Re: 2008 Ultimate Alliance
 

Dang I just looked at my original post and I accidentaly wrote 118 for my first ultimate alliance. I meant 148 the robowranglers.

So mine would be 217, 1114, and 148.

Re: 2008 Ultimate Alliance
 

Way too early to tell. I'll weigh in during Week 7.

Re: 2008 Ultimate Alliance
 

I'd like to see some robots play catch. Get my team, another catapult and a team that could dampen the ball. Get the 2 balls flying around the field so fast the refs won't be able to count it.
So, anyone know of another quick catapult? :P

Re: 2008 Ultimate Alliance
 

From what I saw last week, mine is

1114, 121, and 25. But, this will all change in the coming weeks.

Re: 2008 Ultimate Alliance
 

I have to admit that was my favorite match!! Extremely fun to play in. Really enjoyed working with you guys!!!!!!!!

Re: 2008 Ultimate Alliance
 

Heh, noticing any trends in the choices? I'd say 80%+ of the posts in this thread mention 1114, 217, or both.

I sent our lead mentor the video of QF4.1 (i think) from MWR, with 1114 scoring about 7 hurdles... he's been having nightmares since everywhere we compete, we compete against them... (or hopefully WITH them).

Re: 2008 Ultimate Alliance
 

1114,217,1625
sim-chicken-ovation

1114,217,16
the sim chicken squad

based on week 1

Re: 2008 Ultimate Alliance
 

Believe me you'll have to prove yourself to get mentioned by another team in this thread, i'm surprised my teams been mentioned after not to good of a show at chicago.

but when you see a well respected person from an elite team mention your robot as part of the "ultimate" alliance the recognition is a great feeling.

so prove yourself worthy :]

Re: 2008 Ultimate Alliance
 

hey i have on question what type of alliance is the utlimate

three hurdlers all fast

or two hurdlers one lapbot

Re: 2008 Ultimate Alliance
 

From what I have witnessed, 2 epic hurdlers and 1 very quick lapbot seem to do the best. But if you have 3 hurdlers that are all fast, designating one of them as a lap bot will also work. That's what we did at MWR and it worked very well.

of course, having 3 swerves didn't hurt :cool:

Re: 2008 Ultimate Alliance
 

yeah that was my original idea, three hurdlers all really fast could do the same job and on top of that if one of them breaks down its a realitively small loss becuase the desinated lap bot could just start hurdling.

however the only disadvantage i can find(its not too big either) to having another hurdler is that you would have another tall obstruction of your view while trying to hurdle; meanwhile if you had a small low lapbot you could easily just bob and weave through jams and no matter what happens you can easily rack up points and to the hurdlers there will only be 4 other bots in their way instead of 5

Re: 2008 Ultimate Alliance
 

The ultimate alliance is as follows...

the ulitmate hurderler... aka 1114, 118... a fast team w/ easy pick up, great drivers, and easy hurdeling...

the ulitmate hybrid placers... aka a team who can knock off the ball in hybrid + pass 2-5 lines in hybrid as well as hurdling + placing during the match... *40, 126 from who i've seen...

The ulitmate hurdler/placer... this would be a team such as 121, 1519 who can do 2-4 lines in auto then during tele-op can hurdle 4+ times a match as well as do fast laps and be able to place on the overpass no matter what side of the field they are on...


So in the end its 3 hurdling teams with 2 placer bots, and all 3 bots doing 2-5 lines in auto and knocking at least 1 ball off if not both...

=D

Re: 2008 Ultimate Alliance
 

stricly from week one...

1114- speed and ease with hurdling

121- hurdle a good amount of times, and can place at the end

148- very quick lap runner (b/c there are only two balls anyway)

my $0.02

Re: 2008 Ultimate Alliance
 

1114 just dominates.
30-40 points in hybrid and 5-7 hurdle is 100 point only by 1 team
not many matches excluding 1114 go up to 100

Re: 2008 Ultimate Alliance
 

Unrealistic: 1114, 330, and 148 (if they added a knocker)
Realistic: 1114, 330, and any team that can knock but won't get penalties.