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Re: Peachtree Finals Video

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Originally Posted by Jimmy K View Post
Note that this strategy is poor if there is a tube that is scored, but hanging by a thread, cause accidentally de-scoring it is a red-card in elims. This gave the #7 alliance one more chance to beat #2 (Although it ended up not mattering).
I was on the opposing alliance at the time, but didn't see the tube get knocked down. Looking back at that point in that match from the recorded video(01:01:43 of http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/13427807 ) I see how harsh of a penalty that was for a tube that could have been knocked off by the moving air from a thrown tube.

From 3344's standpoint at the time it was a glimmer of hope to get our ~2 second, one-night minibot deployed during elimination matches after running out of battery during that match (didn't have a charged one so we gambled, but the 10+ minute wait time for the techs to fix the field during the previous match must have killed the battery).

Nonetheless, the #2 alliance deserved the win, and I'm glad they pushed through to finals.

Last edited by bstrong1218 : 20-03-2011 at 22:55. Reason: typo