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Have anyone thought about creating a new category? What about just taking a mortal and strip it down one or two points, wouldn't that possibly make room for...
Viktor Tullgren
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Jan 3, 2002
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... And there's the always interesting No Negative Energy bots... but there could be a problem with such thinking. Speaking for myself, I doubt I'll be able...
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Jan 4, 2002
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An idea I've been tossing around -- what about a much lower instruction limit? I think it could be interesting, for a number of reasons . . . perhaps 500....
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Jan 4, 2002
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It doesn't sound like there will be enough bots for too many categories. I kind of like the idea of NNE, it force you into some different strategies than a...
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Jan 4, 2002
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Team play is clearly one area with much room for innovation and development. Paul Olson ... --...
Paul K. Olson
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Jan 7, 2002
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... Yes, but I came to the realization of why team play has died out. In truth, team play is really just one on one dueling. Sure, you have two opponents, ...
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Jan 7, 2002
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A 100-instruction limit? What could be done with that?...
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antiglommer
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Jan 7, 2002
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... there's already been a tournament like that... it wasn't terribly successful. a lot of stupid bots. Adam...
Adam LN
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Jan 7, 2002
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In a message dated 1/7/02 10:46:53 PM, spore@... writes: << > A 100-instruction limit? What could be done with that? there's already been a tournament...
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Jan 8, 2002
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I think there is probably more room for innovation in team rounds than you think. Many people are asking for something different in this tournament. What I...
Matt Burkholder
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Jan 8, 2002
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i think the titan team mortal rounds are fine...i dont see why another section needs to be added though it could be interesting.....there should be little...
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Jan 9, 2002
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... Wait, do you mean getting rid of the standard (9hw, 1v1 and 1v1v1v1v1v1) robowar and only using, for example, teams? I'd definitely be against that...at...
Theo Nean Donly
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Jan 9, 2002
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... True, dueling has dominated team strategy in recent history, thanks in large part to the Colin Jaffe's killer dogcows. Since about T11 it has essentially...
Paul K. Olson
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Jan 9, 2002
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... No. About saying run (whatever hardware) 1v1, 1v1v1v1v1v1, and 2v2v2 (or just 2v2) with the robot teamed with itself and then and all three components to...
Matt Burkholder
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Jan 9, 2002
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Possiblities to add: Titan Little League Bison (6 hw pts) Instruction Limit (100-1000) Teams Teams 2v2v2 Set Hardware ???? Lets come to a group conclusion...
Austin Barton
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Jan 9, 2002
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I think the reason Team isn't as good is while yes, there is room for new strategy, the difficulty of taking advantage of the two bots is so great that ...
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Jan 9, 2002
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it would be kinda wierd and hard but really interesting if in mortal everything was the same but the winners will be put on teams with the other winners and...
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Jan 9, 2002
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... I think that is a pretty cool idea. However it would be hard to implement. For to bots to communicate that need to agree ahead of time on what to use...
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Jan 10, 2002
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Wouldn't it be interesting if we implanted something like team VS titan round? Say that you made one titan that would be tossed against a team of robots for...
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Jan 10, 2002
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Funny thing, I had thought of Titan vs 2 mortals awhile back. I really like this idea. Austin ... From: Viktor Tullgren To: robowar@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Austin Barton
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Jan 10, 2002
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Two mortals versus a single titan.... Properly programmed, the two mortals almost always have to win. All they need to do is employ a Darling-esque tactic...
Paul K. Olson
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Jan 11, 2002
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Re: [robowar] Team StrategyIt isn't a matter if the titan or mortals will win. It is a matter of which pair of mortals could win by the highest margin. By your...
Austin Barton
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Jan 11, 2002
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Re: [robowar] Team StrategyTo fix that problem you could have the other suggestion that is 2 titans vs 4 mortals since it is harder to get such a tactic to...
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Jan 11, 2002
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Re: [robowar] Team StrategyMaking the titan would be a good challenge though =) ... From: Paul K. Olson To: robowar@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, January 11,...
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Jan 11, 2002
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Yes, a scoring system that rewards both mortals for surviving would make it more interesting. Say five points for the titan surviving and two for the the...
Paul K. Olson
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Jan 11, 2002
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3 teams 1 with a mortal 1 with a titan 2 with titan that cant shoot only block for the mortal and wont be shot either.....i think the teams would conflict...
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Jan 13, 2002
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there should be 3v3 teams...
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Jan 13, 2002
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Hmm...this would be interesting...with a little change. Make there only be two teams. Say, 1 titan vs 1 mortal + 1 blocker, or 1 mortal + 1 blocker vs 1...
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Jan 15, 2002
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So i have been lurking on this board for about four months and playing robowar for about two years...i'd hate to see a bastion of intelligent gaming finally...
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Feb 12, 2002
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I am out here reading this. I'd hate to see robowar die also. Unfortunately I haven't found time to put any new bots together. I agree that someone should...
Matt Burkholder
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