syclone Posted February 22, 2017 Posted February 22, 2017 Mwahahaha Hopefully my PF IR receiver replacement will arrive in time, will watch some battle bots videos while waiting Quote
Mantarri Posted February 22, 2017 Posted February 22, 2017 On 2/22/2017 at 6:09 AM, Jim said: The rules clearly state the two options. Expand OK, just wondering if it was an oversight, oh well, guess I'll vote for this contest, and hopefully play in the next one. Quote
Jim Posted February 22, 2017 Author Posted February 22, 2017 On 2/22/2017 at 4:28 PM, XtremeBuilder said: OK, just wondering if it was an oversight, oh well, guess I'll vote for this contest, and hopefully play in the next one. Expand Or make something and join the Raffle On 2/22/2017 at 4:19 PM, LvdH said: a few years ago one of my PF XL motor's internal wire broke, so I cut it a bit shorter and it works like normal now. Is this fine to use? Expand Let's pretend we didn't see this (it's ok, since you haven't modified the motor) Quote
Mantarri Posted February 22, 2017 Posted February 22, 2017 On 2/22/2017 at 4:57 PM, Jim said: Or make something and join the Raffle Expand Raffle!, so I can still join some sort of contest, prepare for NeXT Gen Gargantuan! Please not that I am not responsible for any and all damages caused by incorrect viewing of this sentence, scale may affect the size of the NeXT Gen Gargantuan, all rights reserved. Quote
Jim Posted February 22, 2017 Author Posted February 22, 2017 On 2/22/2017 at 5:14 PM, XtremeBuilder said: Raffle!, so I can still join some sort of contest, prepare for NeXT Gen Gargantuan! Expand You do need to follow the contest rules. By the way; did you even read the information topic? Quote
Mantarri Posted February 22, 2017 Posted February 22, 2017 On 2/22/2017 at 5:16 PM, Jim said: You do need to follow the contest rules. By the way; did you even read the information topic? Expand Sorry, I think I'm mis-understanding you is all. You said Quote Or make something and join the Raffle Expand And I had previously said that I only have mindstorms, so I thought you meant Mindstorms was allowed in the raffle, sorry. P.S. I did read the info topic. Quote
Erik Leppen Posted February 23, 2017 Posted February 23, 2017 On 2/22/2017 at 3:12 PM, Appie said: Jeroen Ottens' suggestion of a virtual showdown between 2 battle bots before moving to the next round is a nice one, but doesn't cut it imo. Expand As cool as it sounds, I don't see this work either. I mean, if one bot has a rotating blade, and the other has a hammer, which one wins? How do you even decide that? I think voters should use their judgement about what's "cool" and "effective" by themselves. If I were to vote, I might do a virtual (imagined) showdown myself, using what I think could win. Someone else might do the same, with a wildly different outcome, because he imagines a different match between the same two bots. I see the hammer smashing the blade, he sees the blade cutting the hammer. Quote
Seasider Posted February 23, 2017 Posted February 23, 2017 It's true with the real Robot Wars in the uk too. Quite often even the robot that should technically win on paper doesn't in the ring. id say just vote as we normally do Quote
Jurss Posted February 23, 2017 Posted February 23, 2017 After watching some hour battle bot fights, i think I have some concept what to build. Quote
KikoTube Posted February 23, 2017 Posted February 23, 2017 How about studded technic? If it is allowed, im in Quote
Milan Posted February 23, 2017 Posted February 23, 2017 On 2/23/2017 at 3:07 PM, KikoTube said: How about studded technic? If it is allowed, im in Expand Yes it is allowed! Have fun! Quote
aminnich Posted February 23, 2017 Posted February 23, 2017 (edited) I would hate to be a moderator of a contest, having to repeat yourself all the time for the instructions. Studded technic was asked about already and was already answered. It is allowed, why wouldnt it be Edited February 23, 2017 by aminnich Quote
PKW Posted February 23, 2017 Posted February 23, 2017 (edited) hi all, i've just seen this topic right here and i see it was started on monday, since i main build lego battlebots i was building a witch doctor replica before this post and i posted so e photos on my twitter before monday, it is legal to enter it in the competition?\ edit, first time i've shown one piece of the bot was 12feb first tme i've shown the moc was 15feb.... it is.... new and not even fully finished edit2 whaat?!? why prices are sbrick for who already own one and ir for who already own them? shouldn't be swapped? Edited February 23, 2017 by PKW Quote
Milan Posted February 23, 2017 Posted February 23, 2017 On 2/23/2017 at 4:52 PM, PKW said: hi all, i've just seen this topic right here and i see it was started on monday, since i main build lego battlebots i was building a witch doctor replica before this post and i posted so e photos on my twitter before monday, it is legal to enter it in the competition?\ edit, first time i've shown one piece of the bot was 12feb first tme i've shown the moc was 15feb.... it is.... new and not even fully finished Expand If you have already posted pictures of the model of battle bot, then you can't enter the competition with that model. But you are free to start a new one! On 2/23/2017 at 4:52 PM, PKW said: edit2 whaat?!? why prices are sbrick for who already own one and ir for who already own them? shouldn't be swapped? Expand I really don't understand what you mean here... Quote
letsbuild Posted February 23, 2017 Posted February 23, 2017 On 2/23/2017 at 5:34 PM, Milan said: I really don't understand what you mean here... Expand I think he means, why are you giving Sbricks to those who already have them, same with the PF IR receiver, instead of giving Sbricks and IR receivers to those who (may) not have them? Quote
