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FIRST some replies...
"Any takers? I say the multiplier will be the difference again this year."
-Paul C
It will matter in qualifiers but not in finals.
"I say the ramp position will be the key thing this year."
-Jon V
I'll talk about Team 25 thinking its the Brystol Bot with the amazing arm that could cherry pick like a GOD, if team 25 was not the Brystol Bot then whatever...
Team 25 could take control of the field, they dominated the center and at least partially blocked half the field.
If you control the ramp you elimate half of the way across the field for a lowrider and you trap a non-lowrider. Ramp-dom also scores 25 points and prevents 50 points from the opponents. That a 75 point difference.
Even if a team can make a bot that can move boxes from one side to another it will still be slow because of the fact they'd have to be moved at least 12 feet. True a stacker may be able to stack 10 high but how are they gonna do that when they only have 8 human player boxes? They'd have to import at least 12 more. Then stack 10 high to get 100 points. I doubt that the ramp-doms ally would allow that to happen.
Even if the ramp-dom loses the fight for the wall it can still push boxes over the ramp back onto his side or at least out of the opponents scoring position, and when the stacker is almost done with his stack of 10(hopefully protecting it with some cage). the ramp-dom rams the stacker knocks it(stack and/or bot) over he can go back to the ramp for a triumpant win.
As to how high a ramp-dom will be, Some pics show bots with about 4 inch paddles others I'm sure will be 2ft+.
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