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Robot Arena Matches => Tournaments => Tournament Archives => Topic started by: andrewm0304 on December 14, 2008, 09:23:54 PM
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I have wanted to try a tournament for awhile, but I have been having computer issues. It will be a pretty simple tournament. There will be 8 teams of 2 people, each person will build a bot in a different weight class (LW,HW). It will be set up in 2 different brackets, for each round you win you get a certain amount of points for your team, as follows:
Lose any round: 0 Points
Win first round: 2 Points
Win second round: 4 Points
Win third round: 6 Points
At the end of all the battles, the points will be added up and the team with the most points wins. (Not sure what, might just skin some components or something) Basic rules:
- Stock (not realistic)
- No cheat components
- Regular combat arena without hazards
- Tournament cannot start until we get 16 people.
- I will choose the teams by random, you will decide with your teammates who builds what class though. You can decide on a team name if you wish. If you are matched with somebody you don't want to be with then talk to me.
- When I get 16 entrants and the teams announced, there will be 3 weeks to build bots and such, may be longer if required.
- I would like bots to be AI'd before hand, but if you can't I can do it.
- After 3 weeks, I will need some time to create a splash and get the bots all ready to go, but I'll post videos every other day unless something urgent comes up after that. (I do have time to finish this)
You can enter now, I will accept entrants until we reach 16. There cannot be more than 16. This is also to discuss the rules and such.
Current Entrants:
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1. R1885
2. Sage
3. H@zm47
4. 70hemicuda (No Bot)
5. Naryar (No Bot)
6. R0B0SH4RK (No Bot)
7. System32
8. WhamettNuht (No Bot)
9. Reier
10. man manu (No Bot)
11. kill343gs (No Bot)
12. Scrap Daddy
13. infiniteinertia (No Bot)
14. Somebody
15. andrewm0304
16. Madiaba (No Bot)
Teams:
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Working on balancing the teams right now, now have 8 bots so it should work out.
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Let me guess, AI? I'll enter.
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im gonna enter.
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I will enter. Sounds fun
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im in sounds like a cool tourny
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I'm in!
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I'm in too!
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Finally, a stock tournament. I'm in.
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Meh, i'll enter.
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Yeah, a stock tourny! I'm in.
Did you get permission from ACAMS?
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Yeah, a stock tourny! I'm in.
Did you get permission from ACAMS?
Not yet, he says to just make a thread about it though.
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Count me in!
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I'm in, but do we end up picking our own teams or is it random?
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Reier, wanna make a team?
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I'm in :gunz:
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I think you can either choose a team or let the host pick. I'd like to be in a random team.
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Reier, wanna make a team?
Sure. Did it say there are 3 people in a team?
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Im in, for my stock building career will take one last journey of perfection...
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Sure. Did it say there are 3 people in a team?
It says in the front page that teams will be random.
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I would think that overall it would be more fair if the teams were random, but if the majority of you guys want to pick then I could change it.
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Well, in tournaments it's always unfair. There are always awesome bots and SFTW's.
Plus, if there are especially "strong" teams (veteran-only teams), it would motivate the less-experienced teams to stand up to the challenge and give their best, no?
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Plus, if there are especially "strong" teams (veteran-only teams), it would motivate the less-experienced teams to stand up to the challenge and give their best, no?
or the exact opposite.
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I would think that overall it would be more fair if the teams were random, but if the majority of you guys want to pick then I could change it.
I think it would be fairer if they were random.
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I agree with Reier, as an all Vet team would (probably) demolish an all newbie team. So mixing them would be alot more fair.
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Unless the Vet team underestimate the newbie team...
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I'm in. I like random teams idea. This sounds fun.
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Wow, only ten more needed.
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Hope we get enough, I didn't think that 24 was too large of a number.
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I'm not entering, but in my opinion getting to choose the teams is much better than random.
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i like random. break up some of the "dream teams" hehe
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2 more...
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Its actually 10 more, but if we do get 2 more I think that we could just start with 8 teams of 2. Then I would say you can choose teammates, and there would only be LW and HW bots. I doubt that we'll reach 24, and it would be nice to start the bot building period.
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I agree.
About partners, well... you'll see :D
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Anybody want to be my partner?
Can there be Multibots?
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Anybody want to be my partner?
Can there be Multibots?
I'd rather that there wasn't any.
:P Forgot to add myself to the list. Only 1 more spot open...
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Anybody else? Theres gotta be one more person willing to enter. I don't want to start this too late because I have a long break from work for awhile but if this stretches on too long I will be pressed for time. If you want you can choose your teammate and decide who will be building what type of bot (LW,HW). I only need to know the teams, I don't care who is building what bot as long as I recieve them from you (send them to andrewm0304@nospamyahoo.com, just delete nospam)
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So we're picking partners now? Darn! Time for us noobs to get pwned. Also I need a partner, hmm as I have the pick of the whole community because I'm so popular around here It may take a while to decide...
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(Just got electricity...)
I have some bots that I can enter, Andrew...
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Alright I guess that means we have enough people. :D
The teams could still be random but for now you can choose yourselves if you want. Please choose teams as quickly as possible and announce them here, you can talk about it in this thread or via PM I don't really care. From the point that all the teams are decided you will have 3 weeks to build bots (more if required or less if they all get in before 3 weeks is up). Just send them to my e-mail above.
