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Originally Posted by AndyBare
Well people will probably want to shoot the 21 foot shot, maybe even a little further, depending on where the boulder sits in their shooter. If their bumper is in the outer works plane, they can't be touched. Rendering bot-bot defense useless is super important.
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Exactly my thinking on the matter. As with any year, reducing cycle time is critical. Especially in a game where it's a race to eight game pieces. The best places to score (as with pretty much every year) are in safe zones, and in park-and-shoot locations. This game has both options and the good teams will be able to exploit both options I believe. Thus meaning they'll need a variable range shooter accurate up to ~20 feet (thanks for doing that math!)
As for tears affecting compression, obviously big/noticeable tears will affect it, but at what point will those balls be removed from the field? At $35 a pop I think they'll try to get the most out of them as possible... The GreenHorns ball has some small holes/tears in it from all the prototyping we've done so far, I'll report back if they significantly affect our shot.