[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by g_sawchuk

It's quite concerning that the Sally Port and Drawbridge (Class C Defenses) don't actually have a higher frequency in eliminations.

Class C defenses have typically been tackled by two robots working together, one propping the door or bridge open, the other driving through. Some alliances have made it as part of their game play, having their best two robots go through together, others have put poor robots to the task as a "side job" so that they don't interfere with the "carry" robot, that can do all defenses except Class C. This almost guarantees that they won't have to worry about a robot getting on a defense that they can breach. If the two robots manage to get it, no complaints, extra points - it's a win-win.

The other benefit of putting your so called "poor" robots on opening the sally port / drawbridge is that it allows the "good" robots several seconds to actually see the courtyard, collect stray balls, etc. This combined with the effective point contribution being equal to two extra high goals, makes it something very much worth using your two worst robots on if they have time to do it. Not hard to have your #2 scorer hold the door open as your defender returns to your side of the field, then you quickly loop back to get the double cross before landing on the batter.