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Originally Posted by AdamHeard
There was discussion of it on chief. I distinctly remember posting that they'd be the only thing that mattered once a relatively low point threshold was achieved.
Just like this year, many people who didn't understand competition argued they weren't that important.
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To be fair, this year the canburglars only matter insofar as the point values that can be attained
after the cans are acquired. In 2011, a fast minibot gave points regardless.
The statistic that hasn't even been evaluated, probably because it's tough to acquire the data, is what % of canburglaring turned into points, and whether or not those extra points changed an outcome of Elims averge ranking. If we could get that data and analyze it I think (IMO) it'd translate back to the average team's design decisions in Week 1-2 to
not do canburglars given the efficiency in match flow of few high stacks vs many short stacks at a typical event.
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Moving forward to champs, niche things like this seem to be the only publicly-discussed thing that matters for the average champs-bound team. While I don't think canburglars are the only thing a team who can't solo > 2 capped 6-stacks, I think it's almost a must. Such a shame too.
Where would a canburglar specialist be picked in selections? Where do they fit, outside of the 2-3 elite alliances who can do 5+ capped 6-stacks?