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Originally Posted by Dr Theta
I'm not Car Nack, but I think it is incredibly unlikely we'll see a 120 pt endgame this year.
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He said that's the point breakdown on Einstein, but unless he is also counting the pyramid frisbees, if it's a per alliance score, that's impossible. Even with it, the likelihood each alliance will have 3 robots that can 30pt climb and hit every colored frisbee in the pyramid sounds like something I would have to see in person to believe. You might eke out some 120pt endgames at IRI MAR/MSC/CMP elims will probably have 70-90 point endgames with Einstein maybe getting 80-100.
There have been prominent members of the community that think floor loading will make or break a robot. If you have a consistent 3pt shooter, a drivetrain that can win shoving matches and move you across the field, and a fast wall loading system, you could probably get 4-6 loads from the feeder every match, depending on the defense. That's 48-72 points. This isn't like Logomotion where you can easily ricochet a game piece halfway across the field, but then again the volume of game pieces is incredibly high and accuracy of shooting outside of the elite will be paltry at best. On the other hand, you have to consider how much weight you would be willing to dedicate to the robot depending on the climbing system you want to create, how your team deals with the decreased frame perimeter, and a host of other things.
When you start putting things together, remember these common traps:
You will probably overestimate the field size.
You will also likely overestimate the frame perimeter this year.
With the first flat, unobstructed, largely open field since 2009, you can underestimate the potential defense will have.
In theory everything is perfect, in practice it could all catch on fire and/or melt.