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Unread 01-02-2012, 01:14
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Re: 179 Swamp Teasers

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Originally Posted by Grim Tuesday View Post
What they have is far more than a ramp. They have a guaranteed 20 points per match in qualifications, and a very likely 40 in eliminations. They probably won't seed first, but whichever team picks them will win the regional.

Only at the very high levels do you see robots that can guarantee 20 to 40 points per match. This robot is utterly fantastic, and the engineering and thought that went into it looks amazing. I wish I had thought of it, but hats off to 179!
You'd be surprised, history has shown that the average team is pretty bad at scoring. 20 points may be a decent amount to swing many matches. For example, a hang (2 pts) in 2010 would swing 29% of matches. A suspension and a hang would have changed 72%. (source: http://ewcp.org/blog/2011/12/06/2010-scoring-analysis/)
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