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Re: 2012 IRI Predictions

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Originally Posted by AdamHeard View Post
You're referring to a single data point. That data point also included two of the best robots this year, and a purposefully short robot to make it easier to triple.

We all know two longs can triple, but we can all agree that the more wide robots on the alliance, the easier it *should* be to triple (with all other factors the same).

That being said, at least one elim alliance will triple with two longs at IRI.
While I admit that the EH Team was exceptional, I still agree with your prediction that at least one alliance will have a two longs triple. I was responding to the flurry of posts that seemed to discount teams such as 1114 and 2056 as valuable first round picks because of their orientation. Maybe I chose too good of an example; that alliance made balancing look a lot easier than it actually is.

I do agree that having more wide bots should make it easier to triple. But with the added weight allowance of IRI and the couple months of iteration, I would be very surprised if any alliance in elims has fewer than 2 balancing mechs. I think the number of these stingers or arms or whatever will drastically decrease the difference between long and wide bots (especially if the long bots can hang).
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