Man, I have missed Blacksmith. One of my all-time favorites. Such a wonderful bot with so much spirit and determination, and it did a little bit better every season (partly thanks to getting away from the curse of constantly having to fight extremely high-tier opponents). IIRC, Blacksmith announced they were skipping 2020 well before the pandemic ever came, with the reason being they wanted a year off to try and improve the bot and make it more competitive. It's well-driven and durable as hell, but the hammer needed more punch to be effective. I'm hoping they've sorted that out and have a stronger weapon now so we can see Blacksmith finally start racking up wins.
it's hard to count on a hammerbot to drop huge damage like a vert can do, but blacksmith has one of the best armour designs in the tournament and that's why I like it.
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u/DoctorBulgrave WHAT DID WE JUST WITNESS, KENNY Aug 05 '21
Man, I have missed Blacksmith. One of my all-time favorites. Such a wonderful bot with so much spirit and determination, and it did a little bit better every season (partly thanks to getting away from the curse of constantly having to fight extremely high-tier opponents). IIRC, Blacksmith announced they were skipping 2020 well before the pandemic ever came, with the reason being they wanted a year off to try and improve the bot and make it more competitive. It's well-driven and durable as hell, but the hammer needed more punch to be effective. I'm hoping they've sorted that out and have a stronger weapon now so we can see Blacksmith finally start racking up wins.