56: Use Once Clutch

Front Matter Robonerd 2019 We went We recorded basically nothing Sam was horrifically injured Hello There!, Split Decision, and Tropical Storm Phil v0.3 all fighting Hello There! dominating participating in the 'Content Creators' Rumble We have no new footage of Split Decision so here's a Gabriel fight TSP's noble death
Battlebots 2019 Episode 11 Live commentary track Spinnerproof Bonus feed DUCK! vs Quantum Sam was right Ryan was biased DUCK!'s lack of KO potential Old weapon vs new weapon Lack of non-invertible robots Ryan 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/invertibility Cobalt, End Game, Bombshell, Mammoth DUCK!'s lack of being-KO'd potential Blacksmith vs Captain Shrederator Ryan is unintentionally meaner than he means to be Sam was right Modifications/configurations Blacksmith's wedge Shrederator's fally-offy teeth Shrederator's sticky-uppy teeth A lengthy debate about how to judge damage to a spinner If 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 opponent Tombstone vs Gruff A 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 damage For 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 effect By this definition, it makes sense to think of 'severity' in terms of whether an attack could have been carried out MORE forcefully Clarification 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 damage A lengthy debate about how to judge damage to a spinner End Game vs Cobalt A welcome reminder of End Game's power Plowless Wedgeless Cobalt Cobalt's disappointing record? Episode 12 The sports equivalent of a bottle episode? Short, one sides fights and lengthy, unsatisfying cripple fights Fluffy button-pressing montage Highlighted fights Double Jeopardy's 'miss' on Lucky Shatter! vs Minotaur We love Shatter! We always talk about Shatter! Designs which could benefit from omnidirectional drive Horizontal spinner: Sluggo Wedge: Alcoholic Stepfather How did Shatter! die? Witch Doctor vs Gigabyte A little bit more than 'one big hit' Dodgy physics alert Bronco vs HUGE TYRES!! Bronco's top armour choice Defensive driving Bronco's reputation and the team's status Sam's point makes complete sense Looking ahead to the top 16 Everybody with 3 or more wins is likely in - even Minotaur Potential for episode 14 to feature 2-2 teams fighting for the last place/places