Current Events > BattleBots Tournament of Champions 2 discussion topic *spoilers*

Topic List
Page List: 1
Calwings
11/09/23 7:04:12 PM
#1:


After 5 play-in tournaments, the bracket is set, and a new champion will be crowned tonight!

https://iili.io/JBweiGt.jpg

Will End Game repeat their performance from last year and take home their second Golden Bolt? Will Tantrum or Sawblaze win it all and join End Game as former world champions who can say they've threaded the Giant Nut and the Golden Bolt together? Or will one of the five other contenders ride a wave of momentum from their play-in tournament victories and take the prize for themselves? We'll find out tonight on the finale of BattleBots Champions 2!

As a reminder, please put any discussion of match results under spoiler tags until 24 hours after the episode airs out of consideration for people who can't watch the episode live. Showtime is about an hour from now, both on Discovery channel and streaming on Discovery+ and MAX.

---
https://i.imgur.com/PmF1p9q.jpg
... Copied to Clipboard!
Mr_Karate_II
11/09/23 7:11:25 PM
#2:


But aren't the match results covered since the title has a spoiler warning?

---
Michigan Wolverines 45 to Ohio state 23: 11/26/22
Michigan Wolverines Football:8-0
... Copied to Clipboard!
unclekoolaid73
11/09/23 7:16:26 PM
#3:


My Moneys on Saw Blaze.

... Copied to Clipboard!
Calwings
11/09/23 7:16:58 PM
#4:


Mr_Karate_II posted...
But aren't the match results covered since the title has a spoiler warning?

Not this shit again... we've been doing this exact setup for several seasons now with no trouble. Not everyone can watch the episode as it airs, and we regularly have people who can only watch the episode later in the night or the next day. In consideration for those people. match results must stay under spoiler tags for 24 hours. END OF STORY.

---
https://i.imgur.com/PmF1p9q.jpg
... Copied to Clipboard!
Mr_Karate_II
11/09/23 7:19:08 PM
#5:


For one, I've probably never participated in your topics so excuse the fuck outta me for not knowing shit about your topic.

Two, why even have a spoiler warning if you want people to still hide discussions?


---
Michigan Wolverines 45 to Ohio state 23: 11/26/22
Michigan Wolverines Football:8-0
... Copied to Clipboard!
KFHEWUI
11/09/23 7:21:06 PM
#6:


Shreddit Bro time!

---
R.I.P. SaikyoMog! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-seAIeu3Og
"You know, there are certain flaws in this film," Tom Servo
... Copied to Clipboard!
ANort175
11/09/23 7:31:08 PM
#7:


KFHEWUI posted...
Shreddit Bro time!
You gotta appreciate how they went from this

https://www.reddit.com/r/battlebots/comments/11ndzr5/ominous_vs_shreddit_bro_be_like/

To being a serious contender for the gold bolt in less than a year. Also Ripperoni being a contender as a rookie team is awesome, I'm rooting for both of them.

---
Are we the baddies?
... Copied to Clipboard!
Calwings
11/09/23 7:35:39 PM
#8:


Mr_Karate_II posted...
For one, I've probably never participated in your topics so excuse the fuck outta me for not knowing shit about your topic.

Because I know for an absolute fact that people have come in here in the past asking the exact same question before, and I thought I remembered your user name from one of those times. If it wasn't you any of those prior times, then I apologize.

Mr_Karate_II posted...
Two, why even have a spoiler warning if you want people to still hide discussions?

Because if I don't put the spoiler warning in the topic title, then (by the site's rules) we would have to keep all of the discussions under spoiler tags for the entire life of the topic, even well after everyone who's interested in it has already watched it, which is annoying. Putting the spoiler warning in the topic title but also mentioning the 24-hour waiting period in the opening post to give people time to watch the episode is the best compromise, and like I said, it's worked like that for several seasons with no issues.

---
https://i.imgur.com/PmF1p9q.jpg
... Copied to Clipboard!
Calwings
11/09/23 7:37:46 PM
#9:


KFHEWUI posted...
Shreddit Bro time!

ANort175 posted...

You gotta appreciate how they went from this

https://www.reddit.com/r/battlebots/comments/11ndzr5/ominous_vs_shreddit_bro_be_like/

To being a serious contender for the gold bolt in less than a year. Also Ripperoni being a contender as a rookie team is awesome, I'm rooting for both of them.

I think Jackpot has some serious upset potential too, plus they're also lovable underdogs for being one of the cheapest bots in the competition in terms of build cost. I would love to see any of these three take home the Golden Bolt.

