Forum:Wiki Wars 2014

I figure I'd start a proper page, since I'm interested in conducting a Wars this year. Basically, each person gets represented by a robot in a standrad 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. To ensure that we get a good spread of robots, 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. Your selections are due by Wednesday the 12th of February.

Choices
Here it everyone, your robot representatives! There will be 4 heats of 6 bots apiece, Dutch Series 1 style, losers' melees after Round 1. Since we only have 22 people, there will be two ringers, Falcon and Warhog. As for the rest of you:


 * Me: Zeus. Just so you know, it's been completely rebuilt to be a more accurate representation of a robot that never won a battle
 * Jim: 13 Black
 * CrashBash: You asked for a middle of the road bot from Nickelodeon Robot Wars, you get Spin Doctor.
 * Obi Have/Matt: Eric, which was actually the most popular robot, 2 people requesting it directly, and two indirectly.
 * Toast: Scraptosaur
 * Sammy: The Alien
 * Christophee: Bamm Bamm
 * David: Fat Boy Tin
 * Manu: Cyclone 2
 * Llama: You asked for a Dutch Series 2 Heat Finalist, you get Neater.
 * Bizarro: You asked for A first round loser from the 3rd wars, you get Crippler
 * CW: You asked for a WC competitor not from the US or UK, you get Ansgar
 * GF: Mortis
 * Snowdog: You asked for a robot that lost in the first round of a series, you get Black Widow.
 * Wolfgang: Skorpizoid
 * Nonsense: You asked for a robot that lost in the Heats in the Dutch series, you get Hammerhead 2
 * Headbanger: Hyperactive
 * Hogwild: Anvil
 * TG: You asked for a robot from Series 4, you get Mousetrap.
 * Salwart: You had a list but didn't get back to me with new choices, so I just assigned you one at random, Axe-C-Dent (completely rebuilt)
 * TheStig: You asked for a S7 Heat finalist, you get SMIDSY
 * Other Sam: You asked for an updated replica, you get a rebuilt Thorgrim

Heat lineups soon to follow. '''R A 2 ; aka Resetti's Replicas. ( My Talk )''' 00:39, February 13, 2014 (UTC)
 * Sorry to disappoint you, but I asked for Revolution 2 specifically, not 3. If you don't want to make 2, could you quickly put together Dantomkia, as I never wanted Revolution 3. J  im laa  d4   3 (talk) 08:01, February 13, 2014 (UTC) Revolution2.gif

I assume youre ok with getting 13 Black. '''R A 2 ; aka Resetti's Replicas. ( My Talk )''' 12:52, February 13, 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for giving me my first choice. I'm just about to edit the notice on the main page to alert people that the choices have been made. Christophee (talk) 14:35, February 13, 2014 (UTC)

The Date
I know this is meant to be an anniversary celebration, but my current series still had about 3 weeks to go. Are people particularly perturbed about starting late? I could reveal everyone's finalized choices on the anniversary, so that would be something. '''R A 2 ; aka Resetti's Replicas. ( My Talk )''' 23:30, January 16, 2014 (UTC)
 * That seems fine to me. Do it whichever way best suits you. We wouldn't be able to do it without you after all. Christophee (talk) 23:45, January 16, 2014 (UTC)

