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Re: Why only one ball?

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Originally Posted by AwesomeCoding View Post
The point of having one ball is to add emphasis on teamwork.
With only one ball, you have to work with your alliance members.
Precisely. Lets say we had 3 balls in play. If all 3 robots could score, that's WAY faster than trying to get a 2 assist truss cycle, and you get the same points. Cycles and speed of them will be important. I'm expecting minimum 3 2-assist cycles for a decent alliance, and I wouldn't be surprised to see upwards of 4 or 5 2-assist cycles for a very good alliance (I would put a 3-assist truss catch cycle at 3-per-game for a very good alliance)
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