, as your rules for them really don't make any pratical sense.

R1885 · « **Reply #13 on:** May 15, 2009, 09:52:44 AM »

Quote from: Urjak;38942

R1885, I can almost gurantee you that you will not have many HSs, as your rules for them really don't make any pratical sense.

That's the point. The amount of HS in other tournaments is to much. Its made to very unfriendly to spinners as possible.

Naryar · « **Reply #14 on:** May 15, 2009, 10:06:51 AM »

It's unfriendly to nearly everything else anyways...

Do you know that Beta bursts aren't very good for hammers?

System32 · « **Reply #15 on:** May 15, 2009, 10:14:32 AM »

This tourney is basically taking away all the good parts... Hmm...

Reier · « **Reply #16 on:** May 15, 2009, 10:16:52 AM »

Mag snappers FTW!

Naryar · « **Reply #17 on:** May 15, 2009, 10:38:40 AM »

Quote from: Reier;38951

Mag snappers FTW!

Hell yes. Mag snappers are tiny, though 2 can lift a HW at full power and 4... well see HnM.

Somebody · « **Reply #18 on:** May 15, 2009, 04:41:22 PM »

What arena?

Reier · « **Reply #19 on:** May 15, 2009, 05:09:26 PM »

Mag snappers are smaller, yet more powerful than BSGs. Weird..