The Wreckoning (Season 2)

EAGLE PRIME vs ZORK MUCKERBORG: THE WRECKONING! We're trying a new live-event format where people pay money to come see the robots destroy stuff in person. Would you come to this?
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[@sixfthree]

For this business model you should really take a good look at the monster truck industry. I think this kind of show would be in the same vein. Maybe even a partnership to do events at monster truck shows.

[@GenericKen000]

Chris O'Brien I think they’ve been trying to avoid that since inception, but the economics just make more sense. It would be harder for them to move the giant robot from city to city, but as a plus, watching cars get torn in half is vastly superior to watching them get crushed. Particularly intricate stuff like the engine block.

[@sn0wbit12]

"zork muckerborg" best megabots joke in existance

[@sn0wbit12]

"trying to steal the worlds data"

[@LazarheaD]

Get the Zorcc!

[@calebsherman886]

*The z o r c c*

[@DerKrawallkeks]

love it;)

[@cortragsdale1917]

No kidding.

[@stanleylittlejohn2265]

Never quit I want to see this on an international level

[@theJellyjoker]

Go the Robosaurus route? Maybe see if you can get into Monster Jam or some other motorsport events?

[@Henners]

Those shots of the chainsaw were beeeautiful!

[@reginasadventure7105]

you should go millionnares that have a dream of piloting mechs and ether charge them or let them sponser

[@Dregoro]

Make people bring their own stuff to destroy

[@carso1500]

Dregoro yeah, that would attract the attention

[@Evker0]

Glad that child didn’t die at 5:16

[@LaniakeaDenizen]

Evker0 I wonder why his parents didn't pull him back earlier. The car was only going 5mph.

[@enriquesolorio2053]

Evker0 I seen that too

[@NKCubed]

lol, you're making so many people's dream a reality right now

[@MirorR3fl3ction]

This is exactly the type of difficult business decision you guys need to make right now and you guys seem to be handling it well. Megabots was made by Engineers, but the make the business profitable there has to be a show aspect, and thats exactly what this test event does!

[@tedtest4787]

From what I've learned from this, I now think that the way to make robot fights entertaining is to 1. Not have people in them, so safety doesn't limit them. 2. Focus on speed over strength, also make it smaller if it helps. 3. Have a solid frame but put fiberglass panels on them so there is some actual destruction, Without being to expensive to replace. 4. Somehow make them drive sideways not just forwards and backwards, meybe mecanum wheels could work. 5. Not sure about this but it seems like compressed air or electric motors are a lot faster than hydraulics. Also seams more robust. I think these things would make it more fun to watch them destroy and be destroyed by other robots. Which I think is what people want to see.

[@peterjohnson9438]

This needs the Colin Furze treatment. Flamethrowers, rockets, pneumatic fists, speed and aggression.

[@tobermorywomble23]

Low rewatch value for just destroying stuff. But driving experinces? Oh hello yeah. Take my money.

[@nathandavies5407]

If you’re going to allow guests to pilot Eagle Prime I recommend a remote override that freezes the upper chassis and slowly brings him to a stop. Just for safety sake.

[@InventingThings]

I hope this is the first of many steps to getting you back on your feet!

[@casual-mtb-veiwer_782]

This was a great vid keep up the good work!! Maybe after an event, people could pay like $50 or something to have a small session of using the robot. That will keep things going. Anyway if your reading this good luck!!!

[@GoGunCo]

skullfist889 _yt I’m reading this. Thanks!

[@athriaxo]

50$ probably won´t even cover fuel... i´d pay like 250$ for just 10 minutes of crushing a washing machine or something that would be so fun! xD

[@danieltimmerman9540]

really good video! The editing of the Mechs were a lot better- done with a lot more seriousness. I wonder if people would pay to tour the mech facility and see how its built/ the engineering of the whole thing

[@Ghostread]

Daniel Timmerman i woud pay but i live in Germany so...

[@danieltimmerman9540]

Ghost Gaming agreed! Id definitely pay if I were in the country!

