Survival of the Fittest Brackets/splash/videos/predictions all that.

[yoda9726]

here we go.  Survival of the Fittest is ready with the brackets and the splash.  Thanks to everyone who entered.  We had some decent variety in this tourney.  Here's some stats, just because I like stats.  Out of 13 entrants we had...
 
5 horizontal spinners
3 Rammers
4 popups
6 Vertical spinners
1 ..wedge
1 Hammer
4 Sit and spins
1 Face spinner
5 shell spinners
1 "Survivor"
1 Kheper type
4 Flippers
1 Angled VS
1 Drum
1 Complex Spinners
 
And finally for your bye team we have
 
1 Flame bot
1 Side hammer
and 1 HS
 
Here's the splash.

And here are your brackets
 

Videos:

Quick writeup if you don't wanna watch 14 minutes worth of video
 

  match1: Big Butter Jesus ATL flipped out of the arena by flipjack 4. Gumby Jesus replaces
match2: Gumby Jesus flipped out of the arena by flipjack 4. Christ of the Abyss replaces
match3: Bash'em bot flipped out of the arena by flipjack 4 after balancing on the wall for a bit. Bang Bang Bot replaces.
match4: Bang Bang Bot knocked out of the arena by Christ of the Abyss. Scrapper Turshery replaces
match5: hredder 6.6 flipped out of the arena by a nearly destroyed flipjack 4. V=IR replaces.
match6: Flipjack 4 flipped out of the arena by V=IR. Seismic Impact replaces.
match7: Seismic Impact flipped out of the arena by V=IR. Volcanic Upbringing replaces
match8: Christ of the Abyss immobilized. Statues of Christ eliminated.
match9: V=IR launches off the inverted Scrapper Turshery and OOTA. S=FTW replaces.
match10: S=FTW stumbles OOTA. Squirrel Monkeys eliminated.
match11: Scrapper Turshery KO'd by Volcanic Upbringing. Bash'em up eliminated.
Team Uncia survives to the finals....
Yoda's favorite moment...Tie between Bash'em bot hopping around on the wall before falling OOTA and V=IR getting
double revenge on Team Uncia. 

Heat1 part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQYC0Yf4kOI&feature=channel#
Heat1 part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsD6QkHKHiY&feature=channel#

 
 
Heat2 videos

quick match writeup

  match1: See Saw flipped upside down and immobilized. Hammerdown Protocol replaces
match2: Hammerdown Protocol also immobilized. Fatal Fourway replaces
match3: Lucky Number Armogeddon KO'd by Fatal Fourway. The Axeman from replaces
match4: A.S.O.M KO'd by Fatal Fourway. Temporary Insanity replaces
match5: Temporary Insanity immobilized. Original Creation replaces
match6: Orginal Creation spins self OOTA. Anonymous eliminated
match7: Axeman from Hell: KO'd by Fatal Fourway. This thing is Fast..ish replaces
match8 FleeBeetle KO'd by Fatal Fourway. Kheper of Rebirth replaces.
match9: Fatal Fourway immobilized. Granpa's Toolshed eliminated
match 10: This Thing is Fast..Ish KO'd by Kheper of Rebirth. TTTTTMTB eliminated
Coleoptera survives to the finals....
Yoda's favorite moment...FleeBeetle refusing to be OOTA'd only to be KO'd shortly thereafter 

Part one

Part two

 

Heat 3 video
 

Quick match writeup

  Heat 3
match1 Lobos3 KO'D by Bot with MOVING spikes. Enigma replaces
match2: Accretion Disc OOTA mostly by self. Erasure replaces
match3: Trick or Treat OOTA by Bot with MOVING spikes. This IS my costume replaces
match4: This IS my costume OOTA by Erasure. Samhain replaces
match5: Enigma OOTA by Erasure. Charon's Payment replaces
match6: Bot with MOVING spikes KO'D by Erasure. USS Enterprise replaces.
match7: Charon's Payment OOTA Combo'd by Samhain and USS Enterprise. Team Plasma eliminated
match8: Erasure OOTA by Samhain. Ergosphere replaces.
match9: Samhain OOTA by a triple combo of Ergosphere, USS Enterprise and itself. All Hallow's Eve replaces.
match 10 Ergosphere OOTA, mostly due to self. Team Pwn eliminated.
World War II survives to the finals
Yoda's favorite moment...the triple combo, and the fact that this heat was contained in one video... 

