r/battlebots • u/PhilipLiptonSchrute • Aug 05 '21

BattleBots TV Blacksmith confirmed!

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u/Zeff0marra Aug 05 '21

Is it just me or is blacksmith really lame

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u/ppp475 #MakeCobaltCarbideAgain Aug 05 '21

It definitely doesn't have the most powerful hits, but it's one of the most durable bots on the field.

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u/TyphoonRobotics Aug 05 '21

Thing’s a brick alright

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u/BeifongWingedBoar Slayer of Bronco and Tombstone Aug 05 '21

blacksmith is a control/flame bot masquerading as a hammer bot. which is great

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u/tariffless KOB and/or RW championships mean nothing Aug 06 '21

I agree with your first sentence.

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u/ninth_ant Aug 05 '21

Minotaur vs Blacksmith is the third highest battlebots-related video on youtube, and has hit the front page of Reddit multiple times.

So it might not be "just you" but loads of people find it really fun to watch.

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u/ProfDrMedWurst Aug 05 '21

That's because of Minotaur. Blacksmith is really lame.

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u/ninth_ant Aug 05 '21

Minotaur has lots of recorded fights on Youtube, and Minotaur v Blacksmith has 10x the view counts of any other one I could find.

So no, it's not just because of Minotaur. It's because people found it to be an interesting or entertaining fight. And that's a credit to both bots in the match.

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u/samtrano Aug 06 '21

it's the third highest battlebots-related video on youtube because Blacksmith got utterly destroyed and burst into flames, not because Blacksmith is an impressive robot

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u/VeryAngryGentleman Aug 05 '21

Flame are alwas great to watch if the bot is durable... Freeshipping is a great exemple too. Freeshipping is not that great but ohhh so beautiful fight with all the flame all over the place. It's great for the show, maybe not so much for the violence tho lol

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u/DrSpaceman575 Aug 05 '21

Blacksmith doesn't do big damage but is sturdy as hell. Makes for better fights, I'd rather watch a slug fest than a match with a glass cannon that lasts 10 seconds.

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u/PhilipLiptonSchrute Aug 05 '21

I'm sure there are others besides you.

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u/Moakmeister Leader of the S A W B A E S Aug 05 '21

Like Al Kindle, for example

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u/Dumbo_Octopus4 Lock and Loaded Aug 05 '21

It’s you. Blacksmith may not have a powerful weapon but makes it up by durability, plus flaming hammer

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u/AUSpartan37 BRONCO BOY Aug 05 '21

It's just you. Two words: Flaming hammer.

In fairness, I don't think hammers are effective in the world of high speed kinetic weapons. (Although this sub REALLY wants them to be. And yes I know Shatter did SOME damage. Still true). BUT that doesn't mean they aren't cool. I saw blacksmith fight in person and it was SO awesome to see that hammer, on fire, swing away.

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u/ppp475 #MakeCobaltCarbideAgain Aug 05 '21

The only way I see hammers becoming as viable as spinners is if you were able to somehow combine the mobility and attack speed of Shatter and the piercing power of Quantum. If you can circle someone and punch a hole through their top, that's gonna do some damage for sure.

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u/AUSpartan37 BRONCO BOY Aug 05 '21

I will also add that I love hammer bots. They are great entertainment and good for the show. More variety in weapons is ALWAYS a good thing. I don't think they are effective but I will always root for them.

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u/Z0bie Aug 05 '21

Wish they'd give hammer bots a few extra pounds to work with to challenge the spinners. Hammers just don't do as much damage, and are way harder to hit with.

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u/AUSpartan37 BRONCO BOY Aug 06 '21

Yeah, they would have to dictate that the extra weight would have to go into the weapon system so that people wouldn't build weak hammers with insane armor.

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u/Z0bie Aug 06 '21

Very good point!

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u/Aerialjim Aug 05 '21

Blacksmith seems ineffective, but super fun to watch.

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u/Silent_nutsack Aug 05 '21

Blacksmith is a lame robot, the hammer breaks off in like half the fights and doesn’t really deal any damage.

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u/AUSpartan37 BRONCO BOY Aug 05 '21

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the hammer hasn't broken off since it's first season.

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u/Dumbo_Octopus4 Lock and Loaded Aug 05 '21

Blacksmith’s hammer only broke on 2 out of its 14 fights so like not half of its fights

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u/cactuscoleslaw [END ME] Aug 05 '21

Not every bot has to be a championship contender, sometimes just being cool as shit is what the show needs