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Unread 19-03-2006, 13:30
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Re: Starve Them!

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Originally Posted by Jack Jones
Why is it that team defense amounts to hammering on the three point shooter, then leaving them alone to go get more ammo once they've shot their load?

I could see how pride would work to force the teams to score a point or three, but leaving those Howitzers to reload and score ten times that just does not make sense.

Ram (err - bump - depends on who, where, and when) them in autonomous, then stick to them like glue. At least a chance to win beats no chance at all!
This post needs no further support. Bravo! Far too many times have robots been allowed to waltz to the human player station to reload without any interference. IF THEY DON'T HAVE ANY TEETH, THEY CANNOT BITE!!!!

However, I prefer the get in front of them method to the bumping (never "ramming"!!!) method during autonomous, because if they have a turreted shooter, they can still compensate. If you're in front of them, in most cases, you still have a chance to block any shot they take. Pay close attention to where a robot stops in autonomous and compensate accordingly.

I'm sure the offender will also be keeping watch over the defenders and adjusting their autonomous routines to react to the blocking techniques - counter-countermeasures. I've seen some great adjustments during auton this season - makes the game more exciting!
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