BattleBots

[SU Nittany Tide]

Chomp sucks. They need to redesign it. It spends way too much time on its side.

I'm not sure why they always complain that the self righting device isn't working properly. It seems to do a pretty good job at getting it back up. That's just about the only thing the bot is good at.

 

[Ewa PGH Fan]

I'm not sure why they always complain that the self righting device isn't working properly. It seems to do a pretty good job at getting it back up. That's just about the only thing the bot is good at.

Eventually it gets the Bot back up but it takes a awhile and Overhaul took full advantage of that to push Chomp all over the Battlebox. In the first fight the self righting device was very slow. They improved it in the second fight but it was still slow.

 

[SU Nittany Tide]

Eventually it gets the Bot back up but it takes a awhile and Overhaul took full advantage of that to push Chomp all over the Battlebox. In the first fight the self righting device was very slow. They improved it in the second fight but it was still slow.

It's highly overworked.

 

[Ewa PGH Fan]

It's highly overworked.

Yeah, I don't know how one of the judges gave it the win in it's first fight when it spent the whole fight on it's sides and failed to land a single blow from it's hammer. Against Overhaul it landed a few blows at the end but they were too little too late. If Chomp makes it to the final 16 the fix is in.

 

[SU Nittany Tide]

Yeah, I don't know how one of the judges gave it the win in it's first fight when it spent the whole fight on it's sides and failed to land a single blow from it's hammer. Against Overhaul it landed a few blows at the end but they were too little too late. If Chomp makes it to the final 16 the fix is in.

There are too many legitimate bots for that one to have any chance. I hope. It's shaping up to be a good tournament.

 

[Ewa PGH Fan]

There are too many legitimate bots for that one to have any chance. I hope. It's shaping up to be a good tournament.

Yes it is!!!

 

[Myles]

There are too many legitimate bots for that one to have any chance. I hope. It's shaping up to be a good tournament.

I like the shows format this time around. 5 matches on each show is good. Doesn't leave them too much time to do fluffer boring shit.
I have really tired of the guy who announces the bots.

 

[SDGuy73]

I like the shows format this time around. 5 matches on each show is good. Doesn't leave them too much time to do fluffer boring shit.
I have really tired of the guy who announces the bots.

The FF button is strong. I'm like a Jedi with it!

 

[SU Nittany Tide]

Endgame and SOW both died after the same hit but they only counted out endgame. I don't get it. Endgame is a top 16 bot but they might not make it now.

 

[SDGuy73]

Endgame and SOW both died after the same hit but they only counted out endgame. I don't get it. Endgame is a top 16 bot but they might not make it now.

They even said it could have been a double knockout. That was a head-scratcher.

 

[SU Nittany Tide]

They even said it could have been a double knockout. That was a head-scratcher.

I almost was wondering if they meant because SOW almost went out of the arena that it could have been a double knockout while completely ignoring that both boys died the same time.

 

[SU Nittany Tide]

Duck of all bots had tombstone beat but then tombstone wakes up and duck blows off his own tire on a kill saw. Crazy.

 

[SDGuy73]

Duck of all bots had tombstone beat but then tombstone wakes up and duck blows off his own tire on a kill saw. Crazy.

That was crazy. Tombstone came back from the dead. I want to see a rematch. I didn't expect duck to last 30 seconds.

 

[SU Nittany Tide]

That was crazy. Tombstone came back from the dead. I want to see a rematch. I didn't expect duck to last 30 seconds.

Duck was literally built to take on tombstone. All defense. Tombstone is such a danger to himself that other bot builders should take note of the strategy.

They should give duck the 16 seed!

 

[SDGuy73]

That was a great episode. BattleBots Battle Royal.

 

[SU Nittany Tide]

I thought the judges blew the duck vs bombshell vs others match. I would have loved to see duck vs tombstone II. I almost wonder if the show didn't want that.

 

[Ewa PGH Fan]

I thought the judges blew the duck vs bombshell vs others match. I would have loved to see duck vs tombstone II. I almost wonder if the show didn't want that.

Why was bombshell even in that match? They had zero wins!!! That was their first win all season and they got handed a 16 seed for it. I think you're onto something, trying to make sure the defending champ doesn't go out in Round 1???

 

[SU Nittany Tide]

Why was bombshell even in that match? They had zero wins!!! That was their first win all season and they got handed a 16 seed for it. I think you're onto something, trying to make sure the defending champ doesn't go out in Round 1???

I'd have to think the only reason they were there is because they got second last season.

 

[Myles]

That was a great episode. BattleBots Battle Royal.

It looks like these start with episode 18. The website shows episode 17 is this Wednesday. Do you figure they will have a consolation round on it?

 

[Ewa PGH Fan]

It looks like these start with episode 18. The website shows episode 17 is this Wednesday. Do you figure they will have a consolation round on it?

Wednesday is a repeat with bonus footage on the Syfy channel. The first run episodes are on Fridays on Discovery. May have gotten the channels switched but you get the idea.