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Re: Is there a limit to how many balls we can pick up?

if an alliance is losing near the end of the match, say by less than 25 points, why spend your time blocking a team holding balls if you can overcome their score by loading your robot on the platform with your alliance mates. It at least gives your alliance a chance if no balls are available. Not doing anything to score is the worst move in that case.
As far as not having to go on the platform sometimes, it is obvious that this is true, but it has a much bigger impact this year than last year when all you got was 10 points max. 25 points is a difference maker in an evenly heated match.
I think the balls on the ground, however they end up there, will be far and few to come by if teams effectively dump balls in corner goals and can load their robots effectively with the human player. The missed shots on the center goal will probably be the most available.
The scenarios mentioned on this thread makes sense, but in every situation, depending on what's happening, it may call for a strategy of holding on to balls for a period of time.