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Re: 2 gear autonomous
I think the most common 2 rotor autonomous success will come from alliances where all three robots score a gear on separate lifts. They should be able to easily complete that task with plenty of time remaining in autonomous for two reasonably skilled pilots to finish the job.
A two gear autonomous by a single robot is only interesting if:
1) the robot scoring the other gear does it soon enough so that the pilots can focus on the exclusively on the final gear in the last 5 or 6 seconds and the 2 gear robot gets it there by then, and
2) it frees the 3rd robot up to get points the alliance would not otherwise score (probably fuel oriented).
This second point is important as it speaks to the consistency of the 2 gear autonomous. If on a given alliance, all three robots scoring a gear is very consistent and the 2 gear autonomous is somewhat less consistent at getting 2 rotors moving, are the other points the 3rd robot may score worth the risk?
This is one of the reasons I am really starting to like this game. There are a bunch of interesting trade-offs to consider.
Thanks,
Steve
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