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Originally Posted by Frinkahedron
I have to say one thing I noticed in between 612's trip from VCU to Chesapeake is the very large drop in ramp bots and ramp tries from week 1 to week 3. VCU had a ramp bot (often capable of lifting 2 bots 12+ inches) in almost every match, chesapeake had much less of that variety (sometimes with ramps that lift one bot)
The finals were also decided by pure rack and not ramp, unlike VCU's massive ramps and lifters that decided the win in almost every playoff match.
Very interesting to see the different styles of play, can't wait to see what's at Championships.
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A lot of people noticed the significantly lower amount of ramp bots at Chesapeake. This was also true at several other week 3 regionals, including Peachtree and Midwest. I even had a mentor from 1885 (116's ramp-bot partner at VCU) talk to me at the regional commenting on the lack of ramps. The (very few) proficient 2@12" ramps did very well, and even several 1@12" had a pretty big impact. But the lack of ramps led to a much more rack-focused style of play, and large rows became much more common as bots continued to attempt to score on the rack even during the last few seconds.
Many (including myself) feel that the winning alliance at Championship will have 3 bots capable of scoring well on the rack (at least 2 capable of easily scoring on all 3 levels, and 1+ capable of quickly removing spoilers), and a reliable 2@12" lift/ramp.