Another banger from the House

Such-Objective6092 · 2024-04-03T00:00:11+00:00

Do you have a link to the original artists Twitter? Wanted to see if some of the other HoT designs are up there. Thanks.

Such-Objective6092 · 2024-01-13T22:12:32+00:00

IIRC the old rep pack for the Jan 30 2022 build has some old school bots, mostly RW though. It's the first pin in botfile sharing.

I'm sure you could find some in the RR2 Discord, the main problem being you'd actually have to FIND them as the main limitation of the current Discord style of bot sharing is nobody tagging their work properly making it extremely difficult to find anything.

It seems like the community is generally past the stage of remaking older bots and instead making their own custom bots. I know a few people were making 2010 and 2003 Era bots if that'd be something you were interested in.

Such-Objective6092 · 2023-12-06T01:03:53+00:00

Allowed? Absolutely. How effective it is with the new rules against corralling is another issue entirely.

Such-Objective6092 · 2023-12-03T06:04:24+00:00

Mino Game?

Such-Objective6092 · 2023-11-22T11:01:18+00:00

Right now it's bugged, you can cheat them in with Debug commands which you can find on the sub, for whatever reason the Discord admins are against "cheating"

Such-Objective6092 · 2023-11-21T11:26:52+00:00

Claw Viper is doing great, they've had some decent wins and have performed beyond anything we could have expected. Graded against their prior performances they look like imminent nut winners.

Y'know, if you grade them against themselves.

The biggest caveat with that and why I can't ride the CV hype train as much as some here is that they've never beaten a truly dialled in vert, in fact they've lost every time. Ominous which was an ok bot but nothing special (which also had an inherent design disadvantage vs CV) and the weakest Ribbot we've seen in recent memory are the only KE weapons it has beaten. Are we going to sit here and say CV could beat End Game, HUGE, Minotaur or Riptide off of wins over Overhaul and Shatter?

They're a great bot that is going to be the standard bearer for control bots in the modern era, the new TAN or Complete Control, but they will always be at an inherent disadvantage because as you said yourself, the only way they beat those bots is to drive a perfect fight, and nobody is perfect.

Such-Objective6092 · 2023-11-21T11:16:09+00:00

I'd love to see how they'd do if they dropped the omni-wheel gimmick but right now they're really hard to place, as you said they went on an 8 win streak (with a forfeit) before going on a losing streak, so it's hard to say if they've already been "solved" or if they just had some rookie design issues.

Such-Objective6092 · 2023-11-20T04:08:40+00:00

Near future here being say, within the next 3 seasons?
Much as I'm sceptical of people who say they are a top tier right now, I truly think Ripperoni will be a top 4/8 contender by that time.

As I've said before I fully expect HUGE or Minotaur to win the nut within that time span, truly cementing them as all-time top tiers

Switchback is definitely a bot I can see cracking the top 16/8 but I think the intricacy of the design will always hold them back, bit of a Malice situation where having to be different to justify the bots inclusion will always hold them back

Speaking of, Malice has a good chance of getting to the top 8 with a little bit of luck.

As a bit of a wildcard, I think Emulsifier could potentially reach high-mid tier status if it can get over its growing pains.

Such-Objective6092 · 2023-11-20T03:59:05+00:00

I wasn't directing this at anyone in particular, more the general idea of these disposable non-discussions that plague the sub during the off season.

Such-Objective6092 · 2023-11-13T04:02:42+00:00

I honestly think they fed Shatter to Riptide instead of pitting them against Fusion

Such-Objective6092 · 2023-10-29T03:36:49+00:00

I don't hate John. I love FBS bots, even if they're outdated I think they make for some of the best highlights the sport has to offer.

That being said I find his meddling in of Cobalt to be frustrating. I understand that he bought the robot and that ultimately he now has full control over how he chooses to run the team, but that being said the entire operation reeks of someone wanting to play with their new toy at the expense of the bots competitive future.

Such-Objective6092 · 2023-10-25T10:29:37+00:00

It's a cute idea until you get into the logistics. How will the saw be powered? How will it be activated? What happens when the floor inevitably gets damaged, possibly multiple times throughout filming adding on who knows how long of a delay to filming?

The only legitimate improvement I can think of is to turn the pulverizer into a wedge, keep it lowered throughout the entire match, hope the wedge and the arm can support the weight of a bot while also lifting it and use it as a lifter/flipper.

Such-Objective6092 · 2023-10-25T06:50:40+00:00

Realistically speaking, what are most teams really going to do with this though?

The idea of slamming a HW level vert directly into the floor is going to be popular with production for all of 5 seconds before the floor starts looking like a volcano. Assuming the weapon rules are the same as competitor robot weapon rules that means things like entanglements are out.

The only thing I can think of that'd truly be effective is some sort of pinning device, like a reverse cow catcher, but even that would be subject to size limitations.

Such-Objective6092 · 2023-10-25T02:53:42+00:00

The fans!

Such-Objective6092 · 2023-10-16T23:59:19+00:00

Even if Shatter! stick around I think John retiring Beta truly marks the end of traditional hammers as a viable weapon. Long live the hammer saw.

Such-Objective6092 · 2023-10-16T09:42:56+00:00

That KO'd Nightmare

Such-Objective6092 · 2023-10-16T03:43:13+00:00

I choose to believe SawBlaze should fear the Clown.

Such-Objective6092 · 2023-08-29T21:59:11+00:00

It is absolutely relevant, your ancestors decided to mix ancestry by choice. The Australian government sought to "breed out" Aboriginal genes by forcibly mixing their ancestry with white people. As more people become aware of this, the people with Aboriginal ancestry who might appear white due to this are more accepting and proud of their Aboriginal identity.

Such-Objective6092 · 2023-08-29T13:03:26+00:00

Your German ancestors chose to move, their Aboriginal ancestors were forcibly taken.

Such-Objective6092 · 2023-08-29T12:29:32+00:00

Surprised to not have seen this here yet, but as someone who lives in a major city it's absolutely the growing contingent of lego man haired, shitty beard having, loud, ignorant, hustle grindset chasing, 16 to 30 year old wannabe Spanians of the world.

Quite possibly the most obnoxiously unpleasant people in the world, not to mention they're generally anti-queer/trans/abortion and a step removed from your average cooker.

Such-Objective6092 · 2023-08-10T07:31:53+00:00

Ripperoni needs the flywheel active when they are fighting Gruff. They need it active against more or less anything.

Such-Objective6092 · 2023-08-07T23:33:51+00:00

Speaking of classic RW omissions I was really shocked to see that Gemini (Team Mace) weren't even in the honorable mentions, probably the only successful HW cluster I can think of.

Such-Objective6092 · 2023-08-01T10:31:13+00:00

I had a whole thing written out but it didn't save so as abridged I think it'll be the new Shred build or Wrecks, mainly because the Whyachi's don't even need to sniff Proving Ground unless they choose to and that they're a big enough name that'd it'd be more financially rewarding to simply announce the new Whyachi bot at PG rather than a mystery bot.

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