The Japanese team is requesting a melee battle as well, so....
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USA CHALLENGES JAPAN TO GIANT ROBOT DUEL!
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The Japanese team is requesting a melee battle as well, so....
Japanese team disses the American's big guns and talks about how they want to fight with melee weapons, eh?
Preview of the upcoming duel
Don't bring aknife pilebunker to an gun autoloader-cannon fight.
Preview of the upcoming duel
Don't bring a
We need to have this industrial corporate giants and universities sponsored this shit, like MIT, Lockheed Martin, Google, Sony, Panasonic, Toyota, Tesla, etc..
clearacell
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I don't care if everything is slow as hell and in navigate in terms of the robots...this is all just the beginning and we are here to witness it. As long as people have fun and it all leads to improvement and inspires ingenuity, this is nothing but a great thing to have. Here's hoping for a european mech the next time around.
Rolodzeo
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B-But we have Oxford, CERN, EADS, Volkswagen, Philips, ArcelorMittal, SAP, Siemens...
Lightning_Roller
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Exactly! If this takes off, we can see sponsors from all kinds of companies and we can soon have a giant robot sponsored by NEOGAF. Okay, kidding about that last part but it would be cool.
clearacell
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I don't care if everything is slow as hell and in navigate in terms of the robots...this is all just the beginning and we are here to witness it. As long as people have fun and it all leads to improvement and inspires ingenuity, this is nothing but a great thing to have. Here's hoping for a european mech the next time around.
lol what is this, 600 BC?
triplestation
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THATS FUCKING COOL
Tesseract
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LOL
Bob Coffee
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I think murricas got this if they upgrade the mobility and armor. Chaff to fuck with the kuratas lock on system is a must. The problem will be the runback when japan brings out the odaiba gundam.
Shining Sunshine
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donkey show
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American superiority confirmed.
triplestation
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I want to see a chainsaw.
thesuperfunk
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It was glorious that he got on their level with a flag cape and everything and really playing into it, so awesome of them.
cj_iwakura
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I expect the guy from Spaced to host this.
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I am incredibly, utterly hyped by this, but if they want to get it right, they do need to think about the rules of said combat.
I mean, it sounds illogical, but it is not so easy to have a long, spectacular battle between mechs since modern warfare is, if anything, abrupt. It would be a disapointment to wait for one year for this match only to be resolved by a 60 second engagement and one laser-guided skillshot, me thinks.
So, which types of rules do you guys think that should apply to this combat? Points? Scorecard? Rounds? Which type of playing field do you set this in? And how do you introduce melee weapons into this match without risking the pilots?
I think that a version of this system can work (somehow):
- No jam / EMPs / anti electronic systems. Come on, electronic warfare is boring to watch
- Gas cans, flares and every measure employed in order to confuse and obscure the enemy's sight / shooting sensors is allowed and encouraged, even. This could bring some spectacular night matches, too!
- Wide, big arena with lots of places for cover (so speed, accuraccy and good positioning counts for something)
- Range weapons are paintball guns. Score is determined in the end by the amount of surface covered by enemy paint.
- Mechs can wield shields. They don't count for scoring (landing hits on enemy shields doesn't helps your score)
- Landing a direct melee hit on an opponent warrants a huge score bonus (think the equivalent of 50% of the mech's surface being covered). This way, both long range and close combat is encouraged and rewarded, with long combat being the "slow but sure" option, while melee becomes a kind of a "high risk, high reward" proposition.
- Timed matches. Say, 3 rounds of 20-minute combat each. This can create tension, while also giving room for strategies to breathe.
So, what do you guys think of these? How would you organice this MECHA OLYMPICS sports from the goddamned future?
I mean, it sounds illogical, but it is not so easy to have a long, spectacular battle between mechs since modern warfare is, if anything, abrupt. It would be a disapointment to wait for one year for this match only to be resolved by a 60 second engagement and one laser-guided skillshot, me thinks.
So, which types of rules do you guys think that should apply to this combat? Points? Scorecard? Rounds? Which type of playing field do you set this in? And how do you introduce melee weapons into this match without risking the pilots?
I think that a version of this system can work (somehow):
- No jam / EMPs / anti electronic systems. Come on, electronic warfare is boring to watch
- Gas cans, flares and every measure employed in order to confuse and obscure the enemy's sight / shooting sensors is allowed and encouraged, even. This could bring some spectacular night matches, too!
- Wide, big arena with lots of places for cover (so speed, accuraccy and good positioning counts for something)
- Range weapons are paintball guns. Score is determined in the end by the amount of surface covered by enemy paint.
- Mechs can wield shields. They don't count for scoring (landing hits on enemy shields doesn't helps your score)
- Landing a direct melee hit on an opponent warrants a huge score bonus (think the equivalent of 50% of the mech's surface being covered). This way, both long range and close combat is encouraged and rewarded, with long combat being the "slow but sure" option, while melee becomes a kind of a "high risk, high reward" proposition.
- Timed matches. Say, 3 rounds of 20-minute combat each. This can create tension, while also giving room for strategies to breathe.
So, what do you guys think of these? How would you organice this MECHA OLYMPICS sports from the goddamned future?
The One Who Knocks
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They'll have to get the rules sorted out pretty quickly or it will just be a race to who can build the best super mobile and fortified wedge/flipper or spinning robot.
CyclopsRock
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The European one will just be a road side at a 15 degree angle. It worked in the UK!
This is badass though. I really hope this becomes like those university racing teams you get - basically an educational engineering challenge that's fun enough to warrant spectators and commercial funding.
This is badass though. I really hope this becomes like those university racing teams you get - basically an educational engineering challenge that's fun enough to warrant spectators and commercial funding.
twinturbo2
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Dude. All the USA needs to do is bring Carli Lloyd in to do battle. The Japanese robot will be begging for mercy. 😎
Given that this is supposed to be a full size vehicle competition and involve "mechs" I doubt you're allowed to just build what amounts to an unarmed tank. Also since they're meant to be manned I doubt flipping or spinning is going to be a thing. Or hitting each other with giant hammers or axes. I mean, if you're going to do unmanned and armed combat without construction rules it would be a drone combat challenge. Of course the advantage would be that you could get DARPA to sponsor it...
jediyoshi
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Kickstarter launched, NASA, Autodesk, and a bunch of other robot labs have signed up to help
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXtMgGCh2aI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXtMgGCh2aI
donkey show
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Admiral Woofington
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I am crying as a proud eagle whose tears turn to bacon. All of my money
sixteen-bit
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lmao, could you imagine the odaiba gundam suddenly coming to life?
its hearing the call.
Oh god it's perfectThat new concept for the American mech, holy shit.
Admiral Woofington
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Can we create a separate thread for the Kickstarter?
Go for it
donkey show
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The new Kurata better end up looking like this now.
Admiral Woofington
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I mean I'm on mobile, just curious if mods would be fine with it. If somebody else isn't on mobile and can create a patriotic thread please do.
donkey show
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New thread for new news, patriot.
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