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Originally Posted by SuperNerd256
3RD ROBOT! Y U NO DO SOMETHING????
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This made my day.
Our team has been that 3rd robot before, during Kansas City. While it is true that we could have been out there scoring points, our goal was to attempt and aid in the balancing process.
Sometimes it's more advantages to do everything in your power to get those bridge points, even if it means putting your shooting game on hold.
Example. Both of my alliance partners are attempting to balance and we're down by 15 points with 40 seconds left. There is currently not enough ammo on my side of the field for me to score.
I have a few options:
I can (A): try to jump to the other side of the field, collect, and get back to my side so I can score. A task which would be time consuming for most bots.
(B): Go play defense, but put our alliance at risk of penalties.
or (C): I can sit as close to our bridge as possible and wait for our services to be needed. In this position we could help steady the bridge, or replace a team mate who has fallen over early on in the balance.
Obviously, C isn't always going to be a good idea. I'd even say that it's poor strategy 7 times out of 10.
So to really answer your question, I'd say one of two things is happening.
Either the team in question is doing C, OR the remaining team's drivers are watching the balance and not paying attention to what their bot could be doing.
I would say most of them are doing the later.