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Originally Posted by bduddy
In past FRC games, most teams have shared information about their own robots fairly freely with other teams, both to assist scouting and just as a general courtesy. However, in this game, alliances have a direct ability, through choosing defenses, to affect how difficult it is for the other alliance to gain points. Therefore, if I was in the pits and heard "What defenses can your robot cross?" or even "What does that arm do?" early on Friday, I'd think twice before answering... especially if I glanced at the schedule and saw that the team asking was a future opponent.
Any thoughts? Am I just overly competitive, or is this going to be a real issue?
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This is true every year. It is just that this year has a direct opportunity to use this information against you in a easy and direct way(pick a defence you cannot cross). On the flip side this information can be used to plan game strategy, and alliance partner picking, which may be more important (ie. we can cross A & B and might look for robots capable of C & D, if breaching was part of our game strategy).
We for sure, and I suspect most other teams, scout for information to plan how to play with, and how to play against teams. In the qualification round you are going to play with and against most teams. More importantly in the elimination round unless you are an alliance captain, pit scouting interaction can play significant role in getting selected.
Plus, an examination of you robot will tell a lot about your capabilities anyways.
We always answer questions to the best of our abilities.