Rival Rumble - ALL BOTS IN

[DeadGenocide]

If DG enters, I think it's clear that he should be my rival.

Well I am so, this time I'm gonna kick your ass.

[Thrackerzod]

Alright, we hit 8 votes!  Not quite ready to move to signups yet though, gotta do a bit of housekeeping first.  Also, since I really would like to get a full or almost full bracket, I was planning to hold out for a bit anyway.

I noticed I didn't have any havok rules in the OP.  Has been updated.  I also added a multibot rule.

As far as banned robot types go, I'm just gonna steal this rule from Pot Luck 2:

I reserve the right to refuse any given robot type. Gyro Drills, Crawlers, SnS and Trinity bots are banned.

That's also on the OP now.

If you have any problems with the new rules, or just the tournament in general, speak soon or forever hold your pizza.

[Silverfish]

Would prefer stock, but I'm entering no matter what. Up with gimmicks!

[Kossokei]

*tsundere mode activate*

fine i'll take madman if there is no one else. or even thyrus. and not a noname that i never even had any animosity with

there's always doomkiller, but hey

I remember our ham. You're still inferior to me.

[Thrackerzod]

Alright, it's been over a day and no one's complained about the rules; time to get this thing ready for entries!  I'll contact yugitom shortly.

[yugitom]

This was going to be my 800th post, but I overshot.  Instead, it's my 800th + 42 post, which is also pretty good, I guess.

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The best new tournament host 2015 is at it again with another terrible gimmick tournament!

BORING RULES:
-DSL 2.2, standard building style, HW
-No cheatbot parts, custom parts, etc.
-Multibots are not allowed
-No BFE, AAM, EXP, or whatever other crazy acronym you guys use
-Arena will be the Ring Arena, 3 minute matches
-Single elimination, best of 3 matches
-16 (hopefully) spots
-I will not enter.
-Havok rule: In the event of a major havok occurring during a match, I will rerecord the match.  If you feel like your bot was unfairly influenced by a havok that I did not consider restart-worthy, say something and I'll see about redoing the match.

THE GIMMICK:
-Entrants will signup without actually entering any robots yet (kinda like Pot Luck)
-All entrants will select a rival (the rival must also be in the tournament, obviously)
-Rivalry must be mutual; If I asked ACAMS to be my rival and he said no, I'd have to pick someone else.
-Similarly, if I pick ACAMS to be my rival and he said yes, then he would not also get to pick a second rival.
-If there are an odd number of entrants by the time the deadline rolls around, whoever entered last will not be able to participate, unfortunately.
-Once the entering phase is completed, each entrant PMs me a bot type. Their rival has to build a bot of this type.  I will post the assignments once they all have been made.
-I reserve the right to refuse any given robot type. Gyro Drills, Crawlers, SnS and Trinity bots are banned.
-All entrants will build their bots and submit them and all that jazz.
-Hybrids are okay so long as the main weapon system is the assigned type.  For this tournament, "main weapon system" is defined as "the one with the most weight, including extenders, baseplate anchors, motors, etc."  The weight total does not include batteries, however.
-The first round of the tournament will be rival vs rival matches.  After that, it'll be a standard single elimination tournament.

Thoughts?  Anything I should change up?  Anything I missed?

This is now a signups topic and the rules may not change. Enjoy, you've got 9 months :)

[The Red Blur]

Well, now that it's signups, sign me up. And I'm pretty sure DG agreed to be my rival earlier on in the thread, so that's sorted.

[Squirrel_Monkey]

So like I'm in. But all the people I considered rivals don't enter anymore.

[Sircreepalot2]

i would like to join as well. I just dont really have anybody to go with

[09090901]

put me in coach

[Gauche Suede]

bbut geice-san we're destined to fight each other

[RedAce]

Sign me up, bud.

[Squirrel_Monkey]

Yo, RedAce. Be my rival.

[Thrackerzod]

Alright, I think I've updated the OP with everything that's happened since the tournament got moved.  Lemme know if I made a mistake.

bbut geice-san we're destined to fight each other

Are you signing up?  Sorry, I couldn't tell.

Anyway, please continue entering and forming rivalries.  Don't send any bot types just yet; I'd like to get the rivalries all sorted out before moving into the bot types part.  Current deadline for entering is March 23rd, will be extended as proves necessary.

[090901]

id like to enter

[Gauche Suede]

Alright, I think I've updated the OP with everything that's happened since the tournament got moved.  Lemme know if I made a mistake.

bbut geice-san we're destined to fight each other

Are you signing up?  Sorry, I couldn't tell.

Anyway, please continue entering and forming rivalries.  Don't send any bot types just yet; I'd like to get the rivalries all sorted out before moving into the bot types part.  Current deadline for entering is March 23rd, will be extended as proves necessary.

Yes.

[Thrackerzod]

Update: Added 090901 and Gauche Suede to the entrants list, added a rivalry between Squirrel_Monkey and RedAce.

[09090901]

Is the first round rival match an elimination match or is it a for fun show match?

[Thrackerzod]

Is the first round rival match an elimination match or is it just a show match for fun?

Elimination.  The 8 winners go on to do a regular single elimination tournament.  So you'll have to beat your rival if you want to go any further.

[Kossokei]

*tsundere mode activate*

fine i'll take madman if there is no one else. or even thyrus. and not a noname that i never even had any animosity with

C'mon, weakling. Submit yourself to oblivion.