[AdamHeard]

Why downplay the benefit of a faster minibot?

The time of the entire process, deployment and climb, is what matters. Just because deployment is in there, doesn't mean climb time doesn't count.

A 1.5 second climb will be a huge advantage. Assuming they have similar deployment speeds, they can deploy later and still win. Assuming they have faster deployment speeds, which they likely will, they can deploy much later and still win.

If you disagree, then settle for 3 seconds.