The deadline for Robot selections will be the 12th of February. By that date, the heats for New Blood championship will probably all be posted, and seeing the robots in the New Blood might change your choices, so you have till then to change your mind. Can one of the admins who knows how to make a bulletin put one out for this torunament? '''R A 2 ; aka Resetti's Replicas. ( My Talk )''' 20:49, January 18, 2014 (UTC)
 * I've done that for you. Is it okay? Christophee (talk) 21:15, January 18, 2014 (UTC)
 * I don't see it, where does it appear? R A 2 ; aka Resetti's Replicas. ( My Talk ) 22:45, January 18, 2014 (UTC)
 * Chris updated MediaWiki:Community-corner‎, which is very out of the way on this wiki. I got a little notification in the bottom-right of my screen when it was updated, but that's about it. I changed the community corner a few months ago, and it still had a tribute to Steve Merrill on it when I got there, and that news came out in 2010. That should provide a good idea of how forgotten the Community Corner is. Toast  Ultimatum  22:48, January 18, 2014 (UTC)
 * Is that not what you meant, RA2? As far as I know, that's the only bulletin type thing we have on Wikia. Christophee (talk) 22:54, January 18, 2014 (UTC)
 * Also, that edit I just made is the first one since last year's anniversary. Toast, I think you updated a different version which goes with one of the older skins, so almost nobody sees it now. Christophee (talk) 22:57, January 18, 2014 (UTC)
 * How about a message on the front page? R A 2 ; aka Resetti's Replicas. ( My Talk ) 23:17, January 18, 2014 (UTC)
 * Now what it is is good. When you scroll down on Recent Wiki Activity, it is there. I'm kinda glad that there is something new there now. J  im laa  d4   3 (talk) 23:28, January 18, 2014 (UTC)
 * I like RA2's idea. Only problem is that I don't know how to make appear on the main page. Sam (BAZINGA) 23:47, January 18, 2014 (UTC)
 * The community corner is fine for people who actually visit the recent wiki activity page, but I imagine many of us don't. There should have been a notification when I updated it which would take you to that page, but even then you may still miss it. I wish Wikia had a proper bulletin at the top of the wiki like Wikipedia and most independent wikis have, but a message on the main page would be a good substitute. I'll add that now as it doesn't look like anyone has yet. Christophee (talk) 14:01, January 19, 2014 (UTC)
 * Done. How does it look? Christophee (talk) 14:10, January 19, 2014 (UTC)
 * Looks great, I like it. Sam (BAZINGA) 14:40, January 19, 2014 (UTC)
 * Is there any news as to how the choices are going RA2? J  im laa  d4   3 (talk) 13:55, January 26, 2014 (UTC)
 * I've decided on a robot for everyone here, they will of course remain secret until the 7th of Feb, in case anyone decides to change their mind before then. R A 2 ; aka Resetti's Replicas. ( My Talk ) 02:26, January 27, 2014 (UTC)
 * Are the selections going up today then? Combatwombat555 (talk) 21:13, February 7, 2014 (UTC)
 * It's been extended to the 12th. J  im laa  d4   3 (talk) 21:23, February 7, 2014 (UTC)

Arena
A friend of mine is working on a slightly updated Robot Wars arena, which is mostly the same but has lower walls. Do people want me to use that one, or the classic high-walled one? Also, just one week left to make changes to your robot choices, and please remember that this is about having a good time, there's no prize for winning, and every bot gets at least two fights. '''R A 2 ; aka Resetti's Replicas. ( My Talk )''' 04:59, January 30, 2014 (UTC)
 * I'll go in favour of the low wall, it might increase the tensions even with some weaker flippers, rather than just Atomic and the like. I hope my choices confirm I'm just looking for a good time/unbelievable laugh. Datovidny (talk) 12:39, January 30, 2014 (UTC)
 * I'm with Datovidny, a low wall will be fun. Sam (BAZINGA) 13:40, January 30, 2014 (UTC)
 * Agreed, I think it'll be good to give the flippers (And vertical spinners) a bit more of a chance against more damaging designs. --GoldenFox93 (talk) 14:02, January 30, 2014 (UTC)
 * I'm all fine with the low walled arena, but TBH, I don't mind either way. CrashBash (talk) 14:06, January 30, 2014 (UTC)
 * I prefer high walls, they make an OotA seem more special. I fear lower walls will just make it too easy for some robots (although low walls would greatly benefit my choices). I'm not opposed to using the new design though, and I'm excited to see what it looks like, even if it is mostly the same. Toast  Ultimatum  19:45, January 30, 2014 (UTC)


