@kitten IMO my main issue with battlebots is that the arena hazards I much prefer watching the National Havoc Robot League, which has smaller arenas with wooden floors, much much lower mass limits on the bots, and some other rule differences that I prefer
Honestly, I prefer #NHRL primarily because they're producing more new, regularly-scheduled, high-quality competition shows in places I can easily watch.
If #BattleBots went back to a championship every year plus FaceOffs or whatever... frankly I'd just watch both. I'm not so strapped for screen time that I have pick one or the other.
I don't feel like the hazards are particularly important in the modern era, TBH. The most impactful one seems to be the Upper Deck and only because the tight corners it creates next to it.