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Can we PM you also?
Anybody at all want to be my partner?
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Can we PM you also?
Yeah if that works better for you than you can PM me.
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I'll get mine in as soon as my parents stop wasting money on the damn internet bingo!!!
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Anybody at all want to be my partner?
Sure.
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Great! Thanks Reier. BTW happy 500th post!
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Aw, I was hopeing for the Hw Mw and Lw team, now theres no chance of me building a good bot.
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Aw, I was hopeing for the Hw Mw and Lw team, now theres no chance of me building a good bot.
That was the original plan, but I doubt that even if I waited for awhile there wouldn't be 24 entrants, maybe with DSL there would. So thats one team so far.
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Oh well, might as well give it my best and enjoy the ride.
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So, anyone wanna team up? I'll accept anyone because I'm lonly and desprate.
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REALLY?!?! Wow, I'm taking my chance while it comes along!
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Sage and inf if you see this talk to me about teaming up
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Can we have a ban from certain people teaming up?
Such as:
Sage and Inf, etc.
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Sure.
Me and MM will team up.
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Alright, thats 3 teams so far, try to get teams sorted out as quick as possible. Teams that are ready can start building bots and submitting them, just remember to decide who will build what. :)
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Okay, i still need a team.
Anyone!?
HELLO!!
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What the heck, I will enter.
EDIT: Oh, already 16 entries........
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Alright I put the teams up, I guess the end of January is a good target for all the bots to be in. Decide who will build which weight class by yourselves and then send me the bots via e-mail or PM. Probably should make it a DSL one next time, seems those get more entrants and interest.
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Hey Reier, can you send me that HW of yours? You haven't answered my PM.
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Yeah SB, I'm trying. The HW's all glitchy n' stuff. I might just have to send you my older HW.
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scrap daddy and infiniteinertia? what the heck? UNFAIR.
whatever. ill take the LW cuda. don't disappoint with your HW. (although, it doesnt really matter. I wasn't too fond of sorrow's bot in the Tag Team challenge tourne, but we still won :D)
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scrap daddy and infiniteinertia? what the heck? UNFAIR.
Agreed.
Now the guess is: How many 36 irons (OR MACES WHATEVER) in this?
I'd say at least 4.
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dang I was too late
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So far I have received only 1 bot, just making sure everybody remembers that they signed up for this. :) No rush though, January 30th is the last day I will accept bots.
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Mine's coming soon
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Same here.
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Just adding finishing touches to mine.
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Umm. I have started mine....... Kinda.
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Still waiting for mine to come in the mail.
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I will send my bot as soon as I can.
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Only 8 or so days left, and I have only received 3 bots. Still just checking to make sure everybody knows about it, don't want to have to push the due date too far back. ;)
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Just figureing out how to attatch the front armor to mine. It just won't go on! >=O
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I'm once still waiting for mine to come in the mail. (Hint Hint)
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Yay!
I have a partner!
Mad, i'm going to make both just for the sake of it, untill we decied whos making what wieght.
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The due date is now 2/15/09, hopefully it won't have to be pushed further. ;)
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Do you have a skin for the combat arena? Do you want one? I can work on one if you want. I'm also working on my bot.
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I don't have one at the moment, I wasn't really planning on making one but if you want to then that would be great. :) Working on my bot as well, I'll send you some pictures to see what you think soon.
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...Well I'll give everybody 10 more days.
ACAMS, you can close this thead in 10 days if don't get more by then. Not many people seem interested or have much time and BBEANS is coming up now, which I know is more exciting. I may try a better tournament in the future, perhaps with DSL since more people use it now.
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Ever heared of the Last minute Entry?
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Come on guys, send those bots. I want to see this tourney happen. Possibly you could do a smaller scale tourney with the bots you have if nobody decides to send in bots. I do think that it will fill up though.
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I dont feel like looking, when must I have my bot in?
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i dont has a partner cause 70hemicuda isnt here.
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Well sage I guess I could drop out (don't really care that much :)) and you could be with kill? The bots are due by 2/25 now, I'll probably do a tournament with whatever I get by then.
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Well sage I guess I could drop out (don't really care that much :)) and you could be with kill? The bots are due by 2/25 now, I'll probably do a tournament with whatever I get by then.
i could just do both my bots. i dunno if thats fair...
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Yeah, that would work too. I don't really think anybody will care that much if you do that, so its cool with me.
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Well, im not sure if inf is entering or not so I might need a partner.
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Well, im not sure if inf is entering or not so I might need a partner.
PARTNERSSSSSSS
you want HW or LW?
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Hey, if most other people don't host their bots, could we do the Other weight as well?
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Hey, if most other people don't host their bots, could we do the Other weight as well?
:P I dunno, this tournament is already not really working out. Maybe I'll just change the format, or perhaps make it DSL since I don't have many bots in yet and that would be more interesting?
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Lookit, I just got my computers up and running again. I should have stratocaster ready to go soon.
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Don't jump to conclusions too soon. Most of these people will send a last minute entry.
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Is Tiny Trinity legal? you didn't say anything about controlled movement... i wasn't gonna bring it up but i didn't want to be disqualified.
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It's cool with me sage. ;) One more day, I hope I get a lot of last minute entries Somebody.
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I do too.
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I'm going to work up a new format for the amount of bots I have, I'll still try to keep it teams though.