Hey guys!
This is an idea that I’ve been tossing around for a bit, and really, I can’t see any reason why not to go this route. I’ve decided we’re going to open up a Hexapod League for Mech Warfare, to hopefully tap into the crowd that already owns hexapods (myself included). It will be an easy transition to a Mech Warfare ready bot with these platforms, as their payload is significantly higher than that of a quad or biped.
Now, because of these hefty payload advantages as well as increased mobility, Hexapods are going to be in a separate league for the ranked matches. Exhibition matches are of course ‘whatever goes’ but for the ladder competition itself, it would be too difficult to balance hexapods vs quads/bipeds.
Hexapods will essentially have the same exact rule set as that of a quadrapod. 4 target panels, etc, however given their design I think it is prudent that target panels be mounted on the turret itself, otherwise we run into the risk of the legs at least partially concealing them.
Anyway, I hope this opens the door to more competitors! Can’t wait to see what some people come up with in terms of designs.
I’ll have updated rules posted in the near future, just throwing this out there for discussion for the time being.