I was a huge fan of Battlebots, but after this last season it became clear just how fickle the judgments and rules are.
A long time ago there was a battle between Minotaur vs Tombstone. Minotaur was knocked out for being trapped in the arena, in a fight where both had a chance to win. It was a totally understandable action after all if you can't move, then it's a knockout. The biggest problem is that in the semifinals of season six, in the battle between Minotaur x Witch Doctor, The Witch Doctor's Robot had also been stuck like that on that occasion, however, instead of being considered a knockout, they took a break from the battle and released the robot. I think this is an extremely controversial decision as the Minotaur still had control over his robot while the Witch Doctor was imprisoned. If this was a serious show, it would have been a knockout. This kind of situation makes me very sad because I completely understand if the Minotaur had been defeated fairly, but what we saw was the Witch Doctor running like a coward and the judges finding it beautiful. This was my last time watching Battlebots, as no viewer likes to watch an unfair show.
Technology and Fighting have always been two things I've always loved, for me, Battlebots has always been the pinnacle of entertainment, but a final to the sound of boos and such an embarrassment really broke my heart...
A long time ago there was a battle between Minotaur vs Tombstone. Minotaur was knocked out for being trapped in the arena, in a fight where both had a chance to win. It was a totally understandable action after all if you can't move, then it's a knockout. The biggest problem is that in the semifinals of season six, in the battle between Minotaur x Witch Doctor, The Witch Doctor's Robot had also been stuck like that on that occasion, however, instead of being considered a knockout, they took a break from the battle and released the robot. I think this is an extremely controversial decision as the Minotaur still had control over his robot while the Witch Doctor was imprisoned. If this was a serious show, it would have been a knockout. This kind of situation makes me very sad because I completely understand if the Minotaur had been defeated fairly, but what we saw was the Witch Doctor running like a coward and the judges finding it beautiful. This was my last time watching Battlebots, as no viewer likes to watch an unfair show.
Technology and Fighting have always been two things I've always loved, for me, Battlebots has always been the pinnacle of entertainment, but a final to the sound of boos and such an embarrassment really broke my heart...