02-10-2012, 09:37
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AKA: Pinecone
 FRC #0228 (GUS Robotics); FRC #2170 (Titanium Tomahawks) Team Role: Mentor
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Rookie Year: 2006
Location: Glastonbury, CT
Posts: 7,720
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Re: 2013 SVR
I think "defensive" is a somewhat poor term - I like "utility" a lot better as it covers more strategies and robot designs. Utility robots are often "defensive" but limiting yourself to that title really cuts back on your options.
It's also totally possible to build a utility robot that seeds high enough to be an alliance captain, either via new seeding rules or by smart strategy. The trick is to add just enough functionality to either win outright or enable easy wins - even if you can't yourself put up triple digit scores.
I think a lot of the teams that have been mentioned are of a caliber where they can produce great offensive or hybrid threats, but more utility robots at a regional are never a bad thing.
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