 
Heat 4
 

match writeup

  Heat 4
match1 76 mace spinner OOTA by self. New Bot Type replaces
match2: Das Pinnig eye OOTA combo by New Bot Type and Karnivore. Emobot replaces
match3: New Bot Type OOTA by Emobot. Klone of Mako replaces
match4: Karnivore KO'd. combo by Klone of Mako and Emobot. Occult Sigil replaces
match5: Klone of Mako KO'd by Emobot. False Advertisement eliminated
match6: Wedgie Immobilized by Emobot and Occult Sigil. Doom replaces
match7: Doom KO'd by Emobot. RipShredder 2 replaces
match8: RipShredder 2 Ko'd by Emobot. Freezepops eliminated
match9: Occult Sigil OOTA by Emobot. Savage Assualt replaces.
match10: Emobot OOTA by Savage Assault. Dees Tabbif Lipper replaces
match11: Savage Assault OOTA by Dees Tabbif Lipper. Call Of The Wild eliminated.
 
The Ogre's Lair survives to the finals.
 
Yoda's favorite moment...Wedgie surviving as long as it did. Hooray for the Underdogs.   

video

 
Loser's Bracket Heat 1

Match writeups later
 

Loser's Bracket Heat 2
 

writeups later

 
video 2

Loser's Bracket Finals
 

Another long one, but not quite as long this time...
Write ups later
 
video 1

 
video 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9P1WCJ6gbI&feature=channel#

 
 
FINALS
 

quick writeup

  FINALS
match1: Flipjack4 KO'd by Das Pinig Eye. Seismic Impact replaces
match2: Das Pinig Eye OOTA by Seismic Impact. Emobot replaces
match3: Fleebeetle OOTA by Emobot. Kheper of Rebirth replaces
match4: Bot with MOVING spikes KO by Seismic Impact. U.S.S. Enterprise replaces
match5: Emobot KO'd by U.S.S. Enterprise. Dees Tabbif Lipper replaces
match6: Kheper or Rebirth OOTA by Dees Tabbif Lipper. Gigawhirl VI replaces
match7: Seismic Impact OOTA by Dees Tabbif Lipper. Volcanic Upbringing replaces
match8: Volcanic Upbringing OOTA by Dees Tabbif Lipper. Team Uncia eliminated
match9: U.S.S. Enterprise OOTA by Dees Tabbif Lipper. D-Day replaces
match10: Gigawhirl VI OOTA by D-Day. Coleoptera eliminated
match11: Dees Tabbif Lipper OOTA by D-Day. The Ogre's Lair eliminated.
Ladys, gentlemen, and those somewhere in between, your winner of
Survival of the Fittest....
090901 with World War II
Congratulations.
Yoda's favorite moment. Fleebeetle jumping back into the arena. 

 

Good luck to one and all..
 
 
 

[Squirrel_Monkey]

I can't view some PNG's here at school.

[yoda9726]

Well, what can you see then?
 

[Squirrel_Monkey]

I can't see the brackets, who am I against?

[yoda9726]

hmm..think i might be able to fix that...but, just in case...
 
Heat 1 is Bubbleman vs The Ounce vs Squirrel_Monkey vs Bye team
 
Heat 2 is Clickbeete vs S.T.C. vs Team Xtreemer vs Bye Team
 
Heat 3 is Pwnator vs G.K. vs O90901 vs Yoda
 
and

Heat 4 is Ogre vs Freeziez vs Naryar vs Bye team

[Badnik96]

I should have entered, Your bots look pretty good (except for Freeziez and TX)

PREDICTIONS
Call of the Wild- Well, it's in NAR AI so of course it's good.
World War II- They're OK but I can se this team losing to a better team.
Freeze Pops- wat. The LW doesn't even have a weapon...
Team Pwn- Will do what the name implies.
All Hallows Eve- Nice theme, Cool skins (and the chassis on the MW) but I can't really see this taking home a victory in Round 1.
Bash em' up- The MW's motors are exposed to any good undercutter or popup, but the rest of the team is OK.
Coleoptera- What does the LW do? Is it just a pusher? The other bots are as usual, excellent.
Ogre's Lair- You should get Ogre to sign up. His bots are decent for a newbie.
Team S_M- The LW and MW are good but the HW? I have doubts...
Team Ounce- No doubts this team will go far.
Team Plasma- the DSL Minesweeper is starting to get boring, GK. The others are OK.
Anonymous- WTF is with the LW? MW is OK and that SnS might be really unstable.
TTT10MTM- None of these bots are really good, I see a fail DSL Borg Queen with PIGLETS FOR DRIVE
Statues of Christ- For a bye team it's pretty decent.

