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Originally Posted by ThunderousPrime
Ex. Red Alliance misses 2 auto balls, but gets 10 pts for the mobility bonus. Blue alliance scores 2 auto balls both not hot for 30pts and gets 10 mobility points as well. Advantage Blue 40-10. At this point they are one 30pt cycle behind and would presumably clear the auto balls for one point. In 3v3 a 30pt deficit is much more manageable because 3 assists will immediately catch the Red alliance up in this scenario as well as providing one of the three robots the opportunity to defend the Blue alliance’s cycle. This scenario assumes that both scored balls for blue are “not hot” too; if either of the 2 balls scored is hot the red alliance is behind by more than a complete cycle. Also if 3 balls are scored in auto then the alliance will be almost 2 cycles behind. In short I think the 2v2 format makes comebacks very difficult if one alliance flops during autonomous and the other puts 2-3balls in the high goal.
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Then don't miss auto
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Originally Posted by ThunderousPrime
Another aspect of why I support stay with the standard 3v3 matches is that not all teams registered are not watching/posting on this forum. Half of the the teams registered did not post in this forum so they may or may not know that 2v2 matches are considered. I think that most teams registered with the intent to play 3v3 because it simulates a real regional or district in terms of the number of teams on the field.
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I also think the teams that registered didn't necessarily want back to back matches. It's not nice, I guarantee you that.
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Originally Posted by ThunderousPrime
Sorry for writing a book.  |
It's CD, we're used to it.
I can see both sides of the coin, however with the small pool of teams we have, a 2v2 Qual schedule would allow for more time between matches, as well as an interesting perspective on Aerial Assist I'd like to see play out.
I think without rule changes, 2v2 Aerial Assist would make the best shooting teams more likely to sit atop the rankings at the end of the day, making for more interesting eliminations. That's my hypothesis, but I could be wrong, and there are arguments that having the best robots atop the rankings isn't necessarily the idea.
I'll enjoy the event either way. I can't wait to see you all Saturday!