And Warhead is still pretty over-the-top. Giant dragon head and flamethrowers. A more utilitarian bot, like Tombstone or Minotaur, would have won even more easily.
Exactly this. Overlord’s primary weapons and defense were held on by relatively thin and delicate arms that Warhead just broke almost instantly with the first bite.
they went for entertainment value. the higher you get in the bracket the more samey the fights tend to get. optimizing for performance alone would make for a boring show.
if you want to see this in action, obwalden overlord vs warhead is a good match.
And Warhead is still pretty over-the-top. Giant dragon head and flamethrowers. A more utilitarian bot, like Tombstone or Minotaur, would have won even more easily.
yeah vs minotaur that match would probably have been over on the first hit. but again, the spectacle is important.
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Exactly this. Overlord’s primary weapons and defense were held on by relatively thin and delicate arms that Warhead just broke almost instantly with the first bite.
A simple and sturdy design is hard to beat.
What were they thinking? That real robot battles look like those in cartoons?
they went for entertainment value. the higher you get in the bracket the more samey the fights tend to get. optimizing for performance alone would make for a boring show.