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Re: Defense in Ultimate Ascent

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Originally Posted by Siri View Post
This is a nice game for beating zone D. There are just so many zones--coordinated offensive coaches can make even smart and well driven defenders waste a lot of time. If offensive bots avoid joining the same jam, even 2-3 cycle bots can keep the flow running pretty well. I'm not going to fight you for a feeder station when I can load under defense from the unprotected one, or (particularly if my ally you also haven't stopped is there), box you at the protected and spin in. Play either pyramid corridor and I have at least 3 choices: spin through, cut under to the other side, or go under and out the middle. Etc.*

*Ok, so it helps we drive swerve and don't telegraph directions. But it's really anyone's game--there's no guaranteed shutdown anymore than there's no guaranteed counter-D.
As the coach of a defensive team...thanks for the info
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