LogFAQs > #927095085

Just got finished watching the episode, had to tape it this week, and yeah, the matchups were mostly by knockout.

The main event had to be such a heartbreak for the losing team. I know they said that their parts supplier was changed so there was some reliability issues there, but everything has gone wrong for them this season. Meanwhile the 'new bot in town' was looking very impressive. As others have eluded to though, we haven't seen how Hydra manages receiving hits from other bots. It's a low and sleek design, but some of the spinners out there pack a wallop.

Calwings posted...

I'm sad about the decision too, and I also think Railgun should have won. But I understand the logic of why they would give that fight to Free Shipping, and it makes plenty of sense. If Railgun's weapon hadn't broken down at the end, it probably would have won.

Yeah, my takeaway was that Free Shipping got the fourth point for a razor thin judges decision based on the weapon breaking on Railgun. The red box part on Free Shipping was mostly cosmetic damage the way it was removed, so the damage to judge was one wheel versus the main weapon.

Looking at the standings, the 4-0 bots along with the 3-1 bots and the Desperado winner already makes up 16 slots! If they just go off the winning records then ALL of the 2-2 bots, and Minotaur at their 3-3 record, are already SOL.

At this rate I wonder if Battlebots will do a 32 bracket postseason next year.
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