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Originally Posted by garyjune
Considering the shuttling and the importance of cycle times in this year's game, how effective would defensive strategies/robots be?
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Defensive play seems to fit best with a shooting strategy. The first 2 rotors are must-haves, but a shooter can win with 41 pts in fuel if they prevent opponents from getting 4 rotors.
I hope we see a shooter than can put up 40 pts in auton. They'll seed high and should be able to pick a good auton gearbot and another gearbot. That's enough points coming out of auton to win with a pure defense teleop strategy.
In a gearbot vs gearbot race, the first alliance to 4 rotors will have to decide to go full defense or shoot. If they get to 4 rotors with a 4 gear lead, it probably makes sense to go full defense. Or put up a point of fuel just to cover the case of a rotor tie before switching to full defense. An auton fuel dump into the low boiler by a gearbot will be valuable for the same reason.
If an alliance feels they can win in the climb, it may pay to be very defensive as well because climbs can dominate low point games. Strong defense and good clock management will be very hard to play against though it requires more coordination than alliances can normally execute.
It will be fun to watch these matches and see where the meta goes!
Best advice this year (as it is most years) is don't skimp on your drivetrain. Speed and reliability are critical to both offense and defense.