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Re: Value of defense

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Originally Posted by GeeTwo View Post
It would be a very strong robot indeed that could do a 15 second game cycle scoring boulders through the worst four of seven defenses in arbitrary locations on the field looking out through their own outer defenses, even against minimal active defense.
I agree with this, but I think there will be non-elite teams who will be able to cross all the necessary defenses by ignoring all balls. Especially early in the season, I expect there should be many surprise teams that seed very high while 'better' robots spend their time chasing balls around the field. If I was a non-elite team competing at an early or weaker event, I would strongly consider this strategy.

In response to the main topic, of course there will be defense...