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Re: Pneumatics or Mecanum

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Originally Posted by cglrcng View Post
There were a lot of mecanum's in Rebound Rumble and those ramps were a wicked angle, plenty of mecanum's last year in Recycle Rush (is the angle of the ramps really any different this year?) Low Bar, Sally Port, Drawbridge, and Portcullis are all ramped but flat going through Defenses. (If one could push down & climb the Rebound Rumble ramps, one should certainly be able to push down & climb the Cheval de frieze too I'd certainly think)
So much this. We had 8" mecanums in 2012 and were very, very fast with lowering and balancing on the bridge.

I also love mecanum wheels, but for our team this is just not the year to bring them out. Larger pneumatic tires or tank treads will be a lot better for our game strategy.

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Originally Posted by cglrcng View Post
I'm willing to bet we see at least 1 Supershooter this year that figures out how to sit in the Spybot only position and shoots into top goal only (or maybe even top & bottom), using the curveball effect
Teams might be capable, sure, but the game rules don't allow it.

Last edited by TheJoe : 15-01-2016 at 08:46. Reason: Grammar error