Final week of contest: Twins!
Fellow Pilots,
Happy Presidents' Day. For my friends outside the US, this holiday is not about the one we have currently (we're mostly in mourning about that) - it was conceived to celebrate and commemorate at least two really good ones!
Big news (at least the professors at the U think so): Pixonic has announced a system to report tanking. It deserves a longer post, and we will get there, but for now - here's the form. When you see Dior/Massive Attack, tell him Dr. Yat has been watching!
The theme for week three of the Art of the Assist, beginning TODAY February 19th, 2018, is "Twinsies." You will need a squad mate for this! Get dressed up with the same robots and weapons, walk together, and lay waste to the opposition. If you've never done this, imagine two Griffins, four Orkans and four Pinatas all trained on the same (un)lucky opponent. It's awesome to behold, and one way to make absolutely sure you kill everything in the room.
To enter, capture screenshots or video of your work, and share it as a reply on my thread "Twinsies" at the War Robots Forum. All winners will be chosen and notified at the end of the three week contest (February 26th).
John Stockton's "twin" was the "Mailman," Karl Malone. Improbably huge and impossible to guard, Malone always delivered!
Advice(s):
DISCLAIMER - ALL OF THE SIX WINNERS WILL GET A ROBOT FROM PIXONIC. It's a PROMOTION. Pixonic gets players, the U gets readers, and you get robots. If you don't think that's fair, above board, or you just don't like it, DO NOT ENTER. That way the University won't provide something free to an ungrateful bastard.*
*Said with love, but if you are one of those bastards, we aren't really interested in hearing about it.
Your humble servant,
Dr. Yat
PS: Great minds think alike, so I wanted to alert you to Manni Gaming's February teamwork challenge #WRGotYourBack. You can check it out here.
Happy Presidents' Day. For my friends outside the US, this holiday is not about the one we have currently (we're mostly in mourning about that) - it was conceived to celebrate and commemorate at least two really good ones!
Big news (at least the professors at the U think so): Pixonic has announced a system to report tanking. It deserves a longer post, and we will get there, but for now - here's the form. When you see Dior/Massive Attack, tell him Dr. Yat has been watching!
The theme for week three of the Art of the Assist, beginning TODAY February 19th, 2018, is "Twinsies." You will need a squad mate for this! Get dressed up with the same robots and weapons, walk together, and lay waste to the opposition. If you've never done this, imagine two Griffins, four Orkans and four Pinatas all trained on the same (un)lucky opponent. It's awesome to behold, and one way to make absolutely sure you kill everything in the room.
To enter, capture screenshots or video of your work, and share it as a reply on my thread "Twinsies" at the War Robots Forum. All winners will be chosen and notified at the end of the three week contest (February 26th).
John Stockton's "twin" was the "Mailman," Karl Malone. Improbably huge and impossible to guard, Malone always delivered!
My "twin" here is a Punisher Griffin. Stay outside 500m, people ...
Walking (slowly) to a place where no one wants to go ...
I warned you to stay back! This thing has a Zeus (600m) but wants to play rough.
Finally, if you see a bunch of Thunder Carnages, you really want to relocate yourself. Coming forward is the worst possible strategy!
Contest rules:
Walking (slowly) to a place where no one wants to go ...
I warned you to stay back! This thing has a Zeus (600m) but wants to play rough.
Finally, if you see a bunch of Thunder Carnages, you really want to relocate yourself. Coming forward is the worst possible strategy!
Thanks AJ, for being my runnin' partner during this photo shoot. I would say that no robots were harmed ... but lots of robots got harmed, especially these two Lancelots! For this slaughter, we brought a pair of Thunder Carnages, which no Ancile can withstand. The HeyChee just finished the job.
Contest rules:
- Do something awesome to help your team.
- Capture your awesomeness in 1-3 screenshots or a video of 90 seconds or less. Use the keyword #WRassist in the title of your video.
- Feel free to caption or describe your assist using less than 150 words.
- Post your "assist" as a reply to the War Robots University post in “general” which announces the weekly theme at http://war-robots-forum.freeforums.net
- Dr. Yat’s selections will be based on the instructive value and uniqueness of your post; decisions will be final
- Prize robots do not include update 3.6 (Strider and Spectre are off limits for now)
- Damage isn't awesome (or particularly helpful) by itself.
- Results screenshots are not awesome in the absence of context.
- Posts that criticize or demean other pilots will not endear the judge to your entry.
Your humble servant,
Dr. Yat
PS: Great minds think alike, so I wanted to alert you to Manni Gaming's February teamwork challenge #WRGotYourBack. You can check it out here.
In basketball, no one has ever been better at the assist than John Stockton - a short, unassuming white guy who drove to his NBA games in the family minivan.
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