[@osakanone]

I think mechanically speaking, the decision to run tracks while objectively better for weight distribution/not passing through a goddamn pavement comes at the cost of serious harm to mobility. I was speaking about your work with another engineer friend a while back and the conclusion we came to was that the robots need to mess each-other up more. You need to look at wrestling psychology and the perception of struggle more. The final conclusion he came to was that for performance arts it might be better to have a super tough robot as a naked frame, then cover it in softer materials to convey damage that's purely cosmetic, perhaps going as far as to have arms come off and stuff like that (which let's be honest, would be catastrophic because of their construction and fragile components). Its all a question of perceived effect vs mobility and the problem with mobility is that the cubed law means metal is exponentially heavier so the strength of a machine has to literally be super human at scale to actually move at all, let alone gracefully. Given that Sudobashi was originally designed as a moving sculpture, have you guys considered lighter materials or construction? The only other option I think you have is displacement which is exponentially problematic. I wonder what kind of forces EP's rated at mechanically to exert and what is her BHP/torque like? An all electric engine might have the torque and response-rate you need while being less mechanically complex which should reduce maintenance costs significantly and improve the hydraulics response times while having a far more predictable set of thermal characteristics. Eva did cables so I figure its not sacrilege or anything. I'm not stateside but damn I'd love to go watch Eagle Prime defile the crap out of something. Rock on.

[@Technicallyaddicted]

I read this entire thing, rare for me. I'm even replying, rarer still. This was worth the read. I think you could tell them a thing or two. I tip my hat to you sir.

[@kurisu7885]

Glad to see you guys are still going.

[@shavono8402]

As it is, this is a pretty well put together event imo, but there is undoubtedly lots of potential for more value in this. I think this is a great start!

[@sandtail0286]

I’m honestly praying to god that this company makes it big. To see a childhood dream like this become a reality would make a grown man squeal like a little girl

[@davidjellofox]

Pay to get a chance to drive a giant robot? Hell yes. Maybe you should set up courses for people to run the robot through. They pay to pilot the bot and you track how quickly they complete the course! Winner gets bragging rights.

[@TheAnon26]

Idea: Have three classes of tickets. One, a very cheap one (or as cheap as is feasible anyway), which only allows you to watch the destruction, maybe take a pic or something with it. Two, at a very small increase (a few bucks - enough to be a tempting upgrade) which gives you a chance of driving it - this would be done via a lottery-like system, with one or two winners each event, and three, a guaranteed drive - these would be limited and more expensive. Probably not too many of these each time. Might be worth a try anyway. Would get people invested into things.

[@dawsonteal3341]

Good job. Looked very interesting. People love to see real destruction that's improvised and not so scripted.

[@zachsmith7373]

I wood pay just for a picture with one of the robots

[@sandwich3290]

I personally wouldn't mind if you put a billion ads on this video. If I can support you guys by watching the ads, then I really don't mind!

[@Dangineering]

Look into having both robots being active during the performance. It's not a linear relationship regarding giant robots ans destroying stuff its exponential. Add a second one in to either assist or tag team objects makes it waaaaay more exotic

[@henrihundeson2701]

I always dreamt of something like this when I was a child...

[@Vaktavious]

Dramatic improvement on the editing! BRILLIANT!

[@totallydarth309]

5:16 Casually almost murdering a child and their parents with a van Don't think we didn't see

[@Boneychuck]

I'd pay to see this and get my picture taken in Eagle Prime. I'd pay extra to drive it, but you gotta get a remote kill switch mounted to the ignition. Also create a waiver for pilots to sign to cover yourself.

[@shavono8402]

I think a photo setup would be a great way to get some extra value out of these events. See the robot, pay an extra $5-10-15 for a photo in/with the robot with a MegaBots logo in the corner.

[@GoGunCo]

We already have all of those things...

[@gigarexx462]

Wow. The Eagle Prime's movement looks really dynamic for now. Great)

[@MrDoggss1969]

Great video, and adding a story to the performance is always a better way to go. Scary moment when the van rolled into the fence! Might consider some parking blocks inside the fence to stop any wayward items (vans). lol Or, at least flatten the tires. Keep up the great work!

[@bej_harper]

Dude I missed this type of editing style, I need more 😅👍👍👍👍

[@GarouKuu]

Would have loved to see the show! Need to upload a future one

[@mrmelongna6377]

Yall deserve more subscribers

[@TreetopCanopy]

This is the outrageous real-life cartoon I came for :)

[@ryanmunos8699]

Keeping the dream alive!

