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Re: Triple Cyclers or Defense?

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Originally Posted by Edxu View Post
Let's build two second-pick robots and compare.

Robot 1: 50% high goal shot, can consistently shoot 3 boulders per match and cross 3 defenses
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Robot 1's contribution to the alliance will mainly be adding to their own alliances score by crossing 3 defenses for 15 and scoring 5*3*50% for 7.5 per match.
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This means that Robot 1 contributes ~23 points per match on average ...

If the captain and first pick are capable of breaching - and they generally are - then I would suggest that the "3 defenses for 15" is not a contribution that is needed from the second pick robot. The other two robots can cross on their cycles.

In the scenario above, I think the mid-game contribution would be closer to 7.5 rather than 23 - the other points are redundant.
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