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Originally Posted by AdamHeard
And this is why you should always place class A/C in position 2 when you want to win the match.
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No no - you should always put the drawbridge in slot 2.
The REAL "10th" defense was when someone stuck a drawbridge in front of me as I ref'ed the OUTER WORKS position this weekend. It would easily make me guess which defenses were crossed in positions 3-5, especially if there were things like bumpers not leaving the zone elsewhere in the outer works.
While I 2nd-guessed and corrected myself, I was bound to miss more crossings (one non-impactful low bar crossing in particular). When viewed from the side, the draw bridge has the greatest cross-section, so it's more likely than the portcullis to assist with this effect.
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Originally Posted by wjordan
I don't think Northern VA ever used the fabric below the bar, based upon the matches I saw .
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Yep - GaCo ripped one in practice, then it was determined that there were plenty of other robots which would also do it as well based upon how they crossed the low bar. At first we thought we'd put it in during Finals, but then they decided not to.