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−A heavier form of Mauler Dancing is spikeball mode, when the bot goes wild after a particularly violent Mauler Dance and it bounces everywhere uncontrollably in the arena, effectively seeming like a ball of spikes. And the bot will stay that way until you stop spinnng. Mauler Dancing is caused by the centrifugal force acting on an unbalanced fast-spinning weapon.+Similar stability issues are also a problem on [[VS]]s, when a weapon imabalance causes the VS to shake vertically . This renders your wedge useless, messes up your driving, ruins your stability, makes landing a hit with your weapon difficult, and can make you lose the fight easily.+
Mauler Dancing happens when a robot has a fast spinning weapon, and loses a part of it weapon. The bot begins to wobble, and then can fall on it's side, and sort of lifts off the ground (usually balancing on one wheel). The name comes from the real life Battlebots competitor Mauler that was left spinning on its edge after it lost one of its spinning flails in a match against Bigger Brother.
+Mauler Dancing happens when a spinner loses part of it's weapon. Most if not all spinners have symmetrical, balanced weapons. When the weapon becomes unbalanced and the spinner still spins, a Mauler dance happens. The faster the weapon is and the more unbalanced the weapon is, the more severe the mauler dance will be. The bot begins to wobble, completely taking away it's drivetrain. The name comes from the real life Battlebots competitor Mauler that was left spinning on its edge after it lost one of its spinning flails in a match against Bigger Brother.
−Mauler Dancing is caused by the centrifugal force acting on an unbalanced fast-spinning weapon.
Mauler dancing is an issue on [[HS]]s. The more spinners and weapon heads you have, the milder the Mauler Dance is. But if you lose one of your weapon head on a [[LW]] with only one spinner, be prepared to the spikeball mode.
Mauler dancing is an issue on [[HS]]s. The more spinners and weapon heads you have, the milder the Mauler Dance is. But if you lose one of your weapon head on a [[LW]] with only one spinner, be prepared to the spikeball mode.
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To get a Mauler Dance, just rip off one of [[Tornado]]'s sledgehammers or one of [[Berserker]]'s axes.
To get a Mauler Dance, just rip off one of [[Tornado]]'s sledgehammers or one of [[Berserker]]'s axes.
+A somehow similar uncontrolled robot action is [[Spikeball mode]]. Note that a bot can go into spikeball mode as a result of mauler dancing.
−While the original mauler dance was on a HS, similar stability issues are also a problem on [[VS]]s, when a weapon imbalance causes the VS to shake vertically . This renders your wedge useless, messes up your driving, ruins your stability, makes landing a hit with your weapon difficult, and can make you lose the fight easily.
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