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Re: Value of defense

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Originally Posted by MARS_James View Post
Not as many as you think, remember the defender bot has its drive team looking right at it, and can see pretty easily if they are in the protected zone or not, just like the refs can, especially since most teams are hinting at staying small this year.
Right, but the thought is, at least for the teams next to the castle, parallax will give the offensive robot another 6" or so to play with. Very similar to 2011, but at least in 2011 there was another line of tape to use as an indication of location.
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