[@mr.2minutes161]

waiting for eagle prime to appears on movies like terminator 2019 or something

[@benjaminchen8857]

you should add some "blood"/explosives inside the junk, so it's more a spectacle, so you have a good idea if the slice was correct, deep enough etc

[@devanwetenkamp4781]

at 5:18 it looks like a Mom and son are about to get hit by the van!? lol

[@jprest13]

awesome stuff! $500 tickets to drive a mech

[@tedtest4787]

Nice job! really hope this works out for you guys

[@juancarloslara3923]

Take the robot for a ride down town, it will advertise it self.

[@lodewijk-9550]

please try to make an really fast spinning saw blade it would be awesome ( it should be so fast that when the weel hits an waching machine it should just go flying trough the air )

[@those2guys347]

I love you guys

[@beanbandit495]

Perhaps part of the deal when coming to see on of these shows is that lucky randomly selected audience members will have the chance to pilot a mech after the show. I think that might entice more people to come to these events

[@curiouslamp2841]

4:38 when I saw you wrecking a piano I nearly freaked put

[@LazarheaD]

Destruction! Yes!

[@falconiguana]

Good steps toward recovery

[@kaihudson984]

Ur editing is improving a lot Matt, keep up the good work.

[@maninredhelm]

I know this is a thousand times easier said than done, but having a rival robot with which to compete with would make a gigantic difference, even if it's just a car destruction and other skills contest rather than direct combat. Maybe dress up Iron Glory like something else and have Guy turn heel and pretend he came back with a new robot to destroy Megabots. Then all us nerds could sit here and argue way too seriously about the tactical advantages of each design while you laugh at us. You need a convenient and inexpensive Suidobashi replacement. It's not a sport until we have a team to cheer against.

[@ep5acg]

Can't believe a Hollywood company didn't make a bunch of FX film while the robot was in town.

[@TheEthanMaverick04]

So, just wondering, are you guys uh, recovering well, after that whole bankruptcy thing?

[@GoGunCo]

TheEthanMaverick still losing cash each month, but losing a little bit less now. Maybe I should do a “business fundamentals” update video.

[@TheEthanMaverick04]

Maybe. I know that one thing that usually gets a lot of views now a days is collaboration videos with other popular youtubers, or people. The only problem with that is that, lol, from my knowledge, I don't know any other youtubers who make giant freaking battle robots. That's why I like your company. It's unique.

[@sjege]

Having collabs with tiny robot makers would work too, like for example William Osman

[@TheEthanMaverick04]

Yeah, I suppose it would.

[@SimpleGunner]

well hey, at least your being honest about it, thats commendable.

[@GGerikP1]

In order to help make this cost effective they should make the robots so that limbs and parts can pop off if the robot is hit in certain places like the old red and blue hand controlled robot figuring game. This would allow the robots to fight like we all want and be "damaged" but while they would look like they need repairs after, the repairs would be minimal and hopefully be more cosmetic.

[@Brickkers]

Yes another video!

[@TreetopCanopy]

I love the whole cast!

[@Dreadhead669]

I love the new design of eagle prime!

[@stephenhughes3964]

I think you guys should hook up with the Armored Combat League (ACL) or the Battle of the Nations (BotN) for it inbetween fighting rather than Improv. I'm sort of seeing something to the effect of the Venture Brothers unveil itself here..

[@tr165eaglebsa4]

great job on your performance but you probably need to add something where you can find information on your showtimes and where you're going because if you come to Ohio I know I'll be showing up :)

[@robertbrunsch7124]

Looks cool!

[@NyeMechworks]

Just curious, would anyone want a Giant Robot Laser Tag Arena?

[@iforgotmyname6905]

Try a show on forth of July with too many fire works involved

[@coreytaylor447]

can we get an update on your guy's financial situation?

[@carso1500]

Corey Taylor they say they are still losing money, but less every month thats good i guess

[@coreytaylor447]

thanks! i really want them to succeed!

[@allentowns7027]

Hello!come from Hong Kong🇭🇰

[@ztcajun]

I believe you guys can make it into a hit

[@viscera_atrocity]

Now, send it to BattleBots. Just pretend there's no human inside.

[@mikedaoud2164]

If you guys manage to get all the money need to restart megabots I recommend you guys keep on doing shows where the robot story stuff so you build up money then you should attach those new arms that you guys been working on before you guys ran out of money

[@ziggyboogydude1]

maybe set up a mock fight between iron glory and eagle prime just so people can say they saw robot fights?

[@traniel123456789]

5:17 was so scary

[@DJLing]

Nice start guys!!! Keep up the good work and I to will create a mech in the future....

[@DJLing]

*too

[@chrisoberg6888]

An imperial knight with a chain sword and power claw!

