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Re: Value of defense

A breacher bot could find itself with a period of time toward the end of a match when it's already breached all of the defenses, and it's trading 2 point cycles with the opposing alliance's 5 or 10 point cycles. If that situation is anticipated, the breacher might be better off spending some amount of time during the middle of the match playing defense before the end game rules kick in. As long as the breacher leaves enough offense time to breach and capture for their own alliance, playing a bit of defense could be the right move in some cases.