 * I should be more clear; there's still bugs being worked out and it might not be an option. If I do end up using it, I'll probably turn down the power on most flipper-bots so that they have the same degree of difficulty getting an OOTA. R A 2 ; aka Resetti's Replicas.  ( My Talk ) 00:02, January 31, 2014 (UTC)
 * If the new arena means a reduction in flipper power, then I'm almost certain I'd prefer the one with high walls. Toast  Ultimatum  00:48, January 31, 2014 (UTC)

Axes
I've figured out the secret to getting axes & flippers to swing almost a full 180. Just thought I'd let you know in case it affects your decision. Obviously I can't give everyone a bot with an axe, but at least one of you will. '''R A 2 ; aka Resetti's Replicas. ( My Talk )''' 01:16, February 1, 2014 (UTC)

Question
There's just one quick thing I'd like to know; will there be a robot to represent yourself, RA2? Especially now that there's 19 entries, bringing it up to 20 might help out. Toast Ultimatum  19:15, February 8, 2014 (UTC)
 * Yes, I will be entering a yet to be determined robot. I will include however many ringers is necessary to bring it up to a round number. R A 2 ; aka Resetti's Replicas.  ( My Talk ) 20:30, February 8, 2014 (UTC)

Jimlaad43
Dantomkia, Ruf Ruf Dougal, Panzer Mk4, X_Terminator (S7) and Terrorhurtz please. J im laa  d4   3 (talk) 00:59, January 16, 2014 (UTC)
 * RA2, please don't pick X-Terminator or it will cream everything like it did in the first Wiki Wars. Christophee (talk) 14:47, January 16, 2014 (UTC)
 * No X-Terminator? OK then, replace it with 13 Black. J  im laa  d4   3 (talk) 16:03, January 16, 2014 (UTC)
 * To be honest, I have more of a problem with Terrorhurtz. If you've seen Terrorhurtz in Resetti's Wars, you'll know that it's incredibly good, especially in comparison with the robots that the rest of us have chosen (maybe putting aside Drillzilla). I know it's one of your favourite robots, and one that represents Oxfordshire, but provided it doesn't get to face Drillzilla, it will absolutely steamroll its way to victory if it is chosen. Toast  Ultimatum  16:32, January 16, 2014 (UTC)
 * I haven't seen any of the videos, so this is just a blind choice. J  im laa  d4   3 (talk) 17:27, January 16, 2014 (UTC)
 * I recommend you take the time to watch some before the tournament starts. That'll give you a good understanding of how Robot Arena 2 works, a chance to see Terrorhurtz and 13 Black in action, and you might spot a favourite along the way. If you don't have time to watch a full Resetti's Wars, I suggest watching the Series Recaps (that'll cover every heat in a nutshell), Semi-Finals and Grand Final for a series of Resetti's Wars - or, even better, all three. Toast  Ultimatum  17:52, January 16, 2014 (UTC)
 * My main problem with X-Terminator is that it's already won a Wiki Wars, so watching it do so again would be very boring. I can understand the concerns about Terrorhurtz too though. Christophee (talk) 19:52, January 16, 2014 (UTC)
 * If noone wants me to have Terrorhurtz, I'll update my list here. Dantomkia (This is the one I want most), Ruf Ruf Dougal, Panzer Mk4, 13 Black, Revolution 2. J  im laa  d4   3 (talk) 20:04, January 16, 2014 (UTC)
 * I'm sure RA2 will pick the choices which will make the most interesting tournament possible, so I wouldn't worry too much. Christophee (talk) 20:10, January 16, 2014 (UTC)
 * I'm hurt that you don't watch my videos, so you get Juggernot 2. Nah just kidding.  In all likelihood you'll get Panzer if I can pull it off, and Ruf Ruf if I can't.  I'm not going to "whittle down" everyone's lists like that, but I figure Jim deserves to know that 3 of his choices aren't going to happen. R A 2 ; aka Resetti's Replicas.  ( My Talk ) 23:18, January 16, 2014 (UTC)
 * Which ones? J  im laa  d4   3 (talk) 23:33, January 16, 2014 (UTC)
 * Sorry strike that, I didn't see you changed it. It's good now. R A 2 ; aka Resetti's Replicas.  ( My Talk ) 23:51, January 16, 2014 (UTC)
 * So I can have all 5 I named last? J  im laa  d4   3 (talk) 00:00, January 17, 2014 (UTC)
 * Yeah - each person only gets one robot, but I figured I should tell you if you only had the illusion of choice and not a real one. R A 2 ; aka Resetti's Replicas. ( My Talk ) 00:12, January 17, 2014 (UTC)
 * If we're only going to get 1, can I prioritise Revolution 2 as my first choice please. J  im laa  d4   3 (talk) 12:57, January 18, 2014 (UTC)

