Chief Delphi - Mistakes of 2013

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Originally Posted by rsisk (Post 1276059)

Once again ignoring the rule that game piece control is critical to winning the game. We really needed an active floor pickup on our robot.

We decided against a floor pickup and our post-championship analysis is that this decision was okay.

What we did was:

Score a solid 18 points in autonomous;
Run ~4 cycles to the feed station and score well in the 3-point goal with these Frisbees;
Play effective, active defense as needed;
Run around most defenders; and
Climb for 30 points in late-season matches

This year's game was great in that no team could realistically do everything well. A well-selected alliance, however, could. There were certain suites of capabilities which were in demand (a FCS; a floor pick-up robot capable of a 42-point autonomous; an FCS blocker; climber;...) but this year, it was the best alliance which won, not the best robot.

Ultimate Ascent was the best FRC game to date, IMHO.