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Re: Ultimate Ascent Strategies

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Originally Posted by Joon Park View Post
I think many of us initially wanted to go with the climb + colored discs design because they seemed a sure way to get a solid 30 to 50 points, but we are now quickly realizing two things:
  1. Climbing is harder than we originally thought, due to specific climbing rules and how much the rungs stick out of the vertical struts
  2. Shooting is going to be more accurate than we thought (see various videos of prototypes in this thread and all over CD)
I agree that shooting is going to be the easier and probably most reliable option. However I think a good alliance in the end will consist of a shooter, climber, and someone who can score missed disk and/or play a good defense. There will definitely be merit in many different types of robots this year.