Forum:Wiki Wars 2015

If we can get the ball rolling now, I'd be willing to do another Wiki Wars

The way it works, each person gets represented by a robot in a standard tournament. Entry is simple, just give me a list of bots that you'd like to have represent you in the tournament, then sit back and watch the sparks fly. There's no prize for winning, so I hope that people pick fun robots over extremely powerful ones - there will be Round 1 losers' melees, so every bot is guaranteed two fights. If your entire list is full of overpowered robots, I will exercise my right to ask for different choices. To play, you must give me at minimum five robot choices, and you can't choose any robots from this list. If you're feeling adventurous, and I hope at least one of you is, then instead of giving me a list of robots, give me a descriptor (eg "A red robot" or "A robot that was in Heat F of Series 5") to choose from. Also, you cannot have the same robot you had last year. Your finalized selections are due 27th of January. This gives me enough time to build any new robots, and be able to definitively announce all your designated robots on the date of the anniversary, which is Feb. 18th. If there's an uneven number, ringers will be brought in as needed. Hope everyone enjoys this. '''R A 2 ; aka Resetti's Replicas. ( My Talk )''' 02:41, December 18, 2014 (UTC)

Could someone who knows how, put up a bulletin on the main page?
 * Edited the notice on the main page, is it ok or does it need tweaking a bit? Sam (BAZINGA) 21:50, December 20, 2014 (UTC)

As I'm virtually inactive these days, and only happened to come across this by chance, I don't think I'll enter this year, unless there is an awkward number of participants and you want somebody to make up the numbers. I look forward to watching it all though. By the way, the date of the anniversary is 18th February. Christophee (talk) 00:52, January 4, 2015 (UTC)
 * Ditto. I won't write a full list (so only include me if there's space/if you need a makeweight), but I'd like to see Ceros ride again for me. Matt Robot Wars.jpg Talk to me  23:34, January 22, 2015 (UTC)

Yeah! 2 days to go. J im laa  d4   3 (talk) 09:39, February 16, 2015 (UTC)
 * I can't wait to see what I've got. It's gonna be fun! :) Mister D.O.T (Talk to me :D) 14:15, February 16, 2015 (UTC)
 * I'll probably fail to do as well as I did last time but it was a awesome debut and I was represented by a bot from Cannock. Sam (BAZINGA) 14:44, February 16, 2015 (UTC)
 * I hope I do better than last time, only got as far as the Heat Semi-Finals, hence why a Dutch Robot is last on my priority list this time.--Nononsensecapeesh (talk) 17:17, February 17, 2015 (UTC)

=Choices=

Your Name
Please follow this template when you make your request


 * 1) Your first choice
 * 2) Your second choice
 * etc
 * etc
 * 1) minimum of five, but feel free to give me more.

Don't forget to sign so there's no identity confusion. I'll be representing myself with a robot that has an at-best marginal chance of winning. It's a surprise. '''R A 2 ; aka Resetti's Replicas. ( My Talk )''' 02:41, December 18, 2014 (UTC)

Jimlaad43
After my victory last time out, I'm going to nominate some more interesting bots. J im laa  d4   3 (talk) 11:37, December 18, 2014 (UTC)
 * 1) Ruf Ruf Dougal
 * 2) Revolution 2 (Extreme 2)
 * 1) Revenge of Trouble & Strife
 * 2) IG-88
 * 3) Robochicken (Series 7)
 * Damn, forgot I can't have Behemoth, fixed then. J  im laa  d4   3 (talk) 12:40, December 18, 2014 (UTC)
 * Typhoon is as well. R A 2 ; aka Resetti's Replicas. ( My Talk ) 20:44, December 18, 2014 (UTC)
 * In my defense, it says Typhoon, rather than Typhoon 2. J  im laa  d4   3 (talk) 20:47, December 18, 2014 (UTC)
 * Jimmy does have a point, I was none too sure whether it was referring to both Typhoon and Typhoon 2 or just to one or the other or not when I saw the list for myself.--Nononsensecapeesh (talk) 23:46, December 18, 2014 (UTC)
 * If you meant Typhoon the non qualilifer, that's fine, you can put it back on your list - I tohught I saw a "2" but I was on my mobile with the tiny screen, so I could easily have misread. R A 2 ; aka Resetti's Replicas. ( My Talk ) 20:01, December 20, 2014 (UTC)

Nononsensecapeesh
Get in there early while the going is good. There are some robots I'm surprised aren't on the list, no names mentioned.
 * 1) A Series 5 Grand Finalist
 * 2) A Series 7 Semi-Finalist
 * 3) A yellow robot
 * 4) A horizontal crusher
 * 5) A New Blood Grand Finalist
 * 6) A Dutch Robot

