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Re: Pool Noodles -- How Important?

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Originally Posted by IronicDeadBird View Post
I'm wondering how much different teams will value the litter. At lower levels every point counts so not putting the litter into the landfill can be a decent hit. At higher levels if I throw a pool noodle out into a difficult to get spot how many teams will take the bait....
It'll vary by match. If a team's pickup mechanism breaks, or if there aren't any totes left easily accessible due to an awesome alliance parter or some other reason, some robots will end up playing 'pool noodle defense.' This could lead to a way less exciting but still valuable version of TNA where both alliances agree to leave any litter that makes its way across the field where it is. This would be highly dependent on each alliance's strategy and litter-throwing abilities, but it could get each alliance quite a few points if executed correctly.
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