Thread: Holonomic/Omni vs Defense
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Re: Holonomic/Omni vs Defense
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Originally Posted by 114ManualLabor
Yeah, Holonomic's are never auite good at defense...
I'm quite convinced that this year, omni's will, to an extent, rule the defensive end of the game. The fact is, there appear to be many low shooting robots, and with an omni-drive "hovering" in front of an opposing shooter, they can, in effect, stop them completely.

As far as corner goal blocking goes, because there are only two defensive robots, defenders will need to perform double duty. A fast, manueverable robot (omni) will be able to quickly block shots, then run to a corner and get in the way of a corner goal dumper. You don't need to be able to push to defend the corner goal; you just need to sit in front of it. Anyone pushing you will only be digging themselves in deeper.

Now, as soon as a shooter has a 5' shooter, all bets are off. In my opinion, pushing ability is only useable (realistically) when *violently* offronting a shooting robot, or pinning an opponent to keep him from going to the corner goal. The better robots will be able to shoot even if you pin them.
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