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Unread 06-03-2016, 23:49
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Re: KISS

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Originally Posted by IG100MagnaGuard View Post
When I left Hatboro-Horsham today, 4454 the Artisan Rockets were ranked 3rd overall in the competition and currently have an OPR of 40.49 according to TBA.
And their robot looks like this.
To put that into perspective, teams 33 and 67 who currently hold the world high score both have OPRs of under 40 (which makes me doubt OPR for this game.)

Teams who have poured resources poured into custom drivetrains, shooters and intakes (including 1640, 2590, 341 and 1218 who attended Hatboro) are losing to a robot with stapled bumpers and three degrees of freedom.

I think that the majority of teams are overthinking this game. All you need in order to compete in FIRST Stronghold is a box on wheels. In order to physically get anywhere in this game you have to be able to cross Defenses (they're there to defend the tower). It's not helpful if you can climb and have an awesome shooter if you get stuck every time you cross a Defense.

Because of the ranking point and amount of points available, Defenses are extremely important to this game. Clearing the Defenses is a must in order for any alliance to be successful. At higher levels of play these might be a given, but they are the meat of this game. Only once teams can clear the Defenses reliably they can start to think about completing other objectives.

This is why I was initially confused by WCP's MCC, because it's not a "Minimum Competitive Concept". It's an extremely strong robot that could win blue banners with the right strategy.

I would like to urge teams to remember KISS and not discount the value of a sturdy box on some sturdy wheels.
#dozer2016
Im wondering where you got that opr stat? At san diego the highest opr was 42.19 which is the highest ive seen so far
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