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Originally Posted by Ari423
I don't understand why you shouldn't just put it in the slot as soon as teleop starts. In what case would there be an advantage to waiting till later in the match to use it? Or not using it at all? I can't think of any reason not to.
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Things in a match never go as planned. As a coach, I can easily tell the pace of a match by determining when the 2nd rotor is activated. If robots can't do the first 2 rotors on their own in a reasonable time, we have to make a decision on whether or not to go for the third rotor.
If by some miracle 2 rotors are done in autonomous then I would use the 3rd rotor as the gauge for match pace - and if things go poorly then we'd finish the 3rd rotor with the reserve gear.
As I see the game now, I fully suspect the reserve gear will always be placed on the 3rd rotor in the matches I coach - regardless of when in the game that happens.
At the highest levels of play, I agree that holding back the reserve gear has diminished value.