So what if your 2v2 is rated 2,000 and your guild has black temple on farm status? You WoW players might as well be n00bs in comparison to the diehard warriors of Western Allied Robots (WAR). These combat enthusiasts actually battle IRL (in real life) by building radio-controlled robots and launching them against one another. Self-proclaimed WAR lord Rob Purdy says that ways to disable an opponent range from tame to violent: You can simply flip them over so that they cant get up again, or you can do something radical like rip them apart. Combat often goes on for hours. Badass players from all over the Northwest will gather at Seattle Bot Battles 6. Which bot will be the last one standing? Seattle Center House, 305 Harrison St., 441-1768, www.seattlecenter.org. Free. Noon to 6 p.m. ERIKA HOBART
Sat., April 12, noon, 2008