Just discovered I got a Dutch Robot last time around.--Nononsensecapeesh (talk) 18:29, December 18, 2014 (UTC)
 * You could have a Dutch robot again, you just wouldn't get the same one. Combatwombat555 (talk) 18:31, December 18, 2014 (UTC)
 * That's true since one can't have the same robot two years running.--Nononsensecapeesh (talk) 18:35, December 18, 2014 (UTC)

WWOC/The Mangle
--WolfwingandSlaveLeia (talk) 12:57, December 18, 2014 (UTC)
 * 1) Atomic
 * 259
 * 1) Meshuggah
 * 2) Cyclone Raptor 2
 * 3) Drillzilla
 * Could I ask you to pick again? You've chosen a very powerful cross section of robots. R A 2 ; aka Resetti's Replicas.  ( My Talk ) 19:59, December 20, 2014 (UTC)
 * Will do. Need time to get over something first. --WolfwingandSlaveLeia (talk) 12:26, January 6, 2015 (UTC)
 * Don't mean to rush you but you have just 2 days to make a new list. Sam (BAZINGA) 21:16, February 16, 2015 (UTC)
 * Update: you have a day. Sam (BAZINGA) 00:10, February 17, 2015 (UTC)
 * Meshuggah, S.M.I.D.S.Y., Destructive Criticism and two robots armed with lifting/flipping weapons. --WolfwingandSlaveLeia (talk) 09:35, February 17, 2015 (UTC)

Madlooney6
Sam (BAZINGA) 13:01, December 18, 2014 (UTC)
 * 1) Wild Thing
 * 2) Black Hole
 * 3) Diotoir
 * 4) Vader
 * 5) Kat 3

CombatWombat555
I'm feeling adventurous, have fun with them. Combatwombat555 (talk) 16:32, December 18, 2014 (UTC)
 * 1) A World Championship competitor that didn't represent the UK or USA
 * 2) Any robot from heat J of any war
 * 3) Any Dutch heat finalist
 * 4) Any robot from Hampshire
 * 5) Your favourite robot that never escaped the heats

RelicRaider

 * 1) (Would a heavyweight version of Combat Ant be acceptable?)
 * 2) Disc-O-Inferno
 * 3) Any robot from Heat D of the sixth wars.
 * 4) Spawn of Scutter
 * 5) Any robot from the former half of the fourth wars (Heats A-H)
 * 6) ORACs Revenge
 * 7) Any robot from the Extreme 2 Challenge Belt competition

It's in no particular order, but my top choice would be my priority, if possible. As for my other choices, I don't really have much of a preference. RelicRaider (talk) 20:21, December 18, 2014 (UTC)

ToastUltimatum
So basically... if you feel like making a new replica, although M2 is ideal, Raging Knightmare seems more realistic and would make a fantastic rep, or you can even just make Hammerhead, I'm game for a laugh. If you want to use an existing replica, Mute would be great provided it doesn't outclass everything, Tetanus is a nice obscure choice that stands a reasonable chance, Scraptosaur could come back with a vengeance, or CV could just step in and ruin my chances. Or... pick any robot that got an OotA in a video set in the "new arena". Toast Ultimatum  23:15, December 18, 2014 (UTC)
 * M2 - As usual, this is a replica you've never made before, and if it's possible to recreate, I'd absolutely love to see it. But the fact that you still haven't made an M2 replica to this day makes me think it's probably impossible.
 * Mute - Mute has always been my favourite replica to watch in Resetti's Wars, and the new replica is absolutely spot on. It'd be a joy for Mute to represent me.
 * CV - If Mute's too good for the tournament (TBH I have no idea how it always does so well in Resetti's Wars), then here's a nice piece of junk that I'd be perfectly happy to have as my representative. Cataclysmic Variabot.
 * Hammerhead (Series 3) - Hammerhead's basically my thoughts with CV, except with a plus side and a downside. The plus, I find the real robot to be quite underrated, so it'd be nice to see it get some spotlight, especially as my rep, and it ads another hammer-bot to your arsenal. The downside, it'd mean making it from scratch (I think).
 * Tetanus - I'm quite the fan of Tetanus II, and I really enjoyed rooting for Tetanus in Series 4 of Resetti's Wars. It deserved to make it out of the heat, so hopefully it would do so in Wiki Wars.
 * Scraptosaur - If you were hoping to bring back a robot from the last Wiki Wars, then I'm OK siding with Scraptosaur again. It didn't do badly by any means, and with a bit of luck, it could make it out of the heats.
 * Raging Knightmare - If you had already made a Raging Knightmare replica, it would be ideal for me. Not 'too good' like Mute, not 'too bad' like CV, it's a flipper, my favourite weapon, and I'm sure you could make it look like the real thing. But, once again, you've never made one before. You really should though, regardless of whether or not it appears in Wiki Wars.