[G.K.]

4 tournaments may be all it gets in, it seems. I'm plotting new DSL MW's now I broke builders block.

[JoeBlo]

its really was no where near as lolsy as minesweeper .. sorry

[G.K.]

I know. I wasn't intending for it to be. I was entering it as it was my best bot. But DoA and Enigma 2 (That's right!) are better now. You'll see no more of the original one.

[The Ounce]

Really my team should be Team Uncia, but I'm seeing a nice variety here.

Thoughts (why are you guys calling them predictions if you're not really predicting anything?):

Call of the Wild:  They all look good apart from the LW which sacrifices weaponry for wedginess.

World War II: Look good but I somehow worry about the MW...

Freezepops: Well, at least they look like designs that would be made in real life…

Team Pwn: Deadly bots, but I still wonder if that is too much weight on the Dual Perm.

All Hallows Eve: Good-looking team apart from the MW.

Bash ‘em Up:  Decent bots, but I’m not sure about the wedge on the HW and unless the MW has enough battery power, that Perm is going to be spinning slowly.  BTW Bubbleman, it's "tertiary".

Coleoptera: I don't understand the LW, but the MW and HW look promising.

The Ogre’s Lair: Not bad but that is a pretty exposed front on the MW.

Team S_M: The flipper could have had more flipping power, and the HW more weapons, but that true popup is something I have to watch out for in the first round.

Team Uncia: If all goes well, then the LW should survive for some time.  I mostly have to worry about my bots getting flanked.

Team Plasma:  The LW and MW may be troublesome, but if the HW is still using the same fail bindings then it might not last long.

Anonymous: The LW sucks and the HW might be too unstable, but the MW has potential.

Team That Took 10 Minutes to Make: I can't find a lot to say except:

Statues of Christ: That actually looks decently built for a bye team…

[S.T.C.]

Here's a fact: The LW is the only original bot from the Anonymous, I planned on changing it but I suffered massive builders block, specially while making the HW, the original HW had a big chassis and the MW had so much fail, Temporary Insanity was an attempt at Second Sunrise that took a different turn.

Also, I doubt that some people won't figure out what A.S.O.M. means =P

[G.K.]

What fail bindings? It beat out Crosswind with them!

[The Ounce]

I'm fine with using FBS.py, but giving it to a bar-SnS and setting the spinspeed to a low value is a dumb idea.

It beat out Crosswind with them!

...in your dreams:

[Naryar]

PREDICTIONS !

CotW: The LW is... okay, i really should have entered something else than that fail MW but i love the HW and i think it can fair well.

World War 2: The LW is decent as well, i still don't like that MW and the HW looks good enough.

Freezepops:

Team Pwn: Quite certainly one of the best teams here. I'm not too sure about the LW though.

All Hallow's Eve: The LW and MW i am not sure. The HW looks good enough.

Bash'em Up: The LW is a KLONE, the MW is meh and the HW as well. Not bad, but not a bunch of exceptional fighters as far as i can see...

Coleoptera: I think none of us got the LW - how is this going to win any match exactly ? Kheper will probably get his arm ripped off soon, and i love the HW excepted that it doesn't looks vry wedgy.

The Ogre's Lair: Pretty decent builds (Emobot made me laugh) but the HW doesn't looks like a really efficient bot unless it has good wedges. It's an interesting design though.

Team S_M: Again that popup ?? The MW i'm not sure about flipping power, and i still don't trust the HW.

Team Ounce: Flipjack 4 looks well built, but can it fair well in combat ? The MW... i don't know exactly, but Volcanic Upbringing is quite fragile.

Team Plasma: The LW looks decent enough if not super generic, the MW isn't even good :P and the HW... well probably spins too slowly for it's sake.

Anonymous: LW is quite clearly fail, MW is decent enough i guess and the HW... i like it, but is it good ?

TTT10MTM: Slight improvement over his last failbots... at least for the LW, but the MW = and that noob still visibly did not get that piglet drive =

Statues of Christ: Yeah, that's pretty decent for a bye team :P At least it'll eliminate the SFTW teams.

