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Re: Is the Boiler worth it?

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Originally Posted by Grim Tuesday View Post
. This year brings back "big defense" where you can interfere with robots while they perform scoring tasks. Knock someone out of alignment while they're crossing the field and they'll adjust, maybe you add a second or two to their cycle time. Knock them out of alignment in placing a gear and they'll probably need 5-7 more seconds to realign, unless they (wisely) designed their mechanism to not require major lineup precision.
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I completely agree with playing defense while crossing the field, but as shown in the field tour videos (I believe it is the one about the airship), there are shields protecting the gear placement slots, which in my mind makes playing defense while placing gears rather difficult.
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