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Unread 13-08-2015, 15:44
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Re: Alliance Captain versus last pick in Alliance Selection

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Originally Posted by marshall View Post
I appreciate Karthik's question here. It's a good one to ask. I can't help but think he is either scouting with it or trolling us all though...
None of the above. I just thought this exercise was an interesting one. I know it's a question I struggle to answer myself, and also one that reveals a lot when you think about it and try to answer.

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I now know that one of the things to look for in an alliance partner has nothing to do with their strategy or their robot but rather their determination and drive to win.
It's nearly impossible to quantify and very difficult to determine, but it's an important piece of criteria that can serve as a very beneficial deciding factor when comparing teams which are relatively even statistically.
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