DemonOfTomorrow
I wanna try for a wiki wars this time! :D
 * A cat-based robot
 * A robot from heat F of the third wars
 * A green robot
 * Any robot that competed in 2 or more shows (Robotica, Battlebots, etc)
 * Any robot seeded 7 in competition
 * A robot that wields a flipper
 * Any robot that fits 2 or more descriptors I mentioned

If I'm ineligible to do this wars, then so be it. :P --DemonOfTomorrow (talk) 20:29, December 19, 2014 (UTC)
 * Updated the list to provide a lot more selection rather than just a list of 6 robots. Mister D.O.T (Talk to me :D) 23:34, December 28, 2014 (UTC)

CrashBash
I don't really have a first or second choice, so....


 * Any robot based on an animal
 * Any robot that competed in Heat C of any war.
 * Any robot that also competed in Robotica
 * Any foreign competitor in the UK championship
 * Any robot that is blue

Oh, and for the complete lolz...


 * Any robot that fits two or more of the previous criteria.

Does that work for you? CrashBash (talk) 20:21, December 20, 2014 (UTC)
 * I can think of one bot that fit the first, fourth and fifth criteria. Sam (BAZINGA) 21:11, December 20, 2014 (UTC)
 * Technically, it fits the second category too. CrashBash (talk) 20:49, December 24, 2014 (UTC)

Llamaman201
I don't have any preference either so:
 * A UK flipper from Series 6.
 * An American vertical flywheel.
 * A Series 4 Heat Finalist.
 * A red robot.
 * A robot from Heat B in either Series 4 or 7

Although whilst writing this I've had the thought of if its possible/allowed, how about my AoD robot Flipper Roo? Llamaman201 (talk) 14:15, December 21, 2014 (UTC)
 * Sure, but I need better pics; all I have is that one that appears to be taken with a digital camera pointed at the screen. R A 2 ; aka Resetti's Replicas. ( My Talk ) 22:53, December 24, 2014 (UTC)
 * Yeah it was a digi camera at the screen :P. Would screenshots from ManU's videos suffice?. Llamaman201 (talk) 09:57, December 25, 2014 (UTC)
 * Sure. R A 2 ; aka Resetti's Replicas. ( My Talk ) 20:13, December 28, 2014 (UTC)

Datovidny
As per usual, I'll just pick robots that I've loved watching, but they tended to go out early on in your tournaments.


 * Sumpthing
 * Centurion
 * Ming Dienasty
 * Beast of Bodmin (served me well in War 2)
 * Weld-Dor 3

As long as it isn't overpowered, I wouldn't object to Llama having Flipper Roo. Datovidny (talk) 15:41, December 21, 2014 (UTC)

BizarroKing
I won't pick any specific robot so any one of the following...

BizarroKing (talk) 20:26, December 24, 2014 (UTC)
 * A Robot that participated in Heat F of the Sixth Wars
 * A Robot that participated in the First Wars
 * A Robot from Greater London
 * A Robot that only appeared in Extreme 1 or 2 (and NOT in the main wars)
 * A Robot with clear/see-through armor

Badnik96
Okay sure why not. I like surprises.


 * Steg 2
 * An American robot
 * A vertical spinner
 * A robot that failed to qualify for all its appearances
 * Fluffy
 * A robot that competed once and made Round 2 of its heat
 * Spikasaurus

This should be fun! Badnik96 (talk) 14:37, January 6, 2015 (UTC)

CharlieM
Here are my choices, presented by Wikia's Random Page function.


 * 259
 * Crocodilotron
 * Sir Chromalot (Version that qualified)
 * Arnold, Arnold Terminegger
 * Demon Duck

Weirdly I'm inclined to prefer either Crocodilotron or Demon Duck, but feel free to go with the most convenient option. snowdog 140  21:18, January 11, 2015 (UTC)

GF93
Awesome, good to see this going again.


