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Re: Speed or Torque?

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Originally Posted by cadandcookies View Post
Torque is in this game essentially only useful for defense or when being defended.

In order to be defended, you have to be worth defending.

Presuming you're worth defending, then you're probably better off practicing avoiding pushing matches rather than planning for them.

Frankly I see omnidirectional driving to be more important in this game than shifting gearboxes.
Agreed. From the people on my team that I've spoken to, as well as other teams in the area, the consensus is that maneuverability, then speed, then torque, is the priority for drive-trains.
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