Front MatterRobonerd 2019We wentWe recorded basically nothingSam was horrifically injuredHello There!, Split Decision, and Tropical Storm Phil v0.3 all fightingHello There! dominating participating in the ‘Content Creators’ RumbleWe have no new footage of Split Decision so here’s a Gabriel fightTSP’s noble deathBattlebots 2019Episode 11Live commentary trackSpinnerproof Bonus feedDUCK! vs QuantumSam was rightRyan was biasedDUCK!’s lack of KO potentialOld weapon vs new weaponLack of non-invertible robotsRyan counts six competitors which aren’t invertible and have no way to self right:Captain Shredderator, Daisycutter, Deep Six, Kingpin, Shellshock, SOW,Plus four with questionable self righting ability/invertibilityCobalt, End Game, Bombshell, MammothDUCK!’s lack of being-KO’d potentialBlacksmith vs Captain ShrederatorRyan is unintentionally meaner than he means to beSam was rightModifications/configurationsBlacksmith’s wedgeShrederator’s fally-offy teethShrederator’s sticky-uppy teethA lengthy debate about how to judge damage to a spinnerIf a butterfly flaps its wings and Shrederator’s weapon stops working, does Blacksmith get the damage points?A robot being damaged != damage points for the opponentTombstone vs GruffA very lengthy (~20 minute) debate monologue about how to judge the aggression of a spinner (and the definition of aggression)Clarification re: ‘severity’ - the 3 judging categories are supposed to be totally separate, so the term ‘forcefulness’ being used is surprising and confusing since force should equate to damageFor this reason, it makes more sense (to Ryan) for the term ‘forcefulness’, in this context, to refer to how the attack is carried out rather than its effectBy this definition, it makes sense to think of ‘severity’ in terms of whether an attack could have been carried out MORE forcefullyClarification re: ‘boldness’ - Ryan latched onto a single phrase a little too hard here: risking damage to a weapon by using it is considered more bold than an attack with something else (eg a wedge) which is less likely to be damaged.This feels like it crosses over weirdly with the later clause about not using a weapon. Its ‘double damage’ against wedges, and that sucks.A less lengthy discussion about how to judge superficial damageA lengthy debate about how to judge damage to a spinnerEnd Game vs CobaltA welcome reminder of End Game’s powerPlowless Wedgeless CobaltCobalt’s disappointing record?Episode 12The sports equivalent of a bottle episode?Short, one sides fights and lengthy, unsatisfying cripple fightsFluffy button-pressing montageHighlighted fightsDouble Jeopardy’s ‘miss’ on LuckyShatter! vs MinotaurWe love Shatter!We always talk about Shatter!Designs which could benefit from omnidirectional driveHorizontal spinner: SluggoWedge: Alcoholic StepfatherHow did Shatter! die?Witch Doctor vs GigabyteA little bit more than ‘one big hit’Dodgy physics alertBronco vs HUGETYRES!!Bronco’s top armour choiceDefensive drivingBronco’s reputation and the team’s statusSam’s point makes complete senseLooking ahead to the top 16Everybody with 3 or more wins is likely in - even MinotaurPotential for episode 14 to feature 2-2 teams fighting for the last place/places
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