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Originally Posted by dhoizner
How exactly would you be lifting yourself? That would require the lift to be touching the ground which means that you wouldnt get points for your robot being suspended since the lift (which is part of the robot) is touching the ground.
Unless you can levitate.  |
Easy, you just grab yourself by your collar, and.....
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Originally Posted by arbershametaj
Defensive robots are no help. in the past years they mostly get in your way since they are so engaged with defense, now I am not saying that they are they are not helpful but its allot more efficient to build something average that score onto the low and middle legs since if you have been part of FIRST for at least three years you already have these robots build.
A as a last note lifting robots at the end of the match will probably be useless since most teams will no be able to lift or be lifted they will spend most of they time being in your way so it would be very hard to come back.
Pay more attention to the rule that says if you are on an opponent’s home zone at the end the opponent gets 10 point as a penalty, now wouldn’t it be easier to use a high pushing robot to push your opponents onto your home zone and get the 10 point bonus since FIRST really likes those bumpers and pushing has become a big part of the game.
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Umm... I will respectfully disagree. Defense bots can prove vital. The game is all about territory control. A defense bot that can prevent a super row from being built is a huge help. This is easier than in years past because the rows will quite likely only be able to be completed in a few close spaces. Moreover, a defense bot can protect empty spider legs that your own alliance needs for super rows. Scoring bots can't do this, they have to be busy fetching ringers from various places. Defense bots do get in the way, but a good defense bot gets in the way of the opposing team. I will admit that an alliance full of defense bots will have some difficulties suceeding, but I think a good defense bot will be better than an average ringer. I mean... I've seen the difficulties average mechanisms can have threading needles like this. I'd rather an alliance mate hassle my opponents than spend a whole round painfully lining up 2 ringers.
Finally, you should pay more attention to the rule that you're not allowed to impede an opposing robot trying to leave you home zone. It's right there. I'm surprised you think FIRST would let teams FORCE other teams into recieving penalties. The doesn't sound much in the spirit of the competition at all.