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Originally Posted by JohnFogarty
Except Multi-ball auto isn't rare like multi-disk auto was last year.
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The motions of a multi-ball auto will be more common, however I predict there will be many robots that take 2 shots and only hit 1. I predict that at maximum there will 4 robots at a regional with consistent 2 ball autonomous modes, and MAYBE 2 that have consistent 3 ball autonomous modes.
A lot of these reveal videos only show you the times it made it, not the failed attempts before and/or after.
However, I would say it would be a good idea for ALL teams to come up with an autonomous mode that will do nothing for about 7-9 seconds (depending on how fast you can get to the forward zone) and then drive forward, in order to be able to better take advantage of these multi-ball autonomous modes. Even if you think your robot is too good to not shoot it's own ball, mechanical failures happen. If you find your shooter broken going into the match and your alliance partner can cover for it in autonomous, you will be glad you were prepared.