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Re: Secret Sauce: Shot to Human Player

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Originally Posted by IronicDeadBird View Post
In the ideal situation you stated it pans out if you are the only robots out there. As soon as the opposing alliance is introduced you then are left with 1 robot playing defense against 3 robots playing offense. That means they can do a fairly safe 3 assist scoring cycle. They will have one robot that has the ball and 2 escorting I have seen very few robots run an effective defense against a 2v1.
We don't need to peel you out of the corner if being in the corner is detrimental to your team. Every opposing robot that is sitting in a corner is one less robot we need to worry about disrupting a cycle.
How long does a 3 assist cycle take vs a 2 assist? And don't forget about a third robot dedicated to defense. It's a fun thought exercise to armchair on CD...

We ran the math on all of this right after kickoff and came up with a strategy that has paid off for us. I'm not going to claim it is 100% effective in all cases and I know it can be disrupted.

Fact is, it won us a regional and an engineering award and we have had a blast doing it. I'll take that any day.