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Re: Is the Boiler worth it?

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Originally Posted by Skyehawk View Post
You may be significantly underestimating the speed at which some teams will release a torrent of balls on the high goal... The time spent shooting for some teams will be less than 5 seconds for 50 balls. I'll let you draw your own conclusions on how a match like this will play out when they have a collector that can fill up their hopper once every gear cycle or two.
That's 10 balls/sec. Not sure if achievable, but I'm guessing the average may be more around 5-7 balls/sec.

Also, add a second or two for alignment. Add 10 seconds if there's any defense at all on you. You're looking at spending a minute or so on shooting, giving you time to cycle maybe 3-4 gears. That is a lot better than a plain gear cycler, so I will admit for a team that can hit those fast, accurate shooting goals (as Dr. Joe said) it's a viable strat... if you're alone. If you have a couple of gearbots on your alliance, you shouldn't bother cycling back and forth and just collect close to the goal and shoot fast.

Edit: Not sure how timing would work for 7 gear cycles, 150 pts, and climbing. It might happen, but I wouldn't bet on it.

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