Apples and axe murderers. In 2013 you could score points by climbing
and by throwing frisbees. This year, everybody stacks, so it's a matter of stability.
The vast majority of 30-point climbs were slow; the only really fast one I saw was 254 (of course there are probably others that I didn't see). It's the speed that matters, and even teams like 118 had a pretty slow 30-pointer. I didn't see a robot scoring 30 points in 7 seconds to compete with 254. Their elimination basically meant the end of a good 30-pointer on Einstein.
This year you can see tons of teams making 6-stacks really fast. 118, Shockwave, 148, and most likely other top teams as well like 254 and 1678.
5-tote stack maybe. But almost certainly 6-tote stacks. Thet're just worth so many more points when topped with a RC- which is what limits the big teams in this game.
There are only 7 RCs max for each team. In an even match, there are 5. Look at Shockwave's reveal video. A 6-stack in around 30 seconds. Multiply by 3 robots and assume that they are not outshining everybody by a lot.
5 RCs means 6-tote stacks. After the RCs are used up do what you will.
EDIT: I don't think I'll reply to this thread again. I see your point, you see mine, not a lot of reason to just rehash.
