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Originally Posted by Edxu

I agree with this.
In almost, if not every scenario, the first three robots in an alliance will be chosen to fulfill a certain match strategy or ideal (win by massive outscoring), while the last 2 picks will be versatile robots that are able to fit within many different types of strategies, differentiating between offense and defense, as well as stall-type games that are aimed at winning the game in autonomous.

I think that robots that are able to play a variety of roles will be weighted very heavily as a 4th alliance robot.

Exactly. I see the 3rd bot as the "backup" selection. Pick them then while there is still a "premium" of robots left that are close enough to the first 2 bots' caliber.