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Originally Posted by AdamHeard
I actually meant just the 30.
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gg. You can if you want. From disassembling an OTS gearbox all the way up to bringing raw stock and knowing what you need to cut, it's simple to cut down a change to 30. It just keeps getting simpler after that (simple doesn't mean easy, but it can).
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Originally Posted by Boltman
I'm not understanding where the 90 lbs comes in can you clarify what happens at each event with bag items so I can see where the 90 lbs comes in?Of course to staying withing the rules.
Edit: I see you corrected it. But still how is the 30 an advantage for multiple event bots. Just for swap outs?
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Not for swap outs. If you wanted to build a step can and landfill-centric strategy or a human player and full auto-centric strategy, or any kind of heavy hitting one, you could pick the one you think is more likely to bring you success at your regional to build first. After that you could in theory build around an entirely different strategy and limit the weight of it depending on how many events you attend. If you attend 3 events, that is 90 pounds. Teams in the district system have to compete a minimum of 3 events before they can even reach a 4th event in Championships (unless there is a pre-qualified team that prefers to sit out their region/state championship). In theory, the robot they put in the bag on stop build day could be joined by 3 separate sets of 30 pounds worth of fabricated items, and a 4th set of 30 would join them at championships, allowing them to have modified or replaced 100% of their robot. With the 45 pound limit last year, this could be done across 3 events.
Obviously there are drawbacks to this (you don't allow yourself to make any spares unless you play smart, you spend practice day reassembling, you don't spend your allowance on making iterative improvements to your existing designs) but there is enough play in the rules to do it.