[@twitternewsarchive2370]

5:18 this is what the people want 🤖

[@jpyka4x4]

I want to see this work too theres just enough carnage.

[@tannerwallace9258]

Love it, wonderful work. Sad that I missed the patreon stream though :(

[@randomspectator39]

YES, ANOTHER VIDEO, AND A BAD PUN😈

[@iforgotmyname6905]

They need more subs

[@GoGunCo]

aziazi azi share this channel!

[@tecktan7250]

You can do it!

[@livefree1030]

You could make more money, and save on expenses if you leave the operations in the Bay Area and move to Las Vegas.

[@claytonkerr7780]

Looked great! Maybe you can find a way to create a network of hobbyist roboticists/scifi vehicle builders who have similar ambitions and start a KZbin exhibition series. It could be good networking while proving that there is sufficient interest in developing a "battle machine" league. Since Eagle Prime and the Mark II are more of mech/tank hybrids rather than full battlemechs, it might be easier to build a grassroots league of science fiction combat vehicle enthusiasts rather than a battlemech league. It could also make for a more steady stream of social media publicity and keep fans more rigidly engaged in staying up to date. Coming up with some classic "gamemode" ideas such as Capture the Flag, Control Zone, Destroy the Enemy Base, etc. could also garner more interest as opposed to marketing "deathmatch" style fights which could be anticlimatic like the first fight with the Mark II vs. Kuratas, or slow and clunky like the other fights. Pilot safety could also be less of a central focus if the intent of the gamemode isn't to destroy the enemy machine, but to complete an objective faster (while possibly skirmishing some). This could spark more competitor interest since teams interested in building their own competition machines could rest easier, knowing they won't necessarily have to have major financial backing in order to stay in the league because there is reduced likelihood of their mech getting demolished. It should also open up more design avenues by taking the whole focus off of robot combat and making that just a major facet (example: we might get to see Eagle Prime open up full throttle and do some maneuvers around tight corners, or make a hack-slash with the chainsaw or sword as it passes by a destructable objective in a timed battle for points). Just some ideas. Also, revoicing Andrew Brown's reply to TheEthanMaverick's comment, but a Megabots/Colin Furze team up would be sick!

[@lordx_yt6919]

This is awesome

[@lordx_yt6919]

Love this show I'm going to make robot when I get older

[@alexanerose4820]

It's so sureal watching history be made. You're like a Vince McMahon. He failed with so many things (IMF, WF, and etc) but THAT'S just the nature of venture capitalism. Look at him now! I'm a cynical person who doens't know how to express his emotions very well but just know that out of the few thigns I have hope and faith in, you and what you're trying to do is one of them. Good speed and LET WREKA SOME MECHA!

[@sucu2.442]

Amazing

[@aidenhopkins2012]

yay a new video!!!!!

[@gigarexx462]

The hand moves with the speed of human.. I wonder how energy efficient is the power gen..

[@ressyres35]

Was eagle primes speed reduced at this event or have they pumped his speed up a bit? Glad you guys gave us an update and seeing that behemoth stab gut a van was pretty satisfying to watch.

[@notkivic7060]

Isn't that the circus mouse song from Coraline?

[@Jim_woods]

Awesome

[@stp_poika4891]

Cool

[@frederikboeggild]

Whats next working legs???

[@jabberwockydraco4913]

a more power rangers/kamen rider formula might work for a better story to go along with the giant mech smashing stuff, slap like 20 giant googly eyes onto the piano and van, but you do you.

[@ScarriorIII]

Try Weta Workshop, PGI/HBS. And Elon, of course.

[@tiagotiagot]

05:18 Please tell me the little kid being almost ran over was just part of the show and everything was always under control with astronomical safety margins...,.

[@AJSchultz]

2018.07.22 1801h EST (conduit = BX) just saying. Hush that was my inside voice. Nice show!

[@Inhumane]

3:20 this guy looks like smith from matrix

[@tr165eaglebsa4]

when are you going to make the next video?

[@jkerthe1944]

Welll ,i sti hoping

[@soggybiscuits9399]

Should rent the Mechs out. People pay for time in the cockpit and just let them loose in a pit full of shit to break. Would get rid of some of that production cost.

[@bmassey5285]

You should try and get a sponsorship from titanfall/ respawn entertainment

[@nashan13a]

"all systems nominal"..... was that a mechwarrior online reference?