Car Nack Predicts 2011-5

[Car Nack]

Car Nack Predicts 2011-5

5. At the end of the match, occasionally there will be a mini-bot running around on the floor.

Car Nack has spoken

[Zuelu562]

I think this one will happen; some minbots will fall off, some will fall and spectacularly shatter into a billion pieces, some will run around on the floor and potentially slam into a HOSTBOT. Either way, going to get a spectacle and a lot of "ouch" noises.

[JesseK]

That's a fun prediction!

By extension:
5.A. At the end of the match, occasionally there will be a mini-bot running around on the HOSTBOT that deployed it.

Both will be tragic and mildly entertaining.

[Koko Ed]

I expect to see lots of swings and misses at the pole and the occaional mini-bot fatlity at the hands of a Hostbot. I think of the fate that poor little runner bot 1519 had at Beantown Blitz when I visualize this.

[MattC9]

How many mini bots will climb up then fall and destroy there hostbot?

[robodude03]

Ha ha, yes this will definitely happen as teams either miss the pole or the minibot climbs the pole and when it hits the top it falls to the ground

[pfreivald]

This one seems to be akin to predicting that the sun will rise in the morning...

[BrendanB]

If there is a minibot running on the ground, I bet it will be run over!

[thefro526]

Originally Posted by BrendanB

If there is a minibot running on the ground, I bet it will be run over!

I was thinking about that, and I don't know how often, if ever it'll happen. The bumper zone is pretty low this year, so I think that the mini-bot would be more likely to get pushed around than run over.

Or maybe I'm just being an optimist since our mini-bot isn't all that promising.

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by thefro526

Or maybe I'm just being an optimist since our mini-bot isn't all that promising.

If your minibot is slow, it's less likely to fall off the bar before time runs out and thus get run over.

[Brandon Holley]

Originally Posted by BrendanB

If there is a minibot running on the ground, I bet it will be run over!

Yeah adding on to Car Nack's prediction, I would bet there is at least 1 minibot completely destroyed during the course of the season due to it running around on the ground.

-Brando

[thefro526]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

If your minibot is slow, it's less likely to fall off the bar before time runs out and thus get run over.

Our mini-bot is slow and likes to fall off.

So...

[Bob Steele]

Does anyone know whether this will be a penalty other than disabling the tower?

I do mean during the last 10 seconds... not during the rest of the match...

I would like some opinions as I believe there is a penalty for deploying the minibot anywhere other than the alliance poles...

Ideas? Comments?

[BJT]

I would also be willing to bet that a fair number of minibots fall off their hostbots during the match, and that will most likely not end well.

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by BJT

I would also be willing to bet that a fair number of minibots fall off their hostbots during the match, and that will most likely not end well.

That will definately put the little guys in danger.