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Re: The Not So-Secret Secret End-Game

With all the people calling the game boring, easy, generic, etc., I look forward to all their teams fielding expertly driven robots that can throw, catch, floor-load, hit the goal, and play goalie, as well as have modular possession units (roller claws?) that they can slap onto any of their box-on-wheels qualification teammates in order to ensure a strong alliance in each match.

This game has one of the greatest opportunities for specialization to aid one's alliance in years. In 2011, the top teams laid tubes and then minibotted. In 2012, the top teams shot basketballs then bridged. In 2013, the top teams shot frisbees and then did a 1-level climb (with some exceptions)

This year, you can make a huge contribution to an alliance simply by being a really good catcher or a really good launcher. And since you can be a huge contributor by specializing, I hope we'll see lots of variety in robot designs.

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