Obi-Have
I'll bite with your challenge RA2...


 * 1) Ceros (my unfortunate loser from Wiki Wars 2)
 * 2) Eric
 * 3) An overrated semi-finalist
 * 4) An underrated robot that never got past the heats
 * 5) RA2's favourite robot of series 3

Matt Talk to me  08:00, January 16, 2014 (UTC)
 * when you say S3 do you mean my wars or the actual wars?R A 2 ; aka Resetti's Replicas. ( My Talk ) 14:25, January 16, 2014 (UTC)
 * I meant the actual wars, my favourite series. Matt Robot Wars.jpg Talk to me  07:41, January 17, 2014 (UTC)

ToastUltimatum
Welp, Jimlaad wins. Anywho, these are my basic five choices:


 * Mute: Possibly my favourite replica to watch in Resetti's Wars.
 * Scraptosaur: Another flipper that I like. I can't see this one flipping robots out of the arena, but I spotted that Scraptosaur will be appearing in the New Blood Championship.
 * Rick: Not a strong flipper by any means, yet it's one that has won heats regardless.
 * CV: I didn't want to choose five flippers, and I saw CV all the way back in this video, so if by any chance, you still have CV, I'd like it on my team.
 * A robot of your choice that has achieved an OotA in your videos. The OotA doesn't necessarily have to have happened on the new arena with the high walls.

However, there are two robots that I would particularly like on my team, but they have never appeared in your videos before. If I can ask for robots that would require you to make them first, then I would like these two:


 * M2: My favourite robot.
 * Gyrobot: I can picture Gyrobot having a low damage output, but being an invertible full-body spinner, it could be a force in the tournament.

If you would prefer to stick with robots you've already replicated (especially if we are to start the tournament in February), then I'll stick with my first five choices. If M2 and Gyrobot can take part, I'll choose two robots to replace with them. I would like the tournament to be held in February. Toast Ultimatum  10:53, January 16, 2014 (UTC)

CrashBash
OK then, here goes nothing....I would like to request:
 * 1) King B Powerworks. This is largely due to the fact that is was the first Robot Wars competitor I ever saw (even though I didn't fully watch its heat), so its sort of special to me.
 * 2) Kat 3, largely because I feel its under-rated. If possible, the S6 version would be prefered over the S5 version you had before, but whatever you can do.
 * 3) Any competitor from Nickelodeon Robot Wars that is semi-decent. Not a cannon fodder robot (like the loanerbots), but at the same time not one of the four US Finalists. That'd be TOO easy.
 * 4) Any German robot that isn't Tsunami or Black Hole.
 * 5) Any robot based on an animal. Because who doesn't love them?

I hope this is what you were after. CrashBash (talk) 11:25, January 16, 2014 (UTC)

Datovidny
So many of your replicas have been really good, so I'm afraid I'm only going to ask for specific ones, and I may skew towards some of your older ones, ones you may not have anymore, so I have some substitutes incase some of my first choices aren't available.
 * Beast of Bodmin - From my home county, and it did me proud when it represented me in the last Wiki Wars.
 * Ming Dienasty - One of my favourites, and I'm still yet to see it win a battle.
 * Fat Boy Tin - I'm yet to see it win a battle, unsurprisingly, and it would probably be a bit of a laugh amongst others.
 * Centurion - I believe I mentioned this one in a video comment a while ago, I wanted to put forward either this or Psychosprout, and since we only saw this for about 3 seconds, and Psychosprout won't really work, I'd like to see Centurion again.
 * ORAC's Revenge - Another old favourite of mine, I saw it in one of your oldest videos, so this may be a miss I imagine.

