BattleBots WCVI - The Problematic Judging Criteria

Jellyman

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Published 2022-09-14

I discuss why I think the current judging criteria is flawed and how I would fix it.

All Comments (4)

@noob_playzrblxofficial 1 year ago

I would actually replace Damage with Weapon Effectiveness. Here is why: We know lifters and flipper cannot do significant damage. Each robot has a weapon, so the usage of the weapon should count for points. Therefore, Weapon Effectiveness should be a category.
@dragonclaw4159 1 year ago

Personally, I have a massive hot take here, but I think the damage category needs to go. You could have damage be 1 point and it would favor spinners more than other designs because they deal more damage.
@DustinDowns 1 year ago

Most control bots are BORING and nobody wants to turn most matches in a snoozefest shoving match. Nobody gets excited for control bots, they're the bane of battlebots. It doesn't much matter what else you think, this is entertainment and if it's not entertaining, it ceases to exist. This isn't huggingBots, its not wrestlebots, its BATTLE bots. And here's the co-creator of battlbots supporting what I just said https://youtu.be/JR-smvlT0M4?t=100 . They got cancelled when there were too many push bots.