The Thieving Magpie | Trilobite |
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Speed: 7 | Speed: 9 |
Traction: 7 | Traction: 9 |
Torque: 1 | Torque: 3 |
Weapon: 5 | Weapon: 0 |
Armour: 10 | Armour: 9 |
Config: N/A | Config: N/A |
I can't beat her in an outright driving match and her forks give Trilobite a slight wedging advantage, so I need to use the arena to help offset that disadvantage. Start out and get over towards the grate of the center furnace and 'matador' Trilobite into ramming the furnace grate enough times that it'll break. Then, I'll move away from there to prevent falling in, myself, while either making her try to ram me (and miss) and fall in, or I can get an angle in on her forks and flip her in. Do this for both grates if need be.
If that fails to work, I'll also utilize the pistons and try to get Trilobite stuck on those, which should be easy given her super-low profile, then capitalize on that with some flips. Trilobite doesn't appear to be invertable or possess a self-righter, so if it gets overturned, I'll just let it get counted out. She also can't do much in the way of damage to me, but watch for ramming attacks that can put me into the hazards, especially an open furnace! However, with such a low-profile design, if Trilobite were to ram at full-speed and wedge under me, I'll most likely just 'monster truck' right over its top.
If somehow I get flipped, self-right immediately. I'll go with the first strategy to help conserve gas for if that fails, then it will be more using the flipper around the piston hazards (or hey maybe I'll get lucky and the pistons can flip Trilobite over for me). Remain aggressive but smart about when to be aggressive here, watch out for any baiting attacks, myself, and may the best bot win!
GL, Cassie!