---
https://i.imgur.com/PmF1p9q.jpg
... Copied to Clipboard!
KFHEWUI
11/09/23 7:39:15 PM
#10:


Calwings posted...
I thought I remembered your user name from one of those times. If it wasn't you any of those prior times, then I apologize.

Pretty sure he is because I am getting deja vu with those posts.

---
R.I.P. SaikyoMog! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-seAIeu3Og
"You know, there are certain flaws in this film," Tom Servo
... Copied to Clipboard!
Calwings
11/09/23 7:51:57 PM
#11:


KFHEWUI posted...
Pretty sure he is because I am getting deja vu with those posts.

I went back through the logs of the WC7 and WC6 topics, and there were 3 prior times people brought up or challenged the 24-hour spoiler rule. One of them was indeed Mr_Karate_II, who said in the WC6 week 1 discussion topic (post dated January 6, 2022), and I quote: "Why hide Spoilers when the topic title says there's going to be Spoilers in the topic? No need for Spoiler tags."

So yeah, I'm blocking him before he causes any trouble tonight.

---
https://i.imgur.com/PmF1p9q.jpg
... Copied to Clipboard!
Calwings
11/09/23 8:05:47 PM
#12:


IT'S ROBOT FIGHTIN' TIME! The tournament begins with Free Shipping vs. the WC5 world champion and defending Golden Bolt champion End Game and End Game sent Free Shipping right back home. Some brutal hits, a wheel and a wedgelet ripped off, and a dominant victory for the champs.

---
https://i.imgur.com/PmF1p9q.jpg
... Copied to Clipboard!
Calwings
11/09/23 8:28:42 PM
#13:


Shreddit Bro's cinderella story is over, as the WC7 champion Sawblaze rips the bro a new asshole and moves on to the semifinals. Still, that surprising run through the play-in tournament might have saved Shreddit Bro's spot in WC8 after a disappointing WC7 for them.

---
https://i.imgur.com/PmF1p9q.jpg
... Copied to Clipboard!
Starks
11/09/23 8:54:56 PM
#14:


All I can say is loooooooooooooooooooooooooool.

What an amazing finish.

The technological marvel... Ripperoni. Just lol.
Tantrum deserved the win but it really needs a redesign. A puncher should have reach. You're not beating forks otherwise.
EMOTIONAL DAMAGE

---
Paid for by StarksPAC, a registered 501(c)(4)
... Copied to Clipboard!
Calwings
11/09/23 9:04:37 PM
#15:


Jackpot pulled the upset and beat Whiplash in as close a fight as you'll ever see in BattleBots (literally, a split decision with scorecards of 5-6, 6-5, 6-5 is the closest a fight can possibly get) and Ripperoni unfortunately suffered a catastrophic failure (AKA someone didn't tighten a screw tight enough and the wheel fell off) that cost them their fight and Tantrum moves on. It sucks, but shit happens sometimes.

Starks posted...
All I can say is loooooooooooooooooooooooooool.

What an amazing finish.

The technological marvel... Ripperoni. Just lol.

It is hilarious (in a cosmic sort of way) how they have all of that incredible and complicated technology inside the bot, yet a simple loose screw, the silliest of little problems, is what costs them in the end.

---
https://i.imgur.com/PmF1p9q.jpg
... Copied to Clipboard!
Calwings
11/09/23 9:33:47 PM
#16:


Tantrum almost got lucky twice with Sawblaze accidentally flipping itself over and that countout being so close to the fight timer. But the countout was too late, the fight went to the judges, and the judges went for Sawblaze. That was a very nerve-wracking situation. The second semifinal... not so much. End Game dominated Jackpot and even decimated Ace the minibot too. It was a good run though.

---
https://i.imgur.com/PmF1p9q.jpg
... Copied to Clipboard!
Calwings
11/09/23 10:09:29 PM
#17:


The winner of the Golden Bolt for the second year in a row, End Game! As soon as I saw End Game consistently winning the ground game in that final, I knew the fight was over. That bot is just an absolute beast, and the long forks were a brilliant adaptation to get the low ground advantage over Sawblaze.

This was a fun side season. Hopefully WC8 is just as good.

---
https://i.imgur.com/PmF1p9q.jpg
... Copied to Clipboard!
Gobstoppers12
11/09/23 10:36:44 PM
#18:


I always expect Endgame to win these kinds of things, but I'm still bummed whenever they run away with it. They're my least favorite top-tier bot, but there's no denying that they tend to get results.

---
(He/Him)
I write Naruto Fanfiction. But I am definitely not a furry.
... Copied to Clipboard!
Compsognathus
11/09/23 10:39:16 PM
#19:


Disappointed in Ripperoni losing that wheel. I was really looking forward to seeing it properly fight Tantrum. But that's what happens with these marathon tournaments.

