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Originally Posted by Ben Martin
On the subject of OPR/CCWM--has anyone had good success with using them as a forecasting tool for this year for "end of qualifications" standings from an earlier point in time (i.e. end of last full qualification match day)? I know many people feel that the statistic is trash with regards to being a performance indicator, but I have heard of several elite teams using these statistics for forecasting in prior years.
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Ben, I saw some OPR based calculations at our first District event, and wouldn't trust them 100% for all matches, but as a guide to how difficult a match is going to be and/or a comparison of one alliances strength to another, they're definitely useful.
The problem with using OPR in a game like Aerial Assist is that there are some machines that can contribute greatly to an alliances performance but don't necessarily always score a lot of points. Take for example the 'ideal' third robot on an alliance, one that can inbound and collect effectively, but may not score often, if ever. If this robot is rarely paired with someone that can score, their strengths aren't necessarily reflected in the match score, which trickles down to their OPR.