PKW Posted February 23, 2017 Posted February 23, 2017 (edited) On 2/23/2017 at 5:38 PM, letsbuild said: I think he means, why are you giving Sbricks to those who already have them, same with the PF IR receiver, instead of giving Sbricks and IR receivers to those who (may) not have them? Expand yes exactly On 2/23/2017 at 5:34 PM, Milan said: But you are free to start a new one! Expand yes, a bit tired of always making new design (i've almost build 20 of them and i loos almost everything when i have to dismount one to have piecces for a new one) luckily i have a bot that was never posed waiting for this topic and another bot that was never build for the same aim, but again i have no time to make LDD for all the other bots to save them and i don't want to llos al the work i did 3 bots are lacking here (th secret one plus witch doctor and its opponent) disky(top right) is dead and also 3 designs before them (wheeled scorpion, crab (i've used them in the soccer video on my yt) and a pneumatic lifter that was awesome) while ribaltolando and tracked scorpion still alive in digital form (they are from LRW tournament #1 video) Edited February 23, 2017 by PKW Quote
Jim Posted February 23, 2017 Author Posted February 23, 2017 On 2/23/2017 at 4:52 PM, PKW said: hi all, i've just seen this topic right here and i see it was started on monday, since i main build lego battlebots i was building a witch doctor replica before this post and i posted so e photos on my twitter before monday, it is legal to enter it in the competition?\ edit, first time i've shown one piece of the bot was 12feb first tme i've shown the moc was 15feb.... it is.... new and not even fully finished edit2 whaat?!? why prices are sbrick for who already own one and ir for who already own them? shouldn't be swapped? Expand Please read the prize distribution again. The raffle prize is a Volvo OR an SBrick. And not everybody here owns an SBrick, hence the PF category. MOCs already presented elsewhere are not allowed, sorry. I'm sure you can build a new one. On 2/23/2017 at 5:38 PM, letsbuild said: I think he means, why are you giving Sbricks to those who already have them, same with the PF IR receiver, instead of giving Sbricks and IR receivers to those who (may) not have them? Expand Ahhh okay. In that case...Vengit is sponsor so they decided which prize is for which category. Quote
PKW Posted February 23, 2017 Posted February 23, 2017 On 2/23/2017 at 6:12 PM, Jim said: MOCs already presented elsewhere are not allowed, sorry. I'm sure you can build a new one. Expand thanks for the tempestive reply, hoping to be able to build something big before the deadline because i'm already planning to build an arena for my next vid and i may use it for the entry Quote
Saberwing40k Posted February 23, 2017 Posted February 23, 2017 Okay, I have a couple of different ideas, but first, I'd like to clarify something: Does this contest exclude unmanned tanks? I'm thinking, I could build a small robot tank that fits the rules, but is not really like a BattleBots robot as such. Or, does this have to be something like what you would see on the BattleBots TV show? Quote
Kit Fisto Posted February 23, 2017 Posted February 23, 2017 +1 to the previous question! What do I have to aim for: something like TV-show battle bots, or absolutely anything, that can be described as battle bot/robot?Will something animal-like, for example, scorpion-walker design fit the contest rules? Quote
Milan Posted February 23, 2017 Posted February 23, 2017 On 2/23/2017 at 9:05 PM, Saberwing40k said: --- Expand On 2/23/2017 at 9:12 PM, Kit Fisto said: --- Expand You can build any battle machine you want, as long as it fits the rules. There is no fixed rule about the look, BUT try to follow the spirit of the contest! So, unmanned tanks, walkers, bipeds...are okay. Just make sure it can drive/steer and to have a signature move. Quote
Saberwing40k Posted February 23, 2017 Posted February 23, 2017 Thank you Milan, I have my idea now. Quote
krtwood Posted February 23, 2017 Posted February 23, 2017 I'm assuming it has to be a single bot, not multiple bots that fit in the 45L cube. Could it have a hangar that a smaller bot drives out of and runs independently? Can it intentionally drop unpowerred parts of itself? What does the arena they are hypothetically fighting in look like? Is the floor a flat hard surface? Are there obstacles or hazards in the arena? On Battlebots the bots are often disabled not by the other bot but by the other bot putting them in a position on the hazards in the arena they can't get out of even though they are still working. Quote
Milan Posted February 23, 2017 Posted February 23, 2017 On 2/23/2017 at 10:32 PM, krtwood said: I'm assuming it has to be a single bot, not multiple bots that fit in the 45L cube. Expand Correct. On 2/23/2017 at 10:32 PM, krtwood said: Could it have a hangar that a smaller bot drives out of and runs independently? Expand No, it has to be a single bot. On 2/23/2017 at 10:32 PM, krtwood said: Can it intentionally drop unpowerred parts of itself? Expand No, but it can shoot rockets and other stuff, as long as the trigger is remotely operated. On 2/23/2017 at 10:32 PM, krtwood said: What does the arena they are hypothetically fighting in look like? Is the floor a flat hard surface? Are there obstacles or hazards in the arena? Expand Arena is the space where you will take the video and pictures of your model. There are no rules or requirements about that. Your "arena" must be sufficient for your bot to demonstrate its ability to drive/steer smoothly and show off its signature move. So enough space and enough light. Quote
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