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Originally Posted by Jay Money 1058
A good driver can cause havoc with as much space as there is.
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This. It seems that the usual idea of defense is robot-robot. This can be effective, but then it just becomes a question of "can we push them" or "is it safe to hit them in this part of the field?" With 2 minutes to drive around, some of the most effective defense I have seen is played by strategic control of game-pieces or even by slowing down your opponent. With such a limited amount of time, slowing down your opponent with limited robot-robot contact can be just as effective. Offensive power is all about cycle-time (yes, pushing matches do slow teams down, but they aren't the only type of defense).
Game-piece control is a bit different this year (and IMO, a bit more difficult) so I don't know how many alliances or robots will pull it off effectively-especially because many teams seem to forsake floor-loading for feeder-only.