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Re: What are the most desirable attributes top seed teams are looking for in a robot?

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Originally Posted by ldsedam View Post
This year isn't like 2016 where at least one bonus ranking points is easy to get every match. One team is not going to be able to get the ranking point for kPa or for gears alone. In eliminations, the top seeds are going to be picking the robots that can help them finish the gears to get the 100 point bonus and finish the boiler to get the 20 point bonus.
Agreed. In this game, no bonus RP are guaranteed. I honestly be surprised if more than 10% of quals matches will have bonus RP awarded. Because of this, captains will want picks that will be good in their own specialty so that they can achieve the bonuses.
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