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Re: Ground Intake for Fuel and Gears

I think that harvesting balls from the floor is going to be essential if you're planning a shooter If you can't, (and the opposing ball scorer can), someone on the opposing alliance will dump everything on the floor as quickly as possible to limit your scoring.

Gears, not so much, but as noted above, they are precious - they come from far a way, and you can only carry one at a time. Hang on to them until you've hung them, and pilots, pull them up quickly so the opposing alliance doesn't knock them off!

If you CAN pick up a gear from the floor effectively, each one you can find will save you (part of) a trip across the field. Good to do, but not essential. I expect (working) gear pickups to become more common around week five.
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