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Originally Posted by Ginger Power
I assume they don't want to tip them over because most teams likely won't be able to manipulate a tipped over Recycling Container.
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The only matches where it would be legitimately beneficial to grab all four totes would be starving the opponents containers would actually cap their score, and where your alliance would be able to handle the 24 points lost from being unable to noodle the bins.
My (relatively bold) prediction is that it will probably play the same role as the goalie pole last year. A few teams will design for it from the beginning, and most of them will not be super effective. Then, probably during weeks 5-7 of the competition season, a simple, light, and fast solution will be popularized because a powerhouse team designed one that works like a dream (similar to minibot designs in 2011, or the introduction of Cheesy Vision in 2014). Come district and world championships, a number of strong teams will be using this solution. Alliances will be built solely off the ability to grab the bins, and some of these will find their way to the Einstein fields.