If any of those aren't do-able, I've got some subs:
 * Tetanus Booster - A good performer from the old days of Resetti's, and I know it's still in action.
 * Sir Chromalot - Always good fun, and I remember thinking your replica was actually quite effective.
 * Hamster - Someone a bit different, and showed promise in the Redemption Championship.
 * 3 Stegs to Heaven - This is one I'm confident that this is one you'll still have, since it was in the last series.
 * Aggrobot - If I need a 5th sub, I'll welcome any version of Aggrobot, I know I've seen Aggrobot 2 before, but that was a long time ago.

I just wanted to cover all of my bases, and I imagine nobody else will have picked any of these anyway. Datovidny (talk) 11:40, January 16, 2014 (UTC)

Madlooney6
My choices are:
 * Runner of Series 7 (or the true champion in my eyes)
 * The dog from Cannock
 * The extra-terrestrial from Cannock
 * The imploding star
 * The exploding star

Sub list: Sam (BAZINGA) 12:42, January 16, 2014 (UTC)
 * The extra-terrestrial from Cannock
 * The bot known as Little Sister at BattleBots.
 * Welsh champion (gold)
 * The robot named after a german metal band
 * The robot now in its seventh form (2.1)
 * At least three of those are off-limits, possibly four. CrashBash (talk) 13:09, January 16, 2014 (UTC)
 * Damn. Addded sub list. Sam (BAZINGA) 13:24, January 16, 2014 (UTC)
 * Bulldog Breed is still not allowed, and which version of Iron-Awe? J  im laa  d4   3 (talk) 13:43, January 16, 2014 (UTC)
 * Changed it. Sam (BAZINGA) 13:51, January 16, 2014 (UTC)

Christophee
Are we not allowed to build our own robots this time? I don't have time to do it anyway, but I thought some people might like to.

Anyway, I was going to request Bamm Bamm, which was my backup choice last time in case we didn't get my version of Splinter finished, but since we have to pick five, I'll have to have a little think and get back to you. Christophee (talk) 14:46, January 16, 2014 (UTC)

Okay, here's my list:


 * 1) Bamm Bamm
 * 2) Drillzilla
 * 3) A robot from Buckinghamshire
 * 4) A robot with a mythological name
 * 5) A robot from Dutch or German Robot Wars which never competed in the UK series

How's that? Christophee (talk) 15:06, January 16, 2014 (UTC)

By the way, my preference would be to have this in February, if you can organise it in time. That saves me from having to come up with a celebration of my own. Christophee (talk) 19:56, January 16, 2014 (UTC)

ManUCrazy

 * Dantomkia or Spitfire
 * Warhead (if not allowed, then the US Season 2 Annihilator winner)
 * RA2's favourite machine of all time
 * Propeller-Head
 * Robochicken (S7)

Llamaman201

 * Thor (The one that I used last time)
 * Hydra (S5)
 * Obsidian
 * A Dutch series 2 heat finalist
 * An American Series 1 non-championship contender

BizarroKing
I am feeling adventurous so here's my list.


 * Corkscrew (series 6 version preferably)
 * Any of the Plunderbirds
 * A first round loser from the 3rd wars
 * A heat finalist from the 4th wars
 * Any robot that was in Heat G of the 6th wars

Does that sound acceptable? I also feel maybe we should celebrate the wikia anniversary in February.