I still think End Game is the best bot in the sport.

Also Derek was wilding this episode. Even Jamison was shocked that it went to a split.


---
1 line break(s), 160 characters allowed
... Copied to Clipboard!
ANort175
11/10/23 8:32:58 AM
#20:


Sawblaze getting the win over Tantrum was honestly bullshit, a fraction of a second shouldn't determine the winner like that. Judges should have given it to Tantrum on principle alone since the refs use their own discretion for when to begin the countdown and they probably would've started it sooner if Sawblaze hadn't clearly been dominating the rest of the fight. Guess it wouldn't have mattered though since Ripperoni still would've lost their wheel and Endgame still would've won the whole thing.

---
Are we the baddies?
... Copied to Clipboard!
Starks
11/10/23 9:55:39 AM
#21:


Derek has a tendency to overvalue underdogs and late rallies.

---
Paid for by StarksPAC, a registered 501(c)(4)
... Copied to Clipboard!
Compsognathus
11/10/23 10:20:17 AM
#22:


ANort175 posted...
Sawblaze getting the win over Tantrum was honestly bullshit, a fraction of a second shouldn't determine the winner like that. Judges should have given it to Tantrum on principle alone since the refs use their own discretion for when to begin the countdown and they probably would've started it sooner if Sawblaze hadn't clearly been dominating the rest of the fight. Guess it wouldn't have mattered though since Ripperoni still would've lost their wheel and Endgame still would've won the whole thing.
The countdowns are actually 30 second countdowns. They get the verbal warning that they need to see movement and that starts the 30 second countdown. Only the last 10 seconds are counted out loud. What that means is that it's hard to get a knockout in the last 30 seconds of a fight. So it wasn't like the judge arbitrarily started the count just shy of the last 10 seconds. If Tantrum wanted to guarantee a win they should have immobilized Sawblaze faster. They did not. The fights are three minutes long. Not three minutes unless someone is getting counted out then it's suddenly 3 minutes and 1 second long.

---
1 line break(s), 160 characters allowed
... Copied to Clipboard!
Calwings
11/10/23 3:16:36 PM
#23:


Compsognathus posted...
I still think End Game is the best bot in the sport.

No argument there. Between the driving, the sheer power of the weapon, and the versatility of its different fork/wedgelet configurations to suit different matchups, End Game is just amazing all around. Only having 4 losses in 3 years, with 2 of those (randomly losing a tire and breaking down against Bloodsport in WC5 and getting its fork stuck in the killsaw slot to give Ripperoni a free first shot in WC7) being flukes that it arguably could have won, is a fantastic run.

---
https://i.imgur.com/PmF1p9q.jpg
... Copied to Clipboard!
Starks
11/10/23 5:00:28 PM
#24:


Endgame is still a drop-in replacement for Bite Force. Nobody can solve the four-wheel drive vertical spinner in a convincing manner. Having good forks or a dustpan helps, but if you can't go weapon to weapon or wreck the top armor, you can't win.

---
Paid for by StarksPAC, a registered 501(c)(4)
... Copied to Clipboard!
KFHEWUI
11/10/23 6:56:56 PM
#25:


Shreddit Bro used smokescreen

---
R.I.P. SaikyoMog! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-seAIeu3Og
"You know, there are certain flaws in this film," Tom Servo
... Copied to Clipboard!
NightRender
11/11/23 11:30:56 AM
#26:


2 more weeks until we get Rusty.

https://twitter.com/battlebots/status/1722812939017834688?s=46&t=L6Eeff4QLUZDk2xxnXmoJA

---
Dedicated to D - 4/15/05
... Copied to Clipboard!
Calwings
11/11/23 12:43:54 PM
#27:


The 24-hour spoiler period is up, so no more spoiler tags are needed if you want to talk about the episode.

NightRender posted...
2 more weeks until we get Rusty.

https://twitter.com/battlebots/status/1722812939017834688?s=46&t=L6Eeff4QLUZDk2xxnXmoJA

Neat. More bonus content is nice.

---
https://i.imgur.com/PmF1p9q.jpg
... Copied to Clipboard!
Calwings
11/12/23 1:31:34 AM
#28:


If anyone's looking for more robot combat action during the BattleBots offseason, check out the NHRL on YouTube. It focuses on smaller weight classes (3 pounds, 12 pounds, and 30 pounds, compared to BatteBots being 250 pound heavyweights) but the action looks just as fun.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmkHZ_S9e6Y

---
https://i.imgur.com/PmF1p9q.jpg
... Copied to Clipboard!
Topic List
Page List: 1