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Re: How Many Teams Are Going To Track Defenses To Stump Opposition

I believe this is important also, but I want to point out something that makes this less important than teams may think.

I would venture a guess that in 80%+ of matches we will see the same 5 defenses used. Because they are in pairs, in most cases there is a slightly harder one of the two for the regular team to cross.

For example I believe that the CDF will be one of the more rarely used ones as it's partner the portcullis is generally going to be harder for teams to deal with. The same can be said for the Rockwall, Ramparts, and Sally port.

So while it will be good to collect data on all team and if there turns out to be a different one which is harder ( the moat comes to mind) the. By all means switch it up, but I still contend that the most of the changes we see will be in the position, and not which ones are actually used.
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