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Re: Ramp bot vs. Arm bot

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Originally Posted by Jonathan Norris View Post
One of the greatest lessons I have learned in designing robots for FIRST games is that you have to account for one of your robots not being functional (or sometimes just useless ). If you want to be successful you have to be able to win the match almost by yourself. I don't want to count how many non-working or barely operational robots (we have been one before too ) we have played with. Not until elimination rounds of regionals or at the championship will you usually get capable working robots to play with, i just wish it was always like that...
I agree. Team work is certainly important but sometimes you just have to go solo...

Ramp bots will make a difference but I think a good offense will find a way to counter

The real fact is that you are too dependent on the alliance.