CombatWombat555

 * Ripper
 * 101
 * Diotoir
 * Eric, but I know Obi-Have's already stated a preference for that, so if not:
 * Any robot from Heat J in any war
 * A World Championship (any) competitor, not from the UK or USA

Hopefully there's something there. Combatwombat555 (talk) 19:44, January 17, 2014 (UTC)

GF93
Great to see this going again! Here are my choices-


 * Killerhurtz
 * Mortis
 * Cassius 2
 * Sniper (Series 7 version)
 * Meshuggah (It'd definitely be cool if I could fight Rammstein with it. :P )

Although I've included three of my usual favourites in the form of the first three, I decided to go with some relatively unusual choices as well from the Dutch Series. Do let me know if one or more of them needs to be changed. --GoldenFox93 (talk) 20:24, January 17, 2014 (UTC)

snowdog140
Count me in!


 * Kronic 2
 * A robot that lost in the first round of a series.
 * Haardvark
 * Tender Caress
 * Twisted Metal Evo

Thanks RA2, sounds like a good tournament already snowdog  140  15:51, January 19, 2014 (UTC)

Nononsensecapeesh

 * Caliban
 * Scarab (Series 3)
 * Fluffy
 * Atomic (Series 7)
 * Pulverzier

As random as a long-absent contributor can get!--Nononsensecapeesh (talk) 14:58, January 28, 2014 (UTC)
 * I need to request another 5, you've given me 4 non viable bots. R A 2 ; aka Resetti's Replicas. ( My Talk ) 17:36, January 29, 2014 (UTC)


 * Alright then, I will leave it up to you guys, here is my criteria:


 * Any robot that lost in the Heats in the Dutch series
 * Any robot from the German Series
 * Any robot from the Nickelodeon Series
 * An Extreme-only Competitor
 * A Side-Competition-only Competitor


 * Take your pick.--Nononsensecapeesh (talk) 14:37, January 30, 2014 (UTC)

Wwaco.
My team, of stuff.
 * Skorpizoid
 * 259
 * Lambsy
 * Tsunami
 * Black Hole

Other sub-team --WolfwingandSlaveLeia (talk) 09:57, January 29, 2014 (UTC)
 * Rocky
 * Destructive Criticism
 * Major Tom
 * Killertron
 * S.M.I.D.S.Y.

Headbanger142
Here's mine.


 * Cyclone
 * Tricerabot
 * Twisted Metal
 * Small Torque
 * Hyperactive

--Headbanger14/The Hardcore Kid 05:58, February 4, 2014 (UTC)

Hogwild94
Might as well give this a go. Here are mine:


 * Anvil
 * Suicidal Tendencies (S4)
 * Barber-Ous 2
 * Ansgar 3
 * Terrorpin

Those OK? I'll happily change them if not. Hogwild94 (talk) 15:52, February 4, 2014 (UTC)
 * Anvil is the only one of those I can do, but I'm happy to give it to you if you're happy with it. R A 2 ; aka Resetti's Replicas. ( My Talk ) 16:41, February 4, 2014 (UTC)
 * Fine by me! Hogwild94 (talk) 16:44, February 4, 2014 (UTC)

MassiveDestruction49
Late entry, been back and forth about it and would like to give a tourney a go :)


 * Hellbent
 * Philipper 2 (claw version)
 * Hodaf The Bad
 * Berserk 2
 * A Series 7 Heat Finalist

MassiveDestruction49 (talk) 00:12, February 8, 2014 (UTC)

The Samster
I know I haven't posted to this wiki for nearly 10 months, so feel free to delete this if necessary.

The Samster (talk) 17:54, February 8, 2014 (UTC)
 * A robot that should be in the DSL-pack but isn't
 * A robot with an overhead hammer/axe
 * A minor competition winner
 * An updated replica
 * A replica that failed to qualify for any series of Robot Wars

Toon Ganondorf
TG gave me his choices via Facebook. I'm putting them here for my records.


 * Bondi-Titch
 * Red Virus
 * Any robot from series 3
 * Any robot from series 4
 * Black Hole