Forum:Audited Series 6 - Discussion

This is the discussion page for Audited Series 6, the first tournament I will be hosting. To ensure that the tournament begins and ends smoothly, I have decided that there will first be some discussions relating to judges, seeds, bin candidates and special events being held during the series (including UK vs Germany). SpaceManiac888  (Talk)  18:39, December 7, 2017 (UTC)

Judges
Based on Tag Team Series 5, the judges are currently ToastUltimatum, Hogwild94 and O Raz3r O. If you three still express interest in being a judge, please sign here. If I receive no response within two days, new judges can be nominated. SpaceManiac888  (Talk)  18:39, December 7, 2017 (UTC)

Format
We now have a voting format to enable four-way melees to be done without causing confusion. But should it be implemented in this tournament? SpaceManiac888  (Talk)  18:39, December 7, 2017 (UTC)

Stick with four-way melees
If you want four-way melees, vote here.
 * 1) Simply to add a little variety to tournaments, although I completely understand voting for the other side. SpaceManiac888   (Talk)  18:39, December 7, 2017 (UTC)

Have one-on-one battles instead
If you want one-on-one battles, vote here.

Special events
What special events should we incorporate into Audited Series 6? Personally, I think it is pretty clear that a UK vs Germany tournament is required, whilst I also believe that Sumo would be a good inclusion too. I will decide how many special events will run for this series. SpaceManiac888  (Talk)  18:39, December 7, 2017 (UTC)

Seeds
Seeds will be an interesting case here. I know that some believe that the twelve seeds that were used in real-life were adequate, but I just want to see whether people generally want twelve or twenty-four seeds. Henceforth, until this voting period ends in two days, please do not create a seeds list just yet. SpaceManiac888  (Talk)  18:39, December 7, 2017 (UTC)

Twelve seeds
If you want to stick with twelve seeds, please vote here.

Twenty-four seeds
If you want the Series 5 format, which had twenty-four seeds, please vote here.
 * 1) There were some robots that I felt suffered terribly as a result of a lack of seed positions. In particular, Bulldog Breed and Fluffy had terrible heats due to not being seeded, when both theoretically could have improved had they been given a lower seed place. Plus, I think twenty-four seeds would enable us to also take Extreme 1 results into consideration; indeed, Disc-O-Inferno, despite not qualifying for Series 5, will be seeded by me if twenty-four seeds are allocated, since it won its Annihilator. SpaceManiac888   (Talk)  18:39, December 7, 2017 (UTC)

Should Wheely Big Cheese enter Series 6?
Normally, I would not care about which robots are binned or entered into the series, but in this case I feel a separate vote will be required. I have noticed some people would like Wheely Big Cheese to return for Series 6, even though Roger Plant did withdraw after Series 5. That said, out of fairness, as well as the potential changes to the seeds this return may cause, I have decided to give you ladies and gentlemen the decision here. Note that this has nothing to do with how competitive Wheely Big Cheese will actually be in Series 6. Rather, it is to do with whether Wheely Big Cheese would return if the situation for Roger Plant was different.

Support
If you believe Wheely Big Cheese should return, vote here.

Oppose
If you believe Wheely Big Cheese should not return, vote here.
 * 1) This is based on the fact that Roger Plant always upgraded his machines for each series. Indeed, The Mule was replaced by The Big Cheese, which was replaced itself by the Series 4 version of Wheely Big Cheese. Considering the upgrades that resulted in the Series 5 version, I believe that a Series 6 Wheely Big Cheese would be improved further. But without knowing what this Series 6 version would look like, we would have to use the Series 5 varient. And that to me is just too unrealistic for Mr. Plant. SpaceManiac888   (Talk)  18:39, December 7, 2017 (UTC)

To be binned
Vote for any robots who you deem uncompetitive enough to be binned for this tournament. You can vote for any number of robots to be binned, except for the twelve seeds in Series 6. As host, I will decide how many robots will ultimately be binned. SpaceManiac888  (Talk)  18:39, December 7, 2017 (UTC)

To be added
And finally, please vote here for robots that although failed to qualify for Series 6, might be competitive enough for a return in this Audited version. Similarly, I will decide on how many robots will be added to this tournament, deducting one place if Wheely Big Cheese is voted in. Note that Pussycat cannot be added to the replacments list, out of respect for David Gribble's family and friends. SpaceManiac888  (Talk)  18:39, December 7, 2017 (UTC)

Seeds
TBA.

To be binned

 * 4x4: I do not think 4x4 is as uncompetitive as Monad, but the fact remains that it did virtually nothing in its only fight and proved unstable too.
 * A-Kill: The only robot that progressed beyond the first round, A-Kill may have done well to avoid Terrorhurtz the longest, but it looks exceptionally flimsy and its weapons are not potent.
 * Demolition Man: I like the Series 4 version of Saw Point and find it incredibly underrated. However, Demolition Man feels to me like it was a downgrade, plus it was not the most reliable either.
 * Destructosaur: George Francis may have been wary of this machine, but personally I really do not see how it can fight effectively. Plus, its roll-over feature did not work to the standard I would have preferred it to.
 * Doctor Fist: Yeah, I think this robot needs no explanation as to why it should be binned.
 * Granny's Revenge 2: Great entertainment, but being visually entertaining is not enough to qualify for Audited Series 6.
 * Hot Pants: To be fair, Team Panda's heavyweight machines after Panda Monium were super unreliable, and I have serious concerns regarding Hot Pants on that regard.
 * Spin Doctor: This robot is simply too unreliable and is too easy to flip for it to be competitive.
 * Tridentate: Whilst I accept the idea that Tridentate should have progressed over Behemoth in Round 1, it does not make it any more competitive in my opinion.
 * W.A.S.P.: W.A.S.P. may have been bullied by Sir Killalot, but I still have to say that it seems exceptionally unreliable. Plus, its armour was damaged by Sir Killalot's lance, which is not a good sign, despite the danger the House Robot presents.

To be added

 * 8645T 2: It looks quite similar to the Series 7 version, which despite its inability to self-right, does seemingly have decent weapons. Plus, the way it failed to qualify was ridiculous in my opinion.
 * Chip: Chip is always a notable darkhorse in these fantasy tournaments. Considering its impact in its New Blood melee, I am happy to see it in Audited Series 6.
 * Gyrobot: It goes without saying that it was sad to see that Gyrobot failed to qualify for Series 6, despite doing well in its qualifier.
 * Hell's Teeth: I will give Hell's Teeth another chance, it seemed quite impressive in its qualifier and New Blood melee.
 * King B Powerworks: A massive shame to never see King B Powerworks in Series 6, as it can be relied upon to deliver good battles.
 * Lightning: Similar to its Extreme 2 version, it may cause some upsets providing it gets a decent draw.
 * Nasty Humphrey: Controversial choice here, but I find that Nasty Humphrey had terrible opponents to face in its only two battles (it faced St.Agro in the Qualifiers), despite looking quite decent.
 * Splinter: Another massive shame that Splinter failed to qualify for Series 6.
 * Terror Turtle: I will give this machine another chance to see if it can actually win a battle. Should Wheely Big Cheese not be added to this wars, another machine will be added to this list.