How important do you think it is to pick up frisbees from the floor?

[hugo3337]

Our team is thinking a lot about the fact of having a pickup mechanism. I mean yes having it is nice but the game starts only with 4 in the floor. The only reason that I can think of to have a pickup system is because your team might feel like you will be missing some shots?

[Joe G.]

Some reasons our team has considered:

It is a near-guarantee that some shots will be missed per match. Defense will see to that.
Those frisbees on the ground are in prime position to be picked up and scored in Auto, giving you a head start, and potentially allowing you to score points that effectively "disappear" after autonomous ends
With a good pickup mechanism, it may be more effitient to spew a bunch of frisbees down field early in the match, then sweep them up and score throughout the rest, removing the need to constantly cross the field
Even if you don't rely on pickup for most of the match, the ability to score that one clutch buzzer-beating frisbee lying on the floor in front of you could make or break a match

[Siri]

It is a near-guarantee that some shots will be missed per match. Defense will see to that.Not arguing with most of these, but who are earth is shooting from a location that can be defended? :eek: And more importantly, where is their vision code, and can I see it?

The game starts with at least 10 on the floor by the way, at least 6 of which you can potentially easily reach (2 are under the opposing pyramid and 2 are between that pyramid and their goals). More for the centerline if not everyone preloads all 3.

I can see it being very valuable if you're capable of scoring what you pick up (preferably including upside-down discs). We want to, but we intend to get a working 30pt climber and high shooter going first, so only time will tell if we pull it off. I could see a team prioritizing the other way though. Elim alliances will likely want a good, high scoring floor pickup, especially if you can nail the centerline auton disks.