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“Reliability and consistency are paramount. If you do ONE thing, every single match, without fail, you will beat the guy who does many different things poorly. Every time.“
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As a follow up note, this year 3005 went from never having made championships before, and the only regional finalist achievement made as a 2nd pick in 2011, to a 2nd seed in Alamo (regional finalist AC), 2nd seed in Dallas (SF), and AC of the Curie Finalist division... by designing a low goal capable robot with no hang. We could cycle 6-8 low balls per match. When picking our amazing alliance partners, we knew we were weaker than our 1st and 2nd pick, but had a strategy we knew should work.
On the flip side, this was the first year we ever made a practice bot, had our first robot done and functional before week 5, got 8-10 weeks of practice before champs, and never had a single thing break in our robot that took us out of a match (or lost comms).
Strategy + reliability is a winning combination in many years even with a simple robot, and the GDCs decision on how to structure quals this year made it an exceptionally attractive option for many mid-tier teams.