Robot Wars returning to BBC2!

Jokester · 3 Dec 2017 at 20:43

Eruption driver is one of the best I’ve seen.

Pigeon_Killer · 3 Dec 2017 at 20:44

The design and driver of Eruption remind me of the Chaos 2 team. That was a complete domination.

Jokester · 3 Dec 2017 at 20:45

Hope Nuts is destroyed this time.

Guerrilla · 3 Dec 2017 at 20:47

NewGamer11 · 3 Dec 2017 at 20:49

Same final as last year. Been a good final episode.

Jokester · 3 Dec 2017 at 20:52

CArbide on fire!

NewGamer11 · 3 Dec 2017 at 20:54

Angela is getting into it. She’s lovely.

Pigeon_Killer · 3 Dec 2017 at 20:55

Awesome final

Eruption have some bomb proof armour at the front, not sure why Carbide kept attacking them head on.

muon · 3 Dec 2017 at 20:55

That is one resilient robot.

Jokester · 3 Dec 2017 at 20:55

Could go Eruptions way.

muon · 3 Dec 2017 at 20:56

Jokester said:
Could go Eruptions way.

Shouldn't really. Eruption needed a KO.

Sasahara · 3 Dec 2017 at 20:56

Michael may get too excited.

Guerrilla · 3 Dec 2017 at 20:58

He's sleeping with that trophy for sure

NewGamer11 · 3 Dec 2017 at 21:00

Ha, well done to the chap. He clearly wanted it. It was a close call as to who won. The flippers don’t have much destructive power, it’s either out or nothing. Carbide was knackered by the end though.

Pigeon_Killer · 3 Dec 2017 at 21:02

Do Carbide use more than one motor for their weapon? They seemed to lose a lot of power after Carbide started smoking.

Sasahara · 3 Dec 2017 at 21:04

Pigeon_Killer said:
Do Carbide use more than one motor for their weapon? They seemed to lose a lot of power after Carbide started smoking.

Motor may have been burning out, not enough to kill it, but greatly reducing it performance.

Eruption was in the best functioning order at the end so deserved to win. Cosmetic damage is just that.

Freddie1980 · 3 Dec 2017 at 21:07

Pigeon_Killer said:
Do Carbide use more than one motor for their weapon? They seemed to lose a lot of power after Carbide started smoking.

The motor was probably overheating so they killed the power to the weapon for while to let it cool down.

I have to say that result was a travesty. Although Eruption was the aggressor latter on Carbide caused far greater damage to Eruption.

Jokester · 3 Dec 2017 at 21:14

Carbide lost the fight when they started running away.

this_is_gav · 3 Dec 2017 at 21:29

Freddie1980 said:
The motor was probably overheating so they killed the power to the weapon for while to let it cool down.

I have to say that result was a travesty. Although Eruption was the aggressor latter on Carbide caused far greater damage to Eruption.

...but didn't actually do much other than cosmetics. Eruption damaged one of Carbide's wheels and hindered maneuverability (though not by much).

Also remember there are 3 categories they're judged on, not just damage.

Still, it was pretty much 50/50 and you could argue either way fairly easily.

A brilliant episode and a great way to finish a really good series.

Gerard · 3 Dec 2017 at 21:36

Jokester said:
Carbide lost the fight when they started running away.

They essentially have to run away to give the spinner time to spin up, otherwise it does zero damage.