Thread: Advantage given by succesful autonomous mode
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Re: Advantage given by succesful autonomous mode
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Originally Posted by dtengineering View Post
Ahhh... the beauty of an exponential series...

ANY tube you put up there has the potential to double your score. It doesn't matter whether it is the first... in auto mode... or the last.

What you do in auto mode doesn't just ADD to what you do in driver mode... it multiplies it. In matches between top alliances it may turn out to be one of the most important auto modes FIRST has devised so far.

And I don't think you need to use the camera to score in auto, either. Sensors, obviously... the camera, no.

Jason
I'd like to quote what Jason said because he put it in words better than I thought I could. Due to the exponential scoring of the nature, the relationship between autonomous and teleoperated is no longer addition, it's multiplication. Which is why I'm starting to think it could end up proving to be as important as Aim High was. Just because with some fast offense, you could end up with a row 5 of which won't be amazingly hard to defend due to it's "heart" being guaranteed.