Front MatterHow Spinnerproof is covering BattlebotsWhat we want, when we wantFights and topics which interest us, released sporadicallyBattlebots 2020 - episodes 1-3Bloodsport vs SkorpiosThe power of managed expectationsBloodsport’s improvementsShatter! vs Ghost RaptorShatter! is amazing and if you disagree you are wrongThe best hammer?How to use a hammerShatter!’s driving style distilledOmnidrive all the thingsHUGE! vs MammothThe dream match?Are non-meta robots as fun when they aren’t facing the meta?Witch Doctor vs HydraLong main events are good main eventsHydra starting with a flip chargedBlack Dragon vs KrakenA coin-toss or a theft?Rules not rewarding what fans see as dominating a fightRotatoR vs BetaDecision not rewarding what the rules appear to prioritiesEnforcing weapon usage?Better hammers firing straight into weaponsShatter! vs Ghost RaptorShatter! vs KingpinBlue vs CrossfireBlacksmith vs BiteforceChomp vs BiteforceCompetitors no longer feeling that they can rely on the rules being applied consistentlyThe quality of online discourseHow the presentation of the show influences thisRobocast #79 - listen to itListen to it somewhere other than youtubeActually judging the matchHow the judges scored itThe 2020 Judges’ GuideBeta can’t score 5 points for aggressionGiving Beta damage points because…reasons?Assumed damage?Penalising RotatoR for their damage being unintentional?Loose rules vs rigid rulesBlame falling on people or falling on a systemUnnecessary and possibly unhelpful mathsFormatBit different, innitCrowd noiseLess suppression of audience reactions?Dud fightsNo basement tapesGenerally good handling of the rough fights
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