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Originally Posted by aldaeron
I also agree that there is a shift in the emphasis of this game which I like. Less experienced teams can contribute considerable points by assisting and super-duper-awesome teams can't score 100 points by themselves.
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Strongly disagree.
Top teams will easily be able to score 25 points in auto (roughly comparable to the 25-30 of 2013).
Then they can take the ball, truss toss it, reacquire it themselves, and top goal it for a 20 point cycle, (in 2013, a successful 4 DISC volley was worth just 12 points). Balls will be easier to acquire than going to a loader station or floor loading DISCs was, and the field is wide open, so travel should be comparatively less impeded. Top teams pushed 5-7 cycles + a 10 pt hang in 2013.
Top teams in 2013 had OPRs around about 100pts. 5x12pt cycle=60+10 hang+30 auto=100.
Top teams in 2014 will be capable of 25auto + 6ish cycles of 20 = 150ish pts by themselves, with their two alliance partners just playing defence for them.