[JoeBlo]

Coleoptera: I think none of us got the LW - how is this going to win any match exactly ?

as far as I can tell its a passive robot... designed to basically not die and nothing else.. I guess the hope is for other robots to minimize the competition as much as possible so there is less work for his later robots

[Pwnator]

Click's LW looks like a dummy. I'm not sure if it can take a beating from 3 LWs, though. If 123 entered Star Dust, this would've been toast in less than a minute. Then again, 30 seconds might be the only time it needs to stall. XD

And I haven't tested Accretion Disk 2 yet, so I'll have to leave everything up to Erasure. XD

[G.K.]

...in your dreams:

That's news to me.

[TeamXtreemer]

I cant wait lo watch me loe

[yoda9726]

PREDICTIONS ! (okay, okay, no predictions, but COMMENTS)

CotW: LW: could probably do with more weaposn, MW is cool, not sure about effectiveness, and the Heavyweight I love.   
 
World War 2: Lw fares pretty well in the test matches i've run, mw seems to have problems with self righting, and HW pretty decent at OOTA's.  It's also pretty damn tough   
 
Freezepops:   sorry, you persistant youngling, but i don't see this one going far.  But, points for having the only hammer bot in the tourney.  Also, I couldn't tell you this before everything became 'official' but...Don't use perms for drive, buddy.
   
Team Pwn: Accretion disk is NASTY in a good way.  watch this little guy.  MW is pretty solid, but HW has some stability issues.  All told, a solid team. 


All Hallow's Eve: Honestly, I just wanted to make a halloween team. I sacrificed a LOT for the MW.  But I HAD to have that chassis.   No real power here, 'cept maybe Samhain (Gluttony Jr.)   
 
Bash'em Up: decent little rammer, bizarre mw, i always think it's facing backwards. hw's not too bad, but probably hurt by the flail rule. 

Coleoptera: Flee Beetle!!! My favorite bot that  won't cause a single KO.  You really have to see it in action to fully appreciate it.  Kheper is cool, not sure about how well it'll fare, but i love the look of it and am rooting for it hard.  Gigawhirl, I think it's wedgier than it looks.   
 
The Ogre's Lair:  The absolute strangest names for bots.  I gotta say, i'm pretty proud of him for these.  LW: much better than his first one, i'll say that.  MW: I think it might suprise you.  but, it really depends.  I've seen it last all of 5 seconds and in one test match, it actually swept everything.  HW:  Honestly the star of this team, obviously depending on the wedge.   
 
Team S_M: LW: not a bad popup for sure. mw: solid flipper. HW:  Love the design, as i've said with other bots of this style.  but probably needs more weaponry. 

   Team Uncia: sorry about the name, I originally was asking everyone what they wanted, but forgot with a few of you.  Officially, it's now Team Uncia.  anway....LW: Nice flipper, probably won't fair well once the other lw's are out, but we'll see.  mw: decent hits and throwing.  HW: my second favorite bot of the tourney...that's all.   
 
Team Plasma: lw, fares pretty well and get's some quick ko's.  MW.  haven't ran it through any test matches, but pretty sure a step up from your original mw.  HW: Tough as nails, but has a tendency to get pinned.   
 
Anonymous:  LW: Doesn't score many KO's, but usually sticks around for awhile.  MW: Good build, should get some points for the team, HW..Not bad at all...   
 
 TTT10MTM: lw: a lot of the times, more a flipper than a rammer, and by that i mean it flips itself.  MW: zero invertiblity and no way to self right, like a turtle.  HW: I was actually hoping for a complex spinner to show up.  so :D.  However, weak weapons and piglet drive.  Sorry, bud, but it won't fare well.   
     
Statues of Christ:   quick, fun builds, that's all.  Also a way to pad out different bot types.  Since we have 3 heats needing bye teams, i might make two more.  I'm sure i could throw some together real quick.  On a personal note, Gumby Jesus came from "Christ of the Ozarks", the absolute creepiest Jesus statue i've ever seen.  Big Butter/Touchdown Jesus no longer exists after being struck by lightning, and my personal favorite jesus statue, Christ of the Abyss.  The only one I know of actually submerged in the ocean.     
 

Click's LW looks like a dummy. I'm not sure if it can take a beating from 3 LWs, though.

        It doesn't have to last long in this format...     

[The Ounce]

why are you guys calling them predictions if you're not really predicting anything?

I predict the first round winners being Squirrel_Monkey, Pwnator, Clickbeetle, and Naryar (I say S_M rather than me because of his true popup and that his VS might punt my bots out of the arena).