 * 1) Cassius 2
 * 2) Killerhurtz
 * 3) Sniper (Series 7 unqualified)
 * 4) Chaos (Series 2)
 * 5) Meshuggah
 * 6) X-Terminator (Series 7)

OK, looking forward to seeing how it goes, hopefully I can do better than last time. Although if repeat entrants are allowed, I certainly wouldn't mind having another go with Mortis. --GoldenFox93 (talk) 06:41, January 12, 2015 (UTC)

ManUCrazy

 * Corkscrew
 * St. Agro
 * Suicidal Tendencies 2 or 3
 * Cassius 1
 * Panzer Mk. 2

Should be fun to do this again!  ManU Crazy   (talk)  23:13, January 21, 2015 (UTC)

=The Selection= Here are your choices, thanks to everyone for submitting quite a wide range. A couple of you have gotten replicas that will be making their video debut.


 * Jimlaad: Revenge of T&S
 * Nonsense: A series 5 Grand Finalist, Bigger Brother
 * Wolfwing\The Mangle: Destructive Criticism
 * Madlooney: Wild Thing
 * CombatWombat: A world CHampionship competitor that didn't represent the US or UK; Crushtacean
 * Relic: A robot from Heat D of Series 6; Roobarb
 * Toast: Raging Knightmare
 * Demon: Robochicken
 * Crash: Got you three categories covered; A robot that is based on an animal, competed in Heat C, and is blue..... Mighty Mouse
 * Llama: Odd request, but easy enough to deliver upon; Flipper Roo
 * Datovidny: Thanks for being adventurous; Sumpthing
 * Bizarro: A Robot that participated in Heat F of the Sixth Wars; Chompalot
 * Badnik: A vertical spinner; Inshredable
 * CharlieM\Snowdogs: Arnold A Terminegger
 * GF93: Killerhurtz
 * ManU: St. Agro
 * Headbanger, whom I spoke to on Facebook: Probophobia
 * And for myself, a new bot, Stinger.

If anyone has any real severe objections, let me know soon as I'll probably start filming after the weekend. Let Wiki Wars 2015, begin. '''R A 2 ; aka Resetti's Replicas. ( My Talk )''' 02:35, February 19, 2015 (UTC)
 * I'm very pleased with how this has turned out, I can't wait to see a brand new Raging Knightmare replica in action! I'll also enjoy watching St Agro, Bigger Brother etc, and Stinger is VERY curious. Flipper Roo should be a bit of fun too. Consider me hyped. Toast  Ultimatum  02:59, February 19, 2015 (UTC)
 * Sweet. I like Killerhurtz a lot, so hopefully I'll be able to get a win or two with it, here. Or at very least, deal some nice killing and hurting. :P --GoldenFox93 (talk) 05:16, February 19, 2015 (UTC)
 * Meh, I suppose my top 2 on the list are hard to make, but ROTAS'll do :) J  im laa  d4   3 (talk) 05:41, February 19, 2015 (UTC)

Wow, I probably got the weakest robot of the lot. Nah, I don't mind at all. It's all in the name of fun. CrashBash (talk) 06:57, February 19, 2015 (UTC)
 * I kinda laughed when I saw the word 'Robochicken' next to my name. Let's hope it'll try to do well and not screw up :P Mister D.O.T (Talk to me :D) 08:40, February 19, 2015 (UTC)

I got Bigger Brother, I just love that robot. Now I've no excuse for not doing better than last time.--Nononsensecapeesh (talk) 10:46, February 19, 2015 (UTC)

I got Wild Thing? Sweet. I love Wild Thing. Sam (BAZINGA) 10:48, February 19, 2015 (UTC)

I do like Chompalot so that's a fun choice. BizarroKing (talk) 18:02, February 19, 2015 (UTC)

=Format=


 * I want to guarantee everyone 2 matches, but keep it fresh at the same time. So, my idea was to do it in the style of the International League.  There will be 6 divisions of three robots each.  The robots will fight round robin.  A win via KO or a landslide judges' decision (margin of 12 or more) will net 3 points, while a close judges' decision will be considered a draw and net 1 point for each competitor.  I've done the math and it's entirely possible for a non damaging bot to take a win if they deserve it.  The final 6 will be the standard eliminator-semifinal-final.  What does everyone think?  Don't panic if you all really hate it, no filming will happen over the weekend either way, and if I get a lot of objections I'll do a more traditional formato
 * Personally, I really like the sound of that. RelicRaider (talk) 01:27, February 20, 2015 (UTC)
 * I'm a bit on the fence, really. A format like that isn't as exciting as a traditional format, but I like that it means more battles, and a bit of originality as well. I'm definitely not opposed to the idea. Toast  Ultimatum  08:54, February 20, 2015 (UTC)
 * Cool! I like the idea of everyone getting at least two fights. --GoldenFox93 (talk) 17:33, February 20, 2015 (UTC)