Follow upThe Judges’ Guide has been published!Check out exactly how badly Ryan explained many, many thingsFront matterFRA Beetleweight ChampsWe’ve been acceptedWe’re trying a few new things inside Hello There!Competetive Ryan?BattlebotsEpisode 13Free Shipping vs Railgun Max“Eggbeater drum”The Great Damage Debate pt.2When does damage to a robot ≠damage done by the opponent?Sam and Ryan agree that the current application of the judging rules is unfairly biased against spinnersLack of resolution in the scoringProtecting the judgesA correct decision can still lead to the ‘wrong’ robot winningBronco vs HydraBronco is better than 0-4Tough matchups and a weird defeatBronco’s history against verts isn’t as bad as it may seemWins vs ’lesser’ verts: S1 Witch Doctor, Razorback, S3 Bombshell, a semi-functional Lockjaw, and WAR HawkDefeats to tougher verts: Minotaur, Whiplash, Biteforce, HUGE, re:MARS Witch Doctor.Inertia Labs’ trademark styleBrONcO hAS To gO HydrAUlIc nOW!Episode 14A set of questionable matchupsAnd questionable selectionsValkyrie vs QuantumValkyrie’s mysterious 4th fightEvery crusher is a control botThe Quantum/Spectre wedgeHypershock vs HUGERake: legitimate competitive addition or pure meme?The can be no middle groundHUGE’s excellent wheel designRotatoR vs BlacksmithWaiting for the count vs scoring more pointsThe Great Damage Debate pt.3Cobalt vs MinotaurNo wedge = no hope?Cobalt’s ridiculously durable weaponAn uncontentious JD?Round of 16 seedings and matchupsThey’re a tad strangeWhy is Deathroll so low?Why is Tombstone so high?Why is HUGE so low?Last season’s Desperado winner (Lockjaw) got 9th, not 8thHow much of this discussion is a result of confirmation bias? Probably more than we want it to be.
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