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Originally Posted by PayneTrain
In some cases the least capable robot on the field can still be worth 35 points! Do you think it's in the best interest of an alliance to keep that robot in their own courtyard for over a third of the match? Half of the match? More?
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This year a robot with a good drivetrain (i.e. cross B, D, and low bar defenses) and literally no other mechs can score 40 points over the course of the match. Cross in auto, damage the others in teleop, and challenge at the end, 10+25+5=40. However, if two of these robots are on an alliance, instead of 40+40=80 points, the sum total between the two is only 50 points, 5 more points for crossing another defense in auto instead of tele, and another challenge at the end. In this situation it makes sense to have one of the bots playing defense in the courtyard.