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Re: Reality of low-bar shooters

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Originally Posted by mentos54 View Post
(Basing any conclusions on data from this post)

Throughout build season, there were many predictions that low-bar robots which cycled quickly to score balls, followed by a capture, would be a common and high-scoring design. However, it looks like the highest success rate was 9% during a given competition.

Does this mean a lot of low-bar bots failed to achieve what they attempted? And if so, do you think this will be changed as the season progresses?

Or, was CD wrong, with a large portion of First teams going for a breaching bot instead of the low-bar bot?

(Note: It could just be that this small sampling didn't have many of those bots, and the percentages will vary greatly with each weekend)
We've only seen one week of competition, and when you evaluate ease of scoring vs. point value, scoring a breach consistently is easier to do than high goal scoring, and just as valuable. As the weeks go on, and teams get better at weakening defenses, that strategy has a maximum value.

Essentially low goals and breaches are easier challenges than accurate shooting, with similar outcomes in terms of points, so they'll be common during Week 1. As teams get better, I expect more high goal-shooting alliances to be successful.
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