User blog:CrashBash/Format Switches - Series 8 as Series 10

During our quiz on Sunday, Jim, Nweston and I were discussing Series 10 and comparing the new format to the Round Robin of the previous two series. I believe it was Jim who wondered what would have happened if they'd had this format from the very get-go....and that got me thinking as it does. And so, surprise...I decided to switch formats and do Series 8 in the style of Series 10.

How this works
I will be taking the line-up for Series 8 and basically converting it into a Series 10 style format. The results of Round 1 will always be the same, but they will be invariably extended to imagine what would have happened had the fight continued, so that there is a designated 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th place. The robots that finish in first automatically go through to the heat-semis, whilst the robots in second and third will face off in the Redemption Round. Robots in fourth place will automatically be eliminated.

Robots listed in bold are classed to have won their battle, whilst robots in italics will fight for redemption.

Round 1
If the fight had continued, I have absolutely no doubt that Terrorhurtz would have actually won the battle based on what we saw. The bigger issue though would be who gets third and fourth, since both Razer and Kill-E pitted each other pretty much simultaneously. I would not be surprised, though, if Razer scored the win purely on being the aggressor in that clash.
 * Kill-E-Crank-E vs Nuts vs Terrorhurtz vs Razer

I have no question that Carbide would come out on top between it and Behemoth.
 * Behemoth vs Bonk vs Carbide vs The General

Redemption Round
A legitimately tough battle to call. My main concern with Nuts is thus - I'm not entirely convinced it'd be able to hit Bonk effectively, and I'm also just not convinced this version would be anywhere near as effective as Nuts 2 would be. If Bonk can stay focused and keep in close, it should take it.
 * Nuts vs Bonk

Another tough call, but for me, Behemoth can get revenge here purely on the basis that it has aged far better than Razer has. Now that it's faster, it should be able to keep flipping over and pressuring Razer, winning the inevitable judges decision. But hey, a better way for Razer to go out, am I right?
 * Behemoth vs Razer

Heat Semis
Absolutely no contest, even if Terrorhurtz' axe isn't working, I think it would be more effective at pushing Bonk around.
 * Terrorhurtz vs Bonk

Happened. Twice. Either way, Behemoth can't last.
 * Carbide vs Behemoth

Playoff
If temperature is an issue, then Behemoth has it. If it isn't, Behemoth still has this because it can easily flip Bonk around.
 * Bonk vs Behemoth

Heat Final
We saw this. I refuse to believe Terrorhurtz' win was a fluke. I still feel it's the best robot for beating Carbide.
 * Terrorhurtz vs Carbide