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Originally Posted by ahartnet
I think a key thing everyone here is missing is that the defender may not be focusing so much on blocking shots or messing up a robot trying to shot but preventing boulder pickup from the secret passage.
The team update made it very clear the rule is designed such that trying to get a boulder from the secret passage is going to be dangerous if there's an opposing robot over there. If there's not then if you have two boulder scoring robots you can pretty well guarantee a selection of boulders to choose from without leaving the enemy courtyard.
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Yes, this will be a key defensive point--it could well draw off an offensive shooter from the other side to defend the feeding station.
There's also defensive solutions to key outworks.
Defense will work much like it did in 2012 and 2013 (and basketball). You will not be preventing scores but rather slowing down the rate of scoring, and trying to disrupt certain strategies e.g., 2013 FCS.