User blog comment:Nweston8/Robot Wars Missions - Entry 1: Finding machines that are genuinely overrated/@comment-24393094-20171219091615

Now, I accept that Steg 2 slightly redeemed itself against Chaos 2, overturning the eventual champion once. However, Chaos 2 in my opinion helps to further explain why I feel Steg 2 is overrated. Chaos 2 is one of the all-time greats, but iw as not only because of its powerful flipper that it won two series. No, its control and agility, combined with George Francis' skills, enabled it to win against robots like Hypno-Disc, Stinger and Pussycat where a lesser driver would have been unable to.

Seeing as Steg 2 is controlled by the same person who drove Steg-O-Saw-Us, I cannot deny it was in good hands. But here is the thing; out of all of the battles it had, where was the control? In its melee? Nope, Crusader 2 outclassed it. Against Iron-Awe? Nope, despite the fact that Iron-Awe was not one hundred percent. Against Mortis? Nope, Mortis outclassed it? Against Chaos 2? Ha, no. As I have mentioned previously, both Steg-O-Saw-Us and Chaos 2 had some of the best maneuverability of their era, something that Steg 2 completely lacked. Not to mention, Steg 2 had little pushing power, something that Steg-O-Saw-Us was famous for. To see it fail to push Iron-Awe and seeing it struggle to push an overturned Mortis into the pit was incredibly sad to watch in my opinion.

Henceforth, whilst 3 Stegs to Heaven may have been even worse in some areas, Steg 2 to me is actually a downgrade when compared to Steg-O-Saw-Us. Had Steg-O-Saw-Us been in its heat, I think it would have been a match against Cruasder 2, dominated Iron-Awe and regained control against Mortis. And here is my conclusion. It is great having a powerful weapon, it really is. But it is not what you have got, it is how you use it. Henceforth, Chaos 2 was successful, using its flipper to win two championships on the bounce. Steg 2, lacking that control, was a shadow of its predecessor and Chaos 2.