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Unread 09-03-2011, 10:45
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Re: Lessons learned for Week 2 Regionals?

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Originally Posted by Mark McLeod View Post
As long as that's your free choice.
Of course, your robot will be downgraded by most scouters for not scoring during autonomous and you'll drop on most pick lists in favor of the third robot on your alliance who did score...

P.S.
I'd suggest it be a team choice and the possible ramifications to their season of hard work be presented to them.
The flip side of this is, if your autonomous isn't any more consistent than the hypothetical 3 tube auton...
Now you're the team who we know is more interested in showing off than in doing what is most beneficial for the alliance to help win the match.

People notice things like that. Scouts on 148 like team players, and I assume we're not the only ones.

-John
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