Deciding factor

[edomus]

Now that a few regionals are done, what has been the deciding factor in this years game? What kind of robots comprise the winning alliances and what features are winning in the qualifications?

EDIT: sorry for starting this thread, it looks like most of my questions will be answered here http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=26420

If you want to keep this thread going feel free