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Re: Efficient Points

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Originally Posted by Rangel View Post
I would argue 2013 was a lot harder climb than this year. I get what you mean on people overestimating this though. Many teams are going to have unreliable climbers and many more aren't going to make proper aiming guides.

I do however think it's a lot different than most games in terms of just how many points climbing is worth. Assuming both alliances can get 12 gears, it takes 150 high goal shots just to break even with one climber. If you somehow get three robots in the air, that's 450 high goals. It's also more reliable of points than triple balance was back in 2012 since it's reliant on individual robots. I think that as you get further along the weeks of competition season, if you don't have a working climber, I recommend saving weight and space for one to be cheesecaked on you.
Its not more difficult in the mechanisms and engineering required to actually climb, in that case its one of the easiest. Its the most difficult in that its a non static element that you are trying to acquire. The engineering in this climb comes from the acquisition. proper weight balance of the robot, and making sure your observant of the steel channel in the middle of the pressure pad.
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