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Originally posted by robohyo
As hard as it is to defend multiple stacks, it can be just as time consuming knocking down multiple stacks. By doing in double you keep a step ahead of the other robot. Anyway when you set up to try to defend your single precious stack, you are telling the other team to attack and knock it over.
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I figure most bots could knock down every undefended stack in scoring zone in less than 10 sec. A bot would have to be incredibly good at stacking to make one stack of 3 in 10 sec.
Internal stackers like 73 have the best chance to defend a stack (#5 on Joe's List) because the stack is supported by their bot while they are stacking, so only one stack needs to be made. They can wait for a safe moment near the end of the match to place the stack.
External stackers will probably have difficulty defending stacks, so maybe constantly making small stacks is the best strategy for them (depends on stacking speed). Since external stackers usally have to leave the stack undefended to find another box, a new stack of 2 might be all that is left at the end of the match.
Overall I think only about 30 bots (mostly internal stackers, sorry external guys) will become consistent stacker by nationals. By consistently stack i mean stack and defend a stack of 3 or more in over half of thier matches. A select few great stackers (maybe not that good at first regional) will be the top seeds b/c thier qp potential is so high. Imagine just letting ur opponent have the 50pts on the hill b/c u have 70pts on the floor. In the elims these stackers will have superior ability to come back in the 2nd round or run away with match in the 1st b/c they can score more points than their opponents ever can.