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Re: Defense in Ultimate Ascent

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Originally Posted by Abhishek R View Post
Right, inside tip is that when a top offensive bot's coach says "Back to the feeder station" that actually means do a pirouette, a couple of evasive maneuvers, then magically climb and dump for 50.

Just kidding, but there's nothing new about that strategy. Those are really the only 3 'lanes' any bot can actually take. Either push through the direct route to the feeder, go all the way around the pyramid, or go under the opposing pyramid (though this option is usually closed to the taller bots.).
Exactly--except that I'd argue 3 is plenty. The lanes are no secret; it's how you use them that matters. This field is designed to let good offensive bots raise the opportunity cost of playing defense.

The strategies are far from new; in fact, they're far from exclusive to Ultimate Ascent.


As for pushing while cycling, I can only think of 3 general situations in which I'd push a non-scorer, and maybe 3 more that I'd push a scorer. (None of them involve